If you go to check how many people are hospitalized with COVID-19 in Spokane, the Spokane County Regional Health District website will give you an answer. Right now, it lists eight people as currently hospitalized with COVID-19, and that number has been trending downward.…

Two beloved Spokane-based entertainers are teaming up this weekend for a good cause.…

A catastrophic loss in biodiversity, reckless destruction of wildland and warming temperatures have allowed disease to explode. Ignoring the connection between climate change and pandemics would be “dangerous delusion,” one scientist said. The scientists who study how diseases emerge in a changing environment knew this moment was coming.…

As this issue goes to press, our city, our state, our country and our world are coping with the spread of a virus that's deadly to some, and not even noticed by others who have no symptoms but may spread it.…

"Are you curious?"…

As this issue goes to press we are all staying home to battle the coronavirus.…

Designology Interiors' Deanna Goguen has three bathrooms in her South Hill-area home, each with its own personality.…

What do Arabian horses, women veterans, ceramics and the food industry have in common?…

If you've ever been compelled to visit Chewelah, it has likely been related to a trip to 49 Degrees North.…

Sometimes when you're fairly well-known, especially for a particular style or product, it's tempting to stick with that style, especially if it's what pays the bills.…

Never before has an issue of Health & Home been produced and delivered in such a strange and scary time.…

Warm summer nights are on the way.…

If you've ever taken a stroll around downtown Spokane's west side, you may have come across Barrister Winery, tucked into a historic brick and timber building alongside the railroad tracks at 1213 Railroad Ave.…

Q: I recently read that a combination of the drugs hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin might be effective against COVID-19. I have diabetes and I am at risk for this viral infection.…

When I first moved to Spokane just over five years ago, I had no idea what kind of literary hotbed I was making my new home.…

For parents of budding artists and creative types, it can often seem like the arts get short shrift in the K-12 curricula, especially at a time when STEM — short for science, technology, engineering and math — is the buzzword in education and the most visible casualties of school budget cuts are librarians and music teachers.…

What's in a name? Which is it — COVID-19 or coronavirus?…

Ever wonder why there are no Thai fast food places?…

Growing up, Luke Parker played sports.…

POMPEII, THE IMMORTAL CITY is on exhibit at the MAC. But galleries that should be thronged with visitors are empty, at least for a while.…

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Best Bank WASHINGTON TRUST BANK "What's your awesome?" runs Washington Trust's latest advertising tagline.…

[IMAGE-1] Crystal Bertholic has been a leader in the region's craft cocktail revival since the beginning. Before she got her start shaking, stirring and straining mixed drinks, Bertholic was steaming milk and roasting coffee; then pouring craft beers.…

It's all right there in the name: "Community Pint."…

During the late '80s, Thomas Hammer got a job at the mobile coffee bar outside Nordstrom in downtown Spokane.…

[IMAGE-1] The days of Post Falls being merely an exit you point out to your restless kids to assure them you're almost to Coeur d'Alene are over. In the next 20 years, the little town is projected to explode to 100,000 people.…

[IMAGE-1] If you think about it, the art of brewing beer is as visually interesting as it is delicious — the way the hops and the yeast and the grain all swirl together to create that sweet amber-colored goodness. Spokane's Genus Brewing has taken full advantage of that, and they've taken their passion for beer to the internet with great results.…

[IMAGE-1] Visiting Spokane Valley is a little like when a child visits their grandparents' place: At first you don't understand why you're there, but after you leave with new toys, clothes and a full stomach, you can't wait to go back. And the Spokane Valley Mall has all of that.…

The Showcase celebrity golf tournament attracts big-time athletes and pop stars each year.…

[IMAGE-1] It's not surprising the most popular destinations for Inlander readers in North Spokane involve shopping — NorthTown Mall and the Garland District were the top vote-getters in this year's poll — but looking at the overall results, one quickly realizes the region north of the river has a lot going on. Riverside State Park and the Little Spokane River were popular picks, too, along with Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard Park; clearly people love to get outside up north in between their trips to Bon Bon or Buffalo Wild Wings.…

How cool is it that for every Sandpoint category, there were three amazing entries?…

Best Athlete KILLIAN TILLIE, GONZAGA BASKETBALL…

Best Local Winery ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS A great wine is as much about context as flavor.…

[IMAGE-1] Anticipation for the show by West Coast rap legend Snoop Dogg was clearly high (pun totally intended), since he sold out his gig at Northern Quest Resort & Casino so quickly that they added a second night. All told, Mr. D-O-Double-G sold darn near 10,000 tickets to his two shows that, combined, had him on stage for roughly two hours.…

[IMAGE-1] It isn't often that you see a local band selling out most of their gigs, but Indian Goat does. The duo of Garrett Zanol and Travis Tveit formed a few years ago and almost immediately struck a chord with Spokane audiences: Their live shows are usually raucous, sweaty, beer-soaked affairs, with rooms crammed full of people rocking out in unison.…

[IMAGE-1] Midtown Coeur d'Alene. The pedestrian-friendly strip of restaurants and shops that runs north-south along Fourth Street in between Garden and Harrison avenues.…

AMC River Park Square…

[IMAGE-1] Katrin Pardue, as she says it, is "not your average kind of sports person." Pardue's been skiing since she was 2.…

For people who love playing, a day on the worst possible golf course is better than any day not swinging the clubs.…

[IMAGE-1] The people were unequivocal: The South Perry District and Manito Park are the most popular reasons to visit the South Hill, and for good reason. Manito Park is sprawling and beautiful, with 78 acres of native and cultivated landscape and 20 acres of botanical gardens.…

Best Golf Course DOWNRIVER Originally built in 1916, Downriver Golf Course hits that sweet spot where duffers of a wide range of expertise can feel at home on its 18 holes abutting the Spokane River and adjacent to Riverside State Park.…

Best Sports Bar 24 TAPS BURGERS AND BREWS Welcoming.…

The Inlander is a community newspaper covering news, politics, events, happy hour, everything that's happening today, things to do on the weekend, in Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, the greater Inland Northwest and beyond.

One great thing about seeing "oldies" acts on tour is the vivid reminder you get that groups in the old days really knew how to serve their fans. Take the Commodores, for example, a group with a 52-year-history that swung by Northern Quest Resort & Casino Thursday night.…

The kitchen is the undisputed hub of the household — not only a place for preparing food, but also the preferred spot for paying bills, the at-home office, homework and entertaining.…

Erin Haskell Gourde isn't afraid to mix it up a little.…

Every serious pinball player remembers their first machine.…

Mosey on up to the bar at Lil Sumthin' Saloon for a sip of Southern hospitality by way of Texas, and a samplin' of some old-fashioned country vibes.…

Don't be caught empty-handed (or empty-hearted) this Valentine's Day, coming up Friday, Feb. 14.…

Weeks after being raped at a wedding — an experience already wrapped in feelings of self-blame and fear — the 18-year-old Eastern Washington University student realized something else was wrong.…