There’s a new truck park in town, and it’s not a place where truckers park their rigs overnight or longer. No, this truck park – Green Acres Food Truck Park – is a new food truck park in the heart of Boise. Remember the main real estate maxim: Location, Location, Location? Well, Green Acres has…
Travels with Stuart
Independent Bookstores in Boise Do More Than Just Sell Books
(image from rdbooks.org) There had been concern for years that print books would fly away like the now-extinct dodo bird. E-book readers such as Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and others were gaining popularity, and as more books became available in e-book formats, the compounding effect took charge. It seemed as if Amazon was coming out with…
There’s Now a Car Wash Where There Used to be an Historic School
What does a free car wash have to do with a school? Cole Elementary School in Boise used to instruct youngsters in a classic two-story building that was topped with a bell tower. The school opened in 1888, and one of its first teachers was Ella Cole, wife of the couple who donated part of…
Where Can You Get Sushi in Boise? Just About Everywhere!
(image from kikkoman.com) Boise, Idaho, is made fun of in many television shows, comic strips, and online memes. People who have never been to Boise consider it a backward hick town where everyone speaks cowboy and drives a pickup truck. So if you mention sushi, those same people would think that Boiseans catch a fish…
But is it REALLY Safe to Travel?
I know that I’m not the only who is receiving offers every day to “Book Now & Travel Later.” Many of the offers include perks that hadn’t been given previously, but then “today” is not “yesterday.” Whether it’s Free Insurance; Free Drinks; Free Cancellation for any Reason; Free Upgrades; Free Airfare—they all sound good, but….