Vol. 20, No. 25
TAXES — The Cost of a Cookie
Why a box of Girl Scout Cookies costs more in North Idaho
By Lisa Waananen
Smoking Police?
Spokane City Council may empower police to crack down on smokers; plus, Cathy McMorris Rodgers makes news in India
By Heidi Groover and Daniel Walters
A Time to Kill
Two fatal Spokane shootings reveal the fuzziness of self-defense law
By Jacob Jones
Fighting for Felts
How much does the control tower at Felts Field — slated for closure next month — matter?
By Heidi Groover
Insecurity at City Hall
Why we’re really spending $130,000 to post an officer at a desk
By Robert Herold
Screen Seekers
Publisher's Note
By Ted S. McGregor Jr.
Monetizing Nature
Guest Editorial
By Emilene Ostlind
A Major Poet
Are you born a poet, or do you become one? Major Jackson would say it’s a bit of both
By E.J. Iannelli
Sweet Tradition
The WSU ice cream shop is changing, but the important things are staying the same
Shawn Vestal
Spokane, Washington | Gooding, Idaho
THEATER — Treasure Island
Spokane Civic Theatre brings pirate action to an elaborate set
By Mike Bookey
Taking the Temperature
When it comes to writing in the region, how are we doing?
Nance Van Winckel
Spokane, Washington
Swinging for Glory
Boxing champion Mikaela Mayer to fight alongside hundreds in national tournament
Jim Lynch
Seattle, Washington
Digressions and Demons
At 74, Joyce Carol Oates’ productivity is undiminished, as proven by her new colossal genre-bending novel
Jonathan Evison
Bainbridge Island, Washington
By Jordy Byrd
Thrown into the Ring
What happens when writers and artists who don’t know each other work together?
By Leah Sottile
Unlikely Gem
Twigs on the South Hill shows how a martini bar can do an amazing breakfast
UPDATE — Milford's Fish House
The menu at this seafood stalwart is not stuck in the past
By Kate Dinnison
Downtown, Late-Night
In search of burritos, pizza, sushi and breakfast after midnight
By Annemarie C. Frohnhoefer
Flavor the Night
Knitting Factory’s District Bar opens for eats and drinks
By Jo Miller
High-Altitude Movies
Telluride Mountainfilm rolls back into town
By Eli Francovich
Big Mechanical Lizards
Jurassic Park returns in 3D, reminding us of its impact
By Scott Renshaw
The Outsiders
A new band called Sunstripe is sweeping young people off their feet with improvised jazz
By Kara Stermer
Working Man
Eric Tollefson won’t give up
By Jordan Satterfield
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By Chey Scott
Hear the Humanity: A Playlist for International Transgender Day of Visibility
By Seth Sommerfeld, Alyson McManus, Dora Scott and Colton Rasanen
Best of Food
Idaho, once again, takes a stand against cannabis
By Will Maupin
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