For Amber Fisher, it was a painful inflamed finger at 17. For Gracie Coates, it was a horribly swollen knee at 18 months. Both incidents ultimately led to a diagnosis that changed their lives; rheumatoid arthritis for Fisher and juvenile idiopathic arthritis for Gracie.

For 43 years, Spokane Fire Department Capt. Greg Borg, 68, has answered the call –actually thousands of calls.

A Spokane Hispanic group plans a Day of the Dead event Friday in the combined Aztec and Spanish tradition of honoring loved ones memory with music and mementos.

Chances are you read the book in high school, or maybe you’ve seen one of the movie versions. But on Tuesday, you can watch a reader’s theater performance of “Of Mice and Men,” featuring a cast of well-known local actors. And you can help aspiring artists while enjoying John Steinbeck’s haunting Depression-era tale of the friendship between two California migrant workers. The staged reading is a fundraiser for Tiger Drama’s parent group STAGE – Supporting Theater Arts Growth and Education, and donations will go to the Tiger Drama Family Scholarship fund.