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• ‘Blood Dragon’ revives ’80s bravado in modern platform

  May 17, 2013 in Features, Seven on Page C14 Video games came of age in the 1980s, a decade that was also the heyday of cheesy Hollywood action movies. Thirty years later, you don’t have to look hard to …

• ‘Blood Dragon’ revives ’80s bravado in modern platform

  May 15, 2013 in Features, Seven on Page N14 Video games came of age in the 1980s, a decade that was also the heyday of cheesy Hollywood action movies. Thirty years later, you don’t have to look hard to …

• Maines shines in solo effort

  May 10, 2013 in Features, Seven on Page C4 Natalie Maines’ first solo album continues her movement into a deeply considered, provocative form of polished adult rock heard on her last recording, the Dixie Chicks’ 2006 award-winning “Take the …

• Maines shines in solo effort

  May 9, 2013 in Features, Seven on Page W4 Natalie Maines’ first solo album continues her movement into a deeply considered, provocative form of polished adult rock heard on her last recording, the Dixie Chicks’ 2006 award-winning “Take the …

• Review: ‘West Side Story’ strong all around

  March 23, 2013 in City on Page A9 I freely admit it. Before Thursday night, I’d never seen “West Side Story.” Not the 1961 film. Never a stage production of the 1957 American musical classic. 1

• Manito taps into West Side allure

  March 20, 2013 in Food on Page C1 The Manito Tap House strives for a Portland or Seattle-Fremont feel, as evidenced by: • The bike rack out front, which even includes a bike pump and tools. 14

• Interplayers’ ‘Wonderful Life’ is not the film but still charms

  December 4, 2012 in City on Page A8 The beloved film “It’s a Wonderful Life” comes to life this holiday season on Interplayers Theatre’s stage. In Joe Landry’s “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play,” five actors …

• ‘Jersey Boys’ a look behind the limelight

  October 22, 2012 in City on Page A6 We’re all familiar with the oldies “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Sherry” and “Oh, What a Night,” but few know much about the four men behind these hits – until now, … 1

• Theater review: Nelson shines in Patsy Cline musical memoir

  September 16, 2012 in City on Page B7 Nearly a decade later, Interplayers Theatre brings back its tried-and-true production of Ted Swindley’s musical revue “Always … Patsy Cline.” It’s hard to imagine the theater’s wildly popular 2003 show …

• Theater review: Music is the real star of musical ‘Ragtime’

  August 19, 2012 in City, Features on Page B3 Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre is closing its season with the epic musical “Ragtime.” The production fills the stage at North Idaho College’s Schuler Performing Arts Center with big voices, big …

• A rollicking, jolly good time

  July 28, 2012 in City on Page B3 Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre really hams it up, or rather “Spams” it up, in its latest production, “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” directed by Roger Welch. The jaunty score of this Tony …

• Cash cast makes ‘Ring’ sparkle

  July 7, 2012 in City on Page A8 “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash.” With Southern hospitality, this is how we meet the cast of “Ring of Fire,” the latest production from Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre. Each of the six …

• The Garnet Café: A breakfast gem in Coeur d’Alene

  June 20, 2012 in Food on Page C1 If you are thinking about having breakfast at the Garnet Café, here’s a piece of advice: Eat before you go. Or at least have a snack. The wait at this … 5

• Theater Review: Classic ‘Dolly’ launches theater’s season

  June 17, 2012 in City on Page B7 As expected, Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre’s 45th anniversary season is off to a promising start with its perky and spirited production of “Hello Dolly.” Hollywood veterans and husband-and-wife duo Ellen …

• Theater review: ‘Poppins’ a fun, lively adaptation

  June 14, 2012 in City on Page A6 That old Disney magic will once again have you under its spell in the latest stage production to hit Spokane, “Mary Poppins.” Like Disney’s previous Broadway successes, “The Lion King” …

• Army launches review of PTSD diagnoses

  May 17, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Army leaders are launching a sweeping, independent review of how the service evaluates soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder following recent complaints that some PTSD diagnoses were improperly … 2

• ‘Lost’ puts the fun in dysfunctional

  April 25, 2012 in City on Page A6 Lake City Playhouse’s production of “Lost in Yonkers” reminds us why Neil Simon is one of America’s favorite playwrights. His Pulitzer Prize-winning script contains witty dialogue and quirky, memorable characters. …

• Symphony review: Music, dance tell of Hawaii

  February 20, 2012 in City on Page A6 The warm feeling flowed both ways Saturday night at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox, as the Brothers Cazimero shared the Hawaiian music they have performed all over the … 1

• A monstrously funny show

  December 17, 2011 in City on Page B2 If you fancy filthy language, dirty jokes and pure, unadulterated inappropriateness, then “Young Frankenstein” is the show for you. The touring production of the Mel Brooks musical comedy, based on …

• ‘Once on this Island’ tugs at the heart

  July 24, 2011 in City on Page B3 With its vivid music, chants, dancing and Caribbean rhythms, “Once on this Island” is storytelling at its finest. Under the direction of Roger Welch, the Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre’s current …

• Drink in some stunning views at Bardenay

  May 11, 2011 in Food on Page C1 The shiny copper distilling equipment and stainless steel storage tanks at the entrance of the restaurant provide a glimpse of what’s inside. Bardenay Restaurant and Distillery, with locations in Coeur …

• Theater review: Interplayers pulls off provocative ‘Race’

  April 5, 2011 in City on Page A6 This riveting Interplayers production of David Mamet’s “Race” jams both index fingers down hard on two of the hottest of hot-button issues – race relations and sex – and doesn’t … 1

• Mamet play “Race” entertains, provokes

  April 4, 2011 in Features This riveting Interplayers production of David Mamet’s “Race” jams both index fingers down hard on two of the hottest of hot-button issues – race relations and sex – and doesn’t …

• ‘9 to 5’ delivers good, campy fun

  March 26, 2011 in City on Page A7 Despite the original Broadway production’s less-than-lukewarm reception from big-city theater critics, the national touring production of “9 to 5” is an amusing mélange of feel-good music, memorable characters and campy …

• Embezzlement case triggers review of county rules

  January 19, 2011 in City on Page A5 Kootenai County’s new clerk, Cliff Hayes, has hired a former bank fraud investigator to review county procedures for handling money in the wake of a suspected embezzlement by a former …

• Kootenai County revamps process in embezzlement’s wake

  January 18, 2011 in Idaho, News Kootenai County’s new clerk, Cliff Hayes, has hired a former bank fraud investigator to review county procedures for handling money in the wake of a suspected embezzlement by a former …

• Not a whole lot of love for Freschetta’s PizzAmoré

  February 3, 2010 in Food on Page C7 It can be hard to keep up with the ever-changing array in the frozen pizza aisle. Crusts, once simply thick or thin, can now be naturally rising, fire-baked, brick oven, …

• ‘Morgans’ fails to achieve even low-comic quality

  December 18, 2009 in Features on Page C5 Alas, Hugh Grant, it has come to this. Most of his previous films have exploited Grant’s flippant charm. But “Did You Hear About the Morgans?” has no snap, no frolicsome …

• Story of ‘Precious’ touches the heart

  December 18, 2009 in Features on Page C5 The first 20 minutes of “Precious” – the full title of which is “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” – are so intense and pitched so high, you …

• Post-apocalyptic world is all about survival in ‘Road’

  December 18, 2009 in Features on Page C5 The end, when it comes, may look a lot like this – gray skies shrouding the ash-covered ruins of civilization. And silence. Not a single child laughing, no dogs barking, …

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