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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

May 15, ’25On South Seattle’s Pizzeria Pulcinella
May 07, ’25Pizza and Donuts – Bar del Corso and The Flour Box
May 02, ’25On Kito’s Travel Tumbler, plus a Yoghurt/Almond-Butter Recipe for the Bon Vivant

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
May 22Altitude Trampoline Park Spokane1441 N Argonne Rd
May 22Mootsys406 W Sprague Ave
May 22Park Inn/park Plaza107 W 9th Ave
May 22Liquor & More5217 N Market St
May 22Meeting House1801 E 11th Ave

Latest From Spokane

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

DateSiteArticle
May 22, ’25RANGE MediaNo sick time, no contracts, no breaks: domestic laborer protections fail in state legislature
May 22, ’25Inland Northwest Business WatchSelkirk Sport opens new retail store in Coeur d' Alene
May 22, ’25Food, InlanderChef Peter Adams of Française brings classic French cooking and farm-to-table roots to Spokane
May 21, ’25Spokesman.com: Food storiesPasta salad with salmon and dill is a fresh dish with retro vibes
May 21, ’25RANGE MediaSpokane hospital where 12-year-old died endangered other suicidal patients, investigators find
May 20, ’25Inland Northwest Business WatchGangnam Style Korean Restaurant coming to Downtown Spokane
May 20, ’25RANGE MediaWashington will pay unemployment benefits to striking workers
May 19, ’25RANGE MediaBlock parties for all and a roving meeting of the Bicycle Advisory Board
May 19, ’25Inland Northwest Business WatchCapriotti's Sandwich Shop opening in Post Falls on Tuesday
May 16, ’25RANGE MediaPOD: How to be a journalist from prison + union-busting updates