Dec 23-29, 2010

Vol. 18, No. 10

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Local News

Budding Tax Bracket

The state wants to tax pot. Dispensary owners don’t really seem to mind.

By Nicholas Deshais
Dec 22, 2010
Local News

Let's Get Political

Washington adds a new congressional bundle of joy, a city budget vote and a little bit of the nepotis'.

By Nicholas Deshais and Daniel Walters
Dec 22, 2010
Columns & Letters

The Power of Soup

How pumpkin bisque is fighting homelessness in North Idaho.

By Mary Lou Reed
Dec 22, 2010
Columns & Letters

King Cole helped Spokane with a grin and a hope for collective success

By Ted S. McGregor Jr.
Dec 22, 2010

Arts & Culture

Abandoning Reality

Nothing is out of reach in the realm of casual role-playing.

By Tiffany Harms
Dec 22, 2010
Arts & Culture

Rose Blossoms at Midnight

Two Civil War soldiers discover they were fighting for the same purpose, though in two different armies.

By Matthew Blake Cardenas
Dec 22, 2010
Arts & Culture

Resource Management

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

By Robert Salsbury
Dec 22, 2010
Arts & Culture

'December 8, 1980: The Day John Lennon Died,' Keith Elliot Greenberg

An overview of Lennon's last day shows how every minute counts.

By Terri Schlichenmeyer
Dec 22, 2010
Arts & Culture

Beauty Everlasting

Quantam physics means never having to say you're sorry.

By E.J. Iannelli
Dec 22, 2010
Arts & Culture

A New Mexico Story

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

By Ryan Weech
Dec 22, 2010
Arts & Culture

Shut Down?

The governor’s proposed budget has the Museum Arts and Culture marked for termination.

By Daniel Walters
Dec 22, 2010
Arts & Culture

On the Road: The Story of Jimi Snakeskin

A Quixotic story with the characters of a Cohen brothers film and the dread of Easy Rider.

By Robert Salsbury
Dec 22, 2010
Arts & Culture

Performance Artist

Singing, serving and taking your order, Adriano Ferraro does it all

By Jordy Byrd
Dec 22, 2010
Arts & Culture

Alive and Well

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

By Susan Lagsdin
Dec 22, 2010

Food News

Brittle Battle

Spokane's legacy soft peanut brittle connects with locals, while a well-financed upstart aims to go national.

By Luke Baumgarten
Dec 22, 2010
Food News

Cool It

More cool to this winter with frozen yogurt. Plus, a new cloud of garlic falls over Spokane's South Hill.

By Luke Baumgarten and Anna Vodicka
Dec 22, 2010

Movie Reviews

About Perfect

When the pursuit of excellence involves stabbing someone in the face with a nail file.

By Luke Baumgarten
Dec 22, 2010
Movie Reviews

Top Chef: All Stars

Why a man who relies on Top Ramen loves Top Chef.

By Daniel Walters
Dec 22, 2010
Movie Reviews

Grittier and Better

Remake or not, only one question matters: Is it good?

By Ed Symkus
Dec 22, 2010
Movie Reviews

Sports Champions

Making tennis fun again! Well, for tennis.

By Marty Demarest
Dec 22, 2010
Movie Reviews

Restrepo

Usually, we only get the horrors of war after they happen — Restrepo gets up close and personal.

By Tiffany Harms
Dec 22, 2010

Music News

'Long Live,' The Chariot

Spoken word, harp and vibraphone — odd, but welcome guests to this hardcore album.

By Azaria Podplesky
Dec 22, 2010
Music News

Roll With It

When Creed reunited, Spokane's Myles Kennedy wasn’t too concerned.

By Alan Sculley
Dec 22, 2010
Music News

'TRON: Legacy Original Motion Picture Soundtrack', Daft Punk

Shiny movie music can only be so good.

By Jordan Satterfield
Dec 22, 2010
Music News

Visible Magnitude

Once you notice Jazz, it’s hard to look away.

By Leah Sottile
Dec 22, 2010