Good morning, Boise.

Boise Parks and Recreation will bring back seasonal off-leash hours at Ann Morrison Park and Optimist Youth Sports Complex (starting Sunday, Nov.

1) and at Simplot Sports Complex (starting Monday, Nov. 16). Off-leash use will run through Feb. 28, 2027, from sunrise to sunset, excluding River Greenbelt paths, parking lots, roads, and playgrounds.

CBH HomeFest will run Fridays and Saturdays Nov.

6 through Dec. 12, 2026, with 15 decorated model homes in Southridge and Centerville in Meridian, Jack’s Place in Nampa, and Topaz Ranch West in Caldwell offering free tours, free holiday card photos with printed+digital copies, food, music, and family activities.

Boise Bicycle Project is asking Treasure Valley families to donate outgrown kids' bikes (especially 16-, 20- and 24-inch and BMX sizes) on Saturday, Nov.

7 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the alley behind its storefront (1027 S. Lusk St.); the Holiday Kids Bike Giveaway is scheduled for Dec. 19 after the nonprofit received over 550 requests.

JUMP is hosting a free Día de los Muertos celebration (5 to 8 p.m.) downtown, featuring community-created altars, folklórico dancing, live mariachi, memorial luminaries, and a photo tribute honoring Enrique Rivera and other loved ones.

With Halloween here, explore three little-known historic cemeteries you can visit (Sweet-Montour and Ola in Gem County, and Yellow Pine outside town), where early-1900s headstones, unidentified mining-era burials, and a small pet cemetery reveal local history.

Idaho returned a record $254 million to residents through the 2025 grocery tax credit as the Tax Commission processed 813,241 claims (totaling $254,849,965).

Lawmakers passed HB231 in 2025, raising the annual credit to $155 starting in the 2026 fiscal year.

Mountain Home Air Force Base opened a new 28,000 sqft water treatment plant and pump station tied to a 14.4-mile pipeline from the Snake River to reduce reliance on the declining Mountain Home Aquifer.

Funded by the Department of Defense Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program, the Idaho Water Resource Board secured C.J. Strike Reservoir water rights (and built the pipeline).

Boise State running back Dylan Riley is set to appear on the Heisman Hopefuls podcast to discuss his breakout season and Heisman case after his strong performance against Washington State (hosted by Chris Huston).