Business

New Flooring Business Opens in Stevens County

By Gabriel Cruden / June 5, 2026 /

By Samantha Peone, Contributing Writer A new flooring business recently opened up in Springdale. Established this March, Shay’s Flooring LLC offers a variety of floor-related services to the region, said…

Taste Budz Review: Baba Spokane

By Gabriel Cruden / June 5, 2026 /

I absolutely love Mediterranean and middle-eastern cuisine but finding restaurants in this category where Zack will like the food was impossible until we discovered Baba.  What we enjoyed:  – Lamb…

Taste Budz Review: Bistango Martini Lounge

By Gabriel Cruden / May 1, 2026 /

Zack and I try to do one date night a week. In April, we drove to Spokane but had not picked a destination. We walked by Bistango and decided to…

Taste Budz Review: Sorella

By Gabriel Cruden / April 3, 2026 /

Zack was craving pasta for his birthday dinner, and I have been dying to try Sorella in Kendall Yards, so we decided to combine the two. What we enjoyed: ~Arancini…

Taste Budz Review: Luna Spokane

By Gabriel Cruden / February 27, 2026 /

For Valentine’s Day, Zack and I decided to check out Luna on the South Hill in Spokane; we were drawn to the name, as that’s what we’d like to name…

Beneath the Surface: Our Most Precious Resource An Interview with A&H Well Services

By Gabriel Cruden / February 27, 2026 /

When a job determines whether a family has access to something as important as clean water, integrity matters. The owners of A & H Well Services in Chewelah are dedicated…

Vital Signs for Musings & Amusing

By Gabriel Cruden / February 27, 2026 /

It may seem inconceivable that a man could arrive home after work and be met with this question from his wife: “What did you see at the strip club today,…

Taste Budz Review: For the Love of God Brewing and Pizzeria

By Gabriel Cruden / January 30, 2026 /

Perhaps the best combination on the planet is pizza and beer. Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, For the Love of God Brewing made the combo even…

CREATE – A Living Community Space for the Arts in Newport

By Gabriel Cruden / January 30, 2026 /

There are places in small towns that don’t announce themselves loudly. They don’t feel like institutions. They feel more like secrets passed hand to hand. The kind of place someone…

Taste Budz Review: Kindred Public House

By Gabriel Cruden / January 2, 2026 /

If you haven’t already heard, there’s a new kid on the block: Kindred Public House. It’s a sister restaurant to Cascadia Public House, and it does not disappoint.  What we…