Aug 19-25, 2010

News

• Local News

  Culture Centers and Tax Shelters

  Plans for a cultural center near downtown emerge. Plus, tax breaks for dense development.

  By Joel Smith and Heidi Groover

  Aug 18, 2010

  
• Local News

  Golden Waves of Grain

  Moscow's burning, Egypt's buying and Palouse farmers are ready to make a bundle.

  By Nicholas Deshais

  Aug 18, 2010

  
• Columns & Letters

  Paying For It

  The hodgepodge of desperate budget fixes screams for a grown-up conversation, not the same "government is too big" line.

  By Ted S. McGregor Jr.

  Aug 18, 2010

  
• Columns & Letters

  Learning Patience

  It isn't a good time to be a college graduate.

  By Robert Herold

  Aug 18, 2010

  

Culture

• Arts & Culture

  OMG! It's Almost Fall!

  Five reasons not to dread late summer.

  By Joel Smith

  Aug 18, 2010

  
• Arts & Culture

  Things of Value

  Art that's monetized is art that's valued. Or is Sandpoint just paying lip service to the idea of being an art town?

  By Carrie Scozzaro

  Aug 18, 2010

  
• Arts & Culture

  Off the Rack

  Fledgling designers are working to put a price tag on local fashion, but they wonder if Spokane is ready to pay up.

  By Jordy Byrd

  Aug 18, 2010

  
• Arts & Culture

  A Long Road

  Shock coach Rob Keefe’s had quite a trip to the ArenaBowl.

  By Howie Stalwick

  Aug 18, 2010

  
• Arts & Culture

  'Imperial Bedrooms,' Bret Easton Ellis

  Bret Easton Ellis has written a satire. Either that, or he’s just sick.

  By Luke Baumgarten

  Aug 18, 2010

  

Food

• Food News

  Learning Pekingese

  What's the deal with that dog from the Molly's sign? Plus, sweets from Coeur d'Alene's Shugar Shack.

  By Carrie Scozzaro and Jordy Byrd

  Aug 18, 2010

  
• Food News

  Cup of Coolness

  It’s high time that Spokane added another frozen yogurt joint

  By Blair Tellers

  Aug 18, 2010

  

Screen

• Movie Reviews

  The Joneses

  Everyone else is watching it — why aren’t you?

  By Dan Herman

  Aug 18, 2010

  
• Movie Reviews

  Crackdown 2

  A mindless summer rampage that deadens its potential blockbuster energy with low-budget production values.

  By Marty Demarest

  Aug 18, 2010

  
• Movie Reviews

  The Guys Who May Have Intentionally Framed the Girl Who Played With Fire

  If someone says you should read the book to understand the movie, it’s probably not a very good movie.

  By Luke Baumgarten

  Aug 18, 2010

  
• Movie Reviews

  Rubicon

  Rubicon tries too hard to make grand conspiracies seem mundane.

  By Daniel Walters

  Aug 18, 2010

  
• Movie Reviews

  Spoonfuls of Sugar

  The Nanny McPhee sequel is aimed more at kids, but parents will appreciate the subtle lessons.

  By Maryann Johanson

  Aug 18, 2010

  
• Movie Reviews

  Baby Banter

  It's like His Girl Friday, with slightly more semen-related humor.

  By Ed Symkus

  Aug 19, 2010

  

Music

• Music News

  On Country

  Stripped of most of its members, Ah Holly Fam’ly looks deep within to find itself.

  By E.J. Iannelli

  Aug 18, 2010

  
• Music News

  'Where the Messengers Meet,' Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band

  A major style change, but a good fit for Mt St Helens Vietnam Band.

  By Seth Sommerfeld

  Aug 18, 2010

  
• Music News

  A Hubbub of Hopefuls

  Talent shows aren’t always about talent. Sometimes they’re about something more.

  By Jordy Byrd

  Aug 18, 2010

  
• Music News

  'The DJ Shadow Remix Project,' DJ Shadow

  DJ Shadow freaks follow in the man's format-busting footsteps.

  By Leah Sottile

  Aug 18, 2010

  
• Music News

  Too Stubborn to Die

  Nine years is plenty of time to kill a band. But not Deadones.

  By Chris Dreyer

  Aug 18, 2010