Vol. 17, No. 27
Along Went Mary
Longtime Spokane City Council Administrator Mary Franklin dishes dirt on her years inside City Hall.
By Natalie Johnson
Confidence?
A Spokane police vote shows a lack of trust in top cops
By Kevin Taylor
Beer Budget
A bronze comes home in the World Beer Cup; plus, Washington’s Legislature patches the budget
By Nicholas Deshais, Joel Smith and Daniel Walters
Police Farce
I got Taser-ed and wore a big red diaper. Am I a cop now?
By Nicholas Deshais
The Oil Trail
Oil giant Exxon will route massive machinery up the wild Lochsa River to reach the tar sands fields in Alberta
Happy Tax Day
Think of it this way: Paying your taxes fights off cynicism
By Robert Herold
Jail Break
Spokane’s leaders better get their act together before they ask for a new jail
By Ted S. McGregor Jr.
Patricia Smith
Slam poetry about Hurricane Katrina, performed with live jazz accompaniment. Story
Sallie Tisdale
A Buddhist woman who's written about porn. Do you really need another reason to go hear her?
By Julia Lipscomb
For Him to Poop On
Conan O'Brien, who appears tonight at the INB, has made the absolute best of a really crappy situation
By Luke Baumgarten
Anna Lappe
From the farm to your fork, what you eat has global ramifications
By Leah Sottile
Victor Lodato
A playwright creates a coming-of-age novel about growing up with grief
By Michael Bowen
Kevin Sampsell
He's from around here, and he didn't get along with his dad. In other words, he's a lot like you.
By Blair Tellers
The Financial Lives of Poetry Readings
Get Lit! made Spokane a “literary capital.” Next year, the festival runs into its biggest funding challenge.
By Daniel Walters
Janet Wong
Meet the lawyer turned children's author who was on Oprah
By Tammy Marshall
Reza Aslan
How to end the "war on terror"? Realize Islamofascists are fighting a war over the next world, not this one.
'Mathilda Savitch,' Victor Lodato
The Get Lit! headliner crosses the gaps of gender and age
Selected Shorts
Three actors, three short stories about Father's Day.
Walter & Russo
Jess Walter and the author of Empire Falls talk screenplays and pot-dealing
Janet Fitch
On the L.A. punk rock scene of the '80s
Vision Messed
If you frown over fart jokes, you won’t like Escanaba. You’ll also miss one of the Civic’s funniest-ever productions
Peripheral Events
Get Lit offers more than 50 events. Here's the best of the rest.
By Inlander Staff
Holy Trinity
There’s a lot to like at Trinity, from the beach views to the resort-casual dress code to the day-long menu offerings.
By Carrie Scozzaro
Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution
The naked chef descends on West Virginia
Precious
Precious depicts the worst that a girl’s experience can be
By Maryann Johanson
Calling
Slow, arbitrary gameplay cuts off the otherwise immersive and atmospheric Calling.
By Marty Demarest
Low-Power Hero
Who says you need superpowers to be a superhero? The clothes make the man.
By Ed Symkus
Comic Romp
All it takes to enliven a dull marriage is a case of mistaken identity
By Carey Jackson
Pork Rind Disco
Sleep and Josh Martinez are the Chicharones
By Jorma Knowles
'I Learned the Hard Way,' Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
Reverent recreation of an era and great music all its own
Rock Holiday
It’s more than a vinyl geek’s holiday — Record Store Day helps keep some local stores in business
'Have One on Me,' Joanna Newsom
Cult of the Bear
It’s about time Minus the Bear fans get their own Deadhead-like moniker
By Seth Sommerfeld
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Four decades, two love stories and one year of new ownership for Spokane's Chalet Restaurant
By Dora Scott
The Columbia River defines our corner of the continent, but the remote valley where it starts has its own story to tell
By Knute Berger
For the People: Here’s how you can interact with your Inland Northwest legislators this session
By Colton Rasanen
Gonzaga women’s basketball looks to bounce back after a tough start the season
By Will Maupin
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