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  Century-old Spokane Club has changed its rules with the times

  January 24, 2011 in City on Page A1 If reverence for tradition had been allowed to choke the impetus for change, the distinctive Kirtland Cutter-designed building at Riverside Avenue and Monroe Street might well be one of downtown’s … 8

• Lilac Parade, Bloomsday, Hoopfest flourish in different ways

  January 23, 2011 in Features on Page D1 The ancient Greeks called their communal gathering spaces “agoras.” Spokane has three major modern-day agoras: the Lilac Festival’s annual parade, Bloomsday and Hoopfest. 1

• Landmark institutions show Spokane’s growth potential

  January 23, 2011 in City on Page A1 Spokane was a far different place four decades ago. Major community projects – like the upcoming Expo ’74 World’s Fair – were typically planned by older men meeting in such … 6

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  Closure risk heightens MAC’s significance

    January 23, 2011 in City on Page A1 “Civic cultural institution” – the very phrase conjures an air of granite-like permanence and robust health. Yet one Spokane cultural landmark is in danger of slipping into the equivalent of … 16

• Vestal: Medical marijuana dispensaries don’t seem like big threat

  September 17, 2010 in City on Page A7 It’s time to de-stupidify medical marijuana. Earlier this month, the local gendarmes once again expended a bunch of time and effort bringing down a medical marijuana dispensary. If someone breaks … 15

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  Police arrest medical-pot dispensary owners

    September 10, 2009 in City As police pulled marijuana plants from the home of a medical marijuana supplier Thursday in north Spokane, a woman stood on a porch next door, smoking pot from a glass … 25

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  Medical marijuana seller busted during buying trip

  August 26, 2009 in City on Page A1 More than a thousand medical marijuana patients have purchased the drug at a small dispensary on Northwest Boulevard in Spokane in the nearly five months it’s been open. Business is … 14