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Avista’s installation of new meters continues in Spokane

Tue., Aug. 27, 2019

Avista Corp. is continuing to install smart meters across its service area, with residents on Spokane’s South Hill the latest recipients of the advanced metering technology.

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Getting There: Maze of North Side street closures eases a bit

Mon., Aug. 26, 2019

Commuters in north Spokane have seen some major roadways choked by work this summer. From A Street to Strong Road, the patchwork of pavement-mending has a made a maze for motorists.

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The Dirt: South Hill to gain 12-unit apartment complex

Sun., Aug. 25, 2019

County commissioners voted unanimously to remove a 450-acre site from a designated no-shooting area west of Fairchild Air Force Base and bounded by McFarlane Road to the north and Thorpe Road to the south.

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Annual rate adjustment would raise natural gas rates 5% for Avista customers in Idaho

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 23, 2019

Avista Corp. has requested an annual rate adjustment in Idaho, which if approved by the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, would increase natural gas revenues by $3.3 million.

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48-unit housing complex to be built in Hillyard

Fri., Aug. 23, 2019

The project at 2830 E. Francis Ave. will include a three-story main building and five two-story duplexes. In all, there will be 25 two-bedroom units and 23 three-bedroom units. It will primarily be aimed at the workforce population earning less than 60 percent of the area’s median income.

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South Hill to gain 12-unit apartment complex

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 23, 2019

Thirty First Place Apartments, 2772 E. 31st Ave., will occupy a half-acre lot just west of Regal Street that is currently vacant. The project is valued at $1.3 million.

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Spokane Community College parking lot expansion to add 400 spaces

Fri., Aug. 23, 2019

Spokane Community College is spending $706,450 to expand an existing parking lot due east of the Walter S. Johnson Sports Center, according to city permit data.

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Crowd pushes back against Avista proposal for new park and road closure

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 22, 2019

Avista’s plan to permanently close a section of Upriver Drive to build a park met with stiff headwinds Wednesday evening, as most speakers at a meeting of more than 100 people voiced concerns about traffic congestion and a growing and disruptive homeless population in the area.

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Getting There: The how of ‘the Y’

Mon., Aug. 19, 2019

It may be the most distinctive intersection in Spokane’s highway system. Now in the midst of repaving and surrounded by commercial development, the intersection of U.S. Highway 2 and 395 was originally conceived as a scenic thruway from Spokane to Newport.

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How one Spokane couple desegregated the Pantages chain of vaudeville theaters

Sun., Aug. 18, 2019

On Sept. 15, 1918, Samuel Moore and his girlfriend Sadie Miller attempted to attend a vaudeville performance at Spokane’s Pantages Theatre. An usher told them that because they were black, they had to sit at the back of the theater.

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‘Blockhouse’ residential development planned in South Perry district

Sun., Aug. 18, 2019

A 14-unit “blockhouse” development on a half-acre of land behind South Perry Pizza and Perry Street Brewing in the East Central neighborhood has been issued permits to begin construction.

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$5.8 million ministorage development planned for West Plains

Fri., Aug. 16, 2019

Self Storage of Spokane in Airway Heights will have 14 pre-engineered metal storage facilities, a two-story office and a 32,000-square-foot RV canopy for storage of the vehicles. The project is valued at $5.8 million.

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‘Blockhouse’ residential development planned in South Perry district

Fri., Aug. 16, 2019

A 14-unit “blockhouse” development on a half-acre of land behind South Perry Pizza and Perry Street Brewing in the East Central neighborhood has been issued permits to begin construction.

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Alaska Airlines to offer direct flights from Spokane to Everett

Wed., Aug. 14, 2019

The current schedule lists two daily flights. A flight from Spokane will leave at 7:40 a.m. and arrive in Everett at 8:55 a.m. A return flight will leave Everett at 7:55 p.m. and arrive in Spokane at 9:10 p.m.

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New park with Spokane River access near Mission Avenue floated by Avista; proposal would close part of Upriver Drive

Tue., Aug. 13, 2019

Upriver Drive north of Mission Avenue in Spokane would be permanently closed and replaced by a half-mile long park with access to the Spokane River, under a proposal by Avista Corp.

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City of Spokane considers $106,000 investment to help build 6-story apartment building downtown

Mon., Aug. 12, 2019

The project would replace a small drive-through bank building at the corner of Riverside Avenue and Browne Street with a six-story building. The cash that would come from the city would be in addition to potentially more than $1 million in incentive programs designed to spur multi-family units and development of downtown property.

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Getting There: The new ways of Wall Street

Mon., Aug. 12, 2019

Crews tore out two concrete planters on the pedestrian-only Wall Street downtown last week, work that is making way for the Central City Line. The planters, popular spots for languorous smokers, were built decades ago in preparation for a trolley system that never materialized.

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The Dirt: Work begins on former Milford’s Fish House transformation into Irish pub, restaurant

Sun., Aug. 11, 2019

When complete, the building at the intersection of Monroe and Broadway Avenue will house Shawn O’Donnell’s American Grill and Irish Pub, an Everett-based, family-owned restaurant chain that has locations in Everett and Seattle.

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Apple Store renovation to include video wall

Fri., Aug. 9, 2019

Downtown Spokane’s Apple Store is installing a $500,000 video wall monitor, according to permits issued by the city.

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Work begins on former Milford’s Fish House transformation into Irish pub, restaurant

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 9, 2019

When complete, the building at the intersection of Monroe and Broadway Avenue will house Shawn O’Donnell’s American Grill and Irish Pub, an Everett-based, family-owned restaurant chain that has locations in Everett and Seattle.

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Hamilton on ramp opens to Interstate 90

Thu., Aug. 8, 2019

At long last, the Hamilton Street on ramp to westbound Interstate 90 is reopening. For good, and ready for this morning’s commute.

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Avista second-quarter earnings remain consistent

Wed., Aug. 7, 2019

Avista Corp. held steady in its second-quarter earnings report Wednesday, with income of $25.3 million, or 38 cents per share.

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Sears at NorthTown Mall to close by late October

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 7, 2019

The location is the only one that will be shuttered in Washington state in this latest round of closures but is among 26 Sears and Kmart stores nationwide that will shut their doors, liquidate product and lay off employees.

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Rehabilitated or demolished? Chancery emptied of tenants; future uncertain

Wed., Aug. 7, 2019

A historic building that housed the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane for decades is being emptied of its tenants, but its future is unknown.

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Getting There: No chalk on the tires in Spokane’s parking enforcement

Mon., Aug. 5, 2019

Federal appellate courts ruled “chalking” tires, a method of determining whether a parker has remained at a space for too long, was unconstitutional. But Spokane ceased the practice downtown at least five years ago.