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News >  Spokane

Love Story: Friday the 13th a lucky day for this Spokane couple

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 11, 2017

Some folks believe Friday the 13th is an unlucky day, but for Dave and June Gilstrap it turned out to be anything but.

News >  Spokane

Indian music wave hits Spokane

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 5, 2017

On Saturday evening the rhythmic beats of the mredangam and tabla will fill the air at Unity Spiritual Center in Spokane. If you’ve never heard of those instruments, you’re not alone.

A&E >  TV

Spokane artisans featured in upcoming episodes of ‘Hancrafted America’

Wed., Sept. 27, 2017

Host Jill Wager interviews Denny Carson about his burl wood fishing nets and Joe Strain about his whips.

Opinion >  Column

Front Porch: Family, squirrels locked in bitter feud

Wed., Sept. 13, 2017

In the annals of feuding you may recall the Hatfields and McCoys or the Capulets and Montagues. Soon historic records may include the tale of the Hvals and the Squirrels.

News >  Spokane

Spokane’s Corbin Park fantasy football is in a league of its own

Wed., Sept. 13, 2017

Long before laptops, apps and iPads, there were

News >  Spokane

Love Stories: Romance set to rhythm of rock ’n’ roll

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 7, 2017

Kelly and Sherri Rhoads’ story is one of young love punctuated by pop culture.

News >  Spokane

Spokane Public Library aims to build love of reading with baby book kits

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 11, 2017

The Spokane Public Library is promoting a love of books in children born at every area hospital. A newborn living in Spokane gets a book and a library card through the Books for Babies program.

Opinion >  Column

Front Porch: Camp experience was not her favorite, Cindy Hval recalls

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 30, 2017

At the tender age of 9, I had to confront the harsh reality that my parents no longer loved me.

News >  Spokane

Southside senior center’s YOLO program helps travelers create unforgettable memories

Wed., Aug. 23, 2017

Marnie McCoy and Denise Fanazick are known as Thelma and Louise to the groups of travelers they shepherd through the Southside Senior and Community Center travel program.

News >  Spokane

Love Stories: Couple still make each other laugh after 70 years

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 16, 2017

Amy and John Roberson grew up in the same small community of Woodland, Washington, on farms about 2 miles apart. They attended the same school grades K-12, yet it took a world war to bring the couple together.

News >  Spokane

Camp Sweyolakan connected lifelong friends

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 9, 2017

A bus ride to Camp Sweyolakan started a friendship that has spanned 60 years.

News >  Spokane

Love Stories: Boits’ devotion survives personal hardships

Wed., Aug. 2, 2017

A night of dancing at the Crystal Ballroom in Fargo, North Dakota, turned into a lifelong romance for Betty and Vince Boit. Today the Boits celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. Not bad for a relationship that almost didn’t get off the ground.

News >  Spokane

Green’s Fresh Market opens in Hillyard Historic Business District

UPDATED: Wed., July 26, 2017

Jack Green opened Green’s Fresh Market last month in the Hillyard Historic Business District.

News >  Spokane

Jack Rasmussen, a WWII veteran, receives the Quilt of Valor

Wed., July 26, 2017

On July 19, Jack Rasmussen, 93, wiped tears from his cheeks as he was presented with a Quilt of Valor by members of the Greater Spokane QOV group. It was a surprise that had been months in the making.

News >  Spokane

A family passion for yoga: Mother-daughter duo opens studio in Wandermere area

Wed., July 12, 2017

Cher Desautel and her daughter, Sara Douville, have taken their passion for yoga to a new level. In May they opened YogaJoy North, in the Wandermere West shopping center. Nestled between Mel’s and Taco Del Mar, the 2,100-square-foot space features two fully equipped studios and KidJoy, a child care room.

Opinion >  Column

Front Porch: She’s barely bothered by roadwork

Wed., July 5, 2017

I’m not at my best in the morning. I admit it. I don’t relish the sunrise. In fact, I’d prefer not to be notified of its occurrence.

News >  Spokane

Bike rental store owners say electric models provide exercise option that’s physically less challenging

Wed., June 28, 2017

A new business in Mead offers adults the fun and freedom they remember from childhood bike rides, with a little help on the pedal power. Brothers Joseph and Rob Welk recently opened Spokane Electric Bike Rental.

News >  Spokane

Gonzaga graduate says teaching in Los Angeles’ Compton area solidified his commitment to service

Wed., June 28, 2017

It’s a long way from Spokane to Compton, California, and it’s a distance represented not only in miles but in opportunities. Tyler Hobbs, 28, learned that firsthand. He lived in Compton while teaching for two years at Cathedral High School, an all-boys school that serves teens from low-income homes and inner-city neighborhoods.

Opinion >  Column

Front Porch: Gentle touch makes for ideal spa visit

UPDATED: Wed., June 21, 2017

Soothing music. Delightful fragrances. The absence of ringing phones or pinging emails. And best of all, the only time anyone says my name is to ask me how I’m feeling. There’s nothing like a spa day to refresh my soul.

News >  Spokane

Love Stories: Iowa couple with love of travel drop everything, move west to be near only son and his family in Spokane

Wed., June 21, 2017

In the 1800s a newspaper editor from Indiana penned the words, “Go west, young man,” and people have been moving west ever since. Not just young men, either.

News >  Family

Dean Davis: Finding My Father

UPDATED: Sun., June 18, 2017

At 16, Spokane photographer Dean Davis learned his biological father was not the man who raised him. The revelation led Davis on a 35-year quest to find his real father. And when he finally did, he found so much more.

News >  Spokane

North Spokane Library remodel creates ‘community responsive space’

Thu., June 15, 2017

Finches fluttered in The Lab at the North Spokane library last week, but these birds didn’t fly. That’s because they were Finch Robots operated by kids who were learning basic computer coding during a free class offered at the library.

A&E >  TV

No obstacles: Spokane fitness guru on NBC’s new ‘Spartan: The Ultimate Team Challenge’

UPDATED: Sat., June 10, 2017

Spokane fitness guru Ben Greenfield will be on NBC’s new “Spartan: The Ultimate Team Challenge.”

A&E >  Music

Concert review: Def Leppard delivers unforgettable night of high-voltage rock

UPDATED: Thu., June 8, 2017

English hard rockers came to the Spokane Arena with Poison and Tesla.

News >  Spokane

Garland Church group making Quilts of Valor for veterans living on Molokai in Hawaii

UPDATED: Wed., June 7, 2017

A closetful of red, white and blue quilts in North Spokane will soon be delivered to veterans on the island of Molokai, more than 2,000 miles away. These Quilts of Valor are a labor of love for the Garland QOV group, and the idea came from one of the group’s members during a recent visit to the island.