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Getting There: Snags emerge in downtown’s east end development

Mon., May 21, 2018

With yet another delay in the trial between the city and the owner of Brown Building Materials over the city’s push to condemn a piece of Brown’s land and take it through eminent domain, the city will most likely build a temporary bypass around Brown’s building and parking lot.

News >  Business

New BBQ restaurant coming to downtown

Sun., May 20, 2018

According to permits filed with the city, Austin Live Fire BBQ will open in the renovated block of historic buildings between Washington and Stevens streets, at 421 W. Main.

News >  Business

Union Tavern to open in August on East Sprague

Sat., May 19, 2018

The Union Tavern on East Sprague Avenue

News >  Business

New BBQ restaurant coming to downtown

Sat., May 19, 2018

According to permits filed with the city, Austin Live Fire BBQ will open in the renovated block of historic buildings between Washington and Stevens streets, at 421 W. Main.

News >  Spokane

Old City Hall purchased for $5.25 million

UPDATED: Thu., May 17, 2018

The old City Hall building in downtown Spokane has been sold for $5.25 million to a pair of investors who attended Gonzaga Law School together.

News >  Transportation

Getting There: Spokane’s bike scene still has a ways to ride

Mon., May 14, 2018

Not to put too fine a point on it, but the bikeways in Spokane need to level up.

News >  Business

The Dirt: Sports complex to fill Spokane Valley storage facility

UPDATED: Mon., May 14, 2018

A Spokane Valley storage facility at 5204 E. Broadway Ave. will be transformed into a multipurpose sports complex, according to permits filed May 2 with the city.

News >  Spokane

Whitworth Water District No. 2 plans new administration building

UPDATED: Mon., May 14, 2018

Whitworth Water District No. 2 is building a $4.3 million administrative building north of Spokane on U.S. Highway 2 near the fire station in Mead, according to county permit data.

News >  Spokane

Get free coffee, pizza and swag during Spokane’s Bike to Work Week

Fri., May 11, 2018

Start with the pancakes and end with a beer. That’s right, Monday starts Bike to Work week.

News >  Spokane

$2.6 million apartment complex latest development in Spokane’s Perry district

UPDATED: Mon., May 14, 2018

The scramble to fill the vacant lots in Spokane’s South Perry District continues, with a three-story, 15-unit apartment complex coming to South Scott Street.

News >  Military

Greater Spokane Incorporated honored for supporting Fairchild Air Force Base

UPDATED: Mon., May 7, 2018

Greater Spokane Incorporated has won the 2017 Abilene Trophy, an annual award recognizing a community that is most supportive of its local Air Force base.

News >  Transportation

Getting There: Though long past its heyday, the Felts Field ‘aeroport’ still serves its city’s planes

Mon., May 7, 2018

Just a few years after it was named Felts Field, Spokane’s first municipal airport was bragging about its great and swift business.

News >  Spokane

The Dirt: Cooper-George reopened in downtown Spokane after renovation

Sun., May 6, 2018

People are moving into the Cooper-George Apartments just south of downtown Spokane following a multimillion-dollar renovation to the mid century high-rise.

News >  Spokane

The Dirt: East Sprague retail and apartment complex planned near new University District Gateway Bridge

Sun., May 6, 2018

A $1.4 million mixed-use project is in the works at the south landing of the University District Gateway Bridge on East Sprague Avenue.

News >  Spokane

The Dirt: Spokane Valley warehouse under construction by Garco

Sun., May 6, 2018

A 112,000-square-foot warehouse is being built in the Spokane Valley near the Spokane Business and Industrial Park on Sullivan Road.

News >  Religion

Sisters of Bloomsday: Nuns, once regulars at the race, reflect on changes facing their order

UPDATED: Sun., May 6, 2018

For Bloomsdays untold, the 50,000 or so runners on May’s first Sunday were cheered on by nuns near the bottom of Doomsday Hill and spooked by the vulture at the top.

News >  Spokane

Neighborhood cafe in Perry District clears hurdle

UPDATED: Wed., May 2, 2018

Vessel Roasters’ effort to return the building to commercial use cleared a procedural hurdle this week when the city’s hearing examiner, Brian McGinn,

News >  Business

State approves funding for new Father Bach Haven structures in downtown Spokane

UPDATED: Mon., April 30, 2018

Nearly 1,000 affordable units were awarded state funding this week, with almost a quarter of them in the Spokane area.

News >  Transportation

Getting There: Imagining the highways and byways of tomorrow

Mon., April 30, 2018

The future is connected.

News >  Business

East Sprague restaurant Vien Dong prepares new home

Sun., April 29, 2018

Vien Dong, a well-known Vietnamese restaurant that has long been located on East Sprague Avenue, closed its doors this month and is moving to a new location.

News >  Business

Assessed value and your tax bill: Government spending has greatest impact on how much you pay

Sun., April 29, 2018

Property taxes and the tortured terminology surrounding them leave many homeowners confused. In the end, though, it’s pretty simple.

News >  Business

Realtors say Zillow, other websites are inaccurate and confusing but lead buyers to those in the know

UPDATED: Mon., April 30, 2018

Zillow is a useful, if imperfect, tool for home hunters. But real estate agents aren’t really happy about its dominance, even if they recognize the role Zillow and other online real estate sites play in home buying.

News >  Business

Avista building corporate plane hangar at Spokane International Airport

Sat., April 28, 2018

Avista is building a $1.6 million private corporate hangar at the Spokane International Airport, according to permits issued by the city of Spokane.

News >  Business

East Sprague restaurant Vien Dong prepares new home

Sat., April 28, 2018

Vien Dong, a well-known Vietnamese restaurant that has long been located on East Sprague Avenue, closed its doors this month and is moving to a new location.

News >  Business

Apple Valley Dental to build office on North Division in Spokane

Sat., April 28, 2018

Apple Valley Dental is building a new dental office on North Division Street in Spokane. The project, valued at $1.1 million in city permits, will occupy a vacant lot at 2121 N. Division St. in the southwest corner of Division’s intersection with and Canfield Avenue.