http://www.inlander.com/spokane/articles.sec-1-1-main.html 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.]]> they scored 24 and 23 points, respectively. What they say about Gonzaga: �€œWe got down by 10 early, and against a team as good as Gonzaga on their home floor, you put yourself in pretty much a no-win situation.�€� �€” Coach Max Good after a Feb. 11 loss in Spokane.]]> Moon is one of select group of local tattoo artists who will have booths at the third annual Lilac City Tattoo Expo this weekend. If you�ve never heard of the Expo before, you�re not alone � it�s been an under-the-radar event, despite attracting 2,000 guests each year.]]> 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.]]> In 2008, Mexican authorities rejected a shipment of U.S. Department of Agriculture, known as the Food Safety and beef because the meat exceeded Mexico�s regulatory Inspection Service, is under USDA scrutiny. While the pub- tolerance for copper. The rejected meat was returned to lic has gotten used to microbes like E.]]> and that�s where the spite comes in. From conservative blog commenters (one wants to kill Beavan�s entire family with an automatic rile). From eco-activists (Beavan should be working to change laws). even from people doing more or less what Beavan is doing, but less so (the extremity of his mission makes the whole movement seem fringe).]]> It was no coincidence that Verner launched her re-election campaign on Earth Day. Nods to environmentalism have been a hallmark of Verner�s mayoralty. From the beginning, she promised to make the city more sustainable and to position it as a hub in the burgeoning green economy.]]> 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.]]> The bird-band similarities don’t end there. A pair of bowerbirds will meet up again year after year in the same nest � an established lifelong relationship.]]> Bondy, a solo artist from Birmingham, Alabama, who made his name in the ‘90s fronting the now-defunct band Verbena, is quick to say he doesn’t think the music he’s making as a solo artist is rewriting any definitions of music. He admits that this is new to him, that he’s got work to do before he’ll feel original.]]>