🎆Firework sales + Thursday Thunder + Downtown microsealing
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Hello Thursday. Gretchen Parsons here with what’s happening around the Treasure Valley.
Happy Friday eve. Fireworks go on sale tomorrow and we have a rundown of the rules. Plus, another free concert series starts tonight.
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> First Up Today Fireworks for sale starting tomorrow 
For those wanting to buy fireworks for the 4th of July, they go on sale this weekend.
According to Idaho law, “safe and sane” fireworks can only be purchased between June 23 and July 5 in the summer and between December 26 and January 1 for New Year’s. They can be found at pop-up tents that are usually located in grocery store parking lots throughout the Treasure Valley.
Safe and sane fireworks, the ones that are legal, are basically fireworks that don’t fly or explode. These include cone fountains, sparklers, wheels and whistles.
What’s not allowed – M-80s, cherry bombs, firecrackers, Roman candles, bottle rockets, mortar shells, and other fireworks of that nature.
Fireworks should be set off in gravel or asphalt areas away from vegetation and buildings. Additionally, they should be soaked in a bucket of water afterward to make sure they are out. Fireworks are not allowed in parks or in the Boise Foothills.
Anyone who accidentally starts a fire with fireworks is on the hook for the cost to put it out as well as restitution and could face jail time.
Many people are not a fan of fireworks, whether it’s because they have PTSD, the loud sounds scare their dogs or other reasons. Anyone lightening them off is encouraged to be respectful of their neighbors.
(Photo: Nong/Unsplash)
Thursday Thunder starts tonight 
More opportunities to listen to live music for free are kicking off in the Treasure Valley.
Today marks the start of Thursday Thunder, a free concert series at the Boise Spectrum, off Overland Rd. near I-84.
The concerts happen each Thursday from 6 – 9 p.m. through August 31. Headling the show tonight is the 80s tribute band Casio Dreams. The full schedule is as follows:
People are encouraged to bring lawn chairs. There are also plenty of places to grab a bite to eat before, including Chow Public Market and Eatery and Legends Pub & Grill, which are both located within the plaza.
Microsealing in downtown Boise 
Crews with the Ada County Highway District began micro sealing streets in downtown Boise this month, which will impact traffic.
Microsealing is a form of pavement maintenance. It involves cleaning the existing asphalt and then applying a fast-drying asphalt-based sealant, protecting the street from water and weather damage, according to ACHD.
The following street segments are scheduled to be micro sealed:
All micro seal work will occur between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. During this time, through traffic and on-street parking will be restricted and there will be various temporary closures. In addition, flaggers will be directing traffic while crews work.
ACHD says this project also includes installing vertical elements in bike lane buffer spaces along portions of 15th and 16th streets.
Construction is expected to be complete in late October.
(Map courtesy ACHD)
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