Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Provodnikov KOs Torres at ‘Friday Night Fights’

  January 28, 2012 in NBA on Page C1 Ruslan Provodnikov is a boxer who looks to be going places. Freddie Roach and Eric Brown are newly in charge of getting him there with his head attached.

• Spokane Tribe lambastes critics of proposed casino

  November 17, 2011 in City on Page A5 The Spokane Tribe shot back Wednesday at critics of the casino it wants to build at Airway Heights. Mike Spencer, vice chairman of the tribal council, said he thinks most … 11

• Foes stand up to new casino

  October 7, 2011 in Business on Page A7 Eighteen government and business leaders have taken a stand against the Spokane Tribe’s proposed casino in Airway Heights, according to letters sent to the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs. The … 4

• Opposition growing to Spokane Tribe casino plan

  October 6, 2011 in Business, City Eighteen government and business leaders have taken a stand against the Spokane Tribe’s proposed casino in Airway Heights, according to letters sent to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 10

• Symphony plays Fox tonight, Northern Quest on Saturday

  August 18, 2011 in Features on Page C1 Summer may be the off-season for orchestras, but the Spokane Symphony is keeping plenty busy. The symphony’s concerts tonight at The Fox and Saturday at Northern Quest Resort and Casino …

• Spotlight: Serious attention for filmed-in-Spokane ‘Knights’

  July 24, 2011 in Features on Page D4 The Joe Lynch movie “Knights of Badassdom,” filmed in Spokane last summer, is getting some priceless national publicity. Entertainment Weekly gave this indie comedy/fantasy a full-page treatment in the “First … 1

• Spotlight: Library offers free music downloads

  July 10, 2011 in Features on Page D7 On Monday, the Spokane Public Library will offer a legal way for you to download music for free. It’s called Freegal, and the library will be offering the entire Sony …

• Spotlight: Spokane-made ‘Big Bang’ apparently a big bust

  June 5, 2011 in Features on Page D4 Here we go again: another Spokane-made movie, direct to DVD, complete with atrocious reviews. “The Big Bang,” the Antonio Banderas movie shot here in fall 2009, came out on DVD …

• Spotlight: Judds kick off Northern Quest’s summer series

  May 8, 2011 in Features on Page D6 The summer concert lineup is rapidly taking shape, beginning with an impressive list of household names in the Northern Quest Resort and Casino’s new outdoor series. Here’s that lineup, announced …

• Spotlight: Keith booked at Quest’s new outdoor venue

  April 17, 2011 in Features on Page D7 Country superstar Toby Keith is the first artist announced for a new concert venue in Spokane: the Northern Quest Resort & Casino’s 5,000-seat outdoor stage. Keith will bring his “Locked … 1

• Caldwell: Roof-raising, smart bets could be boon to West Plains

  March 27, 2011 in Business on Page E1 There’s nothing plain, or even new, about the economic potential of the West Plains. Fairchild Air Force Base and Spokane International Airport have been mainstays for decades, their value constantly …

• Spokane Tribe pushes case for casino

  November 28, 2010 in City on Page B3 AIRWAY HEIGHTS – A glittering casino that has brought financial success to a tiny Indian tribe is drawing covetous eyes from a larger neighbor. The Kalispel Tribe’s off-reservation Northern Quest … 3

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  Show features comedian who got start in Spokane

  October 8, 2010 in Features on Page C1 The Vegas-style show “That’s Italian,” at the Northern Quest Casino on Saturday, is all about nostalgia – nostalgia for the Rat Pack days of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. For …

• Officials reviewing tribal casino rules

  September 24, 2010 in Business, City on Page A8 Plans by the Spokane Tribe of Indians to build a casino in Airway Heights ignited criticism from another area tribe during a closed-door Thursday meeting held by a federal agency …

• Tribes, feds meet to discuss crime law

  September 22, 2010 in City on Page A6 It will take more than an act of Congress to end the scourge of reservation crime in Indian country, the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians was told Tuesday. “We cannot …

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  Lily Tomlin brings act to Northern Quest Sunday

  April 23, 2010 in Features on Page C1 Lily Tomlin is a two-time Tony-winning actress and movie/TV star – and she’s also one of the true comedy innovators of her generation, right up there with Richard Pryor, George … 1

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  Northern Quest steps it up with fine dining at Masselow’s

  March 3, 2010 in Features on Page C1 There is no shortage of ways to satisfy an appetite at the Northern Quest Casino and Resort. With the addition of Masselow’s Restaurant, there are now 13 places to grab …

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  Admirers recall Fitzgerald’s impact

  January 28, 2010 on Page A1 Even before the first words were spoken, the huge crowd at a memorial service for Daniel John Fitzgerald on Wednesday quietly defined the legacy of the beloved former Gonzaga University …

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  Northern Quest Casino hotel races 2010

    December 30, 2009 in Business on Page A5 Late-arriving furniture and building material spilled out the main entrance of the Northern Quest Hotel on Monday afternoon as workers rushed to complete the 10-story building in time for New …

• Local job front shows signs of revival

  November 22, 2009 in Business on Page E1 Spokane took a giant leap backward last month, and that was a good thing. After months of sagging employment figures, the county registered 3,000 new jobs. That was enough to …

• Tribe moves on casino plan

  March 11, 2009 in City on Page A1 The Spokane Tribe of Indians, sensing that it might get a better hearing from the Obama administration, appears to be getting closer to its long-stated goal of building a casino …

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  Powerful voice for comedy

  November 13, 2008 in Features on Page D1 If you have a large nose, or a lisp, or dark skin, or light skin, a lazy eye, breasts (real or fake), a trailer home, a turban, a weight problem …