Artist to Artist

My 27-year creative friendship with Spokane's Daniel Boatsman

Joel Hartse
| May 22, 2013

I’m more familiar with Daniel Boatsman’s artwork than anyone else in the world. That is not a stretch. Yes, I missed the opening of his show at the Bozzi Collection, which he also runs as

TV | Arrested Development

The show's comedic gems could only be appreciated after its cancellation

Kara Stermer
| May 22, 2013

The final four episodes of Fox’s Arrested Development aired in one two-hour set back in 2006 during the opening of the Winter Olympics. Throughout its run, AD failed to grab a solid audience. It

For Your Consideration | May 23, 2013

Lisa Waananen
| May 22, 2013

POETRY It’s still true, even in these times of newspaper cuts, that The New York Times publishes a short novel’s worth of sentences every day. From those words comes Times Haiku, a &

Connecting the Dots

Melissa Cole has been around the world, and so has her artwork

Carrie Scozzaro
| May 22, 2013

One envisions pushpins on Melissa Cole’s map. London, Hong Kong, India and the western United States. She’s lived in these places. Then there’s Australia, South Africa, Galapagos, In

Boy Wonder

There are a lot of reasons why Langston Ward is not your typical teenager

Leah Sottile
| May 15, 2013

The hallway is a zoo — a cage echoing with the cackling and howling and chattering of hundreds of teenagers changing classes. There are girls in tiny shorts and flapping sandals, boys in backward hats

BOOKS | Red Moon

Benjamin Percy writes about werewolves, and much more

Mike Bookey
| May 15, 2013

Why in the hell is Benjamin Percy writing about werewolves, you might ask? Everyone is writing about werewolves. Why would one of America’s promising young writers do the same? Perhaps because w

For Your Consideration | May 16, 2013

Sarah Munds
| May 15, 2013

BOOK Too many people know Vladimir Nabokov for Lolita, a tale about lies, pedophiles, and child molestation. Not enough people know Nabokov for his bajillions of other works€¦ that incidental

Summer Camps 2013: Arts and Education

Inlander Staff
| May 10, 2013

CREATIVE ARTS Little Picassos | Corbin Art Center, 507 W. 7th Ave. | Young campers will explore art through color, paint and other media. June 17-21 from 9 am-11:30 am. $59. Ages 3-5. spokanepar

Savoring Summer

Tips and listings for local summer camps

Chey Scott
| May 09, 2013

We reached out to a few local overnight camp directors ” Lutherhaven’s Bob Baker and Camp Fire of the Inland Northwest’s “Miss Erica” Nolte ” to find out what kids and their pa

Summer Camps 2013: Residential

Inlander Staff
| May 09, 2013

We reached out to a few local overnight camp directors euro;” Lutherhaven’s Bob Baker and Camp Fire of the Inland Northwest’s “Miss Erica” Nolte euro;” to find out what kids and their pa

Best of the Arts

Our readers' picks for the region's finest writers, festivals, bands and more.

Inlander Staff
| Mar 23, 2011

BEST CHARITY EVENT COACHES VS. CANCER SPOKANE There’s a golf and gala weekend in August and an entire week of games in January. Proceeds from events like these have enabled Coaches vs. Cance

Best of People

Our readers' votes for the Inland Northwest's best athletes, politicos, dog trainers and more.

Inlander Staff
| Mar 23, 2011

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Best of Shopping

Our readers' picks for the region's best markets, salons, boutiques and more.

Inlander Staff
| Mar 23, 2011

Best of Nightlife

Our readers' picks for the Inland Northwest's finest happy hours, dance clubs, cocktails and more.

Inlander Staff
| Mar 23, 2011

Best of Kids and Family

Readers weigh in on the Inland Northwest's best kids menus, kids events and more.

Inlander Staff
| Mar 23, 2011

Best of the Outdoors

Our readers have voted for the region's best mountains, lakes, beaches and gear shops.

Inlander Staff
| Mar 23, 2011

Best of Food and Drink

Our readers have voted for the best restaurants, roasters and more.

Inlander Staff
| Mar 23, 2011

Numbers Race

Participation — particularly among women — in Bloomsday is growing. Plus, d-tags and Bloomsfest.

Staff
| Apr 28, 2010

In last year’s souvenir results booklet, we noted an interesting trend among Bloomsday’s historical statistics. The number of finishers increased every single year through 1988 — ris

Like Running Barefoot

Minimalist shoes motivate your feet into doin’ what comes natur’ly

Michael Bowen
| Apr 28, 2010

Running barefoot is like backyard nudism: It’s definitely not for all seasons, and the neighbors are going to stare. Still, the latest curiosity in running involves doffing your shoes altoget

Downtown Frolicking 101

From Booze Day to billiards: Everything you're gonna wanna do on Bloomsday weekend.

Blair Tellers
| Apr 28, 2010

Alcohol, exercise, commemorative T-shirt: Spokane hasn’t seen a winning combination like that since Calvary, Santangelo and Frahm. Enter the Booze Day Marathon Pub Run — a mock race for

Bloomsday Forecasting

Helping you pick winners even faster than the Kenyans run

Michael Bowen
| Apr 28, 2010

Your Own Personal Paparazzi

Three dozen photographers stationed around the course means several personalized photos of each Bloomie.

Daniel Walters
| Apr 28, 2010

Drunk on the haze of heat and sweat and wheezing and lactic acid, muffled by the swarm of the shuffling crowd beside him, you don’t notice the click-click of the camera taking your picture.

This is a story from 2005

This is a subhed from 2005

Joel Smith
| May 11, 2005

Landmarks are normally objects of long standing, places or things commemorating people or events of long ago. However, there is a brand-new one in Spokane – a specialty monument – that t

Bloomsday: 35 Years And Counting

Predictions from the past, getting to the race, Bloomsday trivia, elite previews and more.

Tiffany Harms, Luke Baumgarten
| Apr 27, 2011

HIGH SCHOOL NON-RUNNERS 26.

Not a Simple Tee

The 7-plus miles that Bloomies will run this weekend doesn't come close to the distance traveled by the cotton on their backs.

Nicholas Deshais
| Apr 27, 2011

“We don’t source any of our cotton from Asia,” says Todd Gilmer, a national account executive for the northwest division of the Russell Corporation, a subsidiary of Fruit of the Loom that owns the Jerzees brand, this year’s manufacturer of Bloomsday T-shirts.

Don't Run

Why Spokane's best young runners are discouraged from running Bloomsday.

Daniel Walters
| Apr 27, 2011

Spokane probably has the fastest county-wide cluster of high school distance runners in the nation. And Spokane has one of the world’s largest timed road races. But because of timing, the two phenomena rarely connect..

Sister Act

In the race or on the sidelines, the Sisters of the Holy Names get in on the action.

Azaria Podplesky
| Apr 27, 2011

Kelly recalls one man in particular, who shakes hands with the nuns every time he runs by. She also looks forward to seeing a couple from California whom she spoke to during their first Bloomsday race. Since then, they have always visited the convent the day after the race.

Crossing the Bridge

These young runners are homeless. But they won't be left out of the race.

Daniel Walters
| Apr 27, 2011

They´ve slept under Spokane’s bridges and now, sitting in the downtown offices of Cup of Cool Water, a youth ministry, Zachariah Chavez and Chireé Sizemore debate the relative residential advantages of the Monroe Street Bridge versus the one over Maple Street.

The Community of Running

After the Boston bombings, Spokane runners show their support and resilience

Scott A. Leadingham
| Apr 30, 2013

“How many virgins do we have tonight?” Maybe 15 hands shoot up, somewhat reluctantly. And people clap euro;” for the virgins. Yes, great to see them. Soon they will lose their virgi

So You Want to Be a Runner?

Getting into running isn’t as hard as you think

Eric Gavelin
| Apr 30, 2013

The Farmgirlfit gym is based on an adaptation of the popular fitness craze Crossfit, which owner Jenni Niemann has modified to fit the demands of the modern woman. It’s a women’s gym, free

Why We Run

The drive to run is strong, even when we hate it

Inlander Readers
| Apr 30, 2013

KATIE KNIGHTNorth Central High School senior track and cross-country runner, committed to run at UW next year On the surface level, I love running because of all of the opportunities it has give

Going Pro

Spokane’s a haven for great high school running teams — so why can’t the city foster an elite running scene?

Daniel Walters
| Apr 30, 2013

Ever since 1964 euro;” when Gerry Lindgren, a scrawny kid just out of Rogers High School, flew past the Russians in the 10,000 meters at the Los Angeles Coliseum euro;” Spokane’s been pumping out national

'The Lost Cyclist,' David V. Herlihy

Around the world on a bike in the 1890s? David Herlihy’s book manages to make even a strong premise boring.

Jordy Byrd
| Jun 15, 2011

certain air of romance surrounds early American adventurers. Call it manifest destiny or whatever you will, but these rugged individualists of the 1800s embodied the can-do-spirit of the Americas — where everyone was a pioneer, master of his own fortune and outlandishly in love with the heartland.

'The Greater Journey,' David McCullough

Americans' opinions of Paris have influenced the vision we have for ourselves.

Ted S. McGregor Jr.
| Jun 08, 2011

There was a time when America was just a lad, wanting so badly to grow up strong and wise. As a foster-parent and role model, who better than mother France, the ancient nation that midwived us to life during the American Revolution?.

'The Listener,' David Lester

A graphic novel that traces a history of guilt from Nazi Germany to the present day.

Nicole Gluckstern
| Jun 01, 2011

From the anonymous manifesto denouncing the pharmaceutical industry, on the first page, to a bronze sculpture of a suppressed anti-Nazi newspaper headline weighted down by a giant hammer and nails, on the last, David Lester’s graphic novel The Listener.

'The Pale King,' David Foster Wallace

Picking up the pieces of what would have been Wallace's next work.

Luke Baumgarten
| Apr 20, 2011

“I had a kind of midlife crisis at 20,” David Foster Wallace told San Diego State professor Larry Mc- Caffery In 1991, “which probably doesn’t argue real well for my longevity.

'The Bed Bug Survival Guide,' Jeff Eisenberg

They were in the casino, inside your hotel room — and now they’re inside your pajamas.

Terri Schlichenmeyer
| Apr 06, 2011

Bed bugs are tiny — and in the first stages of life, almost impossible to see. As adults, they’re about the size of apple seeds. A female bug will lay up to 500 eggs in her lifetime. Bed bugs can squeeze through a crack the width of a business card, but are perfectly happy to walk over the threshold of your front door.

'Moonwalking with Einstein,' Joshua Foer

This explains why you can never remember where you left your car keys.

Terri Schlichenmeyer
| Mar 30, 2011

As it turns out, there’s a good excuse for your lapses. Psychologists say there’s a “curve of forgetting” that starts the second you learn something, and if there are more than seven components, the problem worsens. (Phone numbers are seven digits long for a reason.

'Imprisoned in Paradise,' Priscilla Wegars

The megaloads are traveling along roads built by the forced labor of Japanese-Americans.

Kevin Taylor
| Mar 23, 2011

Supporters of the so-called megaloads have trumpeted that Highway 12’s main purpose is to serve commerce. And indeed, it was persistent lobbying for a commercial route through the mountains that swayed the federal government to build the road in the 1940s.

'13, rue Thérčse,' Elena Mauli Shapiro

Based on an actual box of keepsakes, a novel imagines the esprit of a 1920s Parisienne.

Michael Bowen
| Mar 16, 2011

The landlord gives permission to scavenge through her things. You decide to take a box filled with letters and coins, knickknacks and photographs. You look through the box, get curious, make up stories.

'Living Loaded,' Dan Dunn

'Professional drinker' sounds like a great gig. Until you get sloppy-drunk and maudlin.

Aaron Mahan
| Mar 09, 2011

Then he scribbles some notes. And that’s his job. As booze writer for Playboy.com — an occupation which ranks just below “bikini model oiler” in its ability to elicit high-fives from awesome bros — he suffers the blearyeyed nights and into-the-next-evening hangovers so we don’t have to.

'Understanding Revolution,' Patrick Van Inwegen

A Whitworth prof’s new book on political upheaval bogs down its theories in heavy prose.

Daniel Walters
| Mar 02, 2011

Most textbooks sag with the weaknesses of academic writing, shunning flavor and seeming to fear that any kind of flair will undermine the seriousness of their subjects..

Save the College, Save the World

Finding a battle-worthy campus cause.

Jordy Byrd
| Aug 25, 2010

Washington State University

When drunk happens.

Tiffany Harms
| Aug 25, 2010

Tuition on a Rampage

State helpless to battle the growing menace!

Heidi Groover
| Aug 25, 2010

Spokane Community College

Where truck driver training and cosmetology... collide!

Audrey Gore
| Aug 25, 2010

The Heroes and Villains of College

The allies you'll need and the enemies that can end your college adventures with a splatter.

Daniel Walters, Blair Tellers
| Aug 24, 2010

HALL OF HEROES Sometimes you’re the superhero at college. But other times you’re the damsel — or man-damsel (mamsel?) — in distress. Here are the true heroes of college, the all

Eastern Washington University

Where the grass is green and the turf is red.

Blair Tellers
| Aug 24, 2010

The field glows a bright red, like some psycho soaked the whole thing in the blood of the Kool-Aid man. An eagle lets cry an ear-piercing shriek from above — an omen, surely. From the Pence Unio

North Idaho College

The power of the open mic and the mystery of the topless roller-blading man.

Heidi Groover
| Aug 24, 2010

The sun, red like a Bloody Mary, squints across Lake Coeur d’Alene to lay bare the sins of the previous night. The just-21 riff-raff horde stumbles down Sherman Avenue. They’re the shambli

The College Utility Belt

Clip this ‘round your waist before doing battle with scholastic evils.

Blair Tellers
| Aug 24, 2010

1. Flash drive: Every superhero has his lifesaver. This will be yours. Think your lit professor provides deadline elasticity for students who spill lattes all over their keyboards at 2 o’clock i

Gonzaga University

How to get into the best parties and which play was too hot for campus.

Daniel Walters
| Aug 24, 2010

The realization hit me harder than a lacrosse-team hangover. The face with no neck, the hand with no body, the Bing with no pipe — I was in Zags territory now. Where athletic gods bestride the q

Meanwhile, Deep in the Jungles of South America

Turning yourself from Captain Never-Leaves-Campus to Captain Planet.

Audrey Gore
| Aug 24, 2010

It’s Friday afternoon and Spain is closed. I stare uncomprehendingly at the man at the ticket counter. There is no way I could have heard him correctly. Spain can’t be closed. It’s

Gonzaga University

Take the bulldog by the horns

Daniel Walters
| Aug 17, 2011

Gonzaga University. Turns out it’s more than just a name on a basketball jersey. In fact, this year’s freshman class is the largest (1,120 freshmen), smartest (a mean high school GPA of 3.

Eastern Washington University

Where the fields shine red

Jordan Satterfield
| Aug 17, 2011

Cheney — the city that contains Eastern Washington University — can’t technically be referred to as being in the “middle of nowhere.” More precisely, it’s slightly

North Idaho College

Your lake place

Heidi Groover
| Aug 17, 2011

Some people call North Idaho College “Harvard by the Lake.” We think that’s a bit of a stretch, but it is on a lake. And that means there’s plenty to do outside: hiking, swimmi

Whitworth University

Adventure! Excitement! Pinecones!

Tiffany Harms
| Aug 17, 2011

So you got into Whitworth. Congrats! You’re about to embark on a journey into a private Presbyterian liberal arts education. That seems confusing, given that “liberal” doesn’t

Washington State University

Beyond cougars and kegs

Kaitlin Gillespie
| Aug 17, 2011

Suddenly, the green and yellow rolling hills of the Palouse are interrupted by the deep brick-red of Washington State University’s Pullman campus. It’s the quintessential college town &mda

University of Idaho

Oasis on the Palouse

Heidi Groover
| Aug 17, 2011

The rolling hills of the Palouse can feel dry and desolate, but the University of Idaho campus somehow manages to feel like the lush, shade-tree-filled school grounds of the East Coast. The campus (Id

Minding Your Mind

College can be a psychological pressure cooker. But there's help.

Kaitlin Gillespie
| Aug 17, 2011

Connor Pomeroy is a 19-year-old Washington State University sophomore, chemistry major, and member of the Cougar Marching Band who boasts a 4.0 GPA. On top of all that, he’s battled an eating

What School Won't Teach You

The case for skipping class

Heidi Groover
| Aug 17, 2011

It didn’t take Skyler Oberst long to decide to skip class last October. He was supposed to be in a classroom in Cheney for an Introduction to Formal Logic lecture. Instead, he was one of 1,20

Big Trouble

Why a prank pulled at Whitworth looks different at WSU

Tiffany Harms
| Aug 17, 2011

College is a very special time for a student. But occasionally, the pure specialness of this time has a disorienting effect. Occasionally, said student may pound four Jager Bombs on an empty stomach a

Over-the-Hill Undergrads

Why the traditional four-year experience can be even richer for older students.

Daniel Walters
| Aug 17, 2011

Jessie Hodet, a 34-year-old Spanish enthusiast, had always wanted to be a professor. Now, in classrooms at Whitworth University, Hodet regularly finds herself surrounded by 19- and 20-year-olds, ready

What Else is Out There?

A Zag decides to do a little acting

Howie Stalwick
| Nov 13, 2009

What if a star player for the New York Yankees casually let drop during a press conference that he was gay? What if he were so self-assured (and even arrogant) that he assumed no one would really care? And what if he then became the idol of gay men...

Work in Progress

Mark Few on life with nine freshmen from around the globe. Plus, previews of the men's hoops teams.

Howie Stalwick
| Nov 13, 2009

Mark Few takes pride in Gonzaga’s strong academic reputation, but when asked if Bulldog coaches have been forced to “dumb it down” in preseason workouts for the team’s 10 newcomers, Few quickly answered in the affi rmative. “Absolutely,” he says. “We’re eons behind where we were last year.

Unranked! Unfair?

Will opponents underestimate what could be the best Gonzaga women’s team ever? Plus, previews of the women's teams.

Howie Stalwick
| Nov 13, 2009

Kelly Graves is a charming fellow who can “sandbag” with the best of ’em. Sandbagging, of course, is the ancient art practiced by many coaches of downplaying the talent on their team. When the mood strikes, Graves can make his Gonzaga women’s team sound like 20-point underdogs to the fi fth-grade girls team at Little Sisters of the Poor.

This Changes Everything

WSU men’s basketball faces life after Tony Bennett

Howie Stalwick
| Nov 13, 2009

Koprivica and Thompson stressed their appreciation for what Bennett brought to the Cougar program. The key component was a gritty defensive style of play (first introduced at WSU by Bennett’s predecessor, father Dick Bennett) that wore down opponents physically and mentally.

Arts Happenings in October

Sharks and Jets knife-fight over contemporary ceramics and Bugs Bunny.

Leah Sottile, Carey Jackson, Michael Bowen, Tiffany Harms, Blair Tellers, Carrie Scozzaro
| Sep 14, 2010

Visual Arts Kinetic A lot of our hope hinges on the RiVerSpeAK Collective. Maybe it’s because the group’s first handmade zine — one that revolved around the theme of nests &mdas

Arts Happenings in September

Gods of war and Eva Peron meet anti-messianic punks to get Bavarian with Buddy Holly.

Kirsten Harrington, Carey Jackson, Michael Bowen, Leah Sottile, Luke Baumgarten
| Sep 14, 2010

Visual Art Sept. 3 Dani Pavlic — "Zero Sum" When we first saw Dani Pavlic at Terrain 2009, she was working in vice clamps, shot glasses and goldfish. Easily the most conceptual

Arts Happenings in November

The wolves of North Idaho meet tiny Texan techno nerds and a woman who found 19 types of gazelle.

Joel Smith, Jordy Byrd, Carey Jackson, Kirsten Harrington, Michael Bowen, Carrie Scozzaro, Blair Tellers
| Sep 14, 2010

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Art Happenings in December

Chamber music in a stranger’s parlor. A single evening in Catalonia. Tea service with St. Nick.

Joel Smith, Tammy Marshall, Tiffany Harms, Jordy Byrd
| Sep 14, 2010

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Fall Arts Preview

107 days of Evita, Josh Ritter, Archie Bray, Tosh.0, Best Coast and more.

Staff
| Sep 14, 2010

True crime author Ann Rule is back with her newest book, In the Still of the Night: The Strange Death of Ronda Reynolds. It chronicles the mysterious and still-unsolved case of Reynolds, who allegedly committed suicide the morning she was to travel from Seattle to Spokane to visit her family for the holidays. Her mother, along with a courageous detective, refutes the suicide verdict — she fights

Arts Happenings in October

Horse Thieves, Blue Scholars, Cokie Roberts, Terrain, Need | Want, and more.

Leah Sottile, Luke Baumgarten, Jordy Byrd, Tiffany Harms, Ethan Wolcott, E.J. Iannelli, Michael Bowen, Daniel Walters
| Sep 21, 2011

Arts Happenings in November

They Might Be Giants, Sarah Vowell, Spamalot, Come Fly Away, and more.

Carrie Scozzaro, Jordy Byrd, Leah Sottile, E.J. Iannelli, Tiffany Harms, Luke Baumgarten, Michael Bowen
| Sep 21, 2011

Arts Happenings in December

The Nutcracker, Young Frankenstein, the Small Works Invitational and more.

E.J. Iannelli, Tiffany Harms, Luke Baumgarten, Ethan Wolcott
| Sep 21, 2011

Arts Happenings in September

Everything from Beethoven's Facebook to Merle Haggard to Shann Ray's American Masculine.

Carrie Scozzaro, Michael Bowen, Luke Baumgarten, E.J. Iannelli, Leah Sottile, Nicholas Deshais, Jordy Byrd
| Sep 21, 2011

Her Daughter

Hanging on versus moving on

Mari Hunt
| Dec 21, 2011

âeuro;¦ was a good writer, she had to admit. Although the content of the poem the girl read âeuro;” in front of every parent in the school âeuro;” took her by surprise. She knew nothing of the boy who tasted like ranch dip and unfiltered Camels, whose memory forever ruined her childâeuro;™s ability to listen to Death Cab for Cutieâeuro;™s fourth album.

The Debt Men

The closeness between designer jeans and hypodermic needles

Shann Ray
| Dec 21, 2011

ZACH HARRELSON, angry, borrowed his friendâeuro;™s car until he was arrested on the edge of the Safeway parking lot in north Spokane. He borrowed passed-out Lennyâeuro;™s crystal meth, the keys to the rusted-out Honda along with five dollars, and walked out the door crazed, alive.

A Good Investment

Debt versus investing, as regards fleas

David Skies
| Dec 21, 2011

âeuro;śWe know youâeuro;™re in there, Glinskis!âeuro;ť That was worse. âeuro;śI said âeuro;” âeuro;ť But ... âeuro;śâeuro;” open the door âeuro;”âeuro;ť ... worst of all ... âeuro;śâeuro;” you dumb Polack!âeuro;ť ... they had mistaken his nationality. âeuro;śLithuanian,âeuro;ť he muttered to himself, peeking through the blinds. âeuro;śLithuanian. From Lithuania.

Coffee and Toast

Rethinking charity cases

Rick Boal
| Dec 21, 2011

“So what do I owe you?” I asked, wallet in hand. Some kid I’d never seen before was by the cash register. His straw-colored bangs dangled limply over his pale, zit-clustered for

Don's Baby

The practical matter of resurrection

J.P. Vallieres
| Dec 21, 2011

My father brought his good friend, Don, back to life. It was a dark country night. The only thing lit for miles was Don’s trailer out past Woodville. My father walked up to the trailer and knock

The Winter with Cowboy and the Mongrels of Purgatory

Art, friendship and face-eating dogs

Mike Dragan
| Dec 21, 2011

Saul would rely upon the dogs to keep him warm through winter. Except for his roustabout roommate, the enigmatic Cowboy, there would be no other source of heat in the house this winter.

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Searching for place, even in bad situations

Jordan Hartt
| Dec 21, 2011

sandstone cliffs swollen river the color of rushing pennies a rusted Suburban hidden in tamarisks a leashed three-legged dalmatian pulls a man and his cigarette upriver at nightfall they cut the d

Resource Management

A dark, futuristic satire, this was our favorite story from this year's fiction contest.

Robert Salsbury
| Dec 22, 2010

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A New Mexico Story

There's grit and grime in this Fiction Contest runner-up.

Ryan Weech
| Dec 22, 2010

There are a lot of things I remember even now, when I don’t want to remember.I didn’t think she was beautiful at first, but a temperamental jukebox and the unsubstantial lighting at a much

Alive and Well

Like father, like son in this Fiction Contest runner-up.

Susan Lagsdin
| Dec 22, 2010

“But Da-a-a-a-d….” Toby’s voice started to rise in that high-pitched whine from his toddler days; then he caught himself. He was an 8-year-old, knowing the game: slower, lower

For Your Consideration

Mid-afternoon slump? Pick yourself up with some Black Cobra. Plus, a new cookbook and an app for people who are always late.

Leah Sottile
| Mar 28, 2012

For Your Consideration

The newest edition of Angry Birds is here. Plus, it's the beginning of the cycling season!

Joel Smith
| Mar 21, 2012

If you’ve never cruised the thousands of free radio stations available through iTunes, you should ” especially the hundreds of foreign-language stations. Plopping yourself suddenly into Spain or Senegal or India is a bizarre 21stcentury delight.

For Your Consideration

A new biography of Ernest Hemingway. Plus, Oscar madness on AMC and Bach on old instruments.

Ted S. McGregor Jr.
| Feb 22, 2012

For Your Consideration.

For Your Consideration

How did nobody think of narrating terrible old movies with music sooner? Plus, Gold Rush and Skyjack.

Mike Bookey
| Feb 15, 2012

almost painful that no one thought of this sooner. Take an old, terrible movie, re-edit it into a nonsensical storyline and then sing narration over the top of it. This is the approach that gave us the GUY ON A BUFFALO YouTube video series.

For Your Consideration

Bitchy rag goes digital, serial killers get a tell-all and a coloring book for adults.

Jordy Byrd
| Jan 25, 2012

the brutal details of their killing sprees, and the aftermath âeuro;” from the 1800s to modern times. The book highlights Elizabeth Bathory, the Hungarian countess who tortured virgins and bathed in their blood. And Gary Ridgway âeuro;” the Green River Killer, who had at least 49 victims, one from Spokane.

For Your Consideration

The Old Republic expands the Star Wars game universe, see if you have what it takes to pass Google's entrance and the Spokane library gets online with Kindle check-outs

Daniel Walters
| Jan 18, 2012

of eBooks for free with a library card. Only Spokane County, however, has a deal with their e-book distributor to check out books in Amazonâeuro;™s Kindle format. Just check out the instructions on the Spokane County website, and then never leave the house for literature again.

For Your Consideration

New work from Jonathan Lethem. Plus, an election app from the New York Times and the source of much Internet madness.

Nicholas Deshais
| Jan 11, 2012

quickly, so refresh, refresh, refresh! At one point last week, the site featured a link to Lettermon.com, which satirized David Letterman and turned him Rasta; photos of Michael Cera and Hitlerâeuro;™s mom (they look alike!); and a video of a former Australian premier chugging a beer.

For Your Consideration

An app for on-course golf service, Wilco's latest album and a book of artist and writers' playlists

Kyler Hood
| Jan 04, 2012

for your consideration.

For Your Consideration

A retro home design blog, an app for ovulation and David Herbert Donald's Lincoln goes e-book.

Jordy Byrd
| Dec 28, 2011

Lincoln âeuro;” first and foremost as a man. The book also alludes to his insatiable quest for knowledge as both a selftaught lawyer and eventual president. The print edition is a bit intimidating. On a 6-ounce e-reader, the task seems feasible and well-worth your time.

For Your Consideration

A beautiful waste of time for the iPad. Plus, a great new(ish) travel magazine and a treat for Nabokov nerds.

Joel Smith
| Dec 21, 2011

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The Financial Lives of Poetry Readings

Get Lit! made Spokane a “literary capital.” Next year, the festival runs into its biggest funding challenge.

Daniel Walters
| Apr 14, 2010

No one’s saying Get Lit’s going to die. But, after next year, nobody seems to know how, exactly, it can continue. In 2008, National Book Foundation executive director Harold Augenbraum c

Walter & Russo

Jess Walter and the author of Empire Falls talk screenplays and pot-dealing

Michael Bowen
| Apr 14, 2010

RICHARD RUSSO Best known for: Empire Falls, about a dying mill town in Maine that’s dominated by a wealthy family; the novel (Pulitzer Prize, 2002; HBO miniseries, 2005) is told from the pers

Patricia Smith

Slam poetry about Hurricane Katrina, performed with live jazz accompaniment. Story

Natalie Johnson
| Apr 14, 2010

Best known for: Bringing her bold, provocative and sometimes humorous poetry to life onstage. Sex, racism, God, politics: no topic is off-poetic limits for Smith. While her work holds its own on the p

Victor Lodato

A playwright creates a coming-of-age novel about growing up with grief

Michael Bowen
| Apr 14, 2010

Opening lines: “I want to be awful. I want to do awful things and why not? Dull is dull is dull is my life.” Debut novel: Mathilda Savitch, which is about a 14-year-old girl who deals in

Reza Aslan

How to end the "war on terror"? Realize Islamofascists are fighting a war over the next world, not this one.

Nicholas Deshais
| Apr 14, 2010

How do you win a cosmic war? You don’t. You prevent it. In his book How to Win a Cosmic War (re-titled Beyond Fundamentalism in paperback), Aslan describes how religious fanatics are fighting a

Janet Fitch

On the L.A. punk rock scene of the '80s

Tammy Marshall
| Apr 14, 2010

Most famous for: Her Oprah Book Club selection, White Oleander (1999), a novel which details the heart-wrenching life of teenager Astrid Magnussen, who’s placed in different foster homes after h

Sallie Tisdale

A Buddhist woman who's written about porn. Do you really need another reason to go hear her?

Julia Lipscomb
| Apr 14, 2010

Best known for: Talk Dirty to Me: An Intimate Philosophy of Sex. Tisdale conducts field research in adult stores, peep shows, and the pornography collection of the British Library for an exposé

Kevin Sampsell

He's from around here, and he didn't get along with his dad. In other words, he's a lot like you.

Blair Tellers
| Apr 14, 2010

Best known for: Kevin Sampsell is something of a small-press icon. He’s also the publisher of Portland’s Future Tense Books. In 2008, he put together Creamy Bullets, a tasty collection of

Selected Shorts

Three actors, three short stories about Father's Day.

Michael Bowen
| Apr 14, 2010

Format: Three actors reading three short stories on the theme of fatherhood; recorded live and scheduled for broadcast on public radio in June Why June? Because Father’s Day was first celebrat

Peripheral Events

Get Lit offers more than 50 events. Here's the best of the rest.

Staff
| Apr 14, 2010

USING HISTORY IN STORYTELLING Ever gotten to the “memory dump” part of a historical novel? Jess Walter joins a panel describing how to incorporate historical details into fiction and nonfi

Gifts for Sasquatches

... and seven other people on your list.

Inlander Staff
| Dec 07, 2011

Gifts for Sasquatches So you’re friends with a large forest ape secretly living in the wilds of North America. He’s as hard to shop for as his existence is to prove, so what to get him?

Gifts for Aspiring Julia Childs

... and seven other people on your list

Inlander Staff
| Dec 07, 2011

Gifts for Aspiring Julia Childs Possessing a perfect combination of effervescence and technical know-how, Julia Child managed to usher a Betty Crocker nation out of the processed-food aisles and bac

Gifts for the Hip and Media-Savvy

All the books, music, DVDs and games that should be on your shopping list.

Inlander Staff
| Dec 14, 2010

DVDs ZOMBIELAND (A)Horror movies have their niche audiences, but horror comedies tend to transcend theatrical genres. Zombieland slides into this category and succeeds with its unusual combination

Gifts for Inmates

... and seven other people on your holiday list.

Joel Smith
| Dec 08, 2010

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Gifts for Robots

... and seven others entities on your holiday list.

Inlander Staff
| Dec 06, 2010

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Gifts for Survivalists

Joel Smith
| Dec 10, 2009

Cousin Darrell hasn’t been the same since Barack Hussein Obama started turning the country into a godless socialist heck-hole. He’s no longer interested in RC cars or subscriptions to nudi

Gifts for Jerk Bosses

Joel Smith
| Dec 10, 2009

Buying a gift for your boss can be like walking a minefield. Buying a gift for a boss you absolutely can’t stand becomes even more difficult. Give nothing, and you’re toast. Give something

Gift Guide - Musical Gifts

Joel Smith
| Dec 11, 2008

It’s said that you should get kids hooked on music while they’re still young. That may be because the sooner you get them started, the sooner they’ll become the little Mozarts you so

DIY Ornaments

Make your tree unique with a little imagination and elbow grease

Joel Smith
| Nov 27, 2008

Anybody can hang a set of shiny red ornaments and a string of blinking lights on a fir tree. It’ll look festive. It’ll look Christmas-y. But where’s the character? Where’s the

Local Gift Guide

Ted S. McGregor Jr., Doug Nadvornick, Luke Baumgarten, Carrie Scozzaro, Michael Bowen, Tammy Marshall, Tamara Straus, Mick Lloyd-Owen, Ann Colford, Joel Smith
| Dec 06, 2007

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Authority Figures

They're watching every second of every game, but they don't really care who wins. They're the court monitors.

Michael Bowen
| Jun 23, 2010

Those guys who stand out in the sun for 12 hours on Saturday and then come back and do it all over again on Sunday? They’re not getting paid. Oh, sure, they get some swag — shoes, a hat, a pair of shorts. (And a T-shirt that says “Court Monitor.

On the Sidelines

You're not playing? Here's a Top 10 list of other stuff to do.

Blair Tellers
| Jun 23, 2010

PEOPLE DO IT). If this year’s Hoopfest is typical, downtown Spokane will be claustrophobic — and hotter than Satan’s broom closet. You’ve got players in sweaty jerseys, moms with strollers, toddlers with sticky ice cream fingers, and about an inch of personal space.

Scouting Report

Our favorites out of nearly 7,000 Hoopfest team names? Here are 35 matchups we'd like to see.

Michael Bowen
| Jun 23, 2010

TEAMS Our favorites out of nearly 7,000 Hoopfest team names? Here are 35 matchups we’d like to see MICHAEL BOWEN.

Taking It to the Streets

A world record, bus service to downtown and a little road work.

Daniel Walters, Chelsea Yanuaria
| Jun 23, 2010

It didn’t happen automatically. In fact, it was a lengthy step-by-step process. Back in early 2009, Hoopfest’s marketing manager, Kirstin Davis, submitted a request for Guinness headquarters in Britain to judge what Hoopfest already knew — that it was the biggest.

Small Ball

Spokane has a professional basketball team? Sort of. It kind of depends how you define "basketball."

Joel Smith
| Jun 23, 2010

game is nothing without rules. That may sound contradictory, at first. (Games are about play and fun, not bureaucracy.) But the game of tag, without the requirement that players touch each other, would just be a lot of pointless running around. And without a play clock, football would be merely an endless war of attrition.

The Bike Crash Kid

Reflections on bikes, mortality and transcendence

Zach Hagadone
| May 22, 2013

It’s National Bike Month, which got me thinking about a neighbor kid from my childhood. We grew up in the woods outside Sandpoint, and there weren’t many other kids around, so we had to ma

The Time Traveler

My great-grandfather relives a lifetime of memories with Alzheimer's

Jordy Byrd
| May 15, 2013

My great-grandfather is forever lost on Monumental Mountain. The cowboy, Eagle Scout and war veteran left his family more than five years ago to pick huckleberries outside of Colville, Wash., an

BEST OF THE BEST

How we celebrated the big issue.

Joel Smith
| Mar 30, 2011

Last Thursday, we published our 18th annual Best of the Inland Northwest readers poll, which, at 120 pages, is one of our biggest papers of the year. To celebrate, we threw a party at the Lincoln Center on March 23 and invited all of our honorees..

Snow, Racists, and a Found Volkswagen

While some undeniably important things happened in the Inland Northwest this year, the following crap is what we’ll be remembered for

Luke Baumgarten
| Dec 29, 2010

As a broad spectrum of generally annoyed conservative people were loosely gathering themselves into a “movement” that more closely resembled gripe sessions in retirement communities, one woman from North Idaho briefly became the face of the Tea Party after the New York Times.

Give a Little Bit

Six easy ways to make somebody’s life a little better this holiday season.

Inlander Staff
| Dec 14, 2010

Bake Cookies Many families staying at Spokane’s Ronald McDonald House arrive with nothing: No luggage, pajamas or toothbrushes. They got a call that their child had been in an accident and was

Robo Docs

In rural areas, robots complete a "missing link" between patients and specialists.

Nicholas Deshais
| Oct 27, 2010

Unmoving, his face blank with two large eyes staring vacantly off in the distance, the doctor looks lifeless. But once he vivifies, he’ll be a font of information, able to pull up vast amounts of data and test results and bring in the opinions of specialists from around the world.

A Learning Experience

Sometimes it’s not just the students who get taught a lesson.

Dan Herman
| Aug 04, 2010

first glance, the lobby of Gonzaga’s Jepson School of Business Administration resembled nothing so much as a middle-school dance. A line of teenagers waited shyly along the near side, staring out across an empty floor to where their partners also stood, waiting.

Cultural Links

At Julyamsh, drumming, dancing and regalia help break down cultural barriers.

Carrie Scozzaro
| Jul 21, 2010

Julyamsh Powwow is family-friendly in a cosmic sort of way, beginning with Mother Earth. It involves all ages, from the youngest children to parents to grandparents. It celebrates extended family, too, through art, music, dancing, storytelling and the mingling of voices from myriad age groups and regions.

Nice Work, If You Can Get It

For recent college grads, any job sounds like nice work. And if you get one, won't you tell me how?

Jessica McCabe
| Feb 19, 2010

When I look at my college diploma, matted in a $200 frame on my wall, I feel nothing. Four years of spreading myself too thin, taking classes and extra activities I thought would guarantee me a job. It worked for a while. Then the economy bombed and my job was gone.

Sitting Pretty

From Spokane, Mary Ann Wilson's fitness show reaches millions of homes

Leah Sottile
| Nov 09, 2009

Mary Ann Wilson is the kind of person you want to spill your heart to. I’m 20 minutes late for our interview — there are too many Starbucks locations in this town — but Mary Ann still greets me with a smile, warmly touching my arm with sincere “it’s all right” understanding.

North Division Street

Go straight, stop at the neon signs.

Mike Bookey
| Feb 22, 2012

Division Street is like Spokane’s zipper, threading up the center of the city and holding the two sides together. But while many may see it as merely a route to somewhere else, when that zipper

The Garland District

Where the hip and working-class hang out. Separately, a block apart.

Nicholas Deshais
| Feb 22, 2012

The soul of Garland is broken, cracked in two. On one end of this brightly-lit strip of Spokana, a pub serves wet pints sloshing with cheap, domestic beer. A block away, hip young ones gingerly sip ar

Downtown Spokane (West)

Where the city's elite, drunks and hipsters find refuge.

Jordy Byrd
| Feb 22, 2012

If Spokane is a dirty martini, the portion of downtown to the west of Monroe Street has all the right ingredients. The area boasts art deco theaters, museums, 19th-century hotels, and fine dining. Wal

Hillyard

Where you can move away, but you can never leave.

Chris Stein
| Feb 22, 2012

The eastern flank of Spokane is going through a rebirth, and Hillyard is at its forefront. And though it battles a reputation of poverty and crime, the bars that make up Market Street’s entertai

Spokane Valley

Through the haze of sprawl, there are some diamonds in the Valley.

Leah Sottile
| Feb 22, 2012

They say that long before it was called Spokane Valley, the Salish called it “Sn-tutuul-i.” They also say that no one knows what exactly what that word means. And today, nine years after t

East Central

A trip into Spokane's old-school industrial district.

Joe O'Sullivan
| Feb 22, 2012

Some people would say it’s lonely here at night, but they’d be mistaken.The roads of East Central snake through a ruddy quilt of factories, auto-repair shops, freeway underpasses, rail lin

Downtown Spokane (East)

Drinking, diving and getting inked in the heart of downtown.

Alicia Purvis-Lariviere
| Feb 22, 2012

Downtown Spokane has many faces. Venture into the core and experience a picturesque cosmopolitan shopping Mecca. Turn another corner and hunt down the galleries and wineries hidden in an ill-lit, laby

Cheney

Where Eagles go to spread their wings.

Azaria Podplesky
| Feb 22, 2012

Despite Cheney’s underwhelming size, it does have a few perks when it comes to nightlife. For one, you can walk anywhere in town in a matter of minutes, including Cheney’s four bars, all o

Coeur d’Alene

A madhouse in the summer, right now it's all townies.

Luke Baumgarten
| Feb 22, 2012

“You didn’t think we’d be back, did you?” we ask, returning to the Powder River Saloon from a cash run down to Piggie’s Texaco.The room seems to nod in unison. “It

Moscow/Pullman

Where the young meet the old meet the college students.

Tiffany Harms
| Feb 22, 2012

College towns can be awesome, what with all the intellectuals and burgeoning talent crammed into such a small area. But these are also the sorts of towns that feature a sizable population of individua

About the Peirone Prize

Ted S. McGregor Jr.
| Aug 11, 2010

Earlier this year, I wrote a cover story about my own grandfather, Joe Peirone. It was our family’s story and the story of Peirone Produce, but it seemed to take on a universal quality a lot of

Taylor Weech

It’s easy to complain that there’s nothing to do in Spokane. Taylor Weech is actually doing something about it.

Joel Smith
| Aug 10, 2010

Growing up in Spokane can be a drag. Ask anybody who did. Ask 20-year-old Taylor Weech, who was raised on the South Hill and went to Lewis and Clark High School. Sure, it’s cool when you&rsqu

Ben Stuckart

Ben Stuckart left his job, cut his salary by 25 percent and now leads the fight against Spokane’s daunting dropout rate.

Leah Sottile
| Aug 10, 2010

Ben Stuckart is a professional asker. He has to be. Because the more people he asks for help — help in the form of checks with lots of zeros on them — the better off the entire city will be, he says.

Emily Paulson

Emily Paulson can feed 200 people for 15 bucks. So what have you done lately?

Michael Bowen
| Aug 10, 2010

Stylish blonde hair, dangly earrings, form-fitting pedal pushers, precarious heels. One night a week, I’d heard, she tends bar at the Satellite. An upper arm sports a ‘40s-style pin-up girl tattoo. She’s a former Lilac City Roller Girl, too: “One year,” she says proudly, “I won Hematoma of the Year.”

Service with a Smile

Two local businesses that dish up a lot more than just a good meal.

Joel Smith
| Aug 10, 2010

Restaurant owners have enough to worry about. Are the forks clean? Is that fish fresh? Is my staff happy? Am I going to make money this month? It’s a high-stress, high-turnover business. But many restaurants (and other businesses) in Spokane master these details enough to ask the bigger questions, too: Am I supporting my fellow businesses? Am I giving back to my community? Am I making a difference?

Novel Giving

Give it up for these new groups giving back to the community.

Nicholas Deshais
| Aug 10, 2010

From providing make-up to the disadvantaged to making wishes come true for seniors to building community through art, these newly active charities are changing lives in novel ways.

Booking Agents

Almost 100,000 free books later, Page Ahead is still bringing new readers into the plot.

Daniel Walters
| Aug 31, 2011

Michael Metters used to want to be an actor. That’s what he went to college for. But, as is the case with so many would-be-actors, that didn’t work out. So now’s he’s a self-em

Heart of the Matter

The Kladar kids are living proof that age doesn't matter, at least when it comes to making a difference

Tiffany Harms
| Aug 31, 2011

Birthdays are a big deal when you’re a kid. The cake and the party are nice, but presents are usually the locus of excitement. So when Emily Kladar looks you in the eyes and, with a smile, says

Brent and Amy Hendricks

One local couple empowers refugees through friendship.

Ethan Wolcott
| Aug 31, 2011

Brent and Amy Hendricks have been in business as long as they’ve been married. For three years, they’ve run the nonprofit Global Neighborhood, an organization devoted to aiding refugees. T

Korrine Kreilkamp

Fed up with her government job, one Coeur d'Alene woman decided to devote herself to fighting hunger and building sustainable agriculture.

Chris Stein
| Aug 31, 2011

At her old job, Korrine Kreilkamp had a small office, with fluorescent lights and no window. For peace and quiet, she would close her door and turn on a lamp. No lamp is required in her new office,

Bart Mihailovich

Meet the man determined to save and protect the city's troubled river.

Tiffany Harms
| Aug 31, 2011

If you are what you eat, and you eat a fish from the Spokane River, then you’re flame-retardant. Or you’re Viagra. Or some cancer-causing compound, or any of a host of other nauseating thi

Hiking

Where to hike, from Deep Creek Canyon to Mount Spokane.

Nicholas Deshais
| Jul 13, 2010

Silence screaming into my ears, I have just one thought: I’m on Mars. But since Deep Creek Canyon near Nine Mile Falls is only, like, 20 minutes from downtown Spokane, I’m pretty confid

Skating

From the purple blur of Fish Lake Trail to the UTF park downtown.

Blair Tellers
| Jul 13, 2010

The world is a soft purple blur, as my Sector 9 longboard carries me farther and farther up Fish Lake Trail — a picturesque 10-mile path that begins off Sunset Highway and Government Way, just m

Picking

Where to pick garnets, huckleberries, trash and more.

Leah Sottile
| Jul 13, 2010

Just looking at it made me feel dirty. Our camping plans turned to panning plans days before when I learned that Idaho is the only place in the world (other than India) where you can dig up big fat st

Spelunking

Going the distance at three area caves.

Michael Bowen
| Jul 13, 2010

Stumbling over loose rocks, I nearly pitched myself over the cliff’s edge. I was in search of a parallel coulee, just past the vertical rock wall that looms above the Lake Lenore Caves. Didn&

Shooting

Where to shoot bullets, arrows and other crap.

Dan Herman
| Jul 13, 2010

I’ll not be winning the hand of Maid Marian any time soon. Eschewing the technological advances and Blade Runner­-esque styling of the compound bow (which would probably get me burned at the sta

Climbing

Scrabbling and bouldering from Q'emiln to McLellan.

Daniel Walters
| Jul 13, 2010

Most of my life has been consumed with avoiding situations where I’m hanging 30 feet in the air. Fingertips lodged in a thin crack of a granite cliff, feet scrambling for a foothold. Yet here

Paddling

Where to canoe and kayak, from Sanders Beach to the Snake Pit

Kevin Taylor
| Jul 13, 2010

Mike LaScoula drank in the lovely evening hush on this willow-thick reach of river. The last rays of the setting sun igniting a golden gleam upon the placid waters when — WHAP! — a retort

Lake Swimming

Don't have a friend with lakefront property? Here's where you can keep cool this summer.

Joel Smith
| Jul 13, 2010

"Just do it." Yes, that’s a 20-year-old advertising slogan and practically a cultural joke now. But that tagline gets startlingly real as my bare toes clasp a gnarly rock ledge and I s

Free Reign

Jump off the chairlift and cut your own cross-country trail

Jordy Byrd
| Jan 12, 2011

Downhill skis tightly lock you — and your feet — in. It’s a lifestyle run by chairlifts and ski lodges and crowded alpine runs. Cross-country skiing, on the other hand, puts you in a different pair of boots that leaves your heels free to climb, glide and wander open terrain.

Good Times

Winter events worth checking out this season.

Tammy Marshall
| Jan 12, 2011

During the upcoming Camping Winter Overnight Adventure, sponsored by Mountain Goat Outfitters and FLOW Adventures, experts will demonstrate how to make the best out of any camping trip — including one in the frigid wilderness. Learn how to stay warm and have fun in freezing temperatures.

Snowshoeing When I Shouldn'’t Be

Most winter hikes are peaceful, commonplace affairs. Just not this one.

Nicholas Deshais
| Jan 12, 2011

What was intended to be a leisurely lunch turned into a quick snack, but it’s more than enough fuel to get us back to our car near Selkirk Lodge, just a couple of miles away. We could’ve stayed longer, but with four of us — my fiancée and.

Saving the Slopes

If you love your ski resort so much, why don’t you buy it?

Daniel Walters
| Jan 12, 2011

Bluewood had never been a big or fancy resort. It boasts only 18 groomed runs, plus six open treed areas. But it was the closest mountain around for skiers in the Walla Walla area, and at $42 per lift ticket, it offered some of the cheapest skiing in the state.

Safety Net

Don’t go bumbling alone into the winter wild.

Jordy Byrd
| Jan 12, 2011

“We’re here for people who want to be adventurous but don’t know how to get out there,” says Sara Schmelzer, president of the Spokane Mountaineers. “We have the skills to teach you how to be safe in the outdoors and preserve the natural environment that we all enjoy.

Winter Warriors

Meet the maniacs and moms who bike through the cold in the Inland Northwest.

Jordy Byrd
| Jan 12, 2011

But you might not guess as much, judging from the cultural myths that surround bike commuting. The perception that winter commuters are thrill-happy daredevils — or that all bike commuters are angry, Lycra-clad environmentalists — is a tired caricature.

Beginner's Pluck

Given how easy skiing and snowboarding are now, your excuses for not getting out there are dwindling rapidly.

Dan Herman
| Nov 11, 2010

If you’re like me (lazy), your friends have constantly hounded you about getting “up on the mountain” and really “letting ’er rip.” Strapping myself to some wood an

The Mountain Report

Tips for newbies and veterans headed to local ski areas.

Azaria Podplesky, Dylan Simons, Jordy Byrd, Joel Smith, Dan Herman, Tiffany Harms
| Nov 11, 2010

Whitefish Mountain Resort Maybe you’ve mastered the slopes at the local resorts years ago. Or maybe you just really like driving to Montana. Whatever the reason, Whitefish Mountain Resort coul

Calvin and Hobbesian Choices

Thirteen places to sled this winter.

Joel Smith
| Nov 11, 2010

Weather forecasters are predicting epic snow this winter — possibly of the kind and amount we saw two years ago. That’s good news for skiers, snowboarders and others who flock to the mount

The Powder Diaries

An experienced adventurer takes us into the depths of Fernie snowcat skiing.

Bob Legasa
| Nov 11, 2010

If it’s not fun, I’m not doing it. That’s the motto of Canadian Kim Sedrovic. Or, as his kids call him, “Mr. Fun.”Sedrovic and his wife are the owners of Fernie Wildernes

Winter on the Rocks

How to leave your living room and love the ice.

Tiffany Harms
| Nov 11, 2010

We’re nearing that season when local news stations lug their “Snowpocalypse” graphics from out of cold storage. Alas, TV binging is only enthralling for so long, meaning you’re

Wild Horses Can Drag Him

The horse is galloping 40 mph - while Cody Smith gleefully clings to a rope behind.

Daniel Walters
| Nov 11, 2010

It’s a lunatic sport, really. It’s waterskiing on land. It’s rodeo on ice. It’s the classic 6-year-old’s scheme to have his dog tow him on his cross-country skis, but wit

The Shoe Fits

A great big shoe for great big fun.

Nicholas Deshais
| Nov 11, 2010

Snowshoeing is a futuristic act of the past. You see, thousands of years ago, humans were strapping some impossible contraptions to their feet to walk upon the snow, slowly trudging out into the wilde

 
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