Archive for May, 2006
Pedal car and bicycle rental shop on greenbelt
I think a pedal-power rental shop could be successful if allowed to locate on the Idaho Falls greenbelt. I recall in Moscow there is a small rental shop on the very edge of the University of Idaho campus, also located on the Palouse trail (a miles-long walking path). It opened from spring through fall, and […]
Justice Served to Kimball Mason
I had the day off, I read in the paper that Kimball Mason would be sentenced at 10 AM this morning, and I didn’t have an appointment until 12:30. I figured I was safe to attend the sentencing and witness local history.
I learned when a lawyer says he’ll be brief, don’t believe him. The sentencing […]
Spotlight Idaho Falls Real Estate Market with Local Flip Show
I think someone should produce a local show like the nationally syndicated “Flip this house”, “Flip that house”, etc. A small group could film local flippers (individuals and companies) that buy run-down houses, renovate them, then sell them for profit.
A show like this would highlight some of the great things happening in the local […]
200 Posts and Counting
This is IdahoFallz.com’s 200th post. We’ve been publishing for seven months now since September 2005. That equals about 28 posts per month, though the first few months were more sporadic. I think I missed mentioning the 100th post milestone, but I won’t bring it up again until the 500th post. How long will we go? […]
War Memorial Ideas
Since it is Memorial Day, I’ve been kicking around ideas for how Idaho Falls can better honor our war veterans.
We are unlikely to be chosen as the spot for a national military cemetary like Arlington. However, is it possible we could create a new cemetary and dedicate it solely to military veterans ourselves? It […]
Pedestrian tunnel to go under Snake River
I propose a new pedestrian pathway to cross from the east to west sides of the Snake River in Idaho Falls. Instead of a bridge, however, I propose a tunnel that has entrances on the greenbelt and dips down to the river bottom for the journey across.
I could not quickly find an overhead photograph […]
Idaho Falls Graffitti Has Got To Go
I recently removed a picture gallery from IdahoFallz.com titled “Idaho Falls Dark Side” which mostly featured graffitti around Idaho Falls. I started it because I figured it would be limited anyways and maybe would spur those building owners to take care of their graffitti. Then I started really seeing how much graffitti there is around […]
Teton Dam Flood Brought Best Out of Idaho Falls Residents
There is plenty of great media coverage lately on the thirtieth-anniversary of the Teton Dam collapse and flood.
I want to just focus on the Idaho Falls aspect of the Teton Dam flood. I always heard Idaho Falls was somehow spared major damage, but Local News 8 had a great quote from T.J. Wadsworth who […]
Don’t make me come down there - God
Post Register profiles those who overcome adversity
I wanted to give kudos to our local Post Register for the local student stories they profile all year round, and especially at graduation time. Yesterday I admired how Bonneville senior Raul Carreno is graduating high school but couldn’t speak any English just two years ago. Today I admired how Idaho Falls senior Tony Jenkins […]
Exponentially extend the power of your Firefox browser
Not only is the free Firefox browser safer and easier to use than Internet Explorer, being open-source means anyone can create ‘Extensions’ to add functions to Firefox. If you have not heard of Firefox, please refer to some of my previous posts about the browser: Firefox is what’s happening now on the web, Force popups […]
Idaho Falls Art Installation Invitational
I propose an annual public event called the Idaho Falls Art Installation Invitational or maybe just a catchier Idaho Installation Invitational (IFAII, or III). It would be an annual event where the city and local businesses pitch in to commission an artist to visit Idaho Falls and build a public art installation.
Art intallations are multimedia […]
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