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News & Comment
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- News
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Fault Line
A member of the council's majority, Karen Stratton is facing a challenger backed by Mayor David Condon
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- News
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Dollars and Cents
Why poor people are imprisoned in Benton County; plus, Congress lets a major conservation fund to expire
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- News
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Between the Numbers
How a debate over adding two more commissioners turned political and personal
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- News
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What Lies in Wait
What exactly is Spokane missing without a police ombudsman?
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- Comment
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Undermining Our Mayors
Publisher's Note
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- Comment
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Swap Holidays
Celebrating Indigenous People's Day instead of Columbus Day would be a great start to better race relations in Spokane
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- Comment
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A Speaker's Calling
It's no coincidence John Boehner announced his resignation just after pope's visit
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- Green Zone
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Opening the Door
Why the state cannabis board is accepting new retail applications
Culture & Food
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- Arts & Culture
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Multimedia Composer
"Force of Attraction" reflects Larry Ellingson's fascination with light, sound and making art with unusual stuff
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- Arts & Culture
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The Closer
Distilled: Crying in our beers
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- Arts & Culture
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For Your Consideration
A great read, a helpful comic and fresh hops abound
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- Arts & Culture
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Sasquatch Man
A man in Chewelah says he can communicate with Sasquatches and aliens, and also find water in the ground
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- Food & Drink
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Starting Small
The Moscow Farmers Market has a history of helping local food businesses gain traction
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- Food & Drink
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Down Home
Scotty's Doghouse is a pub built for its neighborhood
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- Food & Drink
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Social Hour
Bernd Barrel fills a social void in Sandpoint
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I Saw You
Week of October 8th
Music & Film
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- Music
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Begin Again
For its event coordinators, this year's Bartfest feels almost like the first time
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- Music
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Immigrant Songs
Originally from South Africa, Civil Twilight has found freedom in their new sound and country
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- Film
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Origin-al Sins
Whatever Pan is supposed to provide a backstory for, it's not Peter Pan.
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- Film
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Helping Hand
Rosenwald reintroduces us to a great American hero
Special Guides
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- Dining Out Guide
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Slow Food
How Ruins' Tony Brown learned that the long way to a dish is the tasty way
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- Dining Out Guide
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Home Cooked From Far Away
Ethiopian treat Doro W'et is the result of a time-consuming process
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- Dining Out Guide
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Gold and Delicious
Wild Sage's Idaho golden trout is a less traditional take on Northwest seafood
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- Dining Out Guide
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Family Foods
The ravioli at Hill's Resort isn't far from the recipe that chef Scott Hill learned from his grandmother
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- Dining Out Guide
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Grilled Love
Raci Erdem finds comfort and connection in his koftë
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- Dining Out Guide
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Parts Unknown
At Fleur de Sel, Laurent Zirotti makes a dish that reminds him of home in France
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- Dining Out Guide
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Cheers to the Season
How the Volstead created a drink to match the feel of the falling leaves
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- Dining Out Guide
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Farm to Glass
Why Paradise Creek Brewery makes a frantic drive across the state every fall