This is our annual report on the Ada County housing market. You may find that other sources report slightly different results. Our source is the Intermountain Multiple Listing Service and we follow all the major housing choices available to buyers including single family detached housing with up to 2 acres of land, townhouses and condominiums. […]
Off Center Dance Project: Using Movement & Music As Expression
Off Center Dance Project proves that when movement and music come together, they can express abstract ideas and emotions. This local nonprofit arts organization has created over 30 unique works and six dance films. Their gifted dancers are immensely passionate and have dedicated years to the study and performance of dance. For more information on […]
Karen Jacobsen: March 2021 Artist of the Month
Karen Jacobsen loves painting and drawing. Jacobsen has been captivated by the visual energy and abundance of the natural world. Combining art and science has given her a keen eye for capturing the subtle to austere beauty of her subjects. As a member of the Plein Air Painters of Idaho, the Idaho Watercolor Society, and […]
Carl Rowe: February 2021 Artist of the Month
Carl Rowe’s paintings reveal nature’s evocative forms through dramatic lighting that feels both realistic and abstract. He has been in two Triennial Exhibitions at the Boise Art Museum and received the Culture and Conservation Award by the Land Trust of the Treasure Valley. Follow Carl on his website. In 2020 the Pettitt Group purchased this […]
The Cabin: Readings & Conversations
The Cabin is a Boise, Idaho literary arts nonprofit. Incorporated in 1996, The Cabin serves children and adults through a variety of programs, including: writers-in-school residencies, summer writing camps, adult writing workshops, writing contests and anthologies, and readings by local writers. Their annual Readings & Conversations series brings world-renowned authors to Boise (both virtually and […]
Story Story Night: Relevant, Empowering & Exhilirating
Story Story Night is many things to its audiences, community, and the world. They stage events that electrify and illuminate our lives. Filmed on a sound stage in Boise with host Jodi Eichelberger, catch this season of true storytelling live from anywhere. With featured storytellers intermixed with a story slam open to anyone in the […]
Allie Zeyer: January 2021 Artist of the Month
Allie Zeyer is an award-winning member of the Oil Painters of America (OPA) and a member of other respected arts organizations such as the American Women Artists (AWA) and the American Impressionists Society (AIS). In the Spring of 2019 Southwest Art Magazine singled her out as an up-and-coming “Artist to Watch.” Rural life defines much […]
2020 Real Estate Market in Review
(Taken from the Boise Regional Realtors December 2020 Market Report) “The year started strong with January 2020 sales 21.5% higher than in January 2019 but began to taper off in February and March as the uncertainties of the pandemic made their way to our local market. In April and May, when our spring market typically begins to ramp up, sales activity dropped by 19.5% and 29.7%, respectively, because of the government-mandated shutdowns and restrictions. […]
New Exemption Benefits Homeowners Sooner
Property owners in Ada County help support a myriad of services. You’ll notice line items on you annual assessment for emergency medical, ACHD, College of Western Idaho, mosquito abatement. On your primary residence you are eligible for a “homeowner exemption” for your property taxes. According to the county assessor this “allows 50% percent of the […]
Project Flux: Creating Experiences Through Collaboration
Project Flux fosters an environment where professionals and students can work together, without hierarchy, to create experiences. It takes the time to transform non traditional spaces into immersive environments that break the fourth wall between performer and audience member. Since the inception in 2013, Project Flux has created over 30 professional works and collaborated with approximately […]
JanyRae Seda: December 2020 Artist of the Month
JanyRae began painting full time as a vocation in 2011. She creates over 100 new works each year and sells most of them at fine art festivals throughout the West. She often makes detours on roads less traveled for subject matter, specifically the Western landscape. JanyRae’s downtown Boise studio, built in 1895, is open to […]
Sellers Rejoice: Monthly Stats Continue to Impress
Each month, the Boise Regional Realtors releases stats for all areas of Ada County. Since last summer, the rising prices and decreasing number of listings throughout the Treasure Valley have been both revealing and fascinating. To say that we are experiencing a “strong seller market” is an understatement! According to October statistics, the median days […]
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