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News >  Education

Gonzaga recalls students, suspends study-abroad program in Italy due to coronavirus

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 26, 2020

Due to the spread of COVID-19, Gonzaga University students studying abroad in Italy will return to the United States. Instead of returning to campus, students will go to homes. The university will suspend the Florence program for the entirety of the spring 2020 semester.

News >  Business

City leases new precinct building from Denver-based developer

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 24, 2020

The city is leasing the building for the new downtown police precinct from Denver-based Confluent Development, according to city spokesman Brian Coddington. The assessor’s office lists the owner as Alexander Good Depot LLC, which bought the building for $6.5 million in September 2018.

News >  Nation

Sara Lee to acquire Cyrus O’Leary’s Pies

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 24, 2020

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery has agreed to acquire Cyrus O’Leary’s Pies, the Airway Heights-based bakery that has been a household name in Spokane since 1981.

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News >  Spokane

Spokane Public Library to open bidding for Liberty Park Library, Hive projects

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 28, 2020

The Spokane Public Library will open the bidding process for for construction bids for construction of both the Liberty Park Library and The Hive on March 11.

News >  Spokane

North Monroe Street road diet receives mixed reviews

Sun., Feb. 23, 2020

It has been nearly a year and a half since North Monroe reopened after safety concerns drove a road diet on the street. Whether it has been a success varies based on whom you ask.

News >  Business

The Dirt: Tacoma-based Wooden City coming to Spokane with new restaurant in Genesee Building

Sun., Feb. 23, 2020

Tacoma-based Wooden City is expanding to Spokane with a restaurant slated to open in April in the historic Genesee Building.

News >  Family

‘Taking over’: Spokane experts say social media and gaming is causing anxiety in teens

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 24, 2020

Back when she lived in Pennsylvania, Lisa Silvestri was jogging through a memorial park when she saw a woman on her cellphone standing before a tombstone.

News >  Business

Yoga studio Lotus Spokane plans move to Fifth Avenue

Thu., Feb. 20, 2020

George Thomsen of Vanguard Contracting is preparing an unoccupied building on East Fifth Avenue for a yoga studio tenant.

News >  Business

The Dirt: Spokane Youth Sports Association presses forward with proposed sports complex in South Hill’s Glenrose area

Sun., Feb. 16, 2020

The Spokane Youth Sports Association filed additional documents to support a decade old environmental review for a proposed youth sports complex in the Glenrose neighborhood.

News >  Business

Kitty Cantina secures location, plans April opening

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 15, 2020

Co-owners Justyn and Tori Cozza plan to open doors on The Kitty Cantina: A Cat Café in April, after the husband-and-wife team secured a location at 6704 N. Nevada St. in mid-January.

News >  Spokane

Former Oklahoma City mayor pushes downtown revitalization to Spokane leaders

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 13, 2020

Former four-term Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett had a clear message on Thursday evening: Mid-size cities like Spokane can accomplish big things when everyone is pulling on the same rope.

News >  Spokane

Downtown Spokane Partnership to honor Condon, Cooley and Mounseys at annual meeting

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 11, 2020

The Downtown Spokane Partnership has selected former Spokane Mayor David Condon, former city chief financial officer Gavin Cooley to receive the organization’s Legacy Award and Pete Mounsey and Anne Mounsey its as Impact Award recipients, and they will be honored at the annual meeting this Thursday.

News >  Spokane

City limits proposed 98-home Eagle Ridge-area development until Highway 195 is improved

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 7, 2020

The Spokane hearing examiner approved a new development near Eagle Ridge on Friday, with a condition: Until the Washington Department of Transportation makes improvements to U.S. 195, Whipple Consulting Engineers can only build 20 homes, not 98.

News >  Spokane

‘It gives us food when we don’t have money’: Work begins to expand Second Harvest

Fri., Feb. 7, 2020

Work began on Second Harvest’s new location this week to make room for the Bite2Go meal pack program that gives children food for the weekend.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane developer Ron Wells sentenced to 1 year home detention in fraud case

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 5, 2020

Ron Wells, a developer known for restoration of historic properties, was sentenced to one year home detention for nine felonies involving staged car accidents and money laundering on Wednesday. Wells was also issued a $60,000 fine, which is in addition to the $179,876 he agreed to pay in restitution at his plea hearing in late April.

News >  Spokane

Community invited to discuss future plan for downtown Spokane

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 5, 2020

City officials and business leaders are inviting residents to attend a public workshop on Wednesday to formulate goals and strategies for the future of downtown.

News >  Family

Giraffes and letters keep connection to Mom strong

Sun., Feb. 2, 2020

I don’t know what to do about the first anniversary of Mom’s death. Some occasions are obvious. Her birthday was celebrated at her favorite supper club in Madison, Wisconsin, with family and friends. I honored her Christmas traditions by purchasing an ornament for each of my children, drinking eggnog out of Santa mugs.

News >  Business

The Dirt: Project to relocate historic Rose Apartments progresses

Sun., Feb. 2, 2020

The East Central Community Organization’s plans to relocate the historic Rose Apartments are moving forward.

News >  Spokane

MultiCare building MRI addition for new machine

Thu., Jan. 30, 2020

The city of Spokane is reviewing a permit for MultiCare Deaconess Hospital to build an MRI room addition.

News >  Spokane

LEGEND: Kobe tribute billboard sprinkled throughout town

Wed., Jan. 29, 2020

Kobe Bryant commemoration billboards, designed by a Seattle-based Lamar employee, are sprinkled throughout the Inland Northwest as well as the nation. Baton Rouge-based Lamar said the decision to honor the late NBA star was clear-cut and acted upon immediately.

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‘I order for the community’: Library buyers demystify book selection process

Sat., Jan. 25, 2020

The Spokane libraries system have many criteria for selecting new books, but all center around community.

A&E >  Books

Visiting authors dominate Spokane library checkouts in 2019

Sat., Jan. 25, 2020

“Circe” – a book that explores the perspective of a witch-goddess who appears in Homer’s “Odyssey” – was the area’s most circulated library book in 2019, with 961 checkouts in the Spokane Public Library and 563 in the Spokane County Library District.

News >  Spokane

Abandoned Reardan building collapses

Sat., Jan. 25, 2020

An abandoned building in Reardan collapsed early morning Thursday.

News >  Idaho

Sunset will rise: Lights will stay on for popular Idaho drive-in, keeping a legacy going

Wed., Jan. 22, 2020

Wind knocked down the screen of the drive-in theater in Grangeville, Idaho, but the owner said he will rebuild at a time when drive-in theaters are a rarity and nostalgia fuels business. During its heyday, Spokane was home to seven drive-in theaters. The last one closed more than 25 years ago.

News >  Spokane

Changes to school meal standards could combat food waste but harm anti-obesity efforts, Spokane experts say

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 17, 2020

Spokane Public Schools nutrition services director sees positives in U.S. Department of Agriculture proposed rule changes to public school meals.