Jul 14-20, 2011

News

• Local News

  Mighty Wind

  How wind power is reshaping the Palouse and giving at least one dying town a second chance.

  By Heidi Groover

  Jul 13, 2011

  
• Local News

  Oil and Water

  A network of pipelines threatens Spokane's drinking water.

  By Nicholas Deshais

  Jul 13, 2011

  
• Local News

  Tragedy in the River

  The deaths of three Bhutanese refugees bring sadness and closure.

  By Chris Stein

  Jul 13, 2011

  
• Local News

  Booster Gone Sterling

  Marty Dickinson’s new digs. Plus, McMorris Rodgers takes on Obama and a totem pole goes away.

  By Daniel Walters, Nicholas Deshais, Chris Stein and Kaitlin Gillespie

  Jul 13, 2011

  
• Columns & Letters

  Debt Debate

  We shouldn't raise the debt ceiling without reducing spending.

  By George Nethercutt

  Jul 13, 2011

  
• Columns & Letters

  Follow the Money

  Big Money drives the national campaigns, but it's starting to do the same here.

  By Ted S. McGregor Jr.

  Jul 13, 2011

  

Culture

• Arts & Culture

  De-Lux

  A local fashionista celebrates a year of business after risking it all

  By Tiffany Harms

  Jul 13, 2011

  
• Arts & Culture

  Playing Dress-Up

  French maid, schoolboy, Terran marine: At Spokane’s anime convention, you can be anyone you want.

  By Leah Sottile

  Jul 13, 2011

  
• Arts & Culture

  For Your Consideration

  New music from Bon Iver. Plus, an online TV treasure trove and a card game for the sick and depraved.

  By Jordy Byrd

  Jul 13, 2011

  
• Arts & Culture

  Country Behind Bars

  Charles Shaw’s Exile Nation aims to be a complete, 40-year oral history of the War on Drugs.

  By Joseph Haeger

  Jul 13, 2011

  

Food

• Food News

  Have Tandoor, Will Travel

  An Uzbek oven makes a long journey to its new home.

  By Kirsten Harrington

  Jul 13, 2011

  
• Food News

  Gaining Ground

  Valleyford's On Sacred Grounds expands. Plus, lunch at Rock House Bistro.

  By Tiffany Harms and Yvonne Lucero Snow

  Jul 13, 2011

  

Screen

• Movie Reviews

  Breaking Bad

  Three reasons for why it’s the best television drama ever.

  By Daniel Walters

  Jul 13, 2011

  
• Movie Reviews

  F.E.A.R. 3

  The scares are scarce in F.E.A.R. 3, but the shooting is frightfully strong.

  By Marty Demarest

  Jul 13, 2011

  
• Movie Reviews

  The Mortal End

  The excellent final Harry Potter installment has “Deathly” in its title. Don’t expect everyone to survive.

  By Ed Symkus

  Jul 13, 2011

  
• Movie Reviews

  Making the Cut

  A dispatch from last Friday’s Survivor casting call at Northern Quest.

  By Scott A. Leadingham

  Jul 13, 2011

  
• Movie Reviews

  Love Ya, Hunny

  Return to hand-drawn animation and learn a gentle lesson in Disney’s Winnie the Pooh.

  By Cole Smithey

  Jul 13, 2011

  

Music

• Music News

  Cellodarity

  The Portland Cello Project plays the entire classical repertoire, including Britney Spears.

  By Michael Bowen

  Jul 13, 2011

  
• Music News

  After the Revolution

  Toad the Wet Sprocket got huge in the 1990s. But today, they’re OK with being a small indie band.

  By Seth Sommerfeld

  Jul 13, 2011