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In today's newsletter:

  • Police seek witnesses after deadly drive-by shooting at West Boise party
  • Why downtown Boise's Union Block could stay closed another year
  • Why those colorful county signs still line Boise's Capitol Boulevard

Also on today's calendar: Xazmin Garza @ The Comedy Lounge (September 3rd) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 89 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 86, low: 59.
  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 77 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Woman killed in apparent drive-by shooting at Boise party. Police seek suspect (idahostatesman.com) — Boise Police are investigating a deadly early-morning drive-by shooting at a short-term rental home on West Clement Road in West Boise, where a woman was killed on the front porch. Detectives are asking anyone who was at the party but left before officers arrived to contact Ada County Dispatch with information.
   

2. What's next for Union Block? Legal expert says court fight could take another year (kivitv.com) — Downtown Boise's historic Union Block building will likely remain vacant and fenced off for up to another year as its owners appeal a federal court ruling over the city's 2023 condemnation order. The case is now before the 9th Circuit, with legal experts warning the drawn-out fight will prolong uncertainty for nearby businesses, pedestrians, and drivers around the busy 8th Street area.
   

3. 'Gesture of friendship and unity': Idaho's Centennial Celebration project still lines Boise's Capitol Blvd. (boisedev.com) — Next time you walk downtown on Capitol Boulevard, look up at the colorful county seals that still line the street from near the Statehouse toward the river. A Boise artist explains how these porcelain signs, created for Idaho's 1990 centennial, were made to last and why their placement has shifted as downtown has redeveloped.
   

4. Arrested man dies in Ada County Jail after 'medical emergency' (idahostatesman.com) — A man died Saturday night after suffering a reported medical emergency in his Boise cell at the Ada County Jail, despite lifesaving efforts by jail staff and paramedics. Officials say another agency had booked him into the jail earlier that day, and the Ada County Sheriff's Office and coroner are investigating while withholding his identity until family is notified.
   

5. Drilling Plan Boise Slim (2-3/8 in. diameter) Holes Demonstration Space Heating Project, October 1975 (oit.edu) — A newly accessible archival drilling plan details how the Boise Geothermal R&D Project designed slim exploratory wells in the 1970s to test the city's geothermal heating potential. The document outlines responsibilities, schedules, and next steps that helped shape Boise's long-running district heating system.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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