City settles with Zehm family, vows to train police and name a pavilion in Zehm's honor

Posted By CHRIS.STEIN at 05:29 PM on Tue, May. 15, 2012
A tentative settlement between the family of Otto Zehm and the City of Spokane will include the naming of a pavilion after Zehm, training to... Read more

MORNING BRIEFING: Snake Bites, French Cohabitation, and the Constitutionality of the Filibuster

Posted By LUKE.BAUMGARTEN at 11:27 AM on Tue, May. 15, 2012
AROUND HERE Strange powdery substance in federal building. Firefighter "'entry team' is examining the substance (KHQ). We're guessing with, like, magnifying glasses or maybe... Read more

The Complete Guide to Volume!

Posted By LEAH.SOTTILE at 12:15 PM on Mon, May. 14, 2012
So you've heard us yakking a lot over the last couple of weeks about our upcoming June 1 festival — Volume. It's our very own... Read more
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Western Gothic

In Lonesome Animals, his debut novel, local schoolteacher and writer Bruce Holbert exposes the destructive power of the Western myth.

E.J. Iannelli
| May 09, 2012

In Lonesome Animals, writer Bruce Holbert exposes the destructive power of the Western myth.

Inside the Female Mind

What Girls gets right about women, and what it doesn't.

Leah Sottile
| May 09, 2012

What HBO's Girls gets right about women, and what it doesn't.

For Your Consideration

Test your looks with the Ugly Meter. Plus, new work by Mars Volta and an investigation of chaos in Congo.

Chris Stein
| May 09, 2012

Test your looks with the Ugly Meter. Plus, new work by Mars Volta and an investigation of chaos in Congo.

Creative Competition

Musicfest Northwest brings young artists out of the practice room, into the spotlight.

Mike Bookey
| May 09, 2012

Musicfest Northwest brings young artists out of the practice room, into the spotlight.

Life During Wartime

Although landlocked, Spokane was a major port during World War II.

Annie Szotkowski
| May 09, 2012

Although landlocked, Spokane was a major port during World War II.

Higher Calling

Being a vegetarian is in now, but Seventh-day Adventists have been meat-free for 100 years.

Leah Sottile
| May 09, 2012

Being a vegetarian is in now, but Seventh-day Adventists have been meat-free for 100 years. Just ask Spokane's ABC Christian Bookstore and Vegetarian Outlet.

Inspired Cuisine

Clover brings home-crafted food and drinks to the Gonzaga neighborhood.

Kirsten Harrington
| May 09, 2012

Spokane cocktail bar and restaurant Clover brings home-crafted food and drinks to the Gonzaga neighborhood.

Update: Dolly's Cafe

A cozy neighborhood diner that keeps on keeping on

Alicia Purvis-Lariviere
| May 09, 2012

Vampire Revisited

Depp and Burton team up to breathe life into a long-forgotten soap opera in Dark Shadows.

Ed Symkus
| May 09, 2012

Johnny Depp and Tim Burton team up to breathe life into a long-forgotten soap opera in Dark Shadows.

Diary of a Slammer

Inside the creation of a film for the 50 Hour Slam

Aaron Fink
| May 09, 2012

Inside the creation of a film for Spokane's 50 Hour Slam

Still Screaming After All These Years

A decade (or so) later, Black Dahlia Murder still wants to bro down.

Kevin Stewart-Panko
| May 09, 2012

A decade (or so) later, Black Dahlia Murder still wants to bro down.

Glory Days

Social Distortion and the Toadies evoke the mood of a different, easier time.

Leah Sottile, Kevin Stewart-Panko
| May 09, 2012

Social Distortion and the Toadies evoke the mood of a different, easier time.

SPECIAL COVERAGE

Best of 2012

Cheap Eats 2012

Nightlife 2012

Human Race

The Injustice Project

Summer Camps 2012 (1 of 4)

Residential camps and day camps.

Jordy Byrd
| May 09, 2012

Summer Camps 2012 (2 of 4)

Special-needs, education and creative arts camps

Jordy Byrd
| May 09, 2012

Summer Camps 2012 (3 of 4)

Camps for music, theater, dance/cheer, basketball, softball, baseball, football, and soccer.

Jordy Byrd
| May 09, 2012

Summer Camps 2012 (4 of 4)

Camps for volleyball, gymnastic, tennis, swimming and other sports

Jordy Byrd
| May 09, 2012

The Last of the Merchants

Five small businesses that just won't quit

Chris Stein
| May 09, 2012

Funsational, Cruz Custom Boots, Lake City Barbershop, Arts and Crafts Book Manufacturing, Defensive Edge: Five Spokane-area businesses that just won't quit

Moving Targets

The battle to educate kids who bounce from school to school.

Daniel Walters
| May 09, 2012

School mobility, or the battle to educate kids who bounce from Spokane school to Spokane school.

Taking Issue

Citizens try to reverse changes to the citizen initiative process. Plus, a dropout warning system.

Chris Stein, Daniel Walters, Joe O'Sullivan
| May 09, 2012

Fighting Back íeuro;ší‚  Ian Moody didn’t like the Spokane City Council’s recent decision to change the city’s citizen-led initiative and referendum process. So Moody decided t

Jail Bait

Three GOP candidates, one crowded jail. What to do?

Joe O'Sullivan
| May 09, 2012

Sheriff candidates Keith Hutcheson, Ben Wolfinger and John Green on the Kootenai County jail

Wide Open

Can Democrats live up to Sen. Lisa Brown’s legacy?

Joe O'Sullivan
| May 09, 2012

Can Spokane Democrats live up to Sen. Lisa Brown’s legacy?

Abortion Crusaders

Can a Chattaroy couple really overturn Roe v. Wade?

Chris Stein
| May 09, 2012

Can Chattaroy couple Larry and Ginny Cronin really overturn the Roe v. Wade abortion decision?

Trail Mix

Lisa Brown's departure has created a political domino effect

Ted S. McGregor Jr.
| May 09, 2012

Lisa Brown's departure has created a political domino effect

Rehab Candidate

America's fallen and it won't get up without enacting five surgical reforms.

George Nethercutt
| May 09, 2012

America's fallen and it won't get up without enacting five surgical reforms.

'An Unusual Case'

The complicated testimony of Grant Fredericks, and how it may bring down the conviction of Karl Thompson.

Chris Stein
| May 02, 2012

The complicated testimony of Grant Fredericks, and how it may bring down the conviction of Karl Thompson.

A Little Help from Friends?

Why the U.S. Border Patrol is responding to local 911 calls.

Joe O'Sullivan
| May 02, 2012

Why the U.S. Border Patrol is responding to Spokane Police Department 911 calls.

The Last of the Herd

Idaho's fight over endangered caribou, property rights and the role of federal government.

Joe O'Sullivan
| Apr 25, 2012

Idaho's fight over endangered caribou, property rights and the role of federal government.

Gag Reflexes

The City of Spokane's handling of a golf-course accident raises more questions about how it responds to lawsuits.

Daniel Walters
| Apr 25, 2012

Stan Peterson is suing the City of Spokane for an injury he incurred on a municipal golf course in 2007. The case, involving missing evidence and a rare gag order, raises questions about the city's risk-management policies.

 
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