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👋 It’s been ten years since we bid farewell to Spokane, but that doesn’t mean we’re not around. Nor does it mean we don’t write about Spokane now and again. Check out our newsletter, The Awesomeness Digest, which you also can subscribe to. And below, for your convenience, find the ever-updating Liquor License Stalker™ and the current going-ons in Spokane’s blog world. The latter also posts to Bluesky.

The Spokane Posts

Apr 23, ’25On Spokane’s Cult Fast-Food Chain, Zip’s Drive-in, and Recipes for Their Tartar and Fry Sauce
Jan 31, ’25Picabu Bistro’s Fire Pasta Copycat Recipe
Jan 08, ’24The Spokane Mini Food Tour: Chapter III—The Coffee-ing

The Awesomeness Articles

Sep 19, ’25On “Rebel Royals” and Its Controversies
Sep 12, ’25Random Recommendations Friday
Sep 05, ’25The Lake Louise Hikes in Banff, Canada

The Liquor License Stalker™

The man—aka the Liquor Board—keeps all the secrets of places opening around Spokane. We snoop on their information. View full listing.

DateBusinessAddress
Oct 01Yoke's Fresh Market210 E North Foothills Dr
Oct 01Yoke's Fresh Market13014 E Sprague Ave
Oct 01Yoke's Fresh Market810 S Main St
Oct 01Yoke's Fresh Market4235 S Cheney Spokane Rd
Oct 01Nordstrom Marketplace Cafe828 W Main Ave

Latest From Spokane

The latest from Spokane blogs and other relevant sources. View all links.

DateSiteArticle
Oct 01, ’25Inland Northwest Business WatchEvergreen Refillery opens in Cheney
Sep 29, ’25Inland Northwest Business WatchCouple of new multi-family developments coming to the South Perry District
Sep 29, ’25RANGE MediaCandidate forum galore!
Sep 27, ’25RANGE MediaHealth emergency declaration discussed for West Plains PFAS crisis
Sep 26, ’25RANGE MediaWIDE RANGE: Keep Big Bird, kill journalism?
Sep 26, ’25RANGE MediaThe POD: Spokane’s Spiciest District 3 + Kirk in the INW
Sep 26, ’25Inland Northwest Business WatchSweet Tooth now open on the South Hill
Sep 26, ’25RANGE Media COLUMN: Can you go a week without driving?
Sep 25, ’25Food, InlanderCoeur d'Alene's donut drought is over as Lantern Donuts introduces its unique take on yummy fried dough
Sep 25, ’25Food, InlanderBlvd Doughnut Co. brings sweet creativity to Coeur d'Alene's Union Roasters