Idaho lake home to fish species found nowhere else on Earth - BoiseDev Stretching across the Idaho–Utah border is a lake that’s home to four fish species found nowhere else on the planet. Bear Lake in southeast Idaho is home to the Bonneville Cisco, Bear Lake Sculpin, Be...

Idaho's Bear lake home to unique fish species. Due to geographic isolation, these species have evolved for over 10,000 years to match Bear Lake’s unique water chemistry, structure, climate, and physical forces. boisedev.com/news/2025/11... #BoiseDev #Idaho #BearLake #genetics

Idaho mining town so narrow, the railroad ran through hotel lobby, Main st. - BoiseDev With lead and silver being discovered in North Idaho in 1884, many mining towns and mills popped up across the state. However, one town in particular stands out for its tight squeeze in the middle of ...

In 1888 the Tiger Hotel was built over the South Fork of the Coeur d’Alene River. The Northern Pacific Railroad tracks also ran through the hotel’s lobby. boisedev.com/news/2025/09... #history #BurkeIdaho #GhostTowns #BoiseDev

Young entrepreneur starts mobile ice cream business in McCall  - Valley Lookout A new mobile ice cream business made its mark in McCall this summer. Fudgie Wudgie is a bicycle-powered, mobile ice cream stand run by a 14-year-old entrepreneur from McCall. The bike is a bright blue...

Young entrepreneur starts mobile ice cream business in McCall. Owner/CEO of Fudgie Wudgie, Marshall Curtin, created the business as a summer hustle to help fund his passion to play sports, specifically hockey, and to have some “fun money.” valleylookout.com/2025/08/15/4... #BoiseDev #Idaho #StartUp

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BoiseDev Eats Guide to breweries, wineries, & cideries in the Treasure Valley - BoiseDev We have officially entered summer, and now is the time to take advantage of the hot and sunny weather. And what better way to embrace the season than to have a cold drink in your hand? That is why we ...

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You Asked: Was painting of 1914 downtown building approved? - BoiseDev For the first time since it was built in 1914, a downtown landmark has a paint job. Crews started painting the Jefferson Place building at 350 N. 9th St. in Boise a dark gray-green color earlier this ...

I smell something fishy here. boisedev.com/news/2025/06... #Boise #Idaho #BoiseDev

New Boise restaurant’s name, #Hemlock, came from the #Idaho native tree, rather than the poisonous weed. Indigenous people used it for medicine & sustenance. Still, it seems like a really unfortunate name for a food establishment. #BoiseDev #SteakWithATwist

Micron retrenches DEI funding while CHIPS funding swirls - BoiseDev Each year in the 2020s, Boise-based Micron Technology has prepared a report on its “diversity, equality, and inclusion” efforts titled “What Makes Us Micron.” The effort each year was accompanied by a...

Thee ol’ “keep quiet and maybe they won’t notice us” routine aye? 🥷🏻
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Photo showing a large retaining wall on a dig site with water near the botto

🤔 This is for a gas station? Pretty sus, as the kids say. (Both the gas station, and this much new wall + water at a gas station.) #boisedev

Boise car dealer sees big value in Boise State athletes - BoiseDev It started with an enterprising football player. Riley Smith, a Boise State tight end, knew the landscape for college athletes had shifted. In 2021, the NCAA issued a new policy that allowed college…

I’ve got mixed feelings about this. With college sports changing, Boise car dealer sees big value in Boise State athletes. buff.ly/mZC1gWh #BoiseDev #BoiseStateAthletics.

'Nazi salute' was 'attempt at humor and parody', ESI CEO says - BoiseDev An update to this story is available here. A video circulating showing the CEO and Co-owner of Boise construction firm Engineered Structures Inc. raising his arm into the air in a manner that is…

ESI CEO says ‘Nazi salute’ was ‘attempt at humor and parody’ & apologizes. Do we forgive him? What if I stood outside his office dangling a noose. Would that be a parody or a threat? https://buff.ly/4bmqViY #BoiseDev #MuskLove #ItAintFunny

Not forever: Forever 21 to close Boise mall store as mall vacancy sees swift spike - BoiseDev The Boise Towne Square Mall will soon see another significant vacancy. Forever 21 is set to close its large store at the large regional mall on Milwaukee St. A store employee confirmed the closure to…

Time to begin transition this mall to housing. Boise Towne Square Mall says it has 1.2 million square feet of leasable space, meaning vacancy will spike to nearly 20% once Forever 21 and Kohls complete liquidation sales. https://buff.ly/4k6qME5 #BoiseDev #Boise #Retail #LowIncomeHousing

It appears Mountain Home, Nampa, and Avimor Tesla in-development supercharger plots dropped off the map in January. McCall & Bellevue remain, as do a few more outside of the Treasure Valley sphere #boisedev

Two Eagle Library trustees pushed for more restrictions on content Two former Eagle Library trustees removed from their seats on the board this fall stood out for their tough stances on library content. In early October, the Eagle City Council entered an executive…

Two Eagle Library trustees pushed for more restrictions on library content right before removal from the board https://buff.ly/4iYvJhR #MLCarmel #BoiseDev #Idaho #LibraryCensurship #FearOfKnowledge #IdahoUnfreedomFoundation

Carol Holding, longtime Sun Valley owner, dies at 95 The Sun Valley Resort would likely be a much different place, if not for Carol Holding. She died Sunday December 23 at age 95, according to the Idaho Mountain Express. She was surrounded by family.…

RIP Carol. https://buff.ly/4gEqRwD #Idaho #SunValley #BoiseDev

DEAL HALTED: Federal judge rules Kroger/Albertsons deal is anticompetitive; Washington judge calls it 'a colossus' - BoiseDev The $25-billion deal to merge Albertsons and Kroger appears to be on ice after a ruling was made in federal court Tuesday. United States District Judge Adrienne Nelson granted the Federal Trade…

DEAL HALTED: Federal judge rules Kroger/Albertsons deal is anticompetitive; Washington judge calls it ‘a colossus’. #Albertsons & #Kroger may be disappointed but consumers are relieved. https://buff.ly/3ZL7FqV #CorporateMerger #Antitrust #BoiseDev

For what it's worth Merritt's on State St appears to be still open, for now. (Although they did lose the roadside sign a while back, power poles for the State widening going up now in its place.) Dropping by soon for a scone during business hours just in case.🤞 #boisedev

'Behind our backs': Suit charges Albertsons, Kroger colluded against workers - BoiseDev More than two years into Kroger’s long quest to buy the bulk of Boise-based Albertsons, the companies face another lawsuit. The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 filed a class action lawsuit…

More than two years into Kroger’s long quest to buy the bulk of Boise-based Albertsons, the companies face another lawsuit. https://buff.ly/4g6Q3LI #UFCW #BoiseDev

Photo of corner of State St and Piece Park showing area where gas station was removed

Gas station at Pierce Park & State removed. Can't say I'll miss it, but it was the only convenience store within ~1/4 mile and I know a few kids enjoyed looping there for snacks. Now it's ~1/2 mile (Albertsons.) (Supposedly Jacksons may pop in 💀📐🤣 Triangle Square?) #boisedev

Photo of a gas station with the pumps removed and island foundation dug up

Photo of construction showing a new canal pipeline partially exposed

State St & Pierce Park Jacksons deconstruction & canal burial in advance of ACHD revision of the intersection and widening of State - Boise, Idaho #boisedev