Aug 12-18, 2010

Vol. 17, No. 44

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Local News

Skaters and Shoplifting

Storm gardens and Rudy Giuliani on perseverance. Plus, got feedback on skateboarders?

By Nicholas Deshais, Jacob H. Fries and Joel Smith
Aug 11, 2010
Local News

Election Selection

Cash, freeloaders and a five-day forecast — The Inlander's final take on this year's primary.

By Nicholas Deshais
Aug 11, 2010
Local News

What The Duck?

To feed or not to feed...

By Heidi Groover
Aug 11, 2010
Local News

Under Construction

Spokane gets to work on the bike city of the future

By Joel Smith
Aug 11, 2010
Columns & Letters

A Plan for Success

How Republicans can win big in 2010.

By George Nethercutt
Aug 11, 2010
Columns & Letters

Catch and Release

Hey fat cats, why not take a cue from Carnegie?

By Ted S. McGregor Jr.
Aug 11, 2010

Arts & Culture

Pedal Power

At the new Merkel BMX track, bikers soar like popcorn kernels — then crash like rag dolls.

By Blair Tellers
Aug 11, 2010
Arts & Culture

Holy Water

In a funny satiric novel, capitalism rapes countries even when it doesn’t mean to.

By Michael Bowen
Aug 11, 2010
Arts & Culture

Happy Campers

For the kids at Camp Goodtimes, getting away from it all means a lot.

By Heidi Groover
Aug 11, 2010
Arts & Culture

Business as Usual

The Spokane Shock advance to the Conference Championship over the Arizona Rattlers, surprising no one.

By Dan Herman
Aug 11, 2010
Arts & Culture

It's Afrotastic!

In Hairspray, all the girls — fat, black, unpopular — are pounding out a protest rhythm. And you can't stop the beat.

By Michael Bowen
Aug 11, 2010

Food News

Beyond Club Sandwedges

There's more than simple fare on North Idaho's fairways.

By Carrie Scozzaro
Aug 11, 2010
Food News

A New Cocktail Culture

Bon Bon brings fancy drinks to Garland, at long last. Plus, Indian food returns to downtown.

By Luke Baumgarten and Kirsten Harrington
Aug 11, 2010

Movie Reviews

Boom, Boom, Groan

AARP members can still kick ass. They're just sore the next day.

By Ed Symkus
Aug 11, 2010
Movie Reviews

Alpha Protocol

Alpha Protocol blows its cover with fumbling espionage, clunky role-playing and loose, careless combat.

By Marty Demarest
Aug 11, 2010
Movie Reviews

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

This flick has a bad case of the cheese touch.

By Maryann Johanson
Aug 11, 2010
Movie Reviews

Mad Men

A TV show that revs up your engines with its fastidious attention to detail.

By Blair Tellers
Aug 11, 2010
Movie Reviews

FUBAR

In trying to depoliticize war, Restrepo strips out so much context that it's hard to reach any conclusions at all. Is that bad?

By Luke Baumgarten
Aug 11, 2010
Movie Reviews

The Seven Deadly Exes

You may not want to sit through Scott Pilgrim once, but if you do, you'll likely need to see it again.

By Ed Symkus
Aug 11, 2010

Music News

Lookin' for Love

Coeur d'Alene's Jesi B and the All Rites are ready to be your new favorite band.

By Jordy Byrd
Aug 11, 2010
Music News

'Crazy for You,' Best Coast

A modern surf pop album perfect for the end of summer.

By Mike Corrigan
Aug 11, 2010
Music News

Backwater Blues

Southern rock rises again.

By Jeff Echert
Aug 11, 2010
Music News

'The Suburbs,' Arcade Fire

The Suburbs isn't their absolute best, but the Arcade Fire comes damn close with this one.

By Seth Sommerfeld
Aug 11, 2010

Philanthropy

Taylor Weech

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

By Joel Smith
Aug 10, 2010
Philanthropy

Novel Giving

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

By Nicholas Deshais
Aug 10, 2010
Philanthropy

Ben Stuckart

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

By Leah Sottile
Aug 10, 2010
Philanthropy

About the Peirone Prize

By Ted S. McGregor Jr.
Aug 11, 2010
Philanthropy

Emily Paulson

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

By Michael Bowen
Aug 10, 2010
Philanthropy

Service with a Smile

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

By Joel Smith
Aug 10, 2010