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Work underway on Cheney elementary school expansion

Sat., April 28, 2018

An expansion at Windsor Elementary School west of Spokane has begun, adding new classrooms and multipurpose rooms.

News >  Spokane

On heels of developers’ testimony, commission recommends ending building height restrictions

UPDATED: Fri., April 27, 2018

The deepest pockets and most influential developers in downtown Spokane gave the city’s Plan Commission the hard sell: Lift restrictions on building heights and let the “free market” do its work.

News >  Transportation

Getting There: Spokane is booming. Time to figure out parking.

Mon., April 23, 2018

The last time the city of Spokane did a parking study might as well have been 1,000 years ago. It was 2010. There was no Kendall Yards. There was no South Perry District. We laughed at Seattle for its traffic woes. The economic downturn was still turned way down.

News >  Business

The Dirt: Spokane-based ESD adding on to conference center

Sun., April 22, 2018

Educational Service District 101, one of nine such districts statewide, is adding on to its conference center on South Regal Street.

News >  Spokane

Before the falls: Spokane and the history of river cities

Sun., April 22, 2018

The falls are beautiful, they’re powerful and they’re the reason for the city. Spokane is one of a small number of American cities that have falling water in their hearts, and it’s no accident. The reasons for a city are many, but chief among them is water – for drinking, for transportation, for industry and, most recently, for beauty.

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Spokane-based ESD adding on to conference center

Sat., April 21, 2018

Educational Service District 101, one of nine such districts statewide, is adding on to its conference center on South Regal Street.

News >  Business

WSU students design ‘parklet’ near Garland Sandwich Shoppe

Sat., April 21, 2018

A “parklet” is going in on North Madison Street, in front of the Garland Sandwich Shoppe in north Spokane.

News >  Business

Valley Real Life converting old retail space into church in Otis Orchards

Sat., April 21, 2018

Valley Real Life Ministries is converting old retail space into a church in Otis Orchards.

News >  Spokane

Two historic downtown buildings will soon make way for auto dealer parking

UPDATED: Fri., April 20, 2018

Two historic buildings eligible for protection are being demolished in downtown Spokane and will be replaced by a parking lot for a large auto dealer.

News >  Spokane

Getting There: How an old Spokane wrecking truck ended up in England

Mon., April 16, 2018

How a Spokane-owned, Chevrolet step-side wrecking truck from 1953 marked an era in the business of car wrecking and ended up overseas in Cudworth, England, in the hands of a mechanical engineer hoping to trace the pickup back to its roots.

News >  Spokane

New roundabout and bridge to be built on Trent as part of U-District road project

Wed., April 11, 2018

A new roundabout, followed by a bridge replacement project, will disrupt the commute of about 11,000 drivers daily using Trent Avenue east of downtown during the next year.

News >  Spokane

Housing being built at 29th and Perry on South Hill

UPDATED: Tue., April 10, 2018

Another vacant lot on the South Hill is being developed, this time it’s a parcel where three neighborhoods touch.

News >  Business

Southwest Airlines direct flights from Spokane to San Jose begin

Mon., April 9, 2018

Frequent flyers to San Jose got a leg up this week, with Southwest Airlines beginning its daily, nonstop service between Spokane and the Bay Area city.

News >  Business

Historic Knickerbocker sells for $2.7 million

UPDATED: Mon., April 9, 2018

The historic Knickerbocker Apartments have been sold for $2.7 million.

News >  Business

Condos, offices, fitness businesses planned for proposed downtown Spokane building

Mon., April 9, 2018

A five-story, mixed-use building is planned for a lot adjacent to the old state armory on Second Avenue in downtown Spokane.

News >  Spokane

Getting There: This week, spare a thought for the folks in orange

Mon., April 9, 2018

This week, April 9 to 13, is National Work Zone Safety Week. While motorists should always be extra vigilant when people are near traffic lanes, this week is the time to keep those orange-jacketed men and women in your thoughts, and keep those feet on the brake pedal.

News >  Spokane

Truck meets bridge: The story behind Spokane’s much-scarred overpasses

UPDATED: Sun., April 8, 2018

struggle plays out frequently in downtown Spokane – about once every three months on Stevens Street, in fact. Below that 11-foot-6-inch railway viaduct you can watch the conflict in real time, every time a tall truck gets stuck – or sheared, crunched or otherwise masticated – below the low train bridge.

News >  Business

Condos, offices, fitness businesses planned for proposed downtown Spokane building

Sat., April 7, 2018

A five-story, mixed-use building is planned for a lot adjacent to the old state armory on Second Avenue in downtown Spokane.

News >  Business

Storage facility, convenience store to be built on Mann Center site

Sat., April 7, 2018

A Circle K gas station and $4.3 million storage facility will greet northbound traffic to the Hillyard historic business district on the former site of the Joe E. Mann Center.

News >  Business

Drive-thru coffee chain plans roasting, machine-repair facility

Sat., April 7, 2018

Jacob’s Java has plans to convert an East Sprague Avenue building into a roasting facility and espresso machine-repair facility.

News >  Spokane

Expansion of low-income housing program to help build more homes in Spokane

UPDATED: Wed., April 4, 2018

The recent expansion of a program responsible for financing most of the nation’s affordable housing over the last 30 years will deliver more low-income housing to Spokane, combating a nationwide housing crisis that has reached eastern Washington.

News >  Spokane

Water department work to close section of Regal Street

Tue., April 3, 2018

Head’s up, South Hill commuters. Work by the city water department will close a section of Regal Street this week.

News >  Spokane

Frontier Airlines to resume flights from Spokane airport

UPDATED: Tue., April 3, 2018

After a three-year hiatus, Denver-based Frontier Airlines will resume flights to and from Denver on April 30.

News >  Spokane

New bridge at U-District will likely keep ‘Gateway’ in name

UPDATED: Mon., April 2, 2018

For years, the city has referred to the bridge in Spokane’s University District as the University District Gateway Bridge. After a unanimous vote, the city’s Plan Commission wants the name to remain the same.

News >  Spokane

Getting There: Washington’s loneliest road – from Dusty to Dodge – was one of the state’s first highways

Mon., April 2, 2018

On state Highway 127, between Dusty and Dodge – if you can call them that – a handful of silos punctuate a whole lot of rolling wheat fields. That’s about it. A car may show itself on the 27 miles of pavement, but the odds are low.