Archive for July, 2006

City needs porta-potties at fireworks show

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I heard some people complain about the lack of porta-potties at this year’s Idaho Falls fireworks show. They sat on the east bank, across from the recreation center. The only public restrooms they could find were the [...]


Afterparty proposed for amateur fireworks

The other day I was discussing with someone in the chatbox about the issue of illegal fireworks in Idaho. (Here’s an article about the dilemma.)
Through our discussion, we came up with the idea for Idaho Falls to add another major fireworks event, perhaps called ‘the afterparty’. It would probably be held at Sandy Downs [...]


A fireworks show by any other name

Now that our annual fireworks show has successfully come and gone again, IdahoFallz.com will bring up a few related issues over the next few days. We hope the discussion will help pave the way to a bigger and better holiday next year in Idaho Falls.
The first issue is the name of our fireworks. It was [...]


Mass Spammer in Idaho Falls

Yesterday we ran an unsuccessful promotion, and today it appears a local spammer has targeted IdahoFallz.com as a result.
One of our avid readers wanted to help us spread the word of this locally-focused website to the Idaho Falls area, so they generously donated a new Sony MP3 player. We designed a simple giveaway contest involving [...]


4th of July Contest

UPDATE: Winner selected, view details here.
UPDATE: Contest is closed.
Happy Fourth of July, Idaho Falls. Either you wandered onto IdahoFallz.com naturally or you’re here as a result of our flier handouts at the parade. Either way, we welcome you to explore the site. You can see it’s all about Idaho Falls, from the pictures to [...]


Jerry Brady Interview

1st Disclaimer: I am not a member of any political party. I personally agree and disagree with aspects of both Republican and Democrat platforms.
2nd Disclaimer: I took notes during and after this interview. Since the conversation was not recorded, I gave a site business card to the interviewee and offered them to contact me if [...]


Shrub Planters on Broadway Bridge

Walking around the greenbelt is the quintessential thing to do in Idaho Falls. It’s a very relaxing and peaceful activity, until people have to walk along heavy traffic when crossing bridges. They added the concrete barrier at John’s Hole Bridge a few years ago, which helps somewhat. Broadway bridge is still entirely exposed, though, with [...]


July 1 2006 State of the Blog

We will begin publishing a short update on the first of each month regarding IdahoFallz.com visits, updates, and highlighting some of the best-written stories in the past month. We do this in the interest of conducting open and honest business, and to update our stakeholders. We consider IdahoFallz.com stakeholders to be not just business advertisers, [...]