Vol. 20, No. 50
Counting Cases
Change is coming to the Spokane County Public Defender’s office
By Jacob Jones
Tax Poverty!
How Washington state taxes the poor more than any state; plus, new rules on pot
By Deanna Pan
The Evolution of Food
Washington state becomes the latest battleground over genetically modified organisms
By Deanna Pan and Lisa Waananen
Protest Song
Northwest tribes unite to decry coal development projects
HEALTH CARE — The Bottom Line
To Hire and Fire
Amid questions and a legal challenge, the mayor’s hiring and firing powers continue to expand
By Heidi Groover
Streetcar Desired
The Spokane Transit Authority hopes the proposed “Central City Line” will transform the city with a new generation of modern trolley buses
By Daniel Walters
Planned Prosperity
The City of Coeur d’Alene is launching a far-reaching community visioning process, CDA 2030
By Mary Lou Reed
Start Your DVRs
Publisher's Note
By Ted S. McGregor Jr.
Falling in Love
Spokane’s Cami Bradley came damn close to winning America’s Got Talent — now she waits to see what’s next
By Laura Johnson
THEATER | Brighton Beach Memoirs
By E.J. Iannelli
For Your Consideration
Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Richard Sherman and Larry and His Flask
By Mike Bookey
Even Trade
How the wilderness makes us earn its rewards
Beauty in Decay
Margot Casstevens’ art can be enjoyed for just a little while
By Leah Sottile
Born This Way
A Spokane Valley kid turns heads with his image and inspires people around the globe
Crazy for Cronuts
The East Coast obsession over croissant-donuts has finally arrived in the Inland Northwest
By Chey Scott
UPDATE | Nectar Tasting Room
By Lisa Waananen
Fruit of the Vine
Hops are the spice of a good beer — and one of Washington’s biggest crops
Car-madeus
Rush covers more ground than it knows, juxtaposing daring talent with workmanlike effort
By Scott Renshaw
Every Man for Himself
Spokane’s Electronic Dance Music fans may support national DJs, but local acts are left fighting for limited limelight
By Beth Notturno
The Pest
R.A. the Rugged Man’s game is rap, but he’s punk to the core
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