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Hit the Trail with Soph: No, Not Like That

By Gabriel Cruden / July 3, 2026 /

We all know there are things you don’t do at family gatherings if you want to keep the peace and not have a brawl before you get to dessert. Don’t…

Playing in Paint and Making More Than Just Art

By Gabriel Cruden / July 3, 2026 /

For many people, making art is something they stopped doing somewhere between childhood and adulthood. Life gets busy, people become self-conscious, and creativity slowly gets pushed aside. Newport artist Clare…

The Art of Receiving a Compliment

By Gabriel Cruden / July 3, 2026 /

Have you ever noticed that receiving compliments can be hard?  Doling them out can be easy. All you have to do is get out of your own head long enough…

Happy Semiquiencentennial USA!

By Gabriel Cruden / July 3, 2026 /

Two-hundred and fifty years old already? Feels like just yesterday we were celebrating your 200th birthday. Yes, hard to believe that I’m old enough to remember when the USA was…

Where Is the Middle of Nowhere?

By Gabriel Cruden / July 3, 2026 /

When friends who are not from the Inland Northwest visit us, the common refrain is, “You’re out in the middle of nowhere.” To get to our modest abode in the…

Taste Budz Review: Temple Tavern

By Gabriel Cruden / July 3, 2026 /

Temple Tavern is a new restaurant in the Garland District that opened in February of this year. It was formerly North Hill on Garland. We never made it in prior,…

The Abraham Lincoln Railcar

By Gabriel Cruden / July 3, 2026 /

Readers are likely familiar with railroads. Whether from history lessons about the Transcontinental Railroad in middle school, or the trains that seem to block the road specifically when you are…

Huckleberry Press – July 2026

By Gabriel Cruden / July 3, 2026 /

Huckleberry Press June 2026

By Gabriel Cruden / June 5, 2026 /

Hit the Trail with Soph: Take Mom Outside

By Gabriel Cruden / June 5, 2026 /

If you’re like me and prefer to put off more pressing matters and procrastinate by doing menial side quests like reading this column, you may recall when my brother, mother,…