Recent stories by Michael

• Kasmans leave jobs, Spokane behind for B&B on San Juan Island

  January 13, 2013 in Business on Page E1 FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. – This time last year, Roxy Kasman was Gonzaga University’s controller, and her husband, Doug Kasman, was an architect with ALSC. Now they’re washing laundry and scrubbing …

• Cougar Crest Winery let creativity guide winemaking

  June 27, 2012 in Food on Page C1 As a pharmacist, Debbie Hansen’s job was straightforward: Provide the right pill in the right dose to the right patient at the right time. Winemaking is different. 1

• Don’t be fooled by ‘garagesque’ label

  May 30, 2012 in Food on Page C1 ‘Boutique,” “artisanal” and “hand-crafted” are adjectives sometimes attached to small-scale wineries. Doug and Shelly Smith prefer a more modest label, jokingly referring to their Liberty Lake Wine Cellars as “garagesque.”

• Test your Bloomsday IQ

  May 6, 2012 in City on Page A1 After 35 Bloomsdays, it’s safe to assume you know just about everything there is to know about the annual race – and running in general, for that matter. For instance, …

• For Gunselmans, wine is the name of the game

  April 25, 2012 in Food on Page C1 Someone named Robert Karl occasionally stops by Robert Karl Cellars in downtown Spokane. He is not the owner. 2

• Pend d’Oreille Winery thrives from afar

  March 28, 2012 in Food on Page C1 SANDPOINT – Stephen Meyer was so eager to break into the wine industry that he took the first job he found: catching gophers. “After I proved myself in the vineyard … 2

• Batteries make ebikes a hit

  March 21, 2012 in City on Page A5 They say what goes around comes around, and that certainly applies to bicycles. Back in 1895, more than a decade before Henry Ford introduced his Model T, Ogden Bolton patented … 6

• ‘A whole new dynamic of wine’

  February 29, 2012 in Food on Page C1 Fifteen years ago while vacationing with their families, buddies Greg Lipsker and Michael White bought a five-gallon winemaking kit on a whim. “We followed all of the instructions,” recalled White, … 2

• The whole package

  February 19, 2012 in Business on Page E1 Sonderen Packaging was launched in the basement of a downtown print shop 49 years ago. Today it fills a sprawling 130,000-square-foot facility at 2906 N. Crestline St. Earlier this month, …

• Markdown central

  December 25, 2011 in Business on Page E1 As you stand in line this week, waiting to return the unwanted crock pot or karaoke machine Santa left beneath the tree, you may wonder where all that rejected merchandise … 2

• When old is new

  July 31, 2011 in Business on Page E1 Gary Singer is a third-generation pawnbroker who joined the family business, Dutch’s Inc., in 1971 after dropping out of graduate school. He spoke with The Spokesman-Review at his store at …

• Armchair Travel At Its Best In March

  March 22, 1998 on Page G5 The Alaska Almanac

• Simple Logic A Burgeoning Movement Extols The Virtues Of Simpler, Less Consumptive Lifestyles

  March 17, 1998 in Features on Page D1 Frugal is cool. Less is, like, way more. There’s even a book called “Shabby Chic.”

• Bloomsday’s Taking Shape Experts Offer Step-By-Step Tips For Getting Ready For The Big Race

  March 15, 1998 in City on Page B1 Runners in the YWCA Bloomsday training group stretch their legs before an evening run on Wednesday. Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review

• She Gives Spirit To Ink On Paper Jan Kruger’s Passion For A Joyful Life Flows Into Calligraphy

  February 9, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Pen in hand, Jan Kruger reviews a work in progress at a light table in her studio. Photo by Kristy MacDonald/The Spokesman-Review

• Valentine By The Falls Salish Lodge Offers Romantic Cascades Getaway

  February 8, 1998 on Page G3 1. The Salish Lodge & Spa overlooks 270-foot-high Snoqualmie Falls. Photos courtesy of The Salish Lodge & Spa 2. The lodge’s new $1.4 million spa features soaking pools and Japanese …

• Back From The Dead 85-Year-Old Marr House, Once Rumored To Be Haunted, Is One Of 12 Preservation Award Winners

  February 6, 1998 in Features on Page D1 1. Cynthea and Timothy Cunninghamm lived next door to the Marr House for eight years before they were able to purchase it. Photos by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review 2. Timothy Cunninghamm …

• Symposium To Focus On How To ‘Live Gently’ Workshops At Gonzaga To Discuss Energy, Environmental Solutions

  February 5, 1998 in City on Page B3 U.S. consumer confidence and stock markets are up. Interest rates and gasoline prices are down.

• Best Of Both Worlds Skating Technique Adds Fluidity To Cross-Country Skiing

  January 25, 1998 With a little instruction, ski-skating is almost as easy as in-line skating. Photo courtesy of Silver Star Mountain Resort

• Demobilized Yellowstone There’s An Abundance Of Wonders At The Nation’s Premier Park - And It’s Accessible Without A Snowmobile

  January 25, 1998 Picture a “wild West” tourist town the size of Colfax or Priest River, bathed in sunlight and blanketed with fresh powder snow. Now add 1,600 snowmobiles lined up and ready …

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