🌱 TikTok Inmates + Drive-In Opener + Boise Gas Price Map

Happy Monday, people of Boise! Here's what's going on around town today.

Welcome to the Monday edition of the Boise Daily. We start the weekend with news Idaho inmates are using a popular social media app to find dates. Boise Patch offers new homes on the market waiting for new owners and spring translates to construction and delays on Highway 55. Plan for a weekend opening for our local drive-in movie theater and find the cheapest gas in Boise to make the drive for that opening.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy and milder. High: 59 Low: 46.

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Here are the top stories today in Boise:

1. The use of social media to find that someone special has extended to those behind bars. CBS-2 news staff have the story of incarcerated individuals in Idaho prisons using TikTok to find potential suitors. One female inmate currently close to 1 million views on her video. (idahonews)
2. Start your week off right with a look at five new properties in Boise for sale and ready for new owners like you. (Boise Patch)
3. If you use Highway 55 on your trip from Boise to McCall and points beyond, you have been warned. Starting Monday, the Idaho Transportation Department is resuming construction between Smiths Ferry and the Rainbow Bridge as reported by BoiseDev's Gretchen Parsons. The stretch of highway will be reduced to one-way alternating traffic and drivers should anticipate 15-minute delays. (boisedev)
4. With the weather warming, our thoughts turn to...drive-in movies. Memories of making out in the bed of a pickup have turned to children and juice boxes, but still in the bed of a pickup. LITE-FM's Michelle Heart has the long anticipated news the Terrace Drive-In has announced the gates open this upcoming Friday. (liteonline)
5. KTVB-TV is offering a service very important at this time-an interactive map showing gas prices in Boise. The unfortunate part is the map fails to show any prices under four dollars. (KTVB)

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Today in Boise:

• The Warm Springs Counseling Center offers a group for all girls to have a safe place for self expression. The purpose of the group is to maintain authentic connection with peers in the community, strengthen self-esteem, abandon self-doubt, and give opportunities for genuine self-expression through verbal sharing and creative activity. (5 pm)
• Join the Egyptian Theater for the premiere of “The Chinese Tourist,” an original film by the student-led Narrative TV Initiative. Students from each discipline within the Department of Theatre, Film and Creative Writing contributed to the making of the film from the creation, writing, development, production and postproduction. (6 pm)
• The Garden City will hold a City Council meeting on Monday. (6 pm)
• The Garden City Chamber of Commerce will also meet on Monday. (6 pm)
• Join the Sierra Club's Outings Team to help coordinate and lead fun, inspiring, and inclusive outings for the Idaho Chapter. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Wilderness Ranch: "Whats up with the little gnat things? - Have a few hanging out by the windows… thanks" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Southeast Boise - Bronco: "PAWS Rescue would be so very grateful to be able to take your items for our yard sale fundraiser. Reach out to us at (208) 602-6053 and let us know if you have anything that you would like to donate." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, West End: "Looking for someone who knows how to restring beads or pearls for necklaces, and how to "remake " jewelry from the past. - Have some of my mom's and grandma's jewelry that I'd like to wear someday." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Columbia Village: "ISO girl scout cookies - Does anyone know if there’s going to be a girl scout cookie booth at the Albertsons on Federal Way any time soon?" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, DeHaviland Square: "Touched my heart to see a Cross at this construction area. - God bless them and keep them safe. Zoom in." (Nextdoor)

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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.