Vol. 20, No. 37
Harsh Words
Records describe the alleged threat that ended former Assistant Police Chief Scott Stephens' career with the Spokane Police Department
By Jacob Jones
Gambling Losses
How three local developers bet big and went bust
By Daniel Walters
Predator Island
By Deanna Pan
Training to Fight
New firefighter recruits finish basic training as Washington agencies prepare for fire season
Digging In
SPD open a new downtown substation as a “prototype” for policing neighborhoods
Falling Down
Why the city isn’t demolishing dangerous, abandoned buildings
By Heidi Groover
Tighten the Law?
Break A Leg
Settlements paid to people injured on downtown’s crumbling sidewalks are adding up
Calculating Risks
What is serial rapist Monte Hoisington doing in Spokane?
Should It Go Both Ways?
Spokane has talked about turning Main Avenue into a two-way street for more than a decade — so what’s the holdup?
Lawfully
New laws to take effect in Washington; plus, student loan interest rates double
To Understand a Pedophile
How could I not see that my camp counselor would become a sex predator?
By Scott A. Leadingham
Deal or No Deal?
Washington lawmakers race to finalize a budget; plus, closure in the Creach case?
Winners and Losers
Inside Washington state’s new operating budget
Hallowed Ground
The Battle of Gettysburg changed history 150 years ago this week
By Robert Herold
Earth to Boise
The sequester is further starving early education in Idaho
By Mary Lou Reed
Mystery at the Pump
Publisher's Note
By Ted S. McGregor Jr.
Zombie Nation
A Run Restored
All along the Elwha River, the salmon are back
By Pat Ford
Bits and Baubles
The Saranac Gallery shows off the things that inspire its own artists
By Leah Sottile
Big Shots
Spokane takes pride in Hoopfest, as it should
By Mike Bookey
For Your Consideration
Pacific Air, Voxer and Itty Bitty Kitty Committee
By Chey Scott
The Secret Garden
The rediscovery and restoration of the Moore-Turner Gardens is Spokane’s own version of the classic children’s story
PROFILE — The Radio Man
Garrison Keillor by the numbers
High Flying at Hoopfest
The tournament ushers in big-air athletes, but they won’t be on the courts
By Jeff Rutherford
Out From Under the Big Top
Portland’s Wanderlust Circus proves the spirit of this age-old show is alive and thriving
The Champions
Former Zags (and a friend) look to defend their Hoopfest title
Rain or Shine
By Trevor Patrick
Fade to Black
The Inland Northwest says goodbye to its last drive-in movie theater
Love, Marriage and Madness
Ignite! Theater’s production of The Marriage of Bette and Boo brings balance to mental imbalance
By E.J. Iannelli
TV — The Other John
Perhaps the best way to appreciate Jon Stewart's greatness is to watch others attempt it
CAT FRIDAY: The cats of Portland, Oregon
Crawling for Food
A new company offers culinary strolls through downtown Spokane
By Annemarie C. Frohnhoefer
Then They Went Kaput
The tangled story of how a hotel bankruptcy darkened downtown dining
By Jo Miller
UPDATE — Luxe Coffee House
Let the antique chairs and aroma of locally roasted coffee draw you in
By Kara Stermer
Next Level
The Q sports bar at Northern Quest morphs into EPIC
Free For All
Everyone’s going gluten-free, but why?
By Lisa Waananen
Office Taste
Eat Good lives up to its name in an unsuspecting spot
Acreage and Honors
Santé expands as chef Jeremy Hansen heads to James Beard House
Going Nowhere
The Lone Ranger, like its star, spends two and a half hours smirking at its own jokes
By Scott Renshaw
Goodbye, Gandolfini
An ode to the man who brought us one of the greatest ever on-screen characters
By Gawain Fadeley
Animation Redux
Despicable Me 2 keeps the goofiness of the original alive
By Ed Symkus
Déjà Vu
Roland Emmerich gives us the year’s second attack on the White House
'Til I Collapse
Nothing will keep Joe Carr from playing the blues
Boy Wonder
Justin Bieber became a star because of YouTube. That’s Carson Lueders’ plan, too
The Originals
Old Crow Medicine Show has inspired a new generation of string pluckers
Hot Rock
There are some areas in which Jaill misses the mark — but the music’s not one of them
By Jordan Satterfield
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