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• Lawsuit claims wages were withheld

  January 4, 2013 in Business on Page A8 Three service workers formerly employed at the Davenport Hotel have filed a lawsuit against the Spokane hospitality company, claiming it deducted wages for work breaks they didn’t take. Attorney Kenneth … 1

• VFW women’s group to host national leader

  November 22, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S4 The national president of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars is visiting Spokane, starting on Monday and staying through Nov. 28. Leeanne Lemley will be honored Monday …

• Downtown’s past draws preservation conference

    October 31, 2012 in City on Page A1 Historic preservation in downtown Spokane is a lot more than old buildings. It’s fine dining, nightlife, shows, shops, wineries and lodging. It’s also the people who make historic places go. 19

• Hoteliers see good, bad in Worthys’ plans

  September 15, 2012 in Business on Page B1 Spokane-area hotel managers have mixed feelings about Walt and Karen Worthy’s plans to build a 700-room downtown hotel. Yes, the 15-story full-service hotel will take away some of their business, … 1

• Worthys announce plans to build headquarters hotel

  September 13, 2012 in Business on Page A1 In the span of four weeks Walt and Karen Worthy pieced together ambitious plans to build the city’s largest hotel: a 700-room, 15-story showpiece connected to the Spokane Convention Center. … 6

• Worthys to build 15-story hotel downtown

    September 12, 2012 in City, Region Developer and hotelier Walt Worthy will build a 15-story, 700-room hotel south of the Spokane Convention Center, connected to the center by a skywalk, according to a press release. 45

• Council members showing interest in the Ridpath

  July 11, 2012 in City on Page A5 As the excruciating end-game surrounding the Ridpath Hotel plays out, one name has cropped up repeatedly as a potential savior. But Walt Worthy, the man who gave the Davenport Hotel … 5

• Local spa will move into Kendall Yards site

  June 23, 2012 in City on Page A10 Spa Paradiso, the downtown Spokane beauty care business in the Davenport Hotel, will move into new space in the Kendall Yards development, owners Jan and Larry Schoonover said. The spa … 5

• Then and Now: Hall of Doges

  June 11, 2012 in City on Page A5 Louis Davenport opened Davenport’s Restaurant in 1890 at the corner of Post Street and Sprague Avenue. It expanded with its popularity, taking over the whole building. Davenport also bought the … 17

• First-class relics

  January 21, 2012 in Features on Page E1 The cost to mail a first-class letter increases by a penny Sunday, from 44 cents to 45 cents. In the early 1900s, it cost 2 cents to mail a letter. … 4

• Spokane man recalls Pearl Harbor attack

  December 7, 2011 in City on Page A1 In 1941, Bob Snider was an 8-year-old kid interested in the world of 8-year-old kids, Oahu version: climbing trees, going shoeless on the beach, and studying the massive Navy fleet …

• Suspect in Davenport Hotel fraud convicted in Louisiana

  December 2, 2011 in City on Page A7 A man accused of stealing from the Davenport Hotel after being hired under a stolen identity has been sentenced in federal court in Louisiana for a similar scheme. William Joseph …

• Christmas Tree Elegance is twice as nice this year

  November 24, 2011 in Features on Page C3 Spokane’s annual Christmas Tree Elegance will be twice as elegant this holiday season. Elaborately decorated themed trees, with accompanying prize packages, will be raffled not only at the usual location, …

• Spotlight: Davenport Arts District ends with a $17,000 bang

  November 13, 2011 in Features on Page D6 The Davenport Arts District has ended its 25-year legacy in Spokane with one final generous act: It has donated $17,000 to the Spokane Arts Fund, the nonprofit organization of the …

• Tapping into the South Hill

  November 9, 2011 in Food on Page C1 The Manito Tap House is too loud. There are too many beers on tap. And that’s just the beginning of the charm. Owners Patrick McPherson and his mother Denise Hanson … 15

• Editorial: Restoration of Ridpath calls for aid, patience

  June 26, 2011 in Opinion on Page B8 The Ridpath needs friends. The Davenport Hotel had them, and through the 17 years Spokane’s architectural gem was shuttered they watched and waited for its rebirth. The friends and the …

• Man suspected in other assaults

  July 22, 2010 in City on Page A7 A man accused of raping a woman at the Davenport Hotel last weekend also is a suspect in two sexual assaults involving minors, court officials said Wednesday.

• Bruttles moves out of Davenport

  July 21, 2010 in Food on Page C3 Bruttles Candy Shoppe has a new downtown home. The candymaker, known for its soft peanut brittle, has moved out of the Davenport Hotel to a new storefront across the street, …

• Taste Washington tickets available

  April 21, 2010 in Food on Page C5 Tickets to Taste Washington Spokane are on sale. The Washington Wine Commission is hosting the annual event in which more than 100 wineries pour up to three of their wines. …

• Driver runs into Davenport Hotel

  April 12, 2010 in City on Page A6 A driver who sideswiped several cars and then plowed into the Davenport Hotel late Saturday has been arrested on charges of driving under the influence and hit and run. According …

• Driver hits the Davenport Hotel

  April 11, 2010 in City, News, Region Spokane Police say a woman who sideswiped several cars and plowed into the Davenport Hotel late Saturday was likely drunk. 3

• Doug Clark: We’ll miss Davenport’s ‘curator’

  January 17, 2010 in City on Page B1 Pardon me. But have you bozos over at the Davenport Hotel lost your (insert your favorite expletive) minds? I’m still pinching myself in disbelief over the local news shocker of … 9

• Davenport Hotel lays off three managers

  January 13, 2010 in Business Spokane’s Davenport Hotel let go three managers on Wednesday, including Tom McArthur, the company’s historian and communications director since 2003. 8

• World-class figure skaters take to the ice today

  January 13, 2010 in City on Page A1 Spokane climbs onto a national stage today as it begins hosting the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. Skaters and their fans have already begun arriving …

• Davenport’s Lemon Drop Martini hits the spot

  October 7, 2009 in Food on Page C3 Maureen from British Columbia recently sent a wistful note, asking for the recipe for the Davenport Hotel’s lemon drop martini. “Whenever we go to Spokane (my hometown) we have a …

• Worthy expansion

  May 30, 2009 in Business on Page A1 The owners of one of Spokane’s best-known hotels have bought another historic downtown inn. Karen and Walt Worthy this week purchased the Hotel Lusso, at 1 N. Post St.

• Davenport owners buy Hotel Lusso

  May 29, 2009 in Business, City Another Spokane downtown landmark, the Flour Mill, has changed owners. Northern California owner Maxwell Drever, who has owned the seven-story building along the Spokane River for nearly 30 years, concluded … 1

• Honoring ‘The Prairie Troubador’

  November 8, 2008 in Features on Page E1 Nicholas Vachel Lindsay may have been born in Springfield, Ill., but for nearly five years the man many people called “The Prairie Troubador” lived in Spokane. Lindsay, who died in …

• A master’s magic

  May 22, 2007 in Home on Page Z6 Third-generation woodcarver Petr Shiva creates magic in his home studio in south Spokane. From restoring antique furniture for private residents to carving safari friezes for the Davenport Tower, Shiva fashions …

• Hotel spirits awfully quiet on Halloween

  November 2, 2004 in City on Page B1 My Davenport Hotel room came with a view of Spokane and all the amenities one would expect from luxury lodgings. Plus a few surprises no one could anticipate, like the …