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News >  Idaho

Judge orders John Stockton and Priest Lake neighbors to pay $500,000 in attorney fees

UPDATED: Mon., April 15, 2019

Basketball star John Stockton and his neighbors have been ordered to pay about $500,000 in attorney’s fees following their botched attempt to stop a development on Priest Lake, according to an Idaho judge’s order Friday.

News >  Spokane

Spokane hides its ‘subtle’ housing racism, Black Lens editor tells conference

Fri., April 12, 2019

Sandra Williams, editor and publisher of The Black Lens newspaper, had just said that the average life expectancy for people living on Spokane’s South Hill near Manito Park was 82 years.

News >  Spokane

Spokane Transit’s Central City Line wins $53.4 million in federal money, fully funding the project

UPDATED: Tue., April 9, 2019

When up and running in 2021, the streetcar-like, fixed-route, zero-emission bus will run through the city’s core, connecting Browne’s Addition with Spokane Community College with frequent service on a 6-mile loop.

News >  Spokane

Spokane to net $200 million in state transportation funding; most to go to North Spokane Corridor

UPDATED: Tue., April 9, 2019

The Washington state Senate and House both passed $10 billion, two-year transportation spending bills in the last two weeks, with nearly $200 million dedicated to projects in the Spokane area.

News >  Spokane

Getting There: Congestion pricing isn’t coming to Spokane, but these roads aren’t free and never were

Mon., April 8, 2019

A wake-up call is coming to Manhattan motorists in the form of “congestion pricing.” Will this be Spokane’s future someday or just a dose of needed reality about the hodgepodge of funds and debt that keep our roads maintained?

News >  Spokane

CHAS to develop dental clinic for low-income patients in north Spokane

Sun., April 7, 2019

The Community Health Association of Spokane is building a dental clinic for low-income patients in north Spokane, according to permits issued by the city.

News >  Business

Ruins owner speeding up construction of new restaurant on West Riverside Avenue

Sun., April 7, 2019

The opening of a downtown restaurant by the popular Spokane chef, Tony Brown, is gathering speed, according to permits issued by the city.

News >  Spokane

City says Billig’s warning won’t stop Sprague project but could block future work on Riverside and other road construction

UPDATED: Fri., April 5, 2019

The city of Spokane is pushing back against state Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig’s promise to hold up state transportation funds related to an East Sprague Avenue renovation project.

News >  Spokane

Condon sends Sprague rehabilitation project out to bid without bikeways; Sen. Billig says not so fast

Fri., April 5, 2019

State Sen. Andy Billig, a Spokane Democrat who holds the powerful position of majority leader in the Senate, has locked horns with Mayor David Condon, a Republican and the only person in the last 45 years to be re-elected as mayor of the state’s second-largest city. The issue: bikeways on East Sprague Avenue.

News >  Spokane

East Sprague business group wants to move fancy bus stops, but faces resistance

UPDATED: Wed., April 3, 2019

Eighteen months and $150,000 later, the glow has come off the fancy new bus stops on East Sprague Avenue for the city of Spokane.

News >  Spokane

City wrestles with whether helmet laws make Spokane safer

UPDATED: Tue., April 2, 2019

There’s a lot of discussion ahead as the Spokane City Council considers rescinding helmet laws by bicycle and scooter riders. But there is an unanswered question: Do helmets work?

News >  Spokane

Getting There: City joins broader effort to reclaim downtown alleys as cultural, artistic pathways

UPDATED: Mon., April 1, 2019

The unappreciated alleyway. That underside of a city’s rosier facade, where service doors and electrical conduits mingle with graffiti and wayward weeds.

News >  Spokane

Pew Research Center study says despite value in local journalism, readers lack awareness of revenue challenges

Sun., March 31, 2019

Most Americans think local news media is thriving despite decades of deep cuts to local newsrooms and steep declines in advertising revenue and audience, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center.

News >  Transportation

Spokane drivers: It’s time to prepare for the zipper merge

Sat., March 30, 2019

The city’s first freeway ramp meter will begin operation next month on the northbound U.S. Highway 195 ramp to eastbound I-90.

News >  Business

$6.5 million in telecommunications work to move Catalyst project forward

Sat., March 30, 2019

More permits have been issued for work related to Avista Corp.’s Catalyst project at the south landing of the University District’s pedestrian bridge, according to city data.

News >  Spokane

Catholic Charities to build additional 51 units downtown for homeless

UPDATED: Sat., March 30, 2019

The building 9 E. First Ave. marks the eighth such development by Catholic Charities to help homeless people.

News >  Spokane

Washington Trust to buy downtown Spokane’s Wells Fargo building

UPDATED: Wed., March 27, 2019

The sale isn’t expected to be final until April, and the sale price was not disclosed. The 192,000-square-foot building, which is assessed at $21 million, is owned by Inland Northwest Health Services.

News >  Spokane

Spokane airport executive lobbies Congress for ‘user fee’ increase to $8.50 to finance improvements

UPDATED: Tue., March 26, 2019

The head of Spokane International Airport appealed to a congressional committee Tuesday to allow airports like Spokane’s to raise fees on passengers to fund development projects.

News >  Spokane

New public art sculptures, co-designed by local artist who died in windstorm, installed at Spokane’s Gateway Bridge

UPDATED: Tue., March 26, 2019

Steely and mirror-like, the new sculptures on either side of Spokane’s new pedestrian bridge are, quite literally, places of reflection.

News >  Spokane

Getting There: Artists-in-residence explore what defines Washington transportation

Mon., March 25, 2019

Two artists-in-residence hired by the state aim to bring a creative touch to Washington’s transportation goals, such as alternatives to single-motorist commuting.

News >  Business

The Dirt: State agency office building coming to north Spokane

UPDATED: Mon., March 25, 2019

A $2.5 million building will be constructed in Spokane’s Shiloh Hills neighborhood for the newly created Washington state Department of Children, Youth, and Families, according to city permit data. The 18,800-square-foot office building will fill a vacant, 1.5-acre lot at 6830 N. Nevada St. When complete, the single-story structure will have 78 parking spots.

News >  Business

Flooring company expanding warehouse

Sat., March 23, 2019

Ibex Flooring is adding to its existing warehouse on Martin Street in Spokane’s Bemiss neighborhood, according to permits issued by the city.

News >  Business

Department of Children, Youth, and Families office building coming to north Spokane

Thu., March 21, 2019

A $2.5 million building will be constructed in Spokane’s Shiloh Hills neighborhood for the newly created Washington state Department of Children, Youth, and Families, according to city permit data.

News >  Washington

Neil Gorsuch joins liberals giving Yakama Nation a Supreme Court victory over state of Washington

UPDATED: Thu., March 21, 2019

The Supreme Court sided with the Yakama Nation over Washington state Tuesday, ruling that the

News >  Spokane

Ronald McDonald House expansion a $14.5 million investment in region’s children and families

Wed., March 20, 2019

The Ronald McDonald House construction project at Fifth Avenue and Monroe Street adds 34 rooms and more space to serve the families of children across the Inland Northwest.