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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

Jan 31, ’25Picabu Bistro’s Fire Pasta Copycat Recipe
Jan 08, ’24The Spokane Mini Food Tour: Chapter III—The Coffee-ing
Jan 13, ’23The Spokane Mini Food Tour: Chapter II

The Awesomeness Articles

Feb 11, ’25On The Coca-Cola Orange Cream
Jan 31, ’25Picabu Bistro’s Fire Pasta Copycat Recipe
Jan 16, ’25On Olympia, Riot Grrrl, Kurt Cobain, and Tacos California

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
Feb 12Pinot's Palette Spokane1919 E Sprague Ave
Feb 11Altamont Market430 S Altamont St
Feb 10Seng's Asian Bbq House801 N Monroe St
Feb 10Jewel Of The North, Neighborhood Gastropub1924 W Pacific Ave Unit B
Feb 06Special K Pub & Grill3817 N Market St

Latest From Spokane

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

DateSiteArticle
Feb 17, ’25Inland Northwest Business WatchMove Northwest is our newest sponsor of Inland Northwest Business Watch
Feb 17, ’25Trending NorthwestDitch the Diets and Eat This Way (forever).
Feb 14, ’25RANGE MediaPOD: Solidarity and creativity in supporting Spokane’s vulnerable
Feb 14, ’25RANGE MediaHow Spokane OnlyFans creators use the platform as a tool for economic mobility and stability
Feb 14, ’25RANGE Media‘They just take people’: Ghanaian immigrant taken by ICE after church service
Feb 14, ’25RANGE MediaOrganization protects homeless youth from uncertain future after Trump freeze
Feb 13, ’25Food, Inlander -Hot Pot Ramen House brings a trendy Korean convenience store experience to Rathdrum
Feb 12, ’25Inland Northwest Business WatchNortheast PDA planning new mixed-use building with childcare center
Feb 12, ’25RANGE MediaSolidarity, if not sanctuary
Feb 12, ’25RANGE MediaImmigration officers can board STA buses, but workers cannot help them