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The Dirt: Plans to build multi-family housing submitted to Spokane Valley

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 12, 2023

Permits to build a 12-unit apartment complex have been issued by the City of Spokane Valley. Permits encompass the first of two phases to develop a parcel just south of interstate 90 near Costco Wholesale Corporation and Lowe’s Company Inc.

News >  Spokane

Riverfront Park crowd gathers in solidarity with Israel after ‘unspeakable form of evil’ from Hamas

UPDATED: Mon., Oct. 16, 2023

Over one hundred attendants hugged, prayed and sang at the Rotary Fountain at Riverfront Park Sunday evening.

News >  Business

The Dirt: 259-unit apartments planned for Spokane Valley

Sun., Oct. 8, 2023

Plans have been submitted to the City of Spokane Valley to build a five-story, 259-unit apartment building just north of Interstate 90 near Kohl's department store. 

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News >  Local business

From books to business: StartUp Spokane getting new life under joint library management

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 6, 2023

Originally created by Greater Spokane Inc., StartUp Spokane will now be operated by Spokane Public Library and Spokane County Library District.

News >  Business

The Dirt: French eatery and speakeasy coming near Riverfront Park

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 29, 2023

Lorèn Bistro, a French-inspired restaurant is set to open on October 24, but doors to its underground-secret space will remain under wraps.

News >  Local business

Charley’s Catering closing on Friday after 45 years

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 27, 2023

At Charley's Catering Co. last week, its owner Shirley Williams stood atop a purple stage in the middle of the room directing her team. The women moved quickly as they packed what was left of the business and into cardboard boxes.

News >  Transportation

As housing moratorium comes to end in Latah Valley corridor, neighbors worry area cannot withstand planned growth

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 27, 2023

The Washington state Department of Transportation estimated 3,000 housing units are either in construction or approved for construction by the city in the U.S. 195 corridor, an area that was under a building moratorium just six months ago.

News >  Business

Wood-fire pizzeria and bar to open downtown Spokane

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 21, 2023

A joke about opening up a wood-fire pizzeria is about to become reality as three business owners officially open Thunder Pie Pizza on Saturday, at 818 W. Sprague Ave.

News >  Local business

The Dirt: Bar and bagel shop opening downtown

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 22, 2023

Opening on Monday, a new downtown bagel shop is putting a unique turn on the age-old business model.

News >  Spokane

Building patience: Buying a new home was already getting harder in Spokane County. Then the fires happened.

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 16, 2023

A homebuilding crunch that has persisted for years promises to frustrate first-time homebuyers in Spokane and stymie efforts to quickly rebuild homes in fire-ravaged Medical Lake and northern Spokane County.

News >  Local government

City Council ‘left in the dark’ about dozens of tenants moved to the streets

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 18, 2023

Spokane City Council members were sharply critical of actions this week that forced two dozen people from low-income housing in downtown Spokane amid a festering homelessness problem.

News >  Business

Brewery to open new location in Chronicle Building

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 13, 2023

Contrary to its name, Humble Abode Brewing will open Thursday at one of Spokane’s most recognizable structures – the historic Chronicle Building in downtown Spokane.

News >  Local government

‘Back to where I started’: Dozens of tenants forced out of downtown apartment with little notice after city intervenes over code violations

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 13, 2023

Tenants at the Wall Street Apartments in downtown Spokane, many disabled and poor, are having to move out with only a week’s notice as the city shut the building and boarded up doors and windows over code violations and unsanitary conditions.

News >  Local business

PayneWest Insurance acquired by Fortune 500 firm

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 7, 2023

Effective earlier this week, Fortune 500 company Marsh McLennan Agency finalized its acquisition of PayneWest Insurance.

News >  Business

India lifts tariffs on U.S. apples

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 11, 2023

A trade agreement between U.S. and India took effect Wednesday, priming the return of Washington as a major exporter to the megamarket.

News >  Business

Spokane apparently a Quiznos kind of town

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 6, 2023

A recent survey by the sandwich franchise known for its toasted subs sought to find the best cities to plot their comeback. Spokane overwhelmingly was on top.

News >  Business

Spokane speaker series to highlight local business leaders

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 4, 2023

Spokane Success Stories, an event which highlights prominent local business owners and entrepreneurs, will host a four-night event on Fridays at the Unity Spiritual Center in Spokane.

News >  Local business

Biden weighs in on Spokane’s lowest unemployment on record

Fri., Sept. 1, 2023

Record low unemployment in Spokane garnered the attention of the White House this week.

News >  Business

S3R3 hires new executive director

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 30, 2023

S3R3 Solutions, the public development authority encompassing the West Plains and Spokane International Airport, announced in a Tuesday news release the hiring of Christopher Pengra as executive director.

A&E >  Art

Spokane artist whose passion grew out of traumatic brain injury opening downtown studio: ‘I don’t think I could dream of a better journey’

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 30, 2023

Dylan Lipsker was neither an artist nor interested in art seven years ago. But after a brain injury caused him lasting severe insomnia, he found a new passion and career as one of Spokane’s most promising artists.

News >  Local business

Silverwood unveils new rides and dining planned for $15 million expansion

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 24, 2023

Silverwood Theme Park is pouring $15 million into an expansion of its water park.

News >  Features

Gray fire evacuees reunite with the beloved horse they had to leave behind: ‘All we could do was cry’

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 24, 2023

Burning some 9,500 acres in its first day, the rapid pace of the Gray fire left many with little notice before they had to evacuate.

News >  Spokane

‘I don’t know what we would’ve done’: Animal aid groups help keep pets, livestock safe during Spokane County fires

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 23, 2023

“People just don't want to leave without their animals,” Heather Kitchen, Spokane County emergency management program specialist, said. “We have to have plans for the animals, otherwise people are going to put their lives in jeopardy.”

News >  Local business

Businesses and individual donors can help the Gray fire response; they can also make it worse

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 19, 2023

The Red Cross has organized two of its largest emergency evacuation shelters in recent years after the Gray and Oregon fires broke out Friday in Spokane County. And while hundreds of people displaced by wildfires need help from their community, the organization is encouraging cash donations rather than the donation of goods and offers of hands-on help.

News >  Sci/Tech

Aerospace manufacturing center eyed for Airway Heights

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 18, 2023

Fifty organizations from the Pacific Northwest have banded together in hopes of creating a globally competitive aerospace and aviation manufacturing facility in Airway Heights.