Taverns last stand

The neighborhood tavern may be on its last legs. As more and more pubs/bars started serving liquor, only 13 taverns remain in the city of Spokane and three in Spokane Valley. Most of those are ciderworks or paint and sip places. However two family owned taverns, the Hub Tavern and Moezy Tavern still thrive on North Monroe Street.

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Wed., Nov. 29, 2017

Norman Warner and his dog, Little Paw, watch sports on a nearby TV, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017, at Moezy Inn Tavern, one of two remaining taverns on North Monroe Street. The neighborhood beer-and-wine pubs have been decreasing while liquor bars have been increasing in recent years.

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The Moezy Inn Tavern is one of two left on North Monroe Street, shown Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017.

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Natasha Burdette, right, and Haley Kelley, left, chat with patrons around them at the Hub tavern on North Monroe Street, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017. Kelley says the regulars at the neighborhood tavern are like family.

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The long bar at the Hub Tavern on North Monroe Street is crowded with regulars watching sports and chatting, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017.

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The Hub is one of two remaining taverns on North Monroe, shown Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017.

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