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Before: the Smoky Davis meat shop. After: affordable housing. You can have a say in it John Sowell, The Idaho Statesman Mar. 10—On the heels of an affordable housing project moving forward at Orchard and Franklin streets, the city of Boise is in the beginning stages of a second apartment complex on State Street near Veterans Memorial Parkway. The city is seeking input from neighbors and other city residents using an online survey for the State and Arthur project at the site of the former Smoky Davis smoked-meats shop at 3912 W. State St. "We're trying to use all the tools th...

The Daily Yonder 8 Rural Books to Help You Get Through the Wintry Weeks at Home – Part 2 The Daily Yonder team comes back with more book recommendations for your reading pleasure. These rural novels, memoirs and short story collections are worth a spot on your reading list. Last week we published a list of some of our favorite rural books to help get you through a tough February. But as temperatures gradually raise and the sun comes out, we believe that reading a great book, inside or outside, hasn’t lost its appeal. Here are eight more rural books recommended by our colleagues...

Share this: Michael Stamper, a.k.a. Nick Stump, performs in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo via Nick Stump Band Facebook page) In 1987 the Metropolitan Blues All Stars were headliners for an Appalachian cultural gala in Chicago. It was a celebration of Appalshop that featured Roadside Theater, Fiddle King of the South Marion Sumner, renowned banjo player Lee Sexton, and screenings of Appalshop films. Met Blues was fronted by three guys who’d led their own bands earlier. (Hence All Stars.)  Two of them, Rodney Hatfield and Mike Stamper, grew up in different East Kentucky coal towns and both cam...

We’ll go ahead and say it—this has been a rough February. Between extreme winter weather, continued social distancing, and the day-to-day trials and tribulations of life during a pandemic, we could all use a break. Since many of us are stuck exploring the Great Indoors, we thought now would be a great time to share some of our favorite rural books. Like this story? Sign up for our newsletter. Subscribe Success! You're on the list. Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. Processing…...

Four-legged pets in the Salina area were surprised on Friday thanks to the new Meals on Wheels for pets program. Area seniors who already receive the Meals on Wheels can apply for the free meals for their dog or cats thanks to a partnership between Salina Senior Services, Friends of the Salina Animal Shelter, and the Atherton Veterinary Clinic.  “Are fear was that seniors who were receiving the Meals on Wheels and cannot get out were giving their animals part of their food," said Rosie Walter, director of senior services. "We want to make sure everyone and every animal is...