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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

Jul 10, ’25Spokane’s Italia Trattoria and Liberty Lake’s Edith Hansen Loop
Jul 03, ’25Freya Café and the Rekesmørbrød
Jun 26, ’25The Seattle Dog: When Hot Dogs Meet Cream Cheese

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
Jul 11Southside Senior & Community Center3151 E 27th Ave
Jul 10Round Table Pizza 10891908 W Francis Ave
Jul 10Round Table Pizza 10884510 S Regal
Jul 10Vaqueros16208 E Indiana Ave # 2
Jul 10The Bearded Ginger Bar & Grill8125 E Sprague Ave

Latest From Spokane

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

DateSiteArticle
Jul 12, ’25Inland Northwest Business WatchDowntown Spokane celebrates cultural diversity with mini grant events
Jul 11, ’25Trending NorthwestThe Best Wedding Venues in Spokane
Jul 11, ’25Trending NorthwestBest New Restaurants In Coeur d’Alene
Jul 11, ’25Food, InlanderSpokane's Best Burgers
Jul 11, ’25RANGE MediaThe Pod: How to help local Haitian immigrants
Jul 10, ’25The Awesomeness DigestSpokane’s Italia Trattoria and Liberty Lake’s Edith Hansen Loop
Jul 10, ’25Food, InlanderJewel of the North brings soul-inspired gastropub bites to Browne's Addition
Jul 10, ’25Food, InlanderSummer food events, awards, restaurant openings and closings in the Spokane area
Jul 09, ’25RANGE MediaTrump’s tax law by the numbers: $1 trillion less for Medicaid, $75 billion more for ICE
Jul 09, ’25Spokesman.com: Food storiesSpokane cook Suwanee Lennon lands spot as contestant on PBS 'Great American Recipe'