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News >  Spokane

$5M gift gets EWU off to a strong start in Roos Field renovation plan

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 20, 2019

The largest individual donation in Eastern Washington University history has given an early boost to the university’s ambitious plan to raise $25 million for renovations of Roos Field.

News >  Spokane

Temporary bike lane to connect university pedestrian bridge with greenway project

Tue., Sept. 17, 2019

A temporary protected bicycle lane will be installed on Spokane Falls Boulevard in the University District, connecting the city’s new bicycle and pedestrian bridge to the incomplete Cincinnati Greenway.

News >  Spokane

Road crews begin sealing work on area roads

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 16, 2019

The micro-surfacing of Spokane’s roads begins in a major way this week.

News >  Spokane

Getting There: Riders, meet your new bus line: the crosstown Route 4

Mon., Sept. 16, 2019

Route 4 doesn’t sound like much. It doesn’t have the historic ring of Route 66, or the descriptive and alliterative nature of the Central City Line. But Route 4 is a sign of things to come in Spokane.

News >  Business

The Dirt: Work to prepare Ridpath Hotel condos continues

Sun., Sept. 15, 2019

The 12th and 13th floors of the building have long been considered for privately owned condos, but only recently did permits get issued for the 12th floor, which will have 14 units and see nearly $500,000 in renovation work.

News >  Business

Work to prepare Ridpath Hotel condos continues

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 14, 2019

The 12th and 13th floors of the building have long been considered for privately owned condos, but only recently did permits get issued for the 12th floor, which will have 14 units and see nearly $500,000 in renovation work.

News >  Business

Washington attorney general, regulators demand Avista refund customers more than $41 million

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 13, 2019

In written testimony filed Friday with the state Utilities and Transportation Commission, Ferguson argued that Avista should refund customers for overcharges between January 2016 and April 2018, and urged the commission, which sets rates for the state’s energy companies, to force the refund.

News >  Business

Small duplex development coming to East Central neighborhood

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 13, 2019

The $250,000 project at 1924 E. First Ave. will bring two, two-bedroom units to Spokane’s East Central neighborhood, replacing a home that was demolished in 2010.

News >  Spokane

City making changes to program that ties property development to traffic costs

Fri., Sept. 13, 2019

The city of Spokane is updating its transportation impact fee program, the city initiative that ties land use decisions to transportation.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Accused ringleader in insurance fraud case that involved Ron Wells has gone missing, forcing delay in trial

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 11, 2019

William Mize, the alleged ringleader of a federal insurance fraud conspiracy case involving 22 defendants including prominent Spokane developer Ron Wells, is a fugitive.

News >  Spokane

Getting There: Downtowns become stronger by shedding bad habits, author says

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 9, 2019

The advent of the automobile may have hollowed out downtowns, but the author of “Strong Towns” says it is possible to reclaim a city if it is willing to give up some short-term economic benefits, such as parking lots.

News >  Business

The Dirt: Spokane’s Shiloh Hills neighborhood to gain office, warehouse complex

Sun., Sept. 8, 2019

A large office and warehouse complex in Spokane’s Shiloh Hills neighborhood has been issued building permits by the city of Spokane.

News >  Spokane

Spokane was a city built for cycling … and then the automobile arrived

Sat., Sept. 7, 2019

In the 1890s, Spokane built a network of bicycle paths as popularity of cycling soared.

News >  Business

100-space parking lot planned near Windsor Plaza

Fri., Sept. 6, 2019

A half-million-dollar parking lot is being built between the Sunset Highway and U.S Highway 2 on the west end of Spokane, according to permits issued by the city. The parking lot will deliver nearly 100 parking stalls and develop vacant land due west of the Windsor Plaza, an office building that houses Alliant Insurance Services Inc.

News >  Spokane

Spokane’s Shiloh Hills neighborhood to gain office, warehouse complex

Fri., Sept. 6, 2019

A large office and warehouse complex in Spokane’s Shiloh Hills neighborhood has been issued building permits by the city of Spokane.

News >  Business

Catalyst rising: Cross-laminated timber structure takes shape in U-District

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 9, 2019

Work on the Catalyst campus at the south landing of the University District Gateway Bridge has moved quickly, and the two buildings under construction are on pace to be complete early next year.

News >  Spokane

New solution proposed for bus complaints on East Sprague

Wed., Sept. 4, 2019

Nearly five months after the Spokane Transit Authority rebuffed Spokane Mayor David Condon’s request to move bus stops on East Sprague Avenue, the City Council will consider using technology to prevent cars from backing up behind buses in intersections.

Opinion >  Column

Getting there: Autonomous bus could come to Riverfront Park

Mon., Sept. 2, 2019

A slow-moving, boxy, autonomous bus may soon ply the Howard Street Promenade in Spokane’s Riverfront Park, if city officials get their way.

News >  Spokane

Developer Rob Brewster returned to Spokane to rebuild his reputation, but now those efforts appear largely stalled

Sun., Sept. 1, 2019

With bills unpaid, utilities shut off and the passage of at least six months since any permits have been issued, Rob Brewster said he hasn’t over-promised or under-delivered on a series of high-profile projects that were to be a vindication of sorts for the developer, who fell from grace as Spokane’s wunderkind developer in 2013, after he filed for bankruptcy protection and moved to Seattle.

News >  Business

The Dirt: Apartment complex proposed along Doomsday Hill

Sun., Sept. 1, 2019

A 16-unit apartment complex may be built in Spokane’s West Central neighborhood at the top of Doomsday Hill, according to documents filed with the city.

News >  Spokane

Work on Central City Line infrastructure progresses

Sat., Aug. 31, 2019

Spokane’s first bus rapid transit line is still two or three years away but work to prepare the city for its arrival continues, most recently at the downtown transit plaza.

News >  Business

Riverview Retirement to add duplex at Upriver Drive campus

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 30, 2019

Riverview Retirement Community is adding a 10-bedroom duplex to its campus on Upriver Drive in Spokane, according to permits issued by the city.

News >  Business

Apartment complex proposed along Doomsday Hill

Fri., Aug. 30, 2019

A 16-unit apartment complex may be built in Spokane’s West Central neighborhood at the top of Doomsday Hill, according to documents filed with the city.

News >  Spokane

‘Curing Spokane’ advocates selling STA downtown plaza and putting a bus station underground

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 30, 2019

The video suggests Spokane Transit Authority’s downtown bus plaza is a magnet for criminal activity.

News >  Business

Alaska Airlines to begin direct flights next year from Spokane to Los Angeles, San Francisco

Wed., Aug. 28, 2019

Alaska Airlines will fly direct from Spokane to Los Angeles and San Francisco beginning early next year, the Seattle-based airline has announced.