Jul 12-18, 2012

News

• Local News

  Gas Pains

  Natural gas is cheap as ever, so why is Avista trying to raise rates and cancel rebates?

  By Joe O'Sullivan

  Jul 11, 2012

  
• Local News

  Moving Day

  Residents of a manufactured-home park in Post Falls look for somewhere else to call home

  By Heidi Groover

  Jul 11, 2012

  
• Local News

  Cut for a Cut

  Should Idaho chop more trees to pay for its underfunded schools and roads? Raul Labrador thinks so

  By Chris Stein

  Jul 11, 2012

  
• Local News

  INTERVIEW — Barb Chamberlain

  By Joe O'Sullivan

  Jul 11, 2012

  
• Local News

  Try, Try Again

  Washington state voters have rejected charter schools before. Will it be any different this time?

  By Daniel Walters

  Jul 11, 2012

  
• Local News

  The Dark Horse

  A couple Republicans rally around a Dem; plus, a new proposal for red-light monies

  By Joe O'Sullivan

  Jul 11, 2012

  
• Columns & Letters

  In the End, It’s a Tax

  Now that the president’s health care plan has been exposed by the Supreme Court, America must act

  By George Nethercutt

  Jul 10, 2012

  
• Columns & Letters

  Trail Mix - 07.12.12

  By Ted S. McGregor Jr.

  Jul 10, 2012

  

Culture

• Arts & Culture

  Communal Vibe

  Why hip, young creative folks are spending the summer in Moscow

  By Tiffany Harms

  Jul 10, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  A Beautiful Mind

  Mel McCuddin cranked out 50 paintings this year. And they all started by staring

  By Leah Sottile

  Jul 10, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  The Charlie Problem

  By Ashley Graham

  Jul 10, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  Dog Catchers

  How running obstacle courses with your dog will get you in shape

  By Heidi Groover

  Jul 10, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  For Your Consideration - 07.12.12

  By Daniel Walters

  Jul 10, 2012

  
• Arts & Culture

  Return to Glory

  Looking back on the improbable comeback of the Davenport Hotel and, in turn, downtown Spokane

  By Mike Bookey

  Jul 10, 2012

  

Food

• Food News

  Wild Fire

  Look out, vodka: A sweet, whisky-ish cinnamon liqueur is conquering Spokane

  By Luke Baumgarten

  Jul 10, 2012

  
• Food News

  Quick and Steady

  Happy Dragon pops up in the courthouse district with a simple approach to Chinese food

  By Mike Bookey

  Jul 10, 2012

  
• Food News

  Ultimate Fusion

  The fare at Sangria Grille is an example of culinary Darwinism

  By Matt Zambito

  Jul 10, 2012

  

Screen

• Movie Reviews

  War on Drugs

  Oliver Stone returns to his gritty self with Savages’ hard look at Mexican cartels

  By Marjorie Baumgarten

  Jul 10, 2012

  
• Movie Reviews

  Frozen in Cliche

  The most recent Ice Age installment has all the well-worn marks of a paycheck sequel

  By Maryann Johanson

  Jul 10, 2012

  

Music

• Music News

  You Say Potato…

  Two bands — Black Breath and Agalloch — prove that being metal hardly means following the same old formula

  By Kevin Stewart-Panko

  Jul 10, 2012

  
• Music News

  Post Mortem Dance Party

  LCD Soundsystem quit at its pinnacle, then made a movie about it

  By Mike Bookey

  Jul 10, 2012