Treasured Valley

20 dollar gas, Famefifteen has eyes on you, Idaho Senators to vote no, BrewDog and crockpot craziness…

The Treasure Valley:

• The Mega Frontier: What if gas was $20 a gallon?
• Famefifteen: We see you!
• Search continues for missing Boise boy. An 8-year-old boy from Boise has been missing since Friday, and the FBI has joined in the search.
• Nampa reaches out to businesses over sign violations. Nampa code enforcement officers started canvassing the city’s commercial districts last week in an effort to get businesses to comply with sign regulations.
• Girl with a heavy heart: three little birds.
• Boise Daily Photo: Halloween All Year.
• Water Gardens To Raise Money For Cancer. A local landscape company is using water gardens to raise money for cancer.
• Man files tort claim over Taser incident. Last week, the Boise Police Ombudsman, including the Boise Police chief reported that two officers acted inappropriately when apprehending a suspect in February.
• Gimme Insight!: Hot Yoga- Hey! I’m sweating my guts out over here.
• Boise Weekly: Comment of the Week.
• NW Nazarene names new business dean. Northwest Nazarene University President David Alexander on July 27 announced the appointment of Dr. Stephen Mountjoy as dean of the NNU School of Business, and professor, effective Aug. 1.
• Boise Style: Summer Shades…
• inspired designer: Cool Wallpaper.
• Fort Boise: Not quite clunky enough.

Politics:

• Crapo, Risch to vote against Sotomayor. Crapo and Risch will join most Republican senators who have come out in recent weeks against Sotomayor, seeking to become the nation’s first Hispanic justice.
• Kevin Richert: Crapo, Risch to vote against Sotomayor (UPDATED, 12:36 p.m.).
• Former Sen. Larry Craig opens consulting firm. Former Sen. Larry Craig says the firm has four clients, including Blackfoot-based Premier Technology, a construction management company with clients that include the U.S. Department Energy and U.S. Department of Defense.
• The Political Game: Patriot Extremist To Speak In Twin Falls.
• 43rd State Blues: Is Minnick a ‘Corrupt Cowboy’?

Booze:

• Beernews: Samuel Smith’s Yorkshire Stingo arrives in U.S. this August.
• Boozin’ Blog: Kicking the BrewDog.
• Dr. Vino: Nude nymph label banned in ‘Bama.
• The Stone Blog: The Papa Birds Have Left the Nest.
• Mutineer Magazine: Beer + Icebergs + Seaweed = Okhotsk Blue Draft.

Grub:

• Doin’ It All, Idaho Style: Crockpot Crazy / Green Turkey Chili.
• So Good: Bill Clinton Visits Z Burger.
• YumSugar: Beer-Can Chicken Is Summer Barbecue at Its Best.
• Healthy & Delicious: Basil Lemonade.
• Michael Ruhlman: The Best Quiche.