He did a Joseph Conrad; now he’s done an Elmore Leonard. Denis Johnson — the North Idaho author who will appear Tuesday night at Gonzaga — has followed up his Big Important Vietnam Novel of two years ago (Tree of Smoke, 700 long pages, geographically and chronologically sprawling, National Book Award winner and Pulitzer finalist) with this year’s crime-genre caper
He did a Joseph Conrad; now he’s done an Elmore Leonard. Denis Johnson — the North Idaho author who will appear Tuesday night at Gonzaga — has followed up his Big Important Vietnam Novel of two years ago (Tree of Smoke, 700 long pages, geographically and chronologically sprawling, National Book Award winner and Pulitzer finalist) with this year’s crime-genre caper
Tour des Lacs • March 19-20 (preliminary rounds); leaves at 6:30 am or 7:30 am (depending on route) • Spokane Red Lion River Inn • 700 N. Division • Price: $86 (without cruise), $109 (with cruise), adults; $35 (without cruise), $55 (with cruise), kids • Visit: roundandround.
Hailed as a “wonder material” that could replace plastics, silicon and synthetic diamonds, the scientific community has gone bonkers for graphene, an incredibly light and strong carbon-bas
Hailed as a “wonder material” that could replace plastics, silicon and synthetic diamonds, the scientific community has gone bonkers for graphene, an incredibly light and strong carbon-bas
Rob Mackdonald exhales slowly, a cloud of thick smoke unfurling as he passes the hose to his right. Next to him, a friend blows smoke rings into the heavy air, each hazy circle dissolving as it falls
For a family looking to get government help, the application process isn’t exactly painless. First come the forms to prove need; then a deluge of questions. Among them for applicants for Tempora
Half a century ago, a season that should have been one of the most memorable in Spokane sports history came and went with little fanfare, but not without changing one little boy’s life forever.
We all agree that Spokane’s inferiority complex is not worth talking about any longer. Because at this point, thinking about anywhere but here is just spinning our wheels. Of all the grea
The Ridpath Hotel may have a few new interested parties: The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. One local businessman confirmed that he had been approached by both agencies and questioned about GREG JEFFREYS, the controversial owner of several pieces of the hotel.
The new one is smart and funny and action-packed, and it’s bigger and better and sleeker. And Downey does it again, this time ramping up Stark’s arrogant wisecracking, telling anyone who’ll listen (mostly women) that, via the creation of his powerful Iron Man suit, he’s brought years of uninterrupted peace to the world.
Through Feb. 6, Spokane Civic Theatre is presenting Curtains,.
anything, he explains, can exist in a small space, grow fast and provide food (eggs, meat) and fertilizer. They are the centerpiece of “Chicken Sh@#: Exploring Urban Ecosystems,” which opened on New Year’s Eve at Saranac Art Projects. The joint exhibition between Brown and Rimas Simaitis is definitely unusual and ripe with potential.
In the whole educational-and-fundraising spirit, there are also silent-auction gift baskets, such as artwork, a whitewater rafting trip and a pair of tennis shoes autographed by former Gonzaga University and NBA star Dan Dickau. (B-ball trivia: He wears one size-9 shoe and one size-10.
Though the title of Colbie Caillat’s sophomore album, Breakthrough, has nothing to do with how her career took off, the word literally defines her path to fame.
Though the title of Colbie Caillat’s sophomore album, Breakthrough, has nothing to do with how her career took off, the word literally defines her path to fame.
