It was 1979 when potato king J.R. Simplot built a 7,370-square-foot, Mediterranean-style mansion atop a prominent hill in the Boise Highlands. Although the mansion has since been demolished, Simplot’s ...

This story was updated Tuesday, April 1, to add two paragraphs of comment from the city of Boise. Change may be coming soon to Simplot Hill, the site just off Bogus Basin Road where the mansion ...

If you look up Thursday night over the Boise Foothills and your mind wanders to a galaxy far away, don’t worry. There is nothing to fear from Emperor Palpatine. There is, however, a Star Wars ...

After years of lying largely dormant, plans are in place to have Boise’s Simplot Hill undergo a more than decadelong makeover that will bring a feature-rich, publicly accessible park to the north ...

Boise is evolving with transformative projects reshaping the city. Green Acres, the only food truck park in Boise, will soon expand at a new riverfront location near Payette Brewing, promising more ...

BOISE -- An accident has people clamoring for more safety measures at a Boise sledding hill. People come here under the assumption that this is a safe place to take their kids. But, the safety ...

"No parking" signs have been newly installed near the foot of Simplot Hill in Boise's North End, after a child slid from the snow-packed hill out into traffic Jan. 12. The child's injuries were not ...

BOISE After a fresh snowfall in the Treasure Valley, dozens can be found on Simplot Hill sledding down its steep slopes. Sunday, the hill was crowded and that could because we don t know how long the ...

BOISE -- An accident has people clamoring for more safety measures at a Boise sledding hill. 'People come here under the assumption that this is a safe place to take their kids. But, the safety ...