[ Luke Baumgarten ]
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Luke Baumgarten is a staff writer at The Inlander. Since 2005, he has covered the local music scene extensively, also writing about youth politics, art marketing, unionizing film crews, minor league baseball players, YouTube celebrities, aspiring break-dancers and Christian environmentalists. He has been published in Billboard, Willamette Week, Philadelphia Weekly and the San Antonio Current.

Weekend Code Warriors

At Gonzaga last weekend, eight new businesses started from (almost) scratch.

Luke Baumgarten
| Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Cheese Whizzes

We slated four (relative) upstart bakeries against the granddaddy of Spokane cheesecakes — winner take all.

Luke Baumgarten
| Wednesday, April 25, 2012

All Things to All Men (1)

From our idioms to our videogames to our sex shops, the King James Bible's influence is everywhere.

Luke Baumgarten
| Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Little Help Here?

Okay, so we’re killing ourselves. What now?

Luke Baumgarten
| Wednesday, April 18, 2012

How to Be an Enduring Young Adult Author

Lois Lowry's best, most-loved works deal with timeless, ageless issues.

Luke Baumgarten
| Wednesday, April 4, 2012

For Your Consideration

Like The Hunger Games? You'll love this stuff.

Luke Baumgarten
| Wednesday, April 4, 2012

The Bunny Handlers

If you want to speak with the Easter Bunny, you’re going to need to clear it with Ruth first.

Luke Baumgarten
| Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Eco-Homesteaders

A young developer wants to bring New Urbanism to the Spokane Valley. But she needs everyone's help.

Luke Baumgarten
| Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Peggy, Sweetheart

Local academics consider Mad Men’s impact on gender, race and Banana Republic.

Luke Baumgarten
| Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Harder News

A minute-by-minute comparison of the Today show vs. Charlie Rose's new This Morning

Luke Baumgarten
| Wednesday, March 21, 2012
 
 
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