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12/31/2025

ICYMI: Idaho lake home to fish species found nowhere else on Earth

Stretching across the Idaho–Utah border is a lake that’s home to four fish species found nowhere else on the planet. Bear Lake in southeast Idaho is home to the Bonneville Cisco, Bear Lake Sculpin, Bear Lake Whitefish, and Bonneville Whitefish. These four fish species are endemic — meaning the...

12/31/2025

ICYMI: Proposed Boise skyscraper would tower 128 ft. above current tallest building, but needs city to relax several rules

Earlier this year, folks started moving into the 26th floor of The Arthur in Downtown Boise. While the building isn’t Idaho’s tallest, it has the most floors. A new apartment project would zip up even higher, rising more than 40 stories, including a large mechanical penthouse. If built, it would...

12/30/2025

ICYMI: Deep underground in Southern Idaho sits a quarter of a mile long cave formed from lava thousands of years ago.

According to Visit Southern Idaho’s website, Mammoth Cave is the largest volcanic cave in the world open to the public. The cave, open from early May through October, is about two hours from Boise near Shoshone.

12/30/2025

ICYMI: Fish variety brings anglers to this Idaho reservoir year-round

One of the most popular reservoirs to fish in Idaho is about an hour’s drive from Boise. Built in the early 1950s, the C.J. Strike Dam Recreational Area is located about twenty miles south of Mountain Home. The hydroelectric dam, located just below the Bruneau River, was named after Clifford J. St...

12/30/2025

ICYMI: ‘The skis will be coming down’: McCall orders water ski roof removal, again

The owner of a downtown McCall business has again been ordered by the city to remove decorative water ski roofing from the building.  The water skis must be taken down from the Laketown Clothing Company building at 200 Lenora St. by June 16, according to a city code enforcement letter signed by McC...

12/30/2025

ICYMI: One McCall restaurant closes. Another is revived to replace it

Less than a year after it closed, Bistro 45 Wine Bar and Grill is set to return to McCall.  The popular restaurant will be reopened in a space at 500 N. Third St. that was formerly occupied by Café 6 Three 4, which closed in March and was listed for sale.  Chef Steve Topple announced […]

12/30/2025

ICYMI: You Asked: What's being built next to the Nampa Target?

A part of Nampa chock-full of businesses is building space for a few more. A reader asked BoiseDev what is being built near the Nampa Target location. Two buildings are currently under construction at the site: a retail building and an office building, documents submitted to the City of Nampa show.....

12/30/2025

ICYMI: Gem state shines on with its large opal mine

The largest opal mine in Idaho continues to show why the state is coined ‘The Gem State.’ Opals are a type of precious gemstone made from hydrated silica and are easily identified by their shimmering bursts of colors. While opals were discovered in Idaho in the late 1800s, the discovery of the s...

12/30/2025

ICYMI: Explore the world’s largest lava tube open to the public — right here in Idaho

Deep underground in Southern Idaho sits a quarter of a mile long cave formed from lava thousands of years ago. According to Visit Southern Idaho’s website, Mammoth Cave is the largest volcanic cave in the world open to the public. The cave, open from early May through October, is about two hours f...

12/30/2025

ICYMI: Apartments were planned to replace Boise's aquarium. Now 'big-city aquarium vibes' proposed instead

In the early part of this decade, the City of Boise saw a flurry of applications to build new apartment projects in, around, and even right next to Boise Towne Square Mall. But none of the projects sprang to life, and now at least one is off the table. BoiseDev first told you about a […]

12/30/2025

ICYMI: You Asked: Why was the classic Boise restaurant (famous for cinnamon rolls) torn down?

Imagine creating a dish that is so good, it spawned a multi-week mystery in a 1980s newspaper column. That was the legend of the cinnamon rolls at the Hill House restaurant in Boise. The Hill House, which opened in 1937 at 3450 W. Hill Rd. in Boise, was a long-time haunt for pan-fried chicken, seafo...

12/29/2025

ICYMI: See inside: Long-awaited steakhouse to open with swanky, old Hollywood feel

When you walk into the new Corso Italian Steak in Boise, it feels like you’ve stepped back into a more retro, glamorous era. Instead of feeling like one of the many previous concepts in this building, Corso has a distinct, moody vibe. The red and black color scheme with dark lighting might even ma...