Rental Communities
Boise Metropolitan Area
Area Info
The Boise Metropolitan Area is a region in southwestern Idaho which officially includes Ada, Boise, Canyon, Gem and Owyhee Counties. It includes three of Idaho's five largest cities, Boise, Nampa and Meridian. The metro area is currently the third largest in the Pacific Northwest (after Seattle and Portland), and the 87th largest in the United States.
Boise is also a regional hub for jazz and theater. The Gene Harris Jazz Festival is hosted in Boise each spring. The city is also home to a number of museums, including the Boise Art Museum, Idaho Historical Museum, the Basque Museum and Cultural Center, Idaho Black History Museum and the Discovery Center of Idaho. Several theater groups operate in the city, including the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Boise Little Theatre and the Boise Contemporary Theater. On the first Thursday of each month, a gallery stroll is hosted in the city's core business district by the Downtown Boise Association. The city also has an Egyptian Theatre. In the Fall season, Downtown Boise hosts a film festival called Idaho International Film Festival.
Articles
Local News from KTVB Boise via Yahoo! News
Cab drivers upset at being banned from Boise Airport
Mar 19, 2010 11:12 pm
BOISE -- The Boise Airport is a coveted place for cabs to pick up passengers, but recently nearly 30 drivers have been banned for a month from using the taxi lane there. The problem at the airport isn...
Police identify three suspects in fire equipment vandalism
Mar 19, 2010 9:12 pm
BOISE -- Boise Police say three teenage boys have been will be charged in connection with the recent vandalism of Boise Fire Department equipment. Officials say on March 14, the vandals set fires and ...
Caldwell woman hospitalized after gravel truck hits car
Mar 18, 2010 11:42 pm
CALDWELL-- Idaho State Police are investigating a crash between a Canyon Highway District gravel truck and Volkswagen Passat in Caldwell. The accident happenedaround 4'30 p.m. Thursday on Middleton Ro...
Contract stalemate could affect horse racing season
Mar 18, 2010 10:42 pm
BOISE -- A stall in contract negotiations could lead to a dark season this year at the Idaho Downs at Les Bois Park for the horse racing season. The company that leases the park, and the leader of the...
Businessman's $5K donation helps out broke wrestling club
Mar 18, 2010 10:27 pm
FRUITLAND-- Youth wrestlers in Fruitland are getting some helpafter getting ripped off. We reported earlier this week that $7,800 was taken from the Grizzly Youth Freestyle Club's account,and that a f...
Race for State Superintendent beginning to take shape
Mar 18, 2010 1:57 am
BOISE -- Idaho's State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna officially filed his papers to run for re-election Wednesday. It appears Luna will face off against Boise School District Superinte...
Flipped plane closes southern Idaho runway
Mar 16, 2010 4:27 pm
TWIN FALLS -- Officials with the Twin Falls airport say a small experimental plane flipped while trying to land, forcing a temporary closure of the runway. Airport Manager Bill Carberry says Enumclaw,...
Auction yields $17K to benefit wildlife program
Mar 16, 2010 4:12 pm
BOISE -- The Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation reined in several dozen bidders with an online auction advertising everything from fly fishing trips to a three-night stay at a ranch in the Idaho backc...
Gold medalist Armstrong honored by Idaho lawmakers
Mar 15, 2010 10:27 pm
BOISE-- Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist Kristin Armstrong was honored by the Idaho Legislature for her exploits at the 2008 Beijing games. Rep. Phil Hart, a former bicycle racer from northern Idaho...
Missing man's body discovered south of Twin Falls
Mar 15, 2010 5:57 pm
BOISE -- Twin Falls County Sheriff Department reports they discovered the body of Ted Thomason, the missing 66-year-old from Grand View missing since last Tuesday. His body was found along Shoshone Ba...
