Winter 2016

Winter 2016

Contributors include Adam Tanous, Eve Chandler, Amy Story Larson, Patti Murphy, Jill Kuraitis, Cheryl Haas, Kira Tenney, Bryant Dunn, Matt Furber, Gwen Ashley Walters, Greg Stahl
table of contents
Feature
A Life in the Sky
Ed Viesturs’ 18-year journey to the top of the world’s highest mountains
By Adam Tanous
Feature
Entering the World of James Castle
How a self-taught artist independently explored the themes of 20th century art
By Eve Chandler
Feature
The Ride to Rhodes
A skateboard park catches the eye of a leading skateboard company
By Amy Story Larson
Habitat
‘The Love of Generations’
Nearly nine decades later the Egyptian Theatre remains a community treasure
By Patti Murphy
Habitat
A Funky and Charming Mix of Incongruity
David Hale’s organic approach to redeveloping the Linen District
By Jill Kuraitis
Metro
A Place for Discourse
City Club’s Civility Project
By Cheryl Haas
Habitat
Awash in Hot Water
How the heat of the earth helped develop a city
By Patti Murphy
Arts
Catch a Rising Star
Developing national talent at Opera Idaho
By Cheryl Haas
Explore
What Water Could Be
Enjoying water that’s never seen the light of day
By Kira Tenney
Arts
WANTED
Music director to make beautiful music with the Philharmonic
By Cheryl Haas
Explore
The Ride of Her Life
One woman’s journey across the West on horseback
By Bryant Dunn
Metro
The B Corp Boom
When business and altruism come together
By Matt Furber
Metro
Stitch, Shine and Polish
Preserving a lost art through generations of apprenticeship
By Cheryl Haas
Taste
Goodbye Cosmo, Hello Whiskey Sour
Downtown Boise bars sling classic cocktails with modern twists
By Gwen Ashley Walters
Life
Garden City Blooms (a third time)
The city within a city draws sports enthusiasts, oenophiles and hopheads
By Gwen Ashley Walters
Taste
Finding Joy in Cooking
Epi’s Basque Restaurant—rooted in courage, conviction and faith
By Gwen Ashley Walters
Metro
Delivering a Promise
BSU's College of Innovation and Design leads the way forward
By Greg Stahl