Business

Taste Budz Review: Italia Trattoria

By Gabriel Cruden / November 4, 2026 /

If you read this column often, then you know my favorite cuisine is Italian. Well, Zack decided to surprise me and take me to a spot I’d never been to…

Smartee’s Indoor Golf Brings Year-Round Golf to Suncrest

By Gabriel Cruden / November 4, 2026 /

by Sandi Strickland A love of golf and a desire to bring more entertainment options to the local community inspired Chris and Candace Smart to open Smartee’s Indoor Golf, a…

Taste Budz Review: Gordo’s Cantina Mexican Restaurant

By Gabriel Cruden / October 2, 2026 /

Chewelah keeps on growing, and there is now an awesome new Mexican restaurant, Gordo’s Cantina. What we enjoyed: Tacos Placeros Carne Asada Burrito Vampiro Cocktail House Margarita ​Zack and I…

Taste Budz Review: Tavolàta

By Gabriel Cruden / September 4, 2026 /

Zack and I are soaking up the last bit of summer now that the smoke has cleared out. We decided to have a wonderful dinner on Tavolàta’s patio in downtown…

Taste Budz Review: Nina’s Thai

By Gabriel Cruden / July 31, 2026 /

Chewelah recently hit the jackpot when Nina’s Thai opened up in the General Store.  What we enjoyed:  Egg Roles Drunken Noodles with Beef Chow Mein with Beef Pork Kra Pao …

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…

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…