By Margaret Carmel, BoiseDev.com Not everyone is a fan of the City of Boise’s move to close 8th Street to all car and truck traffic, including morning deliveries. Businesses on 8th Street are celebrating the conversion of a section of the street to a pedestrian and cyclist only area due to COVID-19, but some shop owners elsewhere Read More

By James Dawson, BoiseStatePublicRadio.org Starting today, businesses on one of downtown Boise’s busiest blocks will be able to permanently reclaim the street from vehicle traffic. After what the city says was a successful experiment, the portion of 8th Street between Idaho and Bannock streets will be closed 24/7 to vehicle traffic. The move allows restaurants to Read More

By Margaret Carmel, IdahoPress.com More businesses in Boise could soon expand their dining out onto the sidewalks and or into the street to make room for physical distancing. Boise City Council and the Ada County Highway District Commission held a joint meeting Tuesday to discuss their upcoming plans for granting more requests for restaurants to Read More

By Sasa Woodruff & Troy Oppie, BoiseStatePublicRadio.org There’s a growing concern on how scores of businesses will recover from the unprecedented economic crisis from COVID-19. Cities across the country are closing some streets to motorized traffic and Boise is trying this too to help Boise businesses spur a comeback. The city quickly moved to pass a resolution in Read More

By Tracy Bringhurst, IdahoPress.com City of Good Boise nonprofit City of Good has collaborated with local breweries WPA Beer, Payette Brewing Company and Lost Grove Brewing. The result is a new beer that’s just in time for sunshine and rising temperatures. “Our mission at WPA is to utilize small independent businesses so that people can work,” said WPA Brand Manager David Read More