Margaret Carmel

Boise

Senior Reporter at BoiseDev

Senior Reporter @BoiseDev. Longtime resident of the South. Schooled by: @VCU and @NewhouseSU. Raised by: @theidahopress and @newsadvance. 757-705-8066.

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Articles

Margaret's Library: Explore Tana French's Irish village full of secrets

3 weeks ago | idahopress.com | Margaret Carmel

I don’t know if this stereotype exists around the world, but especially in the United States, many people have a feeling that the more rural a place is, the more wholesome it is. For generations, Americans opined in films, books, songs and now on social media reels depicting red dirt roads and empty pastures about the purity of rural life. This trend in media depicts a rural America full of quiet, hard-working country folk chasing a living away from the dirty, crime-ridden big city.
Boise approves another 40 acres for South Boise business park

3 weeks ago | boisedev.com | Margaret Carmel

An industrial park years in the making is expanding, but it will also come with more upfront funding to support a new fire station in the area in the coming decades. On Tuesday, the Boise City Council unanimously approved an application from Adler Industrial to add an additional 41 acres of commercial development to the Pleasant Valley Business Park in South Boise. Properties within the existing Boise city limits surround the parcel.
Canyon Sheriff pens letter criticizing "sanctuary jurisdictions" list

3 weeks ago | boisedev.com | Margaret Carmel

A Department of Homeland Security list of more than 500 states, counties and cities nationwide accused of obstructing efforts to deport undocumented immigrants has been taken down.
Approval to build Eagle subdivision set to expire without sidewalk

4 weeks ago | boisedev.com | Margaret Carmel

A subdivision on a major highway in Eagle is not getting a break on requirements for streetscape improvements. Last month, the Eagle City Council voted unanimously to stick to a series of deadlines imposed on the developer of the Stillwater mixed-use development at the southwest corner of Old State Street and Highway 44. The 40-acre project consists of a mix of patio style homes, townhouses and eight commercial buildings, including the Dutch Bros located off of Copper Silo Street.
Construction of Avimor underpass delayed due to investigation

1 month ago | boisedev.com | Margaret Carmel

Plans for road upgrades to span an Eagle foothills planned community across Highway 55 are years behind schedule due to an environmental investigation by two federal agencies.
McLean's budget pushes lower staff growth, max property tax hike

1 month ago | boisedev.com | Margaret Carmel

The City of Boise is still completing new park projects and hiring new staff, but Mayor Lauren McLean also wants to tighten the belt as costs climb. Tuesday, the Boise City Council held its first budget workshop to delve into the details of its plans for the fiscal year 2026 budget set to be approved later this summer.
Boise neighbors sue over apartment project near Broadway Avenue- BoiseDev

1 month ago | boisedev.com | Margaret Carmel

A Boise neighborhood association is asking a judge to intervene in the approval of a mixed-use project that will replace industrial buildings and single-family homes stretching across a Southeast Boise city block. On May 6, the Londoner Neighborhood Association filed suit in Ada County’s Fourth District Court asking for a judicial review of the Boise City Council’s decision to approve a rezone for a nearly six-acre development at 1519 S. Londoner Ave.
Boise Fire Department stepping up four-person staffing push

1 month ago | boisedev.com | Margaret Carmel

More firefighters mean a quicker response in an emergency. The City of Boise has a new ten-year plan to add staff to more stations city-wide to expand its four-person staffing model. The new plan examined which stations can most accommodate extra firefighters, get the most calls, and have the most infrastructure risks for fire. This led to recommendations that stations across the city have more staff, not just the far-flung stations on the perimeter.
Two pairs of candidates vying for two open seats on Ada library board

1 month ago | idahoednews.org | Margaret Carmel |Boise Dev

This article was originally published in BoiseDevTwo seats are up for grabs to run the Ada County Community Library District next week. On Tuesday, voters across unincorporated Ada County will get a chance to cast their votes for who will set the budget, policy, and review challenges to books deemed “harmful” to children under Idaho law for the four branch libraries serving Southwest Boise, Star and Hidden Springs.
Margaret's Library: Explore the secret world of forgery with "The Book of Lost Names"

1 month ago | idahopress.com | Margaret Carmel

Images of European Jews and other revolutionaries fleeing over the mountains to escape Nazi Germany are everywhere in World War II stories. But, physically crossing the border doesn't mean you're safe. How do you then become a new person to hide, either temporarily or forever, if necessary?