Stories by Nicholas Deshais for the Spokesman-Review

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Steel tariffs force delay in completing U District pedestrian bridge

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 31, 2018

Work has stopped on the pedestrian bridge in Spokane’s University District, and its anticipated opening date in September has been pushed back more than two months, to late November.

News > Transportation

Downhill trend: Spokane plunges in AllState driver rankings

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 30, 2018

As Americans prepare for what may be the last great road trip of the 2018 summer this Labor Day weekend, Allstate released its annual “America’s Best Drivers Report,” which details just how good – or bad – American motorists are. Spokane’s drivers aren’t that great, and they’re getting worse.

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Getting There: Say Hello to the new Foley Highway

Mon., Aug. 27, 2018

Today, it’s no longer U.S. Highway 395. From now on, we’ll call it the Foley Highway.

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The Dirt: Memory care facility coming to Spokane’s Southgate neighborhood

Sun., Aug. 26, 2018

A nearly 40,000-square-foot memory care facility will be built in Spokane’s Southgate neighborhood, according to permits issued by the city.

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Memory care facility coming to Spokane’s Southgate neighborhood

Sat., Aug. 25, 2018

A nearly 40,000-square-foot memory care facility will be built in Spokane’s Southgate neighborhood, according to permits issued by the city.

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Restaurant, pub envisioned for old schoolhouse in Vinegar Flats

Sat., Aug. 25, 2018

The historic Lowell School, 2225 S. Inland Empire Way, hasn’t welcomed students since 1954, but it remains a landmark in the Vinegar Flats part of town in the Latah-Hangman neighborhood.

News > Spokane

50 years on, remembering Spokane’s Natatorium Park

Sat., Aug. 25, 2018

This year marks the 50th anniversary since the Natatorium Park closed. Few alive today would remember the park in its glory days – but the ghost of a memory remains, in photos, archives and anecdotes.

News > Transportation

Public can weigh in on North Spokane Corridor ‘placemaking’

Thu., Aug. 23, 2018

The Washington State Department of Transportation has some ideas on dressing up the North Spokane Corridor. And it wants to hear from as many people as possible about the “placemaking” near the long-awaited north-south freeway.

News > Spokane

Business owner says she ‘feels targeted’ by Catholic Charities

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 22, 2018

The owner of a salon near the House of Charity homeless shelter in Spokane said she feels targeted by Catholic Charities, the organization that operates the shelter.

News > Spokane

Catholic Charities refutes claims of lawlessness and building a ‘small army’ of homeless people

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 22, 2018

Catholic Charities, which runs the city’s largest homeless shelter and has built hundreds of permanent homes for chronically homeless people, aggressively pushed back against what it deemed “some very serious misstatements that have been floating around in the community.”

News > Spokane

Spokane’s air quality: You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers

Tue., Aug. 21, 2018

The hazy days of August have become yet another season in Spokane. That time of year when the skyline is sepia-toned, when you wonder if that run is worth the hacking cough, or if the siren call of the lake is stronger than your desire to check the current air quality website every 15 minutes.

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Bike-share initiative set to splash some green across Spokane

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 20, 2018

The pilot project will be done exclusively with Lime, a Silicon Valley-based bicycle and scooter sharing company. Some of the bikes and all of the scooters will be electric, giving a boost to riders.

News > Spokane

Getting There: Smoke plagues our air today. A quarter-century ago, it was dust.

Mon., Aug. 20, 2018

While our vehicles collectively remain the largest source of air pollution and greenhouse gases in Washington state, 25 years ago the problem wasn’t the tinder in our forests or the fumes from our exhaust pipes.

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Former Eagles Temple downtown to offer 21 residences, retail

Sat., Aug. 18, 2018

Susannah Stoltz, the building’s owner and developer, said many historic elements will be preserved as she renovates its interior to include “premium spaces.”

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Downtown office building near county government campus purchased

Sat., Aug. 18, 2018

The Monroe Court building, 901 N. Monroe St., has been sold to an unidentified buyer.

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Former Eagles Temple downtown to offer 21 residences, retail

Sat., Aug. 18, 2018

Susannah Stoltz, the building’s owner and developer, said many historic elements will be preserved as she renovates its interior to include “premium spaces.”

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Twelve-cottage development underway in Shiloh Hills neighborhood

Sat., Aug. 18, 2018

A block of 12 cottages is being developed in the Shiloh Hills neighborhood in northeast Spokane.

News > Spokane

STA investigation finds no racism by human resources director

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 15, 2018

An investigation done for the Spokane Transit Authority determined that allegations the agency’s human resources director made racist comments on social media were unfounded.

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Start date set for Lime bikeshare program in Spokane

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 16, 2018

If you see 200 lime green bikes and 100 similarly hued scooters suddenly appear on the streets of downtown Spokane, don’t be alarmed. It’s just a sign that 21st century bikesharing has arrived in the Lilac City.

News > Transportation

Getting There: Driverless technology is closer than you might think

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 14, 2018

Driverless technology is already here. The first sector to really use it is the shipping industry, with its American fleet of two million tractor-trailers.

News > Spokane

Housing market gone bonkers leads to leaps in Spokane County assessments

Sun., Aug. 12, 2018

Leaps in property assessments will lead to higher taxes in some cases, but it’s not an easy calculation.

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At groundbreaking, officials say Catalyst Building will be smartest ever built

Thu., Aug. 9, 2018

The official groundbreaking ceremony for Avista’s five story, 150,000-square-foot “Catalyst” building took place Wednesday morning, with declarations that the project will be the “envy of the nation” and the “smartest building ever built.”