Jul 15-21, 2021

As the housing crisis worsens, the city of Spokane struggles to staff the planning department needed to respond to it

Spokane Public Schools agrees to changes in settlement over kindergartner illegally placed in isolation

Environmentalists and Spokane Tribe want court to order specific chemical limits for Spokane River polluters

Question of the Week

We are an infinitesimal but interconnected part of this grand old evolutionary arc

Readers react to Avista's rolling blackouts during last month's heatwave and the resignation of an Airway Heights police officer after domestic violence allegations

Local budtenders weigh in on their favorite edibles of 2021

What's up with cannabis depends on where you live in the USA

Officially, the Pandemic Recession Lasted Only Two Months.

The Spokane Symphony revamps and reorganizes for its 76th season after the pandemic cost it its 75th

You're never too old to tap into "kid" crafts as a satisfying outlet

The Buzz Bin: Peaky Blinders meets Game of Thrones, CMarie Fuhrman is Idaho's latest Writer in Residence and new music!

TV Time: Seven new summer series to stream right now

Author Julian Aguon confronts climate catastrophe and American empire with radical intimacy

After a 16-month hiatus, the Garland Theater and Bon Bon are reopening Friday

I Saw You

Rounding up the latest North Idaho dining news one bite, one beverage at a time

Roadrunner is a documentary portrait of Anthony Bourdain for those who already loved him

Richard Marx talks about getting personal in his new memoir, pandemic-induced writer's block and turning early stardom into a lifelong career

Best of Bookends

Best Brunch: Bruncheonette

Best of Food

Best Asian Food: Gordy's Sichuan Cafe

North Idaho's Best Mexican Food: Nadine's Mexican Kitchen

Best Disc Golf Course: Downriver

Best Ski/Snowboard Shop: The Sports Creel

Best of Recreation

Best Local Podcast: The Perimeter with Adam Morrison

Best Local Tik Tok Star: Bryan Albrandt, @bryanalbrandt

Best of Arts

Best of Sandpoint

Best Local Distillery: Dry Fly Distilling

Best Bar for Beer: The Viking

Best of Drink Local & Nightlife

North Idaho's Best Local Cidery: Coeur d'Alene Cider

Best Local Brewery & Best Patio for a Bar or Tasting/Tap Room: No-Li Brewhouse

Best Athlete: Drew Timme

Best Pandemic Hero & Best Local Social Justice Advocate: Rick Clark and the Spokane Quaranteam

Best of People

Best of the Palouse

Best Pawn Shop: Pawn 1, Spokane and CdA

Best RV Dealer: R'nR RV Center

Best of Shopping

North Idaho's Best Florist: Firehouse Flowers