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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

Nov 05, ’25Recipe: Butternut Squash Soup with a Cumin Kick
Oct 23, ’25Cold-Pressed Shrub in Three Easy Steps
Oct 17, ’25Mystery Island and Hallmark’s Movies & Mysteries

The Liquor License Stalkerâ„¢

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

DateBusinessAddress
Nov 10Rusty Moose Bar & Grill9105 W Sr 2
Nov 10Best West Plus Peppertree Airport Inn3711 S Geiger Blvd Ste B
Nov 10Mebinc, Llc1414 N Hamilton St
Nov 10Wal-mart # 28652301 W Wellesley Ave
Nov 07Mootsys406 W Sprague Ave

Latest From Spokane

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

DateSiteArticle
Nov 11, ’25RANGE MediaDixit wins District 1
Nov 10, ’25RANGE MediaProposed purchase of crowd control noise device to draw protest
Nov 10, ’25Inland Northwest Business WatchConstruction starts for new warehouse and hotel in Liberty Lake
Nov 07, ’25RANGE MediaA turn to the left?
Nov 07, ’25RANGE MediaThe POD: Elections Week Special
Nov 06, ’25Inland Northwest Business WatchNordstrom Rack to open in North Spokane
Nov 05, ’25RANGE Media‘We don’t have the extra money to put food on the table’
Nov 05, ’25Inland Northwest Business WatchTagliare Delicatessen coming soon to Airway Heights
Nov 05, ’25The Awesomeness DigestRecipe: Butternut Squash Soup with a Cumin Kick
Nov 04, ’25RANGE MediaSpokane food banks are seeing ‘COVID levels’ of stress on services