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- Issue of
- Nov 1-7, 2012
- Vol. 20, No. 3
News
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- Local News
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Blowing Smoke
On campuses, marijuana legalization may change little
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- Local News
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Sneak Attack
How big business wants to shrink the electorate
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- Local News
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Standing By
Charles Potter spent a night in jail for watching officers arrest someone else. Now, he wants the city to pay
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- Local News
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Last Chances
No slowing down as local races close in on Election Day
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- Local News
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Slinging Mud
The battle over Referendum 74 gets heated; plus, demand for heating assistance crashes SNAP computers
Comment
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- Opinion
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Praying for Rain
How can a self-respecting political party actively work to reduce the number of Americans voting?
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- Opinion
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Trail Mix — November 1, 2012
Roll the Videotape The 1,000-mile-wide Superstorm Sandy was about the only thing that was going to push the presidential election off the front pages, but Sandy had another impact, too. It remin
Culture
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- Arts & Culture
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Hyperbolic Parabolic
A forgotten gem, Spokane’s St. Charles Church features rare design and masterful artwork
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- Arts & Culture
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Poetry in Motion
Gabrielle Calvocoressi says that poems come from what is (and isn’t) around you
- Arts & Culture
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Sinners and Saints
Faith and ethics are viewed through the skewed lens of farce in Interplayers’ production of Incorruptible
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- Arts & Culture
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VISUAL ARTS — The Sign Project
Every day, we look at plenty of things that we don’t really see. It’s a mind-bender of an idea, but it is precisely the inspiration for Jim Kolva’s November exhibit; and it&rs
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- Arts & Culture
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For Your Consideration — 11.1.12
MUSIC You may have seen Apple’s new iPod commercial where a lone iPod Touch bursts into a spectrum of different iPod devices and colors. The music accompanying, a catchy Brit-pop/’50s
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- Arts & Culture
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Holy War on Women
Why the Vatican says American nuns have become “radical feminists”
Food
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- Food & Drink
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UPDATE — Bistro on Spruce
Weekend brunch is a treat — endless coffee, newspaper, no children, someone else doing dishes — but it’s a little like going to the movies; it needs to be amazing (the big-screen blockbuster in
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- Food & Drink
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Temple Tradition
Local Buddhists remember their roots by rolling out their sushi mats
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- Food & Drink
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The Little Shop That Could
How does an ice cream shop survive the winter? It makes waffles, of course
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- Food & Drink
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Destined to Succeed
A savvy businessman brings pizza and beer to the Gonzaga district
Music
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- Sound Advice
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The Boys From Boston
Juggling concept albums and movie soundtracks, and playing baseball parks and concert halls, the Dropkick Murphys remain a crowd favorite
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- Sound Advice
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Ear Candy
There’s another White duo worthy of your attention
Film
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- Movie Reviews
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Small World
Wreck-It Ralph focuses its attention on building the wrong universe
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- Movie Reviews
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Sky-High Problems
Denzel returns to form to tackle addiction in Flight