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The slogan “think globally, act locally” wasn’t just a cliche for Barb Parris when she found a homeless teenager sleeping in the front foyer where she works. Parris is the office manager at the Jason Lee Memorial United Methodist Church ...

This article was updated on Jan. 27 to clarify that Boise homes for sale had declined by 60% over ten years, not home sales. Ada County faced a severe lack of inventory in the local housing market during 2019 and ...

Twenty-seven Idaho homeless assistance projects have received funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development totaling $4.2 million. On Jan. 14, Secretary Ben Carson announced the awards, known as Tier 1 grants. They are designated to support projects that are ...

A new vision of Boise’s North End neighborhood is beginning to take shape thanks to a workshop that allowed the public to offer feedback. The City of Boise and the North End Neighborhood Association held the evening workshop on Jan. ...

Linda Simmons remembers her excitement when Boise Factory Outlets opened the day after Thanksgiving in 1993. The outlet mall, located off Gowen Road in Southeast Boise, offered Simmons and other shoppers bargain clothing from brands such as Levi’s, Van Heusen, ...

Coltrin Door & Moulding, LLC leased 9,000 square feet of space at 2929 S. Cole Rd. Suite 100 in Boise. The Sundance Company represented the landlord. Lee and Associates represented the tenant. Rob Goodson Plumbing leased 2,100 square feet at 5103 ...

Stroll down 8th Street in Boise’s BoDo district and you’ll pass a mix of busy shops, restaurants and other commercial spaces. A little farther south, at the intersection with River Street, is the yellow, multi-story condominium development The Afton, which ...

You may think of Vacasa as a vacation rental company, but it’s really not. It’s a technology company. Just ask the new chief technology officer (CTO). “Our founder was passionate about technology in the early days of the company,” said ...

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When you think of New York City or San Francisco, an image of urban living comes to mind, with bustling nightlife, chic restaurants and large office buildings, all within walking distance of apartments and condos. While Boise is still a ...

In multifamily housing, everything old is new again. Developers are turning to adaptive reuse to convert old buildings in desirable locations to apartments that not only bring in top-of-the-line rents but revitalize entire downtowns. Preservationists, environmentalists applaud “We enthusiastically support adaptive reuse,” ...

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