🌱 New Museum Lease + Huge Cricket Problem + New Treefort Home

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Welcome to the Friday edition of the Boise Daily. Congratulations on making it another week and we start with a compromise story between the city and the art museum. Thirty-two years after passage of federal law, a local leader in disabilities states there is still much work to be done. The Treefort Music Festival will soon have a new home, and a just released study shows Americans are not trusting public health entities. Finally, this is the year for Mormon crickets and one state agency is using a road grader to clear off pests.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 97 Low: 63.

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Here are the top stories today in Boise:

1. If you recall last December, the City of Boise and the Boise Art Museum were feuding over the lease arrangement on the museum's building. In December, the city council voted to withhold funding to the museum until a compromise could be reached. BoiseDev reporter Margaret Carmel reports the two sides finally have reached an agreement. The Boise Art Museum will continue to call Julia Davis Park home for 40 years but will pay more than the $1 per year starting in three years. (boisedev.com)
2. As a person whose godfather was confined to a wheelchair after an industrial accident with a power line and later having a high school friend also in a wheelchair, I understand the next story. Boise Weekly reporter Tracy Bringhurst speaks with Brittany O'Meara, the education director of Intermountain Fair Housing Council, discussing Disability Pride Month. O'Meara discusses only 1 percent of homes are available/modifiable for people using wheelchairs and other work needed for people with disabilities. (boiseweekly)
3. The golden shovels were out in force as the Treefort Music Hall broke ground for a home of their own. KTVB-TV's Tristan Lewis was on hand as a dream hatched 10 years ago took the first steps towards reality. The new music venue will feature a rooftop patio, two bar areas, two artist greenrooms and an office space, and will be able to welcome 1,049 people into the venue. (KTVB.com)
4. Here is a story probably not a shock to many. The Idaho Capital Sun's Audrey Dutton reports a recent study by the University of Idaho found Americans have lost faith and trust in public health institutions. The study, published in May in the journal PLOS One, shows a wide divide between urban and rural Americans and also found that in dealing with COVID-19, multiple problems occurred including lack of uniform national, state and local strategies; inadequate reach, accessibility, and consistency of public health information; and widespread misinformation and disinformation that was not adequately refuted. (idahocapitalsun)
5. If you are taking a weekend drive to Swan Falls, keep your vehicle windows rolled up. That is the advice provided by a Kuna woman after battling an onslaught of Mormon crickets. MIX-106's Ryan reports the pests, not truly crickets but shieldbacked katydids, are out in force this year and terrifying some. If you think we have it bad here in the valley, take a look at this short video by the Idaho Department of Transportation showing the state using heavy equipment to clear off crickets from a highway. (mix106radio)

Today in Boise:

• The Boise Hawks are back at home and Friday is Garden City Chamber Day as the Hawks take on the Grand Junction Rockies. (5 p.m.)
• Veterans will be admitted for free as the Pin-ups on Tour appear at the Watson's Mystery Cafe and Spirits. (6 p.m.)
• It will be a night of adults only at the Discovery Center of Idaho as dinosaurs and beer mix. (6:30 p.m.)
• Learn more about Stephen Sondheim and his lifetime of music at Sondheim on Sondheim Friday evening. (7 p.m.)
• Take a Friday night and learn how to salsa dance while also grabbing a glass of wine at Ochos Wine Bar. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Idaho Humane Society: "How much does it cost to replace a window in your vehicle? Trust us when we say that you don’t want to find out after it's broken to rescue a pet locked in a hot car (and your insurance is unlikely to cover the incident due to a prosecution)." (Idaho Humane Society via Facebook)
• US National Weather Service Boise Idaho: "We've reached the hottest time of year based on climatology (late July and early August) for Southeast Oregon and Southwest Idaho. Make sure to stay cool and hydrated, keep pets from walking on hot pavement, check on vulnerable population." (US National Weather Service Boise Idaho via Facebook)
• Zoo Boise: "It's National Zookeeper Week! All week we will be highlighting members of our amazing animal care staff and today the spotlight is on zookeeper Taylor. Here is a photo from when Taylor attended Croc School." (Zoo Boise via Facebook)
• Ballet Idaho: "Early ticket access to 'The Nutcracker' is available for a limited time only, July 20 – July 31! It may be 100 degrees currently, but we are dreaming of snowflakes!" (Ballet Idaho via Facebook)
• Boise Farmers Market: "The Boise Farmers Market family is invited to join us for an outdoor, gourmet, local-food dinner that will benefit the Boise Farmers Market and our programs on Aug. 27, at the Idaho Botanical Garden." (Boise Farmers Market via Instagram)

You're officially in the loop for today. I'll see you soon!

— John Braese

About me: Welcome to the Boise edition of patch.com. I am the community editor in this exciting endeavor for the Boise area. I was born and grew up in Boise, attending Bishop Kelly High School before graduating from Borah High School more than a few years ago. I have seen Boise grow substantially in the last few years, but still maintain my hometown appeal. I want to hear about what is important to you and the stories you wish to see on patch.com. Feel free to reach out to me via email at john.braese@patch.com or drop me a phone call or text at 208 954-9585.

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