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News >  Spokane

Spokane’s TV news broadcasters adapt to home studios during pandemic

Mon., April 6, 2020

Morning and night news anchors at the area’s TV stations are broadcasting the news from home. Anchors and news directors say it’s a a way of showing that their jobs are being affectd, just like their viewers’.

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Family Fun at Home: For arts and crafts, look to your pantry

UPDATED: Fri., April 3, 2020

Stocking up on pantry staples during this time is a wise move for many reasons, including children’s crafts, which are easy to whip up on the fly to provide a little variety to the hunkering down.

News >  Spokane

Bong’s Grocery and Deli owner keeps prices low, says now is not the time to make money

UPDATED: Tue., March 31, 2020

Jolly Ghebreab, owner of Bong’s Grocery and Deli, said now is not the time to make money. On Monday, he set his gas prices at $1.99.

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News >  Spokane

Nervous brides: Coronavirus gatherings ban affects upcoming nuptials in town

UPDATED: Mon., March 30, 2020

Heather Nelson doesn’t have the typical pre-wedding jitters. Her concerns aren’t about the flowers or the guests or her dress. They’re about the coronavirus. With her May 16 wedding date fast approaching, everything seems up in the air.

News >  Family

Nature crafts abound for kids with cabin fever

Fri., March 27, 2020

The “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order might be causing cabin fever, but taking walks outside is encouraged, and the outdoors provides a multitude of craft materials. A walk that might seem tired at this point takes on a purpose as your nature crafters forage for materials.

News >  Spokane

‘Stay home and garden’: Coronavirus inspires spike in home gardening

Fri., March 27, 2020

In the midst of a pandemic, some have decided it might not be a bad idea to start growing their own food. And while Mauk doesn’t think that’s necessary, it doesn’t hurt for people to get into gardening.

News >  Business

Spokane-area entertainment and arts community lives in uncertainty

UPDATED: Thu., March 26, 2020

Jewelisa Darrera doesn’t know what she’s going to do. She’d been working at Movie and Dinner – first as a food runner, then as a server – since October. Then she received a text message March 15 from a coworker who had been promoted to assistant manager in January.

News >  Spokane

Spokane Arts raising funds for struggling artists amid pandemic

UPDATED: Thu., March 26, 2020

A local arts group is working to assist artists who’ve lost business and musicians who can’t perform due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

News >  Business

Starbucks giving free coffee to first responders and health care workers until May 3

UPDATED: Thu., March 26, 2020

In an effort to help first responders and health care workers who are on the frontlines with COVID-19, Starbucks is offering free brewed coffee – hot or iced – from now until May 3, according to a Starbucks press release.

News >  Spokane

Avista Foundation awards grants, with many going toward coronavirus aid

UPDATED: Wed., March 25, 2020

Avista Foundation announced Tuesday it has awarded $568,500 for its first grant cycle of 2020, with $184,500 of the total going to help various nonprofit organizations as they deal with the affects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

News >  Spokane

Safe house: Self-isolation can spell increased danger for DV victims

Tue., March 24, 2020

Stay safe, stay home. For domestic violence victims in Spokane, those imperatives are oil and water.

News >  Business

Women’s Business Center helps ideas bloom

Tue., March 24, 2020

Charlene Anderson knows exactly what she wants – to own an mixed martial arts and weightlifting gym for women.

News >  Spokane

Converted or preserved: Vinegar Flats fate undecided

Sun., March 22, 2020

Aside from a house and a handful of farming structures, the 48 acres near the meeting of U.S. Highway 195 and Cheney-Spokane Road sits vacant, as it has for years. Yet, the land referred to eponymously as the Pilcher property represents possibility to countless groups: historically farmed soil could be used as a teaching opportunity, a public park and alternate trail to High Drive Bluff Park. Hangman Creek could be a new channel for kayaks and canoes.

News >  Business

Closures challenge area gyms to stay connected

Sat., March 21, 2020

Jackie Worobec has been a member of the high-intensity gym, Farmgirlfit, since not long after it opened its doors in 2012. She’s a regular, and the exercise they provide is an essential component in how she takes care of herself. When she realized that COVID-19 would be shutting down recreation facilities – including her gym – she wasn’t sure what she was going to do.

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Plant learning seeds while school is out: Growing flowers, herbs or vegetables offers educational opportunities

UPDATED: Fri., March 20, 2020

The task of taking care of our children – without children’s museums, library story hours, trampoline parks, pools, the list goes on – might seem daunting. Proactively making a plan can be half the battle, and even if you don’t stick to it completely, the bits and pieces you do use can help everyone get by.

News >  Spokane

Grocery chains, Target provide shopping time for seniors and the vulnerable

Thu., March 19, 2020

All Rosauers, Albertsons and Safeway locations will be offering store hours designated only for seniors and vulnerable members of the community. Target stores nationwide have established a similar policy.

News >  Business

Two Spokane distilleries producing hand sanitizer

UPDATED: Fri., March 20, 2020

Neither Mikel Lenox, Dry Fly distiller, nor Richard Clemson, Warrior Liquor co-owner, thought they would be in the business of making free hand sanitizers, but desperate times call for desperate measures.

News >  Business

Office supply stores see uptick demand from home-bound workers

UPDATED: Wed., March 18, 2020

The rush to stock up for coronavirus consequences isn’t relegated to hand sanitizer and cleaning supplies. Jeff Schuler, general manager for the Office Depot on Third Avenue near downtown Spokane, said he has seen a significant increase in work-from-home supplies as COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions have pushed more and more workers into their domiciles.

News >  Spokane

The ins and outs of working from home in the age of COVID-19

UPDATED: Wed., March 18, 2020

The coronavirus has disrupted workers’ lives in myriad ways. For those having to working from home, there can be a learning curve, but old pros have a few tips.

News >  Spokane

Spokane St. Patrick’s Day parade canceled over coronavirus concerns

UPDATED: Wed., March 11, 2020

The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick committee made the decision Wednesday night to cancel the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade planned for this Saturday due to concerns about the coronavirus, said Kevin Cotter, the group’s president.

News >  Spokane

500-team youth basketball tournament in Spokane canceled over COVID-19 concerns

UPDATED: Wed., March 11, 2020

The State Basketball Championship executive board postponed the Washington Middle School Basketball Championship, which was scheduled for March 13-15, citing a legal directive from the Spokane County Health Department.

News >  Spokane

Bloomsday runners bring awareness for ‘Women Helping Women Week’

UPDATED: Tue., March 10, 2020

On a chilly Tuesday morning, a handful of women – and one sheepish girl – of the Women Helping Women Fund gathered and pulled purple t-shirts over the heads of a few of the runners to draw attention to “Women Helping Women Week.”

News >  Spokane

I-90 Pale Ale: City to plant hops along Interstate 90 wall on Fourth Avenue

Wed., March 4, 2020

This spring, the city is planting a “living wall.”

News >  Business

The Dirt: Plans outline new taphouse with yurt on North Monroe Street

Sun., March 1, 2020

Spokane residents Blaise Barshaw and Laurie Ann Greenberg have filed preliminary plans with the city to build Camp Taps Taphouse in the parking lot adjacent to 1889 Salvage Co. at 2824 N. Monroe St.

News >  Spokane

Does my travel insurance cover coronavirus? Depends

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 27, 2020

Washington State University is monitoring the situation in South Korea and Italy, where students are currently studying abroad, but are not advising the students return to Pullman amid coronavirus fears.