Free Angling + Food Trucks Rating + Death Row Compensation

If you are making plans for the weekend, the Boise Daily has the perfect answer — free fishing! Downtown Boise may receive a large number of new apartments and COVID cases are showing up among those unvaccinated. A former death row inmate is now eligible for compensation, and see if you agree with the ratings given Boise food trucks.

Taking a look at the weather today:

• Thursday: Rain in the morning and afternoon. Temps: High of 65° & low of 50°.

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Patch Pick: Grab your pole and reel as Saturday, June 12, is free fishing day around the state. Due to the pandemic, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game will not be holding events, but anglers are still welcome to dip a worm or lure, even without a fishing license. (My story)

Here are the top 5 stories for today:

1. Downtown Boise continues to grow and now a developer is requesting to add a 19-story apartment building at the corner of 6th Street and Front Street. Don Day of BoiseDev has the story of the additional 209 planned apartments.(BoiseDev)

2. The Idaho Capital Sun's Audrey Dutton tells more than 90 percent of current Idaho's COVID cases are those who have not been vaccinated. The state is now reporting fewer than 200 new cases per day. (IdahoCapitalSun)

3. Also from the Idaho Capital Sun and also from Dutton, the Idaho Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments over a new Idaho law and how Idahoans gather signatures for ballot initiatives. (Idaho Capital Sun)

4. Charles Fain spent 18 years on Idaho's death row for a crime he did not commit. Now, Fain has received a certificate of innocence and is eligible for compensation, as reported by Meredith Spelbring of KIVI. (KIVI)

5. The number of food trucks and cuisine continues to grow in Boise. The problem is deciding the best one and location of the truck. Roaming Hunger has now rated the 21 Best Food Trucks in Boise. See if you agree. (roaminghunger)

Boise Fact of the Day:

Based on the spending habits of previous travelers, when dining out an average meal in Boise should cost around $14 per person. Breakfast prices are usually a little cheaper than lunch or dinner.

Boise Community Calendar:

- The Garden City Book Club meets at 2 p.m. on Thursday. All are welcome.

- A Unity and Diversity Showcase will take place at the Garden City Library starting at 7 p.m. on Thursday.

- Encompass Health is holding a hiring event on Thursday starting at 7 a.m. at the St. Alphonsus Medical Center. This event is for all RNs, LPNs, and CNAs.

- Toddler Tales, a program for children ages 18 months to 3 years will be held Thursday at the Garden City Library starting at 10 a.m.

By all reports, Thursday will be the coldest day of the week so is a good time to catch up on the news with the Boise Daily. Temps are expected to return to normal this weekend.

- John

About me: My grandmother raised her family on Walnut Street, just off Warm Springs Avenue. She had an old, two bedroom home for many years along with a little acreage to grow a garden and a huge apple tree. Returning to that site now, hard to imagine her home every stood there.