Family Fun

Mid-October is prime porch season. The leaves are turning, Halloween is two weeks out, and a front porch refresh is one of the fastest ways to boost your home's curb appeal — no renovation required.

Start with the classics: pumpkins and gourds. A cluster of pumpkins in varying sizes and colors — orange, white, green — arranged on steps or beside the door reads instantly as fall. Mums in deep reds and golds add color that lasts for weeks, and ornamental kale or cabbage tucks nicely into planters.

Condo living is a team sport. In a close-knit community like Black Bay Village, the difference between a good place to live and a great one usually isn't the buildings — it's the neighbors. Here's a friendly guide to the small habits that make village life work for everyone.

Start with sound. Shared walls mean your late-night movie or early-morning workout travels. Keep the volume down during quiet evening hours, and if you're planning something louder — a gathering, a home project — a quick heads-up to the neighbors on either side goes a remarkably long way.

Holiday shopping season opens early — and locally — on Saturday, November 7, when the City of Post Falls hosts the 8th Annual Holiday Craft Fair from 9 AM to 3 PM. Admission is free, parking is free, and for Black Bay Village residents there's a special reason to go: one of the fair's two locations is Black Bay Depot, 1211 E. 3rd Avenue — right in our neighborhood.

There's nothing like a backyard fire on a crisp fall evening in Kootenai County. Before you light one, know the rules — Kootenai County Fire & Rescue spells them out, and they're simpler than most people expect.

Mark it now: daylight saving time ends Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 2:00 AM, when clocks fall back one hour. You'll gain an extra hour of sleep — but the real payoff of the fall time change is the safety habit it anchors: checking your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

Fire-safety experts have long paired the fall clock change with detector maintenance, and for good reason. Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire roughly in half, and most alarm failures are the simplest kind — dead or dying batteries, or an alarm too old to do its job.

The City of Post Falls is diving into an underwater adventure this Halloween. On Friday, October 30, from 2:30 to 4:30 PM, City Hall at 408 N. Spokane Street welcomes families for Trick-or-Treat at Post Falls City Hall — a free, family-friendly afternoon of trick-or-treating, costumes, and Halloween fun built around an "Under the Sea" theme. Admission is free and costumes are encouraged, so come ready for treats and an underwater Halloween adventure.

October is one of the best months to live in Post Falls. The cottonwoods along the Spokane River turn gold, the air gets that crisp edge, and the town calendar fills up with fall gatherings. Best of all, you don’t have to drive far — here’s what’s happening right here in town this month.