Local Life
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Local Life/June 15, 2026
Idaho’s Famous Potato Hotel Is Exactly What It Sounds Like, and People Keep Booking It
A giant potato-shaped Airbnb in Idaho is exactly the novelty stay it promises to be.
Local Life/June 11, 2026
A 28-Foot Potato Once Toured America. Now It’s a Boise Area Hotel.
The Big Idaho Potato Hotel started life as a promotional stunt for the Idaho Potato Commission and has been an overnight stay since 2019.
Local Life/June 9, 2026
Lake Lowell Was Built to Water Crops. The Birds Moved In Anyway.
The reservoir outside Nampa started as an irrigation project and became one of the Pacific Flyway’s most important stopover points.
Local Life/June 6, 2026
Traino’s Pizza Is Getting a Second Look From Boise’s TikTok Crowd
Boise’s Traino’s Pizza is showing up in the local TikTok conversation around the city’s best slice.
Local Life/June 5, 2026
Boise’s Anniversary Inn Is Already Filling Up Couples’ August Calendars
A themed-suite stay at the Anniversary Inn on Boise’s North Cole Road is making the rounds as couples plan ahead for summer anniversaries.
Local Life/June 4, 2026
A Boise Ramada Inn Is Giving People the Backrooms Creeps
A TikTok creator’s husband stumbled onto a Boise Ramada Inn that bears an uncanny resemblance to the Backrooms, the liminal-space horror concept that has taken over the internet.
Local Life/May 30, 2026
Nampa May Soon Have Drones Dropping Packages in Your Backyard
Amazon is weighing Nampa as a potential launch site for its Prime Air drone delivery program, and city officials are taking a close look at what that would mean for residents.
Local Life/May 27, 2026
Wilder’s La Villa Is a Quiet Treasure Valley Staple Worth the Drive
La Villa in Wilder has earned a devoted following as one of the Treasure Valley’s beloved family restaurants.
Local Life/May 26, 2026
A Boise Woman Is Mapping the City’s Rat Problem, One Sighting at a Time
After noticing an uptick in rat sightings around Boise, a local woman built a community-sourced tracking map so neighbors can log and monitor rodent activity across the city.
Local Life/May 20, 2026
Tiny Handmade Homes Are Hidden All Over the Idaho Botanical Garden Right Now
The Idaho Botanical Garden’s Fairy & Gnome Home Exhibit tucks miniature handcrafted dwellings throughout the grounds through May 31, included with regular admission.
Local Life/May 15, 2026
The Bench Has a Bunny Problem and Now One Fewer Agency to Help
Feral rabbits continue to multiply across Boise’s Bench neighborhoods as the Idaho Humane Society quietly exits its rabbit assistance program.