Boise River Park Opens
Saturday, June 30th, 2012 Posted in Around Boise | No Comments »The first phase of the new Boise River Park has opened! Kayakers, rafters, and tubers are already enjoying bouncing around in the computer-controlled rapids. The unique recreational facility is located between Main Street and Veterans Memorial Park and is accessible from the ...
Boise Whole Foods Market Under Construction
Friday, June 29th, 2012 Posted in Around Boise | No Comments »The new Boise Whole Foods Market is scheduled to open around Thanksgiving. The store had previously been planning to open in 2013. The 35,000 square foot store is under construction at Front and Broadway in downtown Boise. Workers installed the store’s sign this ...
Rented Goats Feast On Boise Foothills
Thursday, June 14th, 2012 Posted in Around Boise | No Comments »A herd of 600 weed-eating goats has taken up residence in the Boise foothills, off Collister Road, behind Quail Ridge Subdivision. I drove up for a look-see yesterday and was fascinated to see hundreds of goats munching on noxious weeds and ...
Eagle Road Improvements Begin
Tuesday, June 12th, 2012 Posted in Around Boise | No Comments »Construction began Sunday night on improvements to Eagle Road. Improvements will include installation of concrete medians, repaving, new signage, new ADA-compliant pedestrian curb ramps, and various new intersection designs. Eagle Road will remain open at all times with a 45 mph speed ...
Flood Insurance Warning!
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012 Posted in Around Boise | No Comments »South Channel of the Boise River in 2006 I took the photo above in the Spring of 2006 near Island Woods Subdivision in Eagle when the South Channel of the Boise River carved a new channel through what is now Laguna ...
