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The Basement to hold pop-up art show

From rock shows to vinyl nights, The Basement is quickly becoming one of the most exciting places to experience some high-quality entertainment alternatives in Rexburg. Tonight they're holding an interactive pop-up art exhibit. This exhibit will feature the work of 12 different artists, all sculpture students at BYU-Idaho, completing their final project. Adam Hardy, one of […]

Special Collections exhibit includes memorabilia from several decades

Special Collections debuts new pop-up exhibit

The Special Collections section of the David O. McKay Library has launched its new, student-organized public history exhibit — Saved by the Bell. The new exhibit is part of a culminating project for Roger Wiblin's Public History class. Students in the class interviewed different community members about growing up in Rexburg and how education has changed […]

Idaho Falls is one of the best places to watch fireworks.

6 Places to Watch Fireworks on the Fourth of July

The Fourth of July is almost here and its time to, celebrate our nation's independence with food, fun and fireworks! Luckily for you, we have the best places to watch fireworks close to Rexburg. Idaho Falls Idaho Falls is home to one of the biggest firework shows west of the Mississippi River. The 26th Melaleuca Freedom […]

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Students organize free festival in honor of Family Crisis Center

Summer is here and that means there are things to do again — like a free music festival at Porter Park. Sponsored by Idaho Central Credit Union, four BYU-Idaho students magnified a class assignment and organized a non-profit event in honor of the Family Crisis Center. We spoke to Alex Hansen, one of the students […]

Belle at the Beach swimsuits

Belle at the Beach brings affordable, modest swimwear to Rexburg

If you are a woman trying to buy a swimsuit in Rexburg, you have likely run into these one or two issues: too expensive, or too immodest. Belle at the Beach aims to change that. “Our goal is to make modesty affordable,” says Belle founder and owner Callie Welch. “We don’t think it should cost […]

My Starving Mind won short-form non-fiction at the regional emmy awards

BYU-I students win 55th annual regional Emmy awards

Two groups of Brigham Young University - Idaho students received regional Emmy awards this past weekend for their submissions to The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The 2018 Northwest Regional Emmy Awards ceremony took place June 9 in Seattle, Washington, giving recognition to broadcast excellence in Idaho, Alaska, Montana, Oregon and Washington state. Escape from […]

May shatters precipitation averages, sets record for Rexburg

This is a guest post from local weather enthusiast Lee Warnick. Precipitation Precipitation: 3.64 / 206 percent of average Snowfall: 0.0 / 0.6 inches average 2018 annual precipitation (5 of 12 months): 9.83 / 172 percent of average 2017-18 water year precipitation (8 of 12 months): 11.93 / 134 percent of average 2017-18 season snowfall: […]

Tetons from Wyoming side, featured on new Kanye West Album YE

New Kanye West album cover features Tetons

We at Explore Rexburg love the Tetons. And it would appear that Kanye West does too. Or he doesn't. The cover of his newest album YE, which dropped today, can only make you wonder. Unveiling the 7-track album at a listening party in Jackson Hole, Wyoming last night, Kanye's decision to feature a picture of […]

Rexburg Park St Park coming along nicely

Park Street Car Park - The newest park to come to Rexburg

If you are looking for something fun to do with your kids this summer, the new Park Street Car Park may be the answer! Last year, the city announced updates to one of Rexburg's hidden gems, Park Street Park. Now, it is currently going under some construction to become the new and improved Park Street Car […]

Pop-Up Shop: Rethinking Traditional Big-Box Stores

Looking for new ways to support local businesses? The Village Apartments is hosting their very first Pop-Up Shop. Pop-Up Shops are taking over the retail world and rethinking traditional brick-and-mortar and big-box stores. It is defined as a short-term, temporary retail event that is "here today, gone tomorrow". Pop-up retail is the temporary use of physical space to […]

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