If you are a marathon runner and want to try something extra challenging, The Race to Robie Creek might be what you’re looking for. Billed as the toughest half marathon in the Northwest, the race is about 13 miles, including an eight-mile climb to 4,797-foot Aldape Summit and a steep, five-mile descent. The […]
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Race To Robie Creek
Karen Geselle — 14 April 2008
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Boise ranks #2 among U.S. cities
Karen Geselle — 21 March 2008
For the 4th straight year, Forbes magazine has ranked Boise as one of the top 5 metro areas in its Best Places for Business and Careers survey. The survey is based on factors such as job and income growth, business and living costs, education of the work force, migration trends, and quality-of-life measures such […]
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Boise State WAC Champs
Karen Geselle — 17 March 2008
Congratulation to the Boise State University men’s basketball team and to the coaches for their successful year and for capping it off by winning the Western Athletic Conference Championship over New Mexico State University last Saturday night. Triple overtime no less. I look forward to watching more exciting games next year.
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Boise Crime Rate Dropping
Karen Geselle — 1 March 2008
Good news for residents of the City of Trees. According to a press release from the Boise Police Department, Boise City’s crime rate, adjusted per 100,000 population, has dropped 37% over the past decade including an 8% drop between 2006 and 2007.
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McCall Winter Festival
Karen Geselle — 25 January 2008
Today kicks off the 2008 McCall Winter Carnival in McCall, Idaho, a small resort town about 2 hours north of Boise in the rugged Idaho mountains. Many events are scheduled for the 10 day event. This year’s carnival has the theme “Wild, Wild West”. Many events from past years are on the […]
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Bogus Basin Opens for Season
Karen Geselle — 20 December 2007
Bogus Basin, the ski resort just 30 minutes north of Boise, opens for the season today. With 11 inches of new snow in the past few days, the resort is able to open its ski lifts for skiers. And the best part - free skiing today - to celebrate Bogus’s 65th anniversary. […]
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Downtown Boise Condos
Karen Geselle — 2 December 2007
Like the idea of living in downtown Boise? With all of the new shopping, dining or other opportunities available, more people are thinking about the convenience of living downtown. And the opportunities for living downtown keep multiplying.
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Happy Thanksgiving
Karen Geselle — 21 November 2007
Today is a day of thanksgiving. As you eat a festive meal with family, watch a football game on television or work in a soup kitchen serving food to the needy, remember the many blessings in your life. We’re so fortunate to live in a country where there is so much to be […]
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St. Alphonsus Festival of Trees
Karen Geselle — 16 November 2007
Christmas must be coming as the Festival of Trees, hosted by the Saint Alphonsus Foundation and sponsored by area businesses and volunteers, is just around the corner. This annual event - since 1984 - has grown from a mere 14 trees to become a family seasonal tradition
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Living in Boise
Karen Geselle — 11 October 2007
This is my favorite time of year living in Boise. Here’s a few of the reasons:
After a hot and dry summer, the days have begun to cool down into the 50’s or 60’s and the evenings get even cooler. A little rain and everything is refreshed and clean. And the fall […]
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