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Avista requests Idaho rate adjustments that would lead to slight decrease in electric bills

UPDATED: Wed., July 31, 2019

If both rate adjustments are approved, the average residential electric customers in Idaho will see their monthly bills decrease from $82.57 to $82.12 – or about 45 cents a month

News >  Spokane

Getting There: Country Homes was a ‘route through empty fields,’ now it’s major thoroughfare being repaired

Mon., July 29, 2019

Five weeks of construction begins today on Country Homes, a boulevard born from legislation and condemnation.

News >  Spokane

South Hill development plans include retail, apartments, Southeast Sports Complex upgrades

UPDATED: Mon., July 29, 2019

A plot of land known as the KXLY site is slated is slated to be turned into apartments, retail shopping, parking lots and soccer field improvements with a few years.

News >  Business

The Dirt: Couple continues rehab of Aberdeen Hotel

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 30, 2019

The top floor of the 121-year-old Hotel Aberdeen building in downtown Spokane is being renovated into three apartments, according to permits issued by the city.

News >  Business

Couple continues rehab of Aberdeen Hotel

Sat., July 27, 2019

The top floor of the 121-year-old Hotel Aberdeen building in downtown Spokane is being renovated into three apartments, according to permits issued by the city.

News >  Business

Cross-laminated timber maker Katerra moving offices to Wonder Building

Sat., July 27, 2019

Katerra is moving its Spokane area office to the Wonder Building on the north bank of the Spokane River downtown, according to city permit data.

News >  Spokane

Price tag for STA’s Central City Line bus project inflates to $92.2 million

Fri., July 26, 2019

Spokane Transit Authority’s Central City Line project has been delayed a year, and its price tag has increased by $20 million.

News >  Spokane

Consultant hired to improve downtown parking, recommends more flexibility, consistency

UPDATED: Wed., July 24, 2019

Good news: you probably won’t circle the block so long looking for an open parking spot in downtown Spokane. Bad news: it’ll probably cost you more.

News >  Spokane

Developer seeks to alter Spokane Valley’s planned Barker roundabout

UPDATED: Wed., July 24, 2019

A Spokane Valley developer is pushing against plans to build a $25 million roundabout where Barker Road, Trent Avenue and Wellesley Avenue intersect. But those planning and funding the project say the developer’s request for changes are impractical, at least for now.

News >  Spokane

Getting There: Bikeways are coming to East Sprague

Mon., July 22, 2019

What started as an idea from a former Spokane City Council member, and turned into a war of words between the state Senate majority leader and the mayor, is inching toward reality. East Sprague bikeways are coming.

News >  Spokane

Glenrose residents move closer to taking legal action to stop sports-complex plan

Sun., July 21, 2019

In a recent letter, a lawyer for the Glenrose Association asserted that the Spokane Youth Sports Association’s proposal to develop 20 acres of agricultural land has progressed erroneously and, potentially, unlawfully.

News >  Business

Nearly 50-year-old fast food building demolished to make way for Domino’s Pizza

Sun., July 21, 2019

A 49-year-old fast food restaurant building was demolished this week to make way for a two-story building occupied by Domino’s Pizza.

News >  Business

Second Harvest Food Bank expanding

Sun., July 21, 2019

Second Harvest Food Bank is expanding, with the renovation of a building for its Wolff Family Child Hunger Solution Center.

News >  Spokane

Plan to add 415 homes in southwest Spokane raises capacity concerns

Fri., July 19, 2019

A proposal to build 415 homes on undeveloped, forested land in southwest Spokane is making its way through City Hall – and raising concerns about increased traffic – as the developer seeks permission to divide 83 acres of land into a suburban neighborhood.

News >  Spokane

City adds a flashing warning sign for truck drivers with tall trucks and short attention spans

UPDATED: Tue., July 16, 2019

Short of lowering the road or raising the railroad bridge, there’s only so much Spokane can do for inattentive motorists on Stevens Street.

News >  Spokane

Getting There: Spokane mayoral hopefuls take stands on 12 transportation issues

Mon., July 15, 2019

The five candidates for Spokane mayor talk road diets, public transportation, bike lanes and whether bringing Lime scooters to the streets (and sidewalks) of Spokane was a good idea.

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The Dirt:

Sun., July 14, 2019

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News >  Spokane

$2.1M in work will expand, renovate East Central Community Center

Sat., July 13, 2019

More than $2.1 million in new construction and renovation is coming to the East Central Community Center in Spokane, according to permits issued by the city.

News >  Spokane

STA board members clash over effort to research low-income transit pass

UPDATED: Wed., July 10, 2019

An effort to research the creation of a local transit pass for low-income people hit stiff resistance — but overcame it, at least for the time-being — at the most recent Spokane Transit Authority board meeting.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Downtown Spokane Partnership will pay businesses for projects that deter crime and nuisances

Tue., July 9, 2019

The Downtown Spokane Partnership will offer up to $2,500 in matching rebates for property owners who make changes to their building’s exterior such as security cameras and blocking hidden spaces.

News >  Spokane

Construction of ‘Michigan lefts’ on U.S. 195 in Spokane suspended until new lights arrive

Tue., July 9, 2019

Work to increase safety on U.S. Highway 195 in Hangman Valley by adding “J-turns” has been suspended while the roadway lighting is manufactured and delivered, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.

News >  Spokane

Getting There: Solving Regal Street’s problems would require digging deeper than the pavement

Mon., July 8, 2019

Regal Street has gotten the royal treatment lately, but the road’s issues go deeper than its pavement.

News >  Business

The Dirt: Owner preparing Scofflaw’s Books, a bar in the speak-easy style, coming to downtown Spokane

UPDATED: Tue., July 16, 2019

Bryan Harkey plans to open the bar Scofflaw’s Books in the American Legion Building in downtown Spokane in August.

News >  Spokane

Panes-taking process: Long-neglected Otis Hotel’s windows restored

Sat., July 6, 2019

Installed in 1911, the grid-patterned, pink-hued glass in the Otis Hotel was uncovered by workers on the building’s restoration project under eight layers of facade. Now Alex Brannin is giving it new life.

News >  Spokane

Gas station, convenience store to fill Aces Casino site

UPDATED: Sat., July 6, 2019

The former Aces Casino building on Division Street and Francis Avenue in north Spokane has been demolished to make way for a Circle K gas station, car wash and convenience store, according to permits filed with the city.