Vol. 17, No. 17
Little City, Big Dogs
Mayor Mary Verner sees Spokane shine in a national setting
By Kevin Taylor
Ms. No
Eastern Washington’s congresswoman talks oil exploration, government takeovers and why Republicans oppose everything Obama does
By Nicholas Deshais
Get a Room!
The Rodeway’s in for a makeover. Is Spokane getting Portland-ified?
A New Vision
Greenstone readies to begin constructions on the long-hyped Kendall Yards project — but how will it affect nearby West Central?
By Daniel Walters
Doctors and an Apple
Bob Apple runs for Olympia; plus, the need for a med school, temporary bike routes and more courteous bloggers
Earning Pollution Credits
Ecology bids to include “pollution trading” as part of cleanup plan
Hot Spot
Moscow’s Moose Lodge holds a hell of a drag show, if you overlook the gay hairstylist — such a cliché — and the purse-lipped senior citizens … wait, no, they’re part of the fun
By Richard H. Miller
AA Bond-age
The city’s beaming about its latest bond rating, but what does it really mean?
Parking Lots and Pot
People are trying to legalize dope; plus, we don’t need more parking lots, and soldiers are people too
Prison Fight
Eastern Washington legislators band together to keep the governor from closing Pine Lodge. For now.
Reclamation to Preservation
As temperatures rise, the man-made gardens of plenty in the West are under threat
By Allen Best
Buddhism FAIL
Turns out, enlightenment is more than just meditating and eating like an herbivore
By Robert Goldworm
Obama's First Year
Reagan’s policies have fizzled; Obama’s are just getting started.
By Robert Herold
Talking Dirty
Profanity’s become so commonplace. Instead, save it for special occasions — and then let the whoreson scalawags really have it.
By Steve Wing
"Hoodwinked," John Perkins
An especially exciting life, if you’re lucky, will net enough material for one book.
Smart-Ass Puppets
Foul-mouthed, porn-devouring, slightly racist slacker puppets teach you how to be a better person
By Michael Bowen
Training Humans
Dog obedience classes have basic rules. Sylvia shows why humans ought to follow them
'Footnotes in Gaza,' Joe Sacco
Sacco leaves us with a cinematic story that will appeal to more than the average news-seeking Time magazine reader.
By Leah Sottile
Let's Co-operate
Spokane has wanted a grocery store downtown for years. Now we have one.
By Sarah Hauge
Archer
Should've followed the Adult Swim model. This kind of thing doesn't stay fresh beyond 15 minutes.
It's Too Quiet
Who says a horror movie has to be scary the whole way through?
Dark Angels
If your job involves telling strangers the worst news they will ever hear, how can you be filled with anything but anger?
By Ed Symkus
Dark Void
Avoid Dark Void
By Marty Demarest
Lost
Lost has never been done before. And it will never be done again.
Amreeka
A heart-warming travelogue about coming to the real America
By Tammy Marshall
The Passion of the Craven
If you are the ass of a bad guy, prepare to be kicked. Mad Max lives in Boston now.
The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces
A freewheeling aerial combat game that, despite its motion-sensitive innovations, remains rooted in the standards of the past.
L'espionnage, Je t'aime
That Pierre Morel movie with John Travolta looking ridiculous in a completely shaved head? Pretty damn good, actually.
By Maryann Johanson
Know Your Mushrooms
The largest creature on Earth is a mushroom in Eastern Oregon. And the biggest weirdos on Earth are fungophiles.
Lucky Girl
Since leaving Spokane last fall, Kaylee Cole’s been soul searching. And sleeping in a garage
Home, Home on the Road
As “The White Buffalo,” Jacob Smith’s life gets a lot more interesting
By Jon Brown
"The Goodbye Album," Matthew Sonntag
It’s only natural for a young artist to imitate his idols: We learn by walking in the footsteps of giants.
By Jeff Echert
"Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
This is very accomplished pop music — sometimes a little overblown, but consistent, upbeat and singalong-ready.
By Ted S. McGregor Jr.
'Secret of the Oozy,' Bunkdoozy
You’re taking a big risk when you label your band a “jam band.”
30-Year Itch
For three decades Anvil waited for their wishes to come true. Now the time has come.
To Bop or Not To Be
Masters of the drums, sax, piano and trumpet will groove at the Fox for two nights
Pond Sounds
Idaho’s Finn Riggins developed its sound in the middle of nowhere
By Jordy Byrd
Punk for Peewees
A bar band turns into a Disney Channel fave
By Seth Sommerfeld
Altar Call
Zeppelin or not, No Quarter doesn’t just preach to the choir
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