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Family Owned: Keeping smiles bright is a family affair at Whittaker Family Dentistry

Mon., March 4, 2024

Warm smiles run in the Whittaker family. And keeping smiles bright is the family business.

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Bear Totem and Pigasus provide a safe space for all to play D&D, paint and shop

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 26, 2024

For Dungeons and Dragons nerds, walking into Bear Totem feels like rolling a natural 20.

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Local biologists, professors discuss the kinds of dinosaurs still alive and well in our world, in preparation for Jurassic Quest event

Mon., Feb. 26, 2024

Dinosaurs: extinct, long gone. Right? Not so fast. Although some species of dinosaurs went extinct long ago, there are technically dinosaurs among us today in the form of our feathered friends, birds.

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‘Kimono Mom’ shows Japanese home cooking

Mon., Feb. 26, 2024

Moe, 33, a former maiko and geiko, shows how to cook Japanese home-style dishes in English on her YouTube channel, “Kimono Mom.” Once worried about raising her child on her own, she started uploading videos, which she learned how to do through trial and error. Today, she is one of the leading figures in introducing the appeal of Japanese cuisine to the world.

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Ask Dr. Universe: Protein in milk kicks spiciness out

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 25, 2024

Washington State University

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Gender and sexuality books offer children, parents the language, knowledge to discuss important, sometimes awkward topics

UPDATED: Sat., March 9, 2024

Vanessa Delgado says that when she was growing up, gender and sexuality weren’t discussed as being on a spectrum. She didn’t see books that addressed such topics.

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Spokesman-Review calls for summer camp programs, activities

Mon., Feb. 19, 2024

From staff reports

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The plastics industry would like a word with your kids

Mon., Feb. 19, 2024

WARREN, Mich. – Wearing a lab coat, Eve Vitale asked a chemistry class at Warren Mott High School if anyone had heard anything bad about plastics. Hands shot up. It doesn’t degrade, said one student. It hurts the environment, said another.

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Love Story: Tiki and Marc Weiand’s love comes full circle in Spokane

Wed., Feb. 14, 2024

By Marc Weiand

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Love Story: Romance grew from childhood disdain for Kelly and Kenny Fish

Wed., Feb. 14, 2024

By Kelly Fish

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Love Story: Friendship turned to love, marriage and a baby for Jed Lara and Josh Mundy

Wed., Feb. 14, 2024

And baby makes three makes for a very different Valentine’s Day.

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Love Story: Sarah and David James, who met as science teachers, always had the perfect chemistry

Wed., Feb. 14, 2024

We both started our careers as teachers.

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Love Story: Kim and Chuck Howard found each other on a mundane trip to the thrift store

Wed., Feb. 14, 2024

By Alison Highberger

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Love Story: Stephaine and Jason Courtney reconnected years after meeting at Rogers High School

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 13, 2024

Stephaine Courtney first met Jason Courtney when they were both at Rogers High School. He was a senior, she was a sophomore.

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Valentine’s Day coloring contest winners announced

Mon., Feb. 12, 2024

This year’s Valentine’s Day coloring contest conveyed much tender love and care from area youth, with The Spokesman-Review receiving 78 entries. Three winners were chosen in each age group. And, as can be expected, the judges had their hearts stolen; it wasn’t easy picking.

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Both of my kids are addicted to screens. What should I do?

Mon., Feb. 12, 2024

Q. How do I manage screen time for kids? Both of my sons, ages 12 and 9, LOVE (read: are addicted to) screens. My older child often connects with his friends by playing games online. I encourage him to go for bike rides, see movies or do anything in person, but he says his friends are either unavailable, too far away or prefer to play online. As a result, I’ve let him have more screen time than I probably should.

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Ask Dr. Universe: Plants use photosynthesis to get the energy they need to grow

Mon., Feb. 5, 2024

Washington State University

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Family Owned: Lawton Printing Service began in a converted chicken coop and still serves community 84 years later

Mon., Feb. 5, 2024

Frank H. Lawton founded Lawton Printing Service in 1940 in a converted chicken coop behind the family home.

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First responders served up pizza, camaraderie, shared experiences as part of Heroes Connect

Mon., Jan. 29, 2024

Spokane County Fire District 4 has been hosting gatherings for local veterans and first responders since November, bringing together people interested in getting to know others with similar backgrounds over coffee or pizza.

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Parenting: I’m burned out from parenting for 30 years, but my youngest is only 10

Mon., Jan. 29, 2024

Q: How can I get more invigorated about parenting in the home stretch? I love my kids and have always engineered my life and full-time work around them. Last night, I was pondering why I feel so much less engaged and had to be honest with myself that after doing this for 31 years, with eight left to go, I am so ready to live on an island with some turtles. I know that’s not fair to my baby girl, who is 10. Please give me some perspective.

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