Best Doctors! 155 of our region’s Best Doctors to take care of you, from the top of your head to the tips of your toes
Best Doctor, Dr. Shawn Barrong of Northwest-OBGYN, snuggles one of their newest patients, Natalie, who was born December 30, 2014.
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Metro Talk Where have all of the homeless youth gone?
BAttle of the fancy pies: An artisanal pizza showdown
Husky vs. Cougar Will the age-old rivalry soon extend to a medical school?
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Serendipity Gary Shea knew his downtown condo was the perfect home for him the moment he saw it. The fact it wasn’t for sale was just a minor detail.
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Loving Through Dementia
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The incredible love story of one local couple who loved their way through a demetia diagnosis, to the end.
From birth to death, doctors play a pivotal role in every stage and age of our lives. Why not make sure you’ve got the best of the best? We’ll show you who are the best local doctors.
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Best Doctor, Dr. Shawn D. Barrong, of Northwest OB-GYN, holds Natalie, one of their newest pateints, who was born on December 30, 2014. Photographer: M.G.Bursell-Green Gables Photography
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CONTENTS WHAT’S INSIDE 16
Editor’s Letter The Docter is In
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Readers Respond What you had to say about recent issues of the magazine
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First Look and Buzz Construction Boom; Lilacs & Lemons; Spokane by the Numbers
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What I Know Peg Currie tells us what she knows
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The Scene The making of music with Eben Cole, of ColeCraft
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Artist Profile Kim Long finds magic in the mundane
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Book Reviews Must reads
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Homestyles Extending your living spaces
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Real Estate Short-term housing
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Health Beat Neck and back pain; Sodium management
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Metro Talk Where did the homeless youth go?
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Automotive The world’s fastest production cars
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Local Cuisine Battle of the fancy pies: an artisanal pizza shakedown
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Restaurant Reviews House of Seoul; Cottage Cafe
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Signature Experience
What to put on your calendar
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Datebook
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Reflections Local writer Paul Haeder reflects on 14 years of writing
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The Nest Open the door to spring
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Europa’s Love Letters
Dining Guide Where to chow down in town
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Liquid Libations The happiest happy hours
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Contributors Alex Ashley Sheri Boggs Marianne Guenther Bornhoft Robin Bishop Peg Currie Kate Derrick Mike Flynn Paul K. Haeder Sarah Hauge Julie Humphreys Chelsea Newman Laurie L. Ross Justin Rundle Robert Salsbury Chris Street Cara Strickland David Vahala Julia Zurcher
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Editor’s Letter
The Doctor is In
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lassic Fisher Price toys were staples of my childhood, and - aside from the Woodsies, the squirrel finger puppet family that resided in a soft fabric log, with a rubber handle and a fold-out wall that Velcroed shut - none held such a special spot in my heart as the Fisher Price Doctor Kit. The little beige briefcase was filled with all of the essentials: a blood pressure cuff, a stethoscope, a thermometer, a needle, and a knee hammer. I would pack that case around, whipping out the blood pressure cuff to check the pressure of anyone who was nearby. If you were sitting, you were fair game to have your knee bopped and your temperature taken. The stethoscope was the best, though because not only could you listen to someone’s heartbeat, but you could also slip the rubber tipped ear pieces into your ears and hold the round part up to your mouth and talk into it, making everything echo. With the Fisher Price Doctor Kit long-since forgotten in a corner of the basement, I enthusiastically launched into my college career full-throttle, opting for 8 a.m. classes, five days a week my freshman year, leaving afternoons free for work. Each day I would drive to the local hospital, take the elevator to the seventh floor, and transform from college student to worker bee at a doctor’s office. I escorted patients back to the exam rooms, took their temperature and their blood pressure, updated their medical information, and took them to the scale for their universally dreaded weigh-in. The office gave me my own stethoscope and blood pressure kit to practice with at home. It was much nicer than the Fisher Price cuff. The slightest dipping of my toes into the medical realm, paired
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with the encouraging mantra of, “We’ll make a doctor out of you yet,” that was regularly offered up to me by one of the doctors whose exam rooms I passed by multiple times a day, gave me pause to entertain the idea of going into medicine for the briefest of moments. But just as fast as he was with his, “We’ll make a doctor out of you yet,” declarations, I would quickly counter with, “There’s too much math involved!” Even back then, it was clearly evident to me that my gifts from God had fallen squarely in the HistoryEnglish-Language side of the talent pool, on the far opposite end from the Math and Science skillset. I could just imagine myself bedecked in a white lab coat, starring at a drugged up patient, draped across the floor, and asking a nurse, “Ooooh, did I add that dosage wrong?” Another drawback is the needles. I don’t mind needles. I can look at needles, I can handle needles and I can talk about needles. The thought of them doesn’t’ make me cringe, but the minute a needle goes into my arm and blood is drawn out, I’m down for the count. So long before any, “I’m going to be a doctor dreams” ever launched, they were grounded. And while I may not have really ever wanted to go into medicine, it didn’t keep me from being fascinated by the entire medical field. Perhaps because it is so different from my daily world, perhaps because it is amazing what can be done to the human body, or perhaps, simply because the nature of the job I did go into is to ask questions and tell stories, I have continued to find the medical field fascinating. I recently had the opportunity to sit with a family member in the emergency room and watch while they got stitches in their head. It was absolutely fascinating! With the finesse of a seamstress, the doctor worked the needle and thread back and forth, in a beautiful dance. With rhythm and precise moves, he pulled the thread through the skin and gently tugged it together. It is bizzare to think that while we are reading books or going for a walk, doing someting so normal, someone in this city could be stitching the flesh of a fellow human being back together. Every time I visit an emergency room, I am fascinated by the work that goes on there, and the numerous ways life can hang in the balance. I can consider it fascinating because each time, the life that hung in the balance was gently, lovingly and knowledgeably nudged back onto the side of good health. While an emergency room visit is fascinating for some, it is heartbreaking for others whose outcome is not as good. There are always two sides of a story. The highs, the lows, the excitement, the unexpected...the needles, the math. Add it all up, carry the one, and I can confidently say medicine would not have been the career field for me. I am so glad there are those who knew it was the right career for them, though. Those who were willing to put in the time, the effort, the cost – both personal and financial - and the dedication to become doctors. Those who are willing to recognize the beauty, purpose and importance of every life. We should all be thankful for those doctors, and in this issue we are especially thankful for our area’s Best Doctors, ranked according to a survey by Best Doctors in America. These are the best of the best, and we are grateful for the chance to shine a light on them. As for me? I’ll stick to writing their stories – and maybe, occasionally, taking their blood pressure with a Fisher Price cuff. Doing anything else would just make me sick.
readers respond what you had to say
funding of every business idea, every personal adventure and everything that someone thinks is a great idea but for which they have no funds, was very timely, appropriate and as usual, well said. Name withheld via email AMEN Just sat down and read your latest article (Paying it Forward, or Begging?, February 2015). A big, fat AMEN to that! Kerry Black via email NO FREE MONEY Your Editor’s Letter this month really hit me hard (Paying it Forward, or Begging? February 2015). The timing was perfect. I received a message the night I read it, that some of the members and parents of my child’s sports team had broached the idea of starting on online fundraising account for the team. Donations would be made with nothing in exchange for the monies raised. I gladly sent your article to one of the team parents, who was thrilled to have something so eloquent to share with the rest of the parents. People who don’t want to hear this message don’t want to hear it, but I think you are obviously correct. Thank you.
LOTS OF HEART The entire February issue was great. The cover said “the issue with lots of heart” and it truly was. I appreciated the highlight on the non-profits and charities in our community, such as Project Beauty Share, Blessings Under the Bridge, and a few new ones I learned about. I appreciate that you set the tone for our community to care about and support one another, which is a much better message than anything I see in TV, movies or national magazines. Mike Rhices Spokane, WA
Amber Kneighly Spokane, WA
PETER RIVERA It was nice to see the article and cover story on Peter Rivera. Most singers from the 1970s and 1980s are no longer able to sing with the same gusto and strength that they once enjoyed, but Rivera is a refreshing exception. His show was packed, and it was such a great experience. So glad that we went and got the opportunity to hear him. Dave Verre Spokane, WA
THANK YOU Morning Blythe, Just finishing your letter (Paying it Forward, or Begging? February 2015) before the boys woke up and wanted to say “thank you” for your perspective. I appreciated your words on paying it forward rather than feeling entitled. Now on to the next pages... Nicole Stewart Spokane, WA KICKING FREE FUNDING I have to comment on Blythe’s latest column (Paying it Forward, or Begging? February 2015), which I enjoy every month. Your thoughts on the kickstarter 18
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Corrections: On page 50 of the December 2014/January 2015 issue, we accidentally gave Mark Graham a different spouse than the one he is very happily married to! The caption incorrectly listed Mark and Diane Graham; however, the woman in the photo is Kristen Hendricks, director of the Kwagala Project. Our apologies for the error.
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here’s a building boom of new construction in Spokane. Residential? Commercial? Mixed-use? Nope. When it comes to this big boom, think smaller, as in small enough to perch on a post. The Little Library Builder of Spokane has built and installed a dozen handcrafted personal lending libraries (take a book, leave a book) in the yards of area homes. It all began when Jan Hansen put up her little library last spring and was bombarded with inquiries of where to get one as detailed and unique. Hansen and her sister, Diann Talbott, started creating custom libraries that are built to match the homes in front of which they are posted, as well as incorporating features of neighborhoods or favorite themes. A third partner, Tom Roach, installs them. It’s a labor of love, as a great amount of time and care goes into constructing a one-of-a-kind structure built to last. Prices range from $200-$400, depending on size and how elaborate it is, with the attention to detail being impressive.
Tucked into one of Spokane’s quiet neighborhoods is a cocoa colored house with rich brown trim, from which a collection of wind chimes hang, creating a symphony that is activated by the stirring of the winds. When it came to building a custom little library for the front lawn of this home, it was a “mini-me” cocoa colored house with rich brown trim and the same roofline, from which hung a series of wind chimes hand crafted by Talbott. For the client couple that lives in the dark green house with cranberry shutters accented by cream detail, there was no question what their little library would look like: a dark green library, cranberry shutters with cream detail, and the same dark roof shingles of the big house adorn the small library. It’s the same house, only smaller, making this a big boom of little construction. — LLR For more information, contact littlelibrarybuilder@gmail.com. spokanecda.com • March • 2015
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lilacsandlemons by Vincent Bozzi
[good] LEMONS to those who do not vaccinate their children against diseases like measles. We’ve nearly wiped out several dread diseases and now some selfish parents are setting us back. Having City Councilman Mike Fagan represent the City Council on the health board is as ludicrous as having a Flat Earth Society be on the board of NASA. He has a right to his opinion, but that opinion should disqualify him as a health board member. LEMONS in the opposite direction, though, to Washington Department of Social and Health Services, who are removing children under the age of two from foster homes if every member of the foster parent family, parents and children, do not take flu shots. Influenza is different from the major diseases in that the vaccination needs to be taken yearly because the strain mutates, and quite a few people have said it has made them physically ill. Some are allergic to it, and simply can’t take it, and the state makes zero exceptions. Result? Many foster parents are abandoning the system and children will be kept in institutions instead of with a loving family. LILACS to Feed Spokane, a nonprofit that goes from restaurant to restaurant and picks up leftover food for the homeless and families living below the poverty level. Their program eliminates both waste and hunger. It’s difficult for many restaurants to make special trips to food banks, and the food at the banks really needs to be canned and unopened. As long as there are hungry people in Spokane, food should not be going in the trash. To learn more go to www.feedspokane.com. LEMONS to Greyhound Park for bringing in slot machines under the guise of horse racing. The sport of horse racing is a wonderful tradition. Trying to say that a push of a button on a slot machine is akin to watching a historical race pushes a loophole in the law to a ridiculous extreme. In fact, it could open up slot machine gambling to virtually every bar in Idaho, and our position is that slots should stay in casinos, where they are well regulated and contained. LILACS to Spokane County Superior Court Judge Sam Cozza for dropping the gavel on swearing in his courtroom. We wish more people would speak up against public profanity. I was on an escalator in River Park Square recently, and three young people were swearing up a storm, when one turned around and saw that there were children behind them. One of them said, “Hey, did you guys know there’s kids here?” They immediately self-corrected and stopped the shock talk, meaning they knew it was wrong and would have welcomed a friendly warning. A teen in a Spokane courtroom didn’t like the way his brother’s case was going, so he stormed out while uttering a string of profanities. Judge Cozza called him back in, had him handcuffed, and offered some northern hospitality; a night in jail to celebrate his 18th birthday. LEMONS to the Oscars for consistently rewarding movies that will not stand the test of time. A Best Picture winner should be a movie that people will enjoy seeing in 25 or 50 years, and which has the potential to become a classic. It should be somehow uplifting to the human spirit and move us emotionally. Trifles and caper films like Birdman and American Hustle are light entertainment, and there’s always a place for that, but the winner of Best Picture should go to big, important films like Schindler’s List, Lawrence of Arabia, Gone With the Wind, Twelve Years a Slave, The Godfather, My Fair Lady, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, all past winners and the types of movies you can watch over and over again.
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he phrase “run like a girl” takes on a whole new meaning due to a growing movement entitled Girls on the Run®. This non-profit running program empowers young girls to accomplish a Negative Split 5K run. This year’s fun run will take place on the morning of April 12th in Kendall Yards, just north of downtown Spokane. It will be the finale to a 10-week training program leading up to the race, where girls gather in groups twice a week with a local volunteer mentor. Running may be the activity, but the mission is to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum that creatively integrates running. “Its more than a running program, its about building relationships,” says Spokane’s Girls on the Run® executive director, Lindsey Box. Established in 1996 in Charlotte, North Carolina, Girls on the Run® provides pre-adolescent girls with the necessary tools to embrace their individual strengths
and successfully navigate life experiences. The earliest version of the curriculum was piloted in 1996 with only 13 girls. Twenty-six girls came the next season, then 75. With the help of over 55,000 volunteers, the Girls on the Run® program is now serving over 130,000 girls in over 200 cities across North America each year. In its second year in Spokane, the program doubled from two schools to four. Roosevelt, Wilson, Mullan Road and Grant are this year’s participating schools. Box tells us the plan is to double the schools involved next year and each year after. For this to happen, the non-profit will need to significantly grow its volunteer base and community support at a similar pace. Box thinks it’s totally doable since Spokane is such a great running region. The true success of the program, however, is not told in the numbers, but rather in the words of the girls who participate. “Girls on the Run made me realize that I am the boss of my brain.” “I know that whatever I set my mind to do, I can do.” “At Girls on the Run I learned how to be comfortable in my own skin.” The program is always looking for running buddies, so if you or someone you know would be willing to run with a girl for their race, contact the organization for more details. To cheer on the girls, and their running mentors, mark your calendars for the April 12th run. - LLR
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NAVIGATING THE SPOKANE COUNTY DIVORCE SYSTEM by David J. Crouse, David J. Crouse & Associates PLLC A divorce action in Washington is commenced by the filing of a summons and petition for dissolution, and is often accompanied by a proposed parenting plan, a motion for temporary orders, a financial declaration, and child support worksheets, all depending on the issues presented. I am often asked if there is an advantage to filing first. My response is that there is some advantage as the spouse who files first is essentially allowed “first and last say”, both in the paperwork that is filed and in oral argument before the assigned judicial officer. By no means, however, is the failure to file first fatal to a case. If appropriate information is submitted by the other spouse, they will undoubtedly be well served. Spokane County court rules generally require 10 days notice for a family law hearing. This means that the initial determination of custody, child support, spousal maintenance or use of property will not occur for about two weeks after filing of the action. In emergencies, the 10 day notice requirement may be dramatically shortened or even eliminated. A common question is “How important is this temporary orders hearing?” In my opinion, the temporary orders hearing is often the most important event in a client’s case. The custody or financial decision made by the court can be very difficult or even impossible to change at a later hearing or trial. A client and their attorney should make every effort to present the very best case possible to the court at the time of this original hearing. Once the temporary hearings are conducted, most cases will move into the “discovery” phase. The discovery phase is where each side will gather the needed information so that your case can be prepared for mediation, settlement
or trial. This is a time when appraisals are conducted and professional practices or businesses are valued. Depending on the nature of the assets, a highly experienced professional practice and/or business valuation attorney may prove to be a necessity. Valuing professional practices (medical, dental, legal, veterinary, etc.) and business valuations are particularly complex areas of divorce law. In valuing professional practice “goodwill” for example, five major formulas have been articulated by the courts as acceptable methods of valuation. As a result, values can vary substantially between appraisers. Such cases require experienced legal counsel, and only a few of Spokane’s family law attorneys consistently practice in these areas. If the divorce case has not settled in the months after the temporary orders hearing, the case will be readied for mediation or trial. Unlike a temporary orders hearing where evidence is presented through declarations, a trial is conducted on live testimony of the parties and their respective witnesses. Most trials run two to three days, although trials involving professional practices or business valuations typically run longer. In Spokane County, most trials are conducted approximately 10-13 months after filing given the substantial family law caseload faced by our courts. At each step of the process, the respective skill of your attorney will considerably impact on your result. Good preparation is the key to good results. While our courts will work hard to ensure a fair and equitable result for all litigants, the ultimate outcome will be significantly affected by the efforts of the attorney and client working together toward mutually identified goals and objectives.
Addicus Publishing is pleased to announce the release of Divorce in Washington, a comprehensive guide to the divorce legal process. Available at the Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Apple store websites. Also available on Kindle, Nook, I-Books and at the Addicus Publishing website addicusbooks.com. This 249 page guide is written in a user-friendly question and answer format by noted Spokane divorce attorney David J. Crouse.
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oeur d’Alene is described as “Your lakeside playground” a description that perfectly captures the whimsical attitude of this storybook town on the lake. Take some time to wander its streets and local parks and you’ll discover shopping, entertainment and food that will make you want to visit again and again.
Downtown Coeur d’Alene
Drink. The food at
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Hike. Tubbs Hill is a
natural icon of Coeur d’Alene. A peninsula that reaches out into Lake Coeur d’Alene, Tubbs Hill is 165 acres of beautiful natural forest. There is a 2.2 mile trail that traces its perimeter and guarantees one spectacular view after another. For a perfect ending to a night out, visit the hill after dinner and take in a postcard-worthy sunset.
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Shop. Offering a finely curated selection of fine wine, art and jewelry, Studio 107 promises a shopping experience like nothing you’ve had before. Choose a wine (sold by the bottle or glass) to sip on while browsing a selection of local artist’s wares.
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what i know
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Peg Currie,
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RN, BSN, MA, NEA-BC ~ Regional Chief Nursing and Clinical Officer for the Providence Health Care in Eastern Washington
Being involved with healthcare has been the most wonderful career choice. Evident in nursing is the difference between a job, a career and a calling. I started my career in Chester, Montana, as a nurse’s aide and never looked back. While I never had long-term career goals that included executive nursing leadership, my journey has offered extraordinary opportunities to be involved with nurses in hospitals, ambulatory settings, community health and academia. The majority of nurses and other clinicians I’ve worked with through my career are amazingly dedicated and make a difference for people. In what other field are you present during someone’s first breath on this earth? Or their last? We work, certainly, because we have financial obligations to pull things together for our families, but ministering to people with warmth, conversation, expertise and compassion is nursing’s calling or “true north.” Losing sight of this creates burnout in our field. Nursing is really hard, physical and emotional work. The ability to adapt to the variety of patients nurses take care of is an art. Nurses often think their workday is just another routine day. Stepping back, taking a second to think and be in the presence of patients in very vulnerable situations reminds us, however, that our “ordinary” is “extraordinary” in the minds and experiences of our patients. Be present in the moment! Careers and families are very demanding responsibilities. Complicating this further are the technologies that attempt to force quick answers and fast work without thoughtfulness. A day in the life at work, for me, involves at least ten to twelve hours each day and time on the weekends due to the demands of communicating, implementing and monitoring effective and efficient care practices. It takes extraordinary power to focus on taking the time to do more than glance around or return a quick email. I make sure to look at my life - even for just a short moment each day - and feel gratitude for what I have that very day. Perhaps this is easier for me and for the nurses and clinicians I work with because we know life can change, and even end, in a nanosecond. I am not my job. I learned the hard way after a job change that I am not my job. I was in a role in an organization that I was a part of for many years and my leaving there wasn’t exactly the way I would have liked. But, as a former mentor told me, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger!” As a result of this experience, I learned there is much more to me than my career. I’m a wife, a mother of three grown young men, a sister, an aunt, a daughter (my dad is now 95!), a friend, a musician, an artist, a reader, a Priest-Lake lover and, most recently, a fly-fisher. The people closest to me and my hobbies really define who I am.
I was very lucky to find my “Jersey Boy” in Billings, Montana, in the late 1970s. Our marriage is truly a partnership of making it all come together over all these years. He traveled a lot for work while I held down the home front while working full time. He missed a lot of really special little moments that occur raising children, but on every return from his travels he would step up, pitch in and be that dad kids dream of. I would often wonder if working full time was the right or wrong thing to do while raising children. Missing out was what I worried about the most, not how to get it all done. I remember being criticized at a school event by a stay-home mom for not knowing how to use a glue gun. I laugh about that now, but at the time it was hard to hear. Looking back now, what my boys did learn was how to help with the household chores, cook and do laundry, and when the right gals come along for them they’ll be really lucky! They are very organized, independent, integrity-filled young men of whom I am very proud, in every way. Be joyful. Feeling joy brings peace, lowers stress and helps you live a healthier life. What brings joy to your life? Simple things work for me, whether it’s sitting on the front doorstep in the sun with my morning coffee or snuggling my dog. Joy is a powerful state of mind. It is also a choice. Give yourself permission to feel joy. Health is often not missed until you aren’t healthy. As a nurse, I see many members of the community who take their health for granted until an urgent situation arises. Health is often not missed until you aren’t healthy. My wish for our community is to increase self-awareness and to own your personal health. Be accountable and set goals regarding what being healthy means to you. Here are the basics: Choose to be tobacco free Choose to be drug free and limit alcohol use Eat healthy (lower that carb intake)
Be active Choose to be safe Feel joy and well-being Get immunized
What do you want from life? Talk with your doctor or nurse practitioner about your future health care decisions and what you want from life. These critical decisions are best made early, before anything major occurs. By doing this, you give your loved ones a gift by not burdening them with tough questions later.
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The Making of Music Eben Cole makes music with ColeCraft by Alex Ashley photos by Ctoreson Photography
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he story begins in a small town called Susanville, California, two hours due east of Redding. The year was 1968. Gene Cole, a California man who had grown tired of the doldrums and stagnation of the day to day, decided it was time for a change. And so, in the same year bands like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Deep Purple and Crosby Stills & Nash were born; in the same year The Beatles’ Hey Jude, and Otis Redding’s (Sitting on) the Dock of the Bay were hit singles; in a year that was a blur of burnt orange shag carpet and “free love” counterculture set to a Beatles album, Gene Cole’s Cole Music Company was born. As the 1970s began to wind down, the Coles family packed up their lives made a move. Due West to the Lilac City “My mom wanted to go to nursing school, and there weren’t a lot of opportunities in Colorado, where we were living at that point,” says Gene’s son, Eben, who now owns and operates a quaint, vintage guitar shop in Spokane’s Garland District. So the Coles moved to Spokane, Washington—the Lilac City. As the years passed, and Eben’s future began to sort itself out, he recalls proddings from his father. “He used to say ‘Don’t you want to work on violins like your old man?’ and I’d say ‘No, I want to do something cool,’” Eben laughs. Eben found himself in school, yet unable to find a program at Eastern Washington University that he felt good about and that beckoned his commitment. “At that point,” he says, “I was working part-time at a music
store, and I enjoyed that. So I thought ‘Maybe I should just do this.’” He found a vacant retail spot on Spokane’s Garland Street, and for the first time since 1995, in August of 2006 during the Garland Street Fair, another Cole Music Company opened its doors. Tools of the trade For musicians, Cole Music Company is Spokane’s inner sanctum of vintage instruments. For the collector, or even an everyday player looking for a quality tool of the trade, Eben’s operation is a vintage, tweed-covered oasis that smells of old wood and hot vacuum tubes, its walls lined with one rare or oddball instrument after the other. “I feel very fortunate to have the caliber of instruments that have passed through this store,” Eben says. “A lot of rare and highly collectible guitars or other instruments have hung on these walls.” At one point, he says, an all-original 1952 Fender Telecaster and a Gibson Les Paul of the same year found their home at Cole Music Company. Instruments that most guys live entire lives without ever seeing in person or touching, considering guitars like those can fetch upwards of $30,000, line the walls. “It’s a piece of history you’re holding,” Eben says.
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“You look at a guitar like that, and you know there’s a heck of a story there. It’s sort of a visceral experience.” Over the years, Eben has seen some interesting things - not just neat instruments, but things people have done to an instrument to make them different, better. It’s inspired him to make his own guitars. “In the violin world,” he says, “you have to be so traditional. The same is true in many ways with acoustic guitars, but with electric guitars, you can be more adventurous. You have a wider palette to work with.” The past six to nine months, Eben has been devoted to the design and prototyping process of what he is confident will be a quality line of new guitars that allow traditionalism and innovation to work in tandem. The example he gives is of a Telecaster, originally produced by Leo Fender in the 1950s —one of guitar history’s most revolutionary instruments. “If I ever lived in a world, God forbid, where there was only one guitar, that would be it,” Eben laughs. But what do you change or modify on what many consider to be the perfect guitar? “A lot of players never use their neck pickup,” he says. I chambered out the wood underneath that top pickup, and I overlay it with a spruce top. That gives the top pickup a fat, woody sound similar to a Gibson, like an ES-125T, that can be blended with the Tele’s traditional bridge pickup tone.” With a simple modification, Eben boosted the tonal power of a simple instrument. He says he’s trying to break players of bad habits by creating guitars that give them options. “A lot of guys you see playing have a beautiful guitar, but they use one pickup. Then they have an array of pedals in front of them. They’re searching for a tone by using effects pedals, when they already have the tone they want right in their hands, right in the guitar itself. They just don’t always know how to find it.” Guitars are expressive instruments. He wants his to be intuitive. “All my guitars are familiar,” he says. “You know the genesis of them, but they’re still unique.” ColeCraft, Eben’s fledgling new company, operates on some core principles and philosophies that make it unique. For example, Eben wants to use only USA sourced woods. “The wood business is a shady business,” he says. “You don’t know if a company had to burn down a village to get that mahogany, or clear cut a forest to get that rosewood. And there are a lot of woods indigenous to North America, FSC certified, that many haven’t even heard of, because major companies don’t use them. Yet, they make great instruments.” Eben’s rule on that is ,“Environmentally sound. Conscientiously sourced.” He has also tapped into the local market when it comes to the parts that make his guitars work. The more local stuff he can get, he says, the better. “Basically every component that goes into these guitars, I’ve put a lot of thought into them.” It’s all mapped out in his mind. Although Eben is excited to produce these unique guitars (he says a few
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prototypes have already been built), he’s not stopping there. He wants to develop ColeCraft into a nationally recognized brand based on the quality of the instruments. He’ll stay local for now, allowing the quality of the guitars he produces to speak for themselves. A top of the line guitar, such as the chamberbodied electric guitars he is so passionate about, will be in the $2,200 range. “Other guitars in this price range are made by a CNC machine. These guitars, each one, will be hand-built by me,” Eben says. “Every piece of wood on these guitars will be done by hand.” In the meantime, he wants to make sure he’s providing his customers with plenty to keep them busy and interested. He has designs for accessories—not just T-shirts and ball caps, but proprietary truss rods, guitar bridge saddles, unique effects pedal designs and something as simple as vintage-style coil guitar cords that were popular in the 60s and 70s, but fell out of fashion of late. ColeCraft is expected to go into full production in March, so by the time the Garland Street Fair rolls around again Eben expects to have his entire shop modeled around ColeCraft with a small line of guitars and accessories ready for purchase. “It’s about the music” Still, aside from Eben Cole’s innovative line of instruments, an important part of his operation is the impact it is hoped to have on the community.
Spokane is a strange ecosystem for creative people, but Eben is blazing the trail for an artistic community that is, as some would say, on life support. “This city used to be alive,” he says. “There used to be quite a music scene.” He observes that a lot of major bands skip over Spokane these days; they head for Seattle and then down to Portland. “Even Sandpoint, Idaho, gets better touring acts,” he says. “At some point, word got out and we’re not really even on the circuit anymore.” He’s felt it, too, as a business owner. “My best compliments always come from people out of town,” he says. “Someone will stroll in and they’ll see the guitars hanging on the wall, really unique stuff, and they’ll say, ‘We don’t have anything like this where I come from.’” Eben says 90 percent of the guitars he sells leave town; the majority of his serious buyers don’t even live in Washington. He stops himself for a minute, weighing his words carefully. “Look,” he says, “ I don’t mean to be negative, but anymore it’s like places in town think they’re doing musicians a favor by letting them play in their establishment, and that’s so the opposite. That’s not the way it used to be. Guys here in Spokane used to support their families as full-time musicians, and they did quite well at it. At least in this town, those days are gone.” Those days may be gone, but the numbers of people who truly love music are not. I laugh at the amount of times I’ve entered Eben’s shop on a hot summer day, or to pass the time on a dull, winter day. “Maybe one day I’ll actually buy something,” I chuckle. He laughs. “But that’s the thing,” he replies. “It’s not about the money. It’s about the music. It’s about exchanging ideas. It’s about being open minded, adventurous and creative.” The framework is there for Inland Northwest to once again thrive artistically. Eben Cole is doing his part to make that happen. Alex Ashley is a journalist from Bellingham, Washington, and is a musician and songwriter.
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Magic Happens in f o r
I l l u s t r a t o r
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by Robin Bishop
An artist’s workspace says a lot about
who they are, their philosophies and their passions. Never was that more true than in Kim Long’s “studio” space in her home on Spokane’s South Hill. Unassuming, high-ceilinged and artfestooned, most fascinating is that her art studio is right in the mix of it all. This is an artist that “lives” her art. In one twostory, windowed room, she has her dining, kitchen, living, music room and art studio. When asked what sparks her creative process,
she comments that regular life ideas bloom into a specific art piece. That approach is supported by how she integrated her living and work spaces. Long’s energy and confidence is made manifest in her work. While she still incorporates wildlife in many of her pieces, most of her recent work uses human subjects, in part due to the fact that she uses a model now, but it could also be due to a more spiritual transition that is boosting her individuality and helping her embrace her inner child again — you know that piece of us that seems to die off when we get into the demands and expectations of adulthood? Long’s sense of wonderment, joy and imagination is easily witnessed in her ethereal use of color, her whimsical and unexpected placement of subject matter in her work, her techniques using acrylic paint and ink and the immense amount of detailed illustration work in the form of freehand motifs, swirls, florals, cording, jewelry and mandala-like backgrounds. When asked how she implements such detail, she explains that everyday occasions will imprint themselves on her and when she sits down to “plan” them out on paper, the sketching takes on a life of its own. When the color is added, it alters the intended piece as well. Now she looks forward to the happy surprises that are found in a piece. She finds the beauty in the hand-made creation and individuality of each piece. It makes her smile and she hopes that will allow the observer to wander off for a while in her work. Long wants her work to inspire people to let go of expectation, find the beauty in the mundane and to allow themselves some time to just do nothing for a while. Long’s work may be seen at www.kimlongart. com, or on display at Bozzi Gallery, where she will be the featured artist for March 2015. Robin Bishop is a marketing professional in the Spokane area and a free-lance writer.
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The Hour of Lead by Bruce Holbert
Bruce Holbert, an awardwinning novelist and graduate of University of Iowa Writers’
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Death Ride: A Little Boy’s Night of Terror by Tim and Becky Hattenburg
Spokane authors Tim and Becky Hattenburg have always been interested in mysteries and local history. This interest is what prompted a friend to introduce them to Larry Kuntz, the focus of the book Death Ride: A Little Boy’s Night of Terror. The story is difficult to read, but the authors believe it’s a story that needs to be told. When Larry Kuntz was a child of just five years old in the autumn of 1937, his parents were murdered in front of him. He lived to tell their story. Now in his mid-80s, Larry hadn’t discussed his story until recently. He then agreed to let Tim and Becky write a book about it. Growing up in North Dakota, Larry moved to Wheat Basin, Montana, with his parents in 1937. His father had just landed a management job at the Occident Grain Company. Their new life in Wheat Basin was more difficult than they initially imagined, but the family made things work as they settled in to their new community. When an angry local came into Larry’s home one night and ordered the family to take a drive with him, tense about money 38
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hoping for a relationship; however, their rocky courtship eventually pushes him away. Still haunted by the tragedy of the loss of his family and his tumultuous relationship with Wendy, Matt eventually sets off on a lonely journey across the country, leaving Wendy and a local school teacher to watch over his family’s ranch while he is away. Spanning over the course of many decades, The Hour of Lead is a coming-of-age journey that follows Matt as he attempts to repair himself and find his way back to his family. Bruce Holbert writes exquisitely with lyrical language as he paints a picture of the gritty American West.
Published by Counterpoint, hardcover, $25.00 Bruce Holbert is a graduate of the University of Iowa Writers Workshop, where he assisted in editing The Iowa Review and held a Teaching Writing Fellowship. His fiction has appeared in The Iowa Review, Hotel Amerika, Other Voices, The Antioch Review, Crab Creek Review, The Spokesman-Review, The West Wind Review, Cairn, RiverLit and has won annual awards from the Tampa Tribune Quarterly and The Inlander. His non-fiction has appeared in The New Orleans Review, The Spokesman-Review and The Daily Iowan, and his poetry in RiverLit.
issues and wielding a gun, Larry’s life was flipped upside down. Losing both of his parents and barely making it out alive, Larry grew up with the trauma of witnessing his parents’ murders. He gained no real closure even as the murderer was executed a few months later. Now retired from his job as a pharmacist, with a family of his own and a rich past, Larry has overcome such a tragedy. This is a must read for anyone inspired by the resiliency of the human spirit. Published by Tornado Creek Publications, hardcover, $19.95 Tim and Becky Hattenburg have lived in Spokane Valley, Washington, most of their 41 years of marriage. Tim was born in Spokane and raised in the Spokane Valley. Tim has done research for Tony and Suzanne Bamonte and Tornado Creek Publications. He is currently chair of the Spokane County Library District board of trustees and is involved in numerous community activities. Becky was raised on a wheat farm between Oakesdale and Garfield, Washington. Becky taught at the Spokane Skills Center for eight years and then opened a beauty school. She recently sold her share of the school and is semi-retired. Becky enjoys traveling with Tim and working on their new adventure of writing.
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ART March 6, April 3: First Friday Enjoy visual arts, musical presentations, sample local foods, get acquainted with local performing artists and more at this monthly event sponsored by the Downtown Spokane Partnership. On the first Friday of each month, participating galleries, museums, boutiques and more host a city-wide open house with refreshments and entertainment. Join us! First Friday is free and open to the public! Downtown Spokane. For more information or a complete map of participating venues, please log on to http://www. downtownspokane.org/firstfriday.php. MUSIC March 7: Spokane Symphony Superpops: When Irish Eyes are Smiling The orchestra performs a spiritlifting evening of Irish music, featuring singer Cathie Ryan, hailed as “one of the leading voices in Celtic music” (Los Angeles Times). The former Cherish the Ladies band member shares her lovely lyrics, beloved ballads and traditional tunes of the Emerald Isle, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. Songs include “May the Road Rise to Meet You,” “Grace O’Malley” and “Peata Beag Do Mháthar.” Fox Theatre. 1001 W Sprague Ave. Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800-325-SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest. com. March 7: The Very Best of Celtic Thunder Billboard World Music Artist of the Year, Celtic Thunder, has been thrilling sold-out crowds worldwide with their imaginative mix of vocals and dramatic staging. “The Very Best of Celtic Thunder” Tour will feature an eclectic
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collection of the group’s best-loved and most popular songs from the past seven years. Drawing from all of their Public Television Specials, CDs, DVDs and previous tours, this show will combine all the Celtic Thunder classics, fan favorites and hit songs into one high energy show. The genre bridging performance has something for everyone. It easily travels between folk, traditional Irish, adult contemporary, rock and classical music styles. Some of the Celtic Thunder favorites included in the show will be “Heartland,” “Galway Girl,” “Turning Away” and their rousing anthem “Ireland’s Call.” Celtic Thunder has sold over two million records worldwide and their Public Television specials are among the top five audience-generating acts for the network. Northern Quest Casino, 100 N Hayford Rd, Airway Heights, WA 99001. For tickets, please log on to http:// northernquest.com/. March 8: 1940s Big Band Musical Revue Hop aboard the “Chattanooga Choo Choo” to “Tuxedo Junction and get “In the Mood” to hear a “Moonlight Serenade” performed by a 13-piece Big Band and a half dozen singer-dancers with some hot boogie woogie! In The Mood is a fully staged tribute to Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, The Andrews Sisters and big band greats of the ‘40s. Complete with period costumes and choreography, In The Mood celebrates America’s greatest generation that listened and boogied to up-tempo big band rhythms and danced to intimate ballads. Experience the jazzy, brassy, sentimental and patriotic music of the World War II era. There will be two shows: 3pm and 7:30pm. Fox Theatre. 1001 W Sprague Ave. Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800-325-SEAT or visit http://www. ticketswest.com. March 14: Widespread Panic
Widespread Panic is pleased to announce they will be coming to Spokane as part of the first leg of their Spring Tour 2015 that kicks off in Boise this March! The American rock band, originally from Georgia, has been together for almost 3 decades (2016 is their 30th Anniversary), selling over 3 million albums and breaking attendance records at major venues across the nation.
Widespread Panic have a long history of helping others and this concert is no exception. It is “A Food Drive Event,” in cooperation with Feeding People Through Music. FPTM is a volunteer organization that hosts food drives at shows to benefit the local food bank in that market. To date, FPTM has collected over $151,000 and 18 tons of food in 30 cities. All food donated at this concert will be used locally. Fox Theatre. 1001 W Sprague Ave. Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800-325-SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest. com. March 15: Rock & Worship Roadshow The Rock & Worship Roadshow 2015 featuring MercyMe, Crowder, Matt Maher, Jamie Grace, Tedashii, Group 1 Crew, guest speaker Shaun Groves, and introducing I Am They and Jon Guerra is coming to Spokane, WA on March 15, 2015. Make plans now to come out to Christian music’s most entertaining tour for the whole family! Spokane Arena. 720 West Mallon Ave., Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800325-SEAT or visit http://www. ticketswest.com. March 20: Symphony With a Splash: First Friday of Spring This musical journey begins and ends with works from two undisputed masters: Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky. Mendelssohn composed The Hebrides Overture as an expression the extraordinary affected the majestic Fingal’s Cave on the Scottish Hebrides had on him. Likewise, Tchaikovsky sketched his famous string sextet “Souvenir de Florence” while vacationing in Italy. In between, the orchestra will showcase music from three young American composers—Jesse Jones’ The
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Lone and Level Sands (2010), Pierre Jalbert’s Les espaces infinis (2001) and the World Premiere of a new work by Thiwangkorn Lilit. Live music from a local band, happy hour food and drink specials will be from 5-6:45pm. Symphony performance from 7-8pm. Fox Theatre. 1001 W Sprague Ave. Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800-325-SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest. com. March 21: Jonny Lang Sixteen years ago, at the age of 16, Jonny Lang found incredible success with the release of his major label debut album Lie To Me. Fame does not seem to have impacted him from being the same country farm boy from Fargo,who got his start in the local clubs of Minneapolis. He survived the passage of youth to adulthood, fell in love, began a family, and in the process passed through the life lessons we all endure. He has a keen sense of what he aims to achieve creatively, what music means to him, and is focused on the impact that his songs bring to the lives of those that encounter his repertoire. After a seven-year hiatus, his sixth studio album, Fight for My Soul, was released last fall. The album, defined by textured arrangements, broad worldview, gorgeous vocal melodies, and expressive guitar playing, defies categorization by a single genre. Northern Quest Casino, 100 N Hayford Rd, Airway Heights, WA 99001. For tickets, please log on to http:// northernquest.com/. March 26: Aaron Lewis Due to a scheduling conflict, Aaron Lewis has rescheduled his concert originally planned for Thursday, January 29 at Northern Quest Resort & Casino. The new date is Thursday, March 26 at 7:30pm.
Grammy Award-nominated, multi-platinum singer, songwriter and guitarist, Aaron Lewis has traveled “The Road” from hard-rock superstardom to country sensation. As the front man for the band Staind, Lewis made a significant mark on the world of hard rock selling over 13 million albums worldwide and producing four consecutive top three debuts on the Billboard Top 200. With the release of the gold-certified country single, “Country Boy,” Lewis was able to come back to the music of his childhood and earned two Academy of Country Music Award nominations. His traditional country vocal style on hits such as “Endless Summer,” “Forever” and “Granddaddy’s Gun” tell the stories of Lewis’ own experiences in a way that resonates with fans across the country. One of the most versatile artists performing today, Aaron Lewis, has been able to successfully cross over genres and to continue the tradition of country music storytelling and songwriting that he grew up with. Northern Quest Casino, 100 N Hayford Rd, Airway Heights, WA 99001. For tickets, please log on to http:// northernquest.com/.
EVENTS March 1: Alton Brown Live! With his upcoming tour, Alton Brown brings his brand of quirky humor and culinaryscience antics to the stage. The two-hour show is a unique blend of stand up comedy, food experimentation, talk show antics, multimedia lecture, and, for the first time...live music. Audience interaction is strictly enforced throughout the evening, though if you’re called upon as a culinary assistant you’ll definitely want to take the lab coat Brown offers, as things tend to get messy. Brown has worked his weird magic on live audiences across the nation for over a decade but this is the first time he’s actually hit the road with a live tour. The entire family will have a blast, especially as you sing along with Brown’s soon to be hits “Airport Shrimp Blues” and “TV Cookin Ain’t Like No Other Cookin”. INB Performing Arts Center. 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800-325-SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest. com.
April 8: Boyz II Men Boyz II Men helped redefined popular music in the early 90s and they continue to create timeless hits that appeal to fans across all generations. Best known for emotional ballads featuring their signature multi-lead arrangements, Boyz II Men ruled the charts spending an amazing 50 cumulative weeks at Number One on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart. The group still holds the record for the most consecutive weeks at Number One for their Mariah Carey collaboration, “One Sweet Day,” which spent 16 weeks at the top spot. Among their instantly recognizable hits are favorites “End of The Road,” “I’ll Make Love to You,” “On Bended Knee” and “Motownphilly.” The multi-platinum selling group still holds the distinction of being the best-selling R&B group of all time with more than 60 million albums sold and they are still going strong. Their most recent studio album, “Collide” released in 2014, includes “Diamond Eyes” which was featured on the most recent season of the hit ABC show “The Bachelorette.” Northern Quest Casino, 100 N Hayford Rd, Airway Heights, WA 99001. For tickets, please log on to http:// northernquest.com/.
March 5: 2015 Chase Youth Awards Young people do amazing things every day, whether it’s leading a community service project, helping a friend or family member in need, overcoming a personal hardship or difficult situation, enriching the lives of others through artistic expression, valuing cultural and/or social diversity, or setting a positive example for others to follow. Each year, the Chase Youth Commission honors our community’s outstanding youth, teens and adults who are making a difference in our community or making positive choices through the Chase Youth Awards. The purpose is to show our youth we are
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proud of their actions and to feature them as community role models. This event is free and open to the public. Fox Theatre. 1001 W Sprague Ave. Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800-325-SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest.com. March 14: Girls Night: The Musical Girls Night is a touching and hilarious “tell-itlike-it-is” look at the lives of a group of female friends, promising to have audiences laughing, crying and dancing in the aisles! Follow five friends as they re-live their past, celebrate their present and look to the future on a wild and hilarious night out. Girls Night is bursting with energy and is packed with hits like “Lady Marmalade,” “It’s Raining Men,” “Man, I Feel Like a Woman,” “I Will Survive,” “We Are Family” and many more. INB Performing Arts Center. 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800-325-SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest. com. March 15: Bill Engvall Best known as the shining star of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, Bill Engvall is celebrated among fans as the master of stand-up. His personal stories, witty anecdotes, and comedic outlook on life have made him a beloved favorite amongst audiences of all ages. Not to mention, his relatable manner onstage makes him feel like a friend and a comedian all rolled into one. The Blue Collar Comedy Tour stole America’s heart for the six years, and Bill Engvall’s routine stood out as one of the most popular acts. A Texas native, Engvall offers a hearty dose of his signature country charm, which he is guaranteed to bring Northern Quest Casino, 100 N Hayford Rd, Airway Heights, WA 99001. For tickets, please log on to http://northernquest.com/. March 20-21: Mamma Mia! Mamma Mia! is the ultimate feel-good show that has audiences coming back again and again to relive the thrill. Now it’s your turn to have the time of your life at this smash-hit musical that combines ABBA’s greatest hits, including “Dancing Queen,” “S.O.S.,” “Super Trouper,” “Take A Chance on Me” and “The Winner Takes It All,” with an enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship. Whether it’s your first visit or your fourteenth, see the show that has the whole world coming back for more, because every time feels like the first time at Mamma Mia! INB Performing Arts Center. 334 W. Spokane
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THEATRE through March 22: Nunsense A-Men! Nunsense A-Men! is basically the original Nunsense show with all of the characters being portrayed by male musical comedy performers. Think of it as “Mrs. Doubtfire enters the Convent.” Done totally seriously, this show is, to quote a critic, “no drag.” A whole new layer of comedy surfaces with lines like “The guys in the old neighborhood still can’t believe I became a nun!” To quote the New York Times: “A change of habit, boy oh, boy!” Spokane Civic Theatre. 1020 N Howard St., Spokane, WA 99201. For showtimes and more information, call (509) 325-2507. For tickets, call 1-800-325-SEAT or visit http:// www.ticketswest.com. March 6-22: Best Brothers Kyle and Hamilton Best’s mother dies in a freak accident, crushed by a drunk drag queen. As the brothers look to celebrate their mother, they must wrestle with the most fundamental and important questions of affection and family: who did Mom love more, and who gets the dog? This bittersweet comedy is a witty, perceptive, and powerful look at the emotion we find in unexpected places. The Modern Theatre - Spokane Theatre. 174 S. Howard St, 99201. (208) 676-7529. http://www. themoderntheater.org/ March 20-April 12: Clue: The Musical A fun-filled “Whodunit?” musical mystery based on the board game by Parker Brothers. There has been a murder! With over 200 different solutions, you help solve the crime! Follow the clues with six quirky characters, famous murder weapons, and the familiar rooms of Boddy Manor. Firth J Chew Studio Theatre at Spokane Civic Theatre. 1020 N Howard St., Spokane, WA 99201. For showtimes and more information, call (509) 325-2507. For tickets, call 1-800-325SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest.com. March 27-April 12: God of Carnage Winner of three Tony Awards, this complex comedy is a study of the tension between civilized surface and savage instinct. Conflict takes place as we witness two couples meet to discuss their children’s playground altercation. Once the rum takes over and the queasy stomach kicks in, the gloves come off and diplomacy is thrown out the window. NOTE:
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PAINT. DRINK. HAVE FUN. March 28-30: 2015 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Spokane Regional The return of the Women’s Sweet Sixteen to the Inland Northwest marks the fifth time since 2001 that Spokane has been a named a Regional site for the Women’s tournament, having successfully hosted in 2001, 2008, 2011 and 2013. The 2015 Women’s Spokane Regional will feature three exciting games over two days of heated competition. Guests at the Spokane Regional will be part of the Sweet Sixteen and the Elite Eight, and will watch one team earn the right to play in the Final Four in Tampa Bay. 7:05 pm. At the Spokane Arena. 720 West Mallon Ave., Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800-325-SEAT or visit http:// www.ticketswest.com.
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A Poet’s Lessons inside a “Walled City” 14 years writing about us
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ournalist for a daily in Bisbee, Arizona, or writer for the LA Times Syndicate, I cared little about how big or small the audience was when I was writing because my aim was to touch one reader at a time by conveying timeless ideas with a sense of passion and honesty. For those of you who allow me to come into your lives here in Spokane Couer d’Alene Living with a thousand words every month in articles designed to capture the ebb and flow of life in this hinterland – the Pacific Inland Northwest – I owe you my captured imagination as I describe dynamic people and their motion in the city. I seek them out to feed my compulsion to tell stories. That telling is not always pret-
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tified or glorified, and never marketing malarkey. I subscribe to the George Orwell school of thought: “Freedom of the Press, if it means anything at all, means the freedom to criticize and oppose.” All eyes on the struggle! Being a writer, a journalist, a poet, or something in between, whether it’s novels or creative non-fiction essays, I’ve always found literary creations steeped in the challenging belief that honesty is the rudder for great writing, even if at times truth hides behind the patina of posturing and one’s own sense of gate-keeping or filtering. In the end, though, taking the pulse of, and putting on the psychiatrist’s couch, the actual place (Spokane) or getting under the
surface of a larger geographic location (the Pacific Inland Northwest), that’s all we can ask for in the process of developing a place’s negative and fixing what we see as a snapshot of the town’s character and of the people we call “characters” in that landscape. It’s not easy tackling words and being true to the ethos of a community journalist with a global view towards all things big and small. Acting locally but thinking globally is a chant of the social justice and environmental and economic justice aficionado, to be sure. It may sound and feel local, but ideas are universal, and my articles attempts to capture that. This magazine journey has taken me into communities andsub-communities, and narrative
scapes beyond what many writers might imagine possible. Here, just a snippet of past articles: Dam breaching on the Snake River. What is an urban forest’s worth to a community like Spokane? Tracking animals for the sheer joy of casting prints and being one with nature. The health of the land through the eyes of a holistic cattleman. A river, a city and a region’s heart and soul through an environmentalist’s eyes. I’ve also written pieces couched with the qualifier “state of ” by looking at how our region tackles new and old challenges around food security, the built environment, criminal justice, youth justice, poverty, journalism and education in the Inland Northwest.
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reflections local writer Grit, plus gripping, plus relevance, plus some chiseling of meaningful words and lasting images. It’s really not overreach, when one considers I, like many, see the value in truth, big or small, lifted into some national spotlight or tucked away in the pages of a magazine like this one. You go into the story as if every reader matters, as if one’s audience is in the know, and cares, and is connected to community. Spokane and this Inland Empire, well, it is the stuff of local fiction writers like Jess Walter or Sherman Alexie. It’s the place of Vision Quest, a 1979 book written by Spokane-based Terry Davis. Spokane is the luminescence of high school tribulations, the poetry of varisty athletics, and the very real psychological weight of young Spokanites’ in evolution and their sadness in action, from someone like Spokane writer Chris Crutcher, whose Young Adult books and short stories reveal this place’s youth. What is place or a sense of place, really? It’s a timeless question, though more mysterious and inaccessible as we move from a community of actual place to communities of purpose. Certainly, place is change, sort of motion locked in time, or at least that’s how opaque our sense of place can become as it crystallizes with age or vis-a-vis the daily experience of knowing who we are through the town we call home.
From South of the Border Toward Twin Peaks Just a little history: I started working Spokane Coeur d’Alene Living’s hard news feature gig in 2001, when I first arrived from El Paso. It was at the behest of a poet friend who I met while teaching English at Gonzaga to try my hand at writing about Spokane. I was a new writer in town, and here I was stepping into two rivers at once, seeking a third one. There was the rage of fiction writer, pushing images and locking into some unfathomable perspectives. Then there was the poet, the wordsmith, looking for lazy bends, big pools, fat boulders from which to wax lean into short verse. That last river was, of course, the glacial melt, the entire course of a river, from alpine source braiding and then girding itself into white water as it flows through landscapes and towns and bio-regions until hitting the sea. The river of the journalist. 54
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Poet’s 1925 Birth to 2014 Passing Does anyone remember Carolyn Kizer, that feminist Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who was born in Spokane, and who died last October at 89? She won the award in 1985 for a collection called called Yin, titled after the female in Chinese cosmology. She withered away in a Califronia nursing home from the effects of dementia. She was known as a whippersnapper even at age 7 when she was at a dinner party held by her Spokane parents. Someone asked her about political parties, and she told the guests, “Oh, we veer with the wind.” Her poetry came from a wellspring deep inside, hitched to the smells, sounds, visual landscapes of place, even little old Spokane: “Poems, to me, do not come from ideas, they come from a series of images that you tuck away in the back of your brain. Little photographic snapshots. Then you get the major vision of the poem, which is like a giant magnet to which all these disparate little impressions fly and adhere, and there is the poem!” Any place provides a transformative role
in our lives, a foil or juxtaposition to our own wanderlust and aspirations not met in some podunk town or even mega-city like New York City. As I said earlier, the role of journalist is to get under the skins of this “onion”; the Inland Northwest. To challenge paradigms. To destroy sacred cows. And to unravel parochialism and shine light on faulty systems. Kizer is yet another spoke in the Spokane wheel of life I have the honor to carry with me. I wish I could have met her personally, spoken to her before the onset of the amber miasma that locked away memory of her very valiant, creative life, one where she traveled from Spokane after high school and lifted words from other “places” around the world. I get the sense that even Carolyn Kizer would have told me that Spokane was the necessary birthing point for her genius, no matter how compelling her struggle with this place. Here, from a 2000 Paris Review interview, she defines place, our place, the entire Inland Northwest: “I wrote poetry off and on in high school, when I could manage to get out of gym classes and sports—using my allergies as an excuse—and climb the hill behind school till I found a nice place to settle down with a notebook and look at Spokane spread out below. As I remember, the first real poem I wrote was about the wheat fields between Spokane and Pullman, to the south. Mother used to say that Spokane was ‘a walled town,’ quoting Ralph Adams Cram; these walls, to her, were the wheat fields to the south, the forests to the east and north, and the desert of the Grand Coulee to the west. I forget what were supposed to be the virtues of a walled town, but it was a metaphor for my mother’s claustrophobia—trapped in this extremely provincial town after living all her adult life in New York and San Francisco (until she met and married my father in her forties). I know that I, too, felt that isolation, with radical parents in an archconservative city—and I also felt trapped, but by the excessive concern of elderly parents with one lone child. Poetry, then, was chiefly a means of escape from a huge, rah-rah high school, from Spokane and from them.”
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Bay windows (above) found throughout the house add light to the home, as does the white and cream color scheme in each room.
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it stark,” Shea says of the desired aesthetic. For the color palette, Szombathy took cues from the midtone wood cabinetry and flooring, and Shea’s collection of area rugs. “This became the starting point,” Szombathy says, pointing to one of the rich neutral tones that are repeated throughout the home. Another major influence on the décor was Shea’s art collection. “Because he was experimenting with contemporary art, I thought, let’s run with that,” Szombathy says. And then there was one final component that helped tie everything together. “Garry came in with the finishing touch, which was to mix in Asian antiques,” she says. This eclectic but harmonious combination has created a home that’s both light and warm, simultaneously fresh but grounded in tradition. From the street, a wrought iron gate opens onto a lovely, spacious stone courtyard; this area is shared with the handful of units in the historic building that was restored about 15 years ago. The fence is lined
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The stone courtyard is one of Gary Shea’s favorite places to sit and relax while enjoying the view of an active downtown setting.
with climbing vines and flowers. A fountain babbles, and there’s lots of shade and seating—and just enough privacy, thanks to the fence and lush greenery, to provide separation from the easily accessible street life. The exterior of the building is just as welcoming as the courtyard, with paned windows, pillars, and thoughtful architectural details. It’s no wonder Shea was drawn to this spot.
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Art, particularly local art, is something Shea loves and showcases throughout his home. An enamel by renowned Spokane artist Harold Balazs hangs next to the front door. Just inside this door is a beautiful entryway, where metallic grasscloth lines the walls and an antique chest of drawers sit beneath a vibrant red piece of abstract art—this is a photograph of rust that was blown up, created by photographer LuAnn Ostergaard. The home has what Szombathy describes as “a very well thought out, very casual flow to it,” with a circular floor plan that runs from the entry to the living room to the kitchen and back around to the dining room. It’s not too vast for a single person, but also easily accommodates groups. “I do entertain a lot,” Shea says, referring to his large Spokane family and his clients. “It has worked great. It’s a great place for entertaining.” Classic elements like white moldings, soaring ceilings with architectural details, bay
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windows, mid-tone wood cabinetry, traditional area rugs and engineered wood flooring are balanced by more contemporary touches like the artwork, sconces, tables and stools. Each element looks purposeful and contributes to the entire aesthetic. Choosing just the right pieces was something Shea and Szombathy took seriously, drawing from a huge array of potential offerings. Some clients would be daunted by the possibilities, but that wasn’t the case with this project. “It’s always fun as a designer to have a client who lets you bring in a huge array of product offerings,” Szombathy says. Shea travels to Seattle regularly for business and there the pair would check out showroom after showroom to select the perfect furnishings and accents for this home. Shea was a quick and confident with his selections. “You were able to make up your mind quickly,” Szombathy says. “That I could do,” he agrees.
There were, of course, parameters; the project was done on a budget, which Szombathy views as a fun challenge rather than a limitation. “Budgets are good; they do make you think a little more, or research a little harder,” she says. “My feeling is, a designer should be able to save a client money. If you’re going to splurge, it should be on something that really speaks to the client.” Take, for instance, the gorgeous, handcrafted Altura wood dining table. “Even the crate it arrives in is a work of art,” Shea says. This was an investment piece. Surrounding it are well-tailored, lightcolored leather dining chairs. The trick here is that “the chairs look expensive but aren’t,” Szombathy explains—after lots of careful research and shopping, they found chairs that maintain the level of taste without breaking the bank. Underneath the dining table is one of Shea’s collected rugs. Clean-lined sconces add secondary lighting; above the table is a hanging pendant light with large glass
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bead detailing along the chain. A table runner and handcrafted candle holders from Seattle company Glassybaby line the table. The white moldings and chair rail temper the modern elements with their traditional charm. In the living room there is more of this duality. A floral area rug, detailed wood fireplace surround, and tray ceiling are pleasantly offset by custom furnishings like sleek arm chairs and a leather and upholstered sofa, contemporary pieces of art, and brass drinks tables from Charleston Forge. Szombathy employed one of her design tricks here, adding depth to the room by painting the ceiling a diluted shade of the wall color.
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The kitchen is just beyond the living room. Here, many of the original elements were reused, but strategic changes lightened up the space. One thing that had to go were the upper cabinets. Previously, every one of them had a wood door adorned with “a carved relief of some kind,” Szombathy says. “A lion’s head, flowers, vines…” This ornate, heavy look was eradicated by replacing them with translucent upper doors. The granite was reused and some of the original
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space. Dual ovens and a wine cooler help to make this an ideal entertaining kitchen, as do the spacious nearby pantries where food and wine are kept. “There’s a tremendous amount of storage, which is really lucky,” Shea says. A powder room just off the kitchen is finished in creamy colors. The fixtures here and throughout the home are all either gold and bronze; brushed and shiny knobs and pulls tie into the metallic hues of the home’s
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sconces and light fixtures, all of them reflecting light and adding warmth. In the hall between the kitchen and the staircase, a custom pendant light fixture layers metallics with a darker hue. Showcased on the wall here is a stunning piece of abstract art inspired by the Palouse, by Washington artist Elizabeth Harris. “I have always enjoyed art,” Shea says; this is evident in the carefully curated collection of paintings, sculpture, mixedmedia pieces and glassworks displayed throughout the home. “About 80 percent of this would be local, and everything is Pacific Northwest,” he says. Some of the pieces he now owns were sourced from the Museum of Arts and Culture, which has a rental program that Shea used when making initial selections. Leading to the second story is a carpeted stairway. This carpeting was installed by prior owners, and its crisscrosses—blades of wheat against an inky background— make up a diamond pattern that Szombathy repeated in the lighter colored wool Fabrica carpeting she and Shea had installed upstairs. “I like to repeat motifs,” Szombathy says. Though the carpets’ hues are quite different, they still feel related because of those shapes. The home’s private spaces—a master suite, guest suite, study and laundry room—are all located on the second story. The master suite is spacious and light, with a broad swath of carpeting and lots of tone-on-tone whites and creams. “I wanted the house to have a feeling that was serene,” Shea says. “Clearly, the master is a really wonderful space.” Custom armchairs swivel to face into the room or outward to look through the bay window’s views. A recently redone fireplace is surrounded with white woodwork and creamy tile; the
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built-ins flanking it provide both concealed storage and display space. One section of the room is set up as exercise space. Next to the wood-framed bed are twin night stands with X-backs. The more traditional shape and material of the bed frame and nightstands is offset by the modernlooking lamps and clock. An oil painting by Spokane artist Tom Wakely that depicts light playing off a creek emphasizes the room’s peaceful vibe. The private balcony off the master is one of Shea’s favorite spaces and one of the things he sought when shopping for this home. “I wanted to be able to be outdoors, whether it was a porch or a courtyard, and I actually have both,” he says. The porch is set up with comfortable upholstered outdoor chairs and tables, the perfect space for relaxing, people watching or taking in the view to the north of the river. “I truly love the porch off the bedroom. I love to sit out there,” Shea says. A fair amount of the master bathroom was repurposed—this room was another example of the home’s great bones, with a nice layout and plenty of space. “I just tried to clean it up but honor this kind of traditional aesthetic,” Szombathy says. The room ties into the bedroom with its creamy colors and light tile. The fixtures and pulls are all golden tones that play nicely with the light greys and whites of the cabinetry, countertops and tile floor. The lighting above the vanity is accented with X’s, a thoughtful touch that echoes the X-backs of the nightstands in the adjacent bedroom. A roomy and well-equipped walk-in closet has tons of open storage, drawers and hanging space, as well as an island perfect for folding clothes. The guest suite is decorated in neutral tones and accented with antiques and eclectic works of art. The bay windows
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provide great views and lots of light. All of this combined with an en suite bathroom make this part of the home ideal for visitors. A laundry room is just down the hallway. It’s set up with plenty of cabinetry for concealed storage and lots of counter space. At the end of the hallway is a handsome study, with tons of builtins that house books, knickknacks and family photographs. File cabinets provide additional storage, and there’s ample desk space. Track lighting was installed to keep things light and bright in the rear portion of the condo. Grasscloth covers the walls, adding texture and visual interest. The entire experience was a joy for Szombathy. “I loved it,” she says, referring to it as her “most fun project in Spokane.” Good bones, a great location and a thoughtful, balanced design all came together to create the place Shea now calls home: a serene retreat, right downtown.
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Outdoors Extending Living Space
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“You paid for all of the square feet, you might as well get
the most benefit from them,” says Kathy Swehla, residential project manager and artist/designer at Land Expressions. “Use all of your property to your advantage,” she advises. Homeowners interested in landscaping and fencing options are catching on to the bounty their property offers, using every square foot of space to create outdoor oasis and landscaping in ways that make it hard to leave their homes. “We continue to see families adding more amenities for stay-cations,” she says. “Adding more functional spaces like outdoor kitchens, sitting areas, reading nooks. Creating more outdoor living areas.” Richard Lambert, owner and operator of Garden Landscapes (www.TheEnglishLandscaper.com), has witnessed similar trends with an emphasis on a greater awareness of the finite nature of resources, as well as a willingness by property owners to do more than just cosmetic enhancement. “I’ve observed a greater appreciation for a sense of place, of enjoying what is unique to each project,” he says.
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Lambert has seen an increase in the following trends: Naturalistic planting: Using easy-care perennials and ornamental grasses that offer year round interest, needing no more maintenance than an annual cut back at the end of winter. Native plants: There are some incredible and unique plants growing in our area that thrive without anyone needing to irrigate, mow or shear them into unusual shapes. Using some of the most suitable in our home landscapes can benefit wildlife and improve our connection to where we live. Reducing areas of mowed lawn: Maintaining wall to wall lawn is a great drain on resources. Framing a smaller, well-proportioned and usable area of lawn near the house can create a strong design punch. Allowing outlying areas of lawn to grow longer will reduce the amount of water needed to stay green. Very large lawns can be
maintained as meadows, being cut once or twice a year. Smaller yards often don’t need a lawn and can be so much more interesting for not having one. Raised beds for vegetable gardens: An efficient way to grow and care for food crops is to smarten up lumber raised beds with a dark stain on the outside. “Contemporary, modern landscape, clean lines, organized geometric spaces, repetitive forms,” are suggestions for vegetable gardens, says Swehla. “Using a small plant pallet in mass plantings in rows or triangulated arrangements is in. Ornamental grasses are often used this way. Also, lawn and concrete in a gridwork to add to a patio space and transition to lawn is popular and functional.” She recommends the use of linear or curved concrete forms in the lawn or as low walls for aesthetic reasons rather than function, which can make a small yard look bigger. A concern for most homeowners when considering major landscaping alterations and improvements is keeping it beautiful over time. Scott A. Miller, owner of Star Pruners, shares that correct care and pruning allows the specimen to grow into maturity with vitality. “The value of fine pruning is aesthetics,” he says. “Our work is pleasantly viewed. Easy on the eyes, and tranquil.” Miller emphasizes caring for one plant at a time. “We truly focus on the life within each specimen and do no harm. Cut by cut with intention,” he says. “Our motto is, ‘we don’t want you to know we were here’, the property is left just beautiful.” Defining Space, Adding Beauty with Artisan Fencing When it comes to fencing it in, Swehla has seen homeowners using non-traditional materials in unusual arrangements. For instance, vertical rebar stakes
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as fencing. “It works great in a curved arrangement—getting away from straight lines of fence,” she says. “This is also very contemporary and modern. Using cattle fencing—another grid pattern—in wood framing, is another creative fencing option.” Bill Dick, president of Mobile Service Technologies, Inc., is the leading artisan fencing professional in the area. “Landscaping projects continually evolve by combining the best throughout time to what’s current today,” he says. “The results found with an artistic fabricator will be quality and exceptional spaces for your family and friends to enjoy for years to come.” Fencing has become so diverse, one is limited only by their imagination and budget, he says. Creating spaces with decking and fences is as much about artistic expression as it is practicality. “Functional art, emphasizing beautiful spaces, is what more and more of my clients want,” he says. “Blending retro industrial and strong lines with our natural surroundings in the Inland Northwest is very current.” Dick believes custom metal fencing creates nonconventional places to enhance your surroundings without sacrificing the space. “Working with a fabrication professional who is also an artisan will set you apart,” he says. “The investment will last for years while allowing a distinctive statement in your landscaping.” Other fabricators are catching on to the beauty of metal and what a striking statement it can make within practical uses. With the emergence of the industrial design in landscaping, fabricators create exteriorscapes, eco walls, water-features and herb gardens, all reconfigured in metal and fashioning individuality outside of the traditional fencing and platform supports. Each and every update and addition you make to your landscape extends your living space beyond the confines of your home and brings you a step closer to your own personal oasis, and a mini vacation every day in your own back yard.
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Navigating the rules of short-term rentals
events in our city’s history exposed thousands of people from all over the world to Spokane, Washington. In 1974, the World’s Fair brought about change and encouraged its residents to embrace other cultures. Spokane rolled out the welcome mat and, as a result, our hotels, motels and camp sites were overflowing. Local homeowners found a way to help with the influx of new visitors by opening up their homes to out of town guests. Forty years ago short term rentals were extremely popular as an alternative for our citizens to help others experience our fine city. In Spokane fashion, people not only opened up their doors but their hearts. They created a unique way for a visitor to see the area by assimilating into neighborhoods. Hosts fostered new friendships and their guests brought new and exciting ideas into our region. Fast forward to today, and even though Spokane has grown up a bit, our local residents are still opening up their homes to help others experience what we as residents have always known: that Spokane is a great place to live. With the advance of technology, we have a better way of marketing properties. Short term rental sites such as VRBO, Airbnb and even Craigslist have created a new way of helping out of town visitors find alternative lodging. This helps homeowners to stay in their homes, pay their bills and pursue their dreams. Change is sometimes a good thing. We are at a crossroads of creating a framework for a new city permitted short term rental program. Currently, there are about 100 advertised short term rentals in Spokane. This number
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is very low when compared with the total number of households in Spokane, with 65 percent of the 120,110 people living in the city being homeowners according to a 2013 estimate by the U.S. Census. Of the 78,072 homeowners in Spokane, only .0013 percent of those total households are being used as a short term rental. (This is taking into account that only owners would rent their home and not multifamily units.) Some people have said if that this number is so low, why then do we even want to have a permitting process? Why can’t we just let them do what they have always done and not worry about them? This tradition of hosting guests is nothing new. Having a workable and equitable model for short term rentals is imperative for our city’s future. In early 2014, the City of Spokane recognized that their building code was antiquated. The planning department decided to create a stakeholders group to help update the City’s building code to allow for short term rentals, as currently it does not, outside of the central business district. After many meetings and numerous drafts where all of the opinions of the different stake holders were considered, a final copy of the recommendation was sent to the planning department for guidance. The planning department further modified it to make a simple and easy way for the City to regulate short term rentals and make sure they were not only paying their fair share of taxes but also outlining specific guidelines for compliance. The next stop is the city council’s approval. There are a couple of glitches in this process causing grief for all parties involved. The Washington State building code doesn’t allow for most short term rentals in Spokane unless they have a sprinkler system in place and are ADA accessible. To require homeowners to install sprinkler systems in short term rentals is excessive. The cost can run as high as $40,000. Ironically, not all cities in Washington State have to follow this rule. (Seattle is the only jurisdiction that has their own code and is not required to comply with the state amended codes. It should be noted that they do participate in the code process at the national level and were the originators of the language in the
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as he waited for our mom to get settled. We prayed with him and told him how much we loved him. He closed his eyes and died a few hours later. My sisters and I knew he had allowed himself to let go. It was as if he finally exhaled after his very difficult and very good work of taking care of my mother, Elizabeth Humphreys, was over. It has taken me a year to be able to write this story. To mark the first anniversary of my father’s death, my sister and I took our mom to his gravesite at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery at Medical Lake. February 13, 2015 was a lovely day, unusually warm in a record-setting winter for lack of snow. It was in sharp contrast to February 13, 2014 when my dad, Kenneth Humphreys, was laid to rest. On that day we huddled in the cemetery shelter with blankets as the Military Honor Guard stood at attention outside in the snow and wind waiting to fire the three rifle volleys that served as a salute to my father. They honored a man who served 27 years in the U.S. Air Force as a pilot with numerous awards for acts of heroism while flying. The awards spokanecda.com • March • 2015
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Kenneth and Elizabeth Humphreys on November 28, 1955.
are listed on Dad’s headstone, but what my sisters and I consider his greatest act of heroism is his loving care of our mother. What was similar on those two days, a year apart, was my mother’s reaction to the death of her husband and her reaction to visiting his grave. The day after we moved our mother into the care facility, my sister and I returned with our pastor and three of Mom’s grandchildren to tell her that her husband had passed away. We thought she would need all the support possible. We sat in a circle in the room she had occupied for just one day, held hands and prayed. When the pastor explained that Dad had passed, my mom just kind of nodded with a slight smile on her face and said, “Well, I’m really not surprised; he was always trying to get those people to leave him alone.” No tears, no emotion, just words that didn’t make sense. Then, as if her mind cleared for a moment to say the appropriate and expected thing, she added, “He was a very good man; a good, good man.” My mother was, and continues to be, protected from the emotions and understanding of the death of her husband by the very
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disease that has stolen so much from her. It is a kind of cruel protection, but one for which we are none-the-less thankful. We had hospitalized my mom several weeks before my dad died, after a series of falls, loss of ability to walk, increased confusion, and finally one evening she began talking gibberish. Doctors determined she had not had a stroke, and that her deterioration was the natural progression of her dementia. She was moved to St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute in Spokane to learn to walk again. My father diligently visited her both in the hospital and at St. Luke’s for the first week. Then one day he was tired and asked if I would be sure to visit her that day. The next day, he was again too tired to visit, and we watched him slowly get weaker and weaker with a nasty gastrointestinal bug. My sister and I made him soup and checked in on him in between visiting our mother. One night, he was so short of breath he couldn’t get out of his chair. We told him he needed to get to the hospital immediately, but Gonzaga was playing basketball and he didn’t want to miss the game…that was our dad. The next morning, he let us take him to E.R. with no argument. Dad seemed to get better the first few days in the hospital. Tests to determine exactly what was wrong with him were inconclusive. He had been diagnosed and hospitalized with a blood disorder a year earlier but overall was amazingly healthy. The diagnosis that would soon become clear to us was that he was 90 years old and was finished with a race well run. I got permission from St. Luke’s to take my mom to the hospital to see her husband. When we got to Dad’s room I paused in the doorway, my mom in a wheelchair. She took one look at Dad and whispered to me, “Oh my, he is certainly looking his age.” Interesting how when your brain is dying you can still process certain things with absolute clarity. That visit would be their last and my sisters and I believe my dad knew it. Our parents acted like school kids and professed their love for each other. My dad was never one for public displays of affection, but on
that day with nurses and medical aids in and around, he wasn’t concerned. He reached his frail hand, black and blue from IVs, to her hand, fingers bent with arthritis, and they just held hands for the longest time. It’s a picture I will never forget. Then my dad attempted to lean forward and kiss my mom, but he couldn’t sit forward in the hospital bed and mom couldn’t get up from her wheelchair so with a little smile Dad said, “Well I guess I owe you a kiss, or two, or three!” A year later when we walked with Mom to Dad’s gravesite (I’m happy to say my mom is walking amazingly well after the excellent work at St. Luke’s and a good bit of determination to leave the care unit and “go home”) she again had a slight smile on her face. “He was a good man, a good man,” she said. “I miss him, and I loved him very much.” She still didn’t have much emotion and we could tell, just as in her remarks the day Dad died, that she was just saying what her brain still knew was the appropriate thing to say. Our mother has never lost her social graces, although they often don’t attach to anything, but that’s okay. We’ve learned a great deal about Mom’s disease. She has what’s called Lewy body dementia. People with this type of dementia can have day-to-day pronounced variations in their cognition. Some days my mom is really “with it” and very entertaining, and my sisters and I try to live in those days, enjoy them and even find humor in what my mom says and does. My mom is nothing if not social, with or without dementia. She chats with everybody at the facility and really anyone, anywhere. I take my mother to church almost every Sunday. It’s a wonderful outing and she seems to do her best at church. Much research shows dementia patients thrive on old gospel songs, and my mom clearly does. She sings every song as if she knows it by heart. She did at one time, now she reads the words and mixes some up, but that’s okay. One Sunday as we sat in our usual third row pew, my mom looked around the sanctuary and said in horror, and in a very loud voice, “Julie, they’re all asleep!” I patted her
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hand and told her they were actually praying caregivers assist them to the bus stop where and we needed to as well. She giggled and I they happily wait for a bus that will never laughed out loud, highly inappropriate durcome. After a while the caregiver announces ing prayer I know, but this where dementia that the bus has been delayed and invites the has brought us. patients back in for refreshments. Five minWith dementia we are also back to the utes later, patients have completely forgotten past. One day when they wanted to leave. I took my mom for a Brilliant, and it’s not walk, she stopped sudcruel. Spend any time Some days my mom is really denly, looked at me and around someone with said, “Julie, next time dementia who wants “with it” and very entertaining, you come, please bring to go home and you me my cigarettes.” quickly realize tricks and my sisters and I try to live “Mom, you haven’t like the bus stop do in those days, enjoy them and smoked in 40 years,” I wonders in easing said with amusement. the anxiety that racks even find humor in what my “Really?” she replied their minds. and dropped it for the My sisters and I mom says and does. remainder of the walk. believe our mother’s Later when I left the longing for home is home, her parting really a longing for her words were, “Now, don’t forget those cigaheavenly home. My mom is a Christian who rettes.” I assured her I would bring them, believes that our permanent home is with and have never heard another word about God. Even with her dementia she talks about cigarettes since. her husband being with God, as he died a The problem with trips to the past with believer, and that she will join him some day. dementia patients is their dying brains can’t I always tell her that’s right, but am quick distinguish the past from the present. My to add, “Don’t go too soon because then I mom, like so many others with dementia won’t have anyone to go to church with!” talks constantly about “going home.” My She laughs and we are back in the present sisters and I gently explain that the care unit for a moment. Then I remind my mom that is her home. Sometimes she’s okay with that, when she meets up with her husband in sometimes she’s not. Sometimes the home Heaven, he still owes her “a kiss, or two, or she’s longing for is the home she shared with three.” My sisters and I think that will be a my dad for so many years, and sometimes it’s glorious day. Scotland where she grew up. The longing to go home, or “wandering” Julie Humphreys is a former televeision news as it’s called, is universal with Alzheimer’s anchor, radio show host, and a frequently and dementia patients. So much in fact that published freelance writer from Spokane, a care facility in Germany came up with a Washington. She has a passion for encouraging novel idea now being implemented in homes and promoting proper healthcare, and often throughout Europe. The German facilwrites about health related topics. She is also ity installed a bus stop on the premises and the proud mother of two girls. every day when patients want to “go home”
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Health Beat neck and back pain
Office ergonomics:
Is your job literally a pain in the neck? Millions of people work in an office environment every day, but that doesn’t mean their fate has to include backaches and joint pain. Correct office ergonomics can help prevent some of the most common issues associated with sedentary jobs, especially for hardworking smallbusiness owners who typically put in many more than 40 hours per week. Unfortunately, the message about the importance of office ergonomics often goes unheard. In fact, many small-business owners and their employees are sitting in pain, according to a new study released by Staples and Steelcase. The study shows that 88 percent of small-business owners say office chairs impact employee productivity, yet 13 percent say their chair is so uncomfortable it prevents them from doing their job to the best of their ability. On average, employees spend 5.3 hours per day sitting, which means the chair is the foundation of a healthy office environment. Because the average office chair is 7.2 years old, the integrity of the chair’s support and functionality might be jeopardized due to its age. Furthermore, the chair may no longer be a good fit for the employee’s needs as the body can change over time. When investing in a new office chair, ergonomics should be just as important as appearance. Seat height should be adjustable so the worker can have his or her feet flat on the floor and bent arms even at the height of the desk. Beyond an adjustable seat height, look for adjustable lowerback support for the lumbar and adjustable arm rests for personalized comfort. The chairs allow the worker to sit in contact with the backrest at all times, allowing for even pressure on both the lower and upper back. In addition to a quality office chair, monitor placement is a key part of ergonomic office design. The height and distance of the monitor should feel comfortable at all times. The monitor should be directly in front of the worker about an arm’s length away, recommends MayoClinic.org. This distance generally measure 18 to 28 inches, with the top of the screen slightly below eye level. Keyboard and mouse position is another concern. The wrists should be kept in a straight, natural position when typing as much as possible, which is why many people choose to use an ergonomic keyboard that is designed for such positioning. The location of the mouse should be within easy reach and also should keep the wrist straight when in use. In addition to having an ergonomic office environment, it’s important for workers to be aware of their body and health throughout the day. Ergonomic experts agree that taking short breaks for standing and walking throughout the day will increase blood flow and relieve tension. Seek help from a local professional, like Dr. Michael Valente of Valente Chiropractic, to help correct problems, and to learn exercises and tips to help prevent future issues. When typing, sit up straight rather than hunching over. Finally, the screen’s light should never cause eye strain; adjust the settings or purchase an anti-glare monitor screen to help. Try to give eyes and wrists a break at least once an hour by looking away from the screen and resting your hands. A few simple steps will ensure the office is not only a place of productivity, but one of health as well. Start with the chair and expand from there so all workers can feel their best while on the clock. – (BPT)
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Sodium Management
For a Toned Physique and Better Health by Justin Rundle
Most already know the effects of sodium and some of the positives and negatives associated with salt; however, if your health and physique are currently under construction, knowing some simple health tips can help prevent unnecessary stress and sharp influxes towards one’s waistline and muscle definition. Sodium and potassium are electrolytes needed to maintain the balance of fluids in your body. Electrolytes will influence muscle movements, such as contracting and relaxing, as well as transmitting nerve impulses. These functions require 180 milligrams (mg.) to 500 mg. of sodium daily, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. The average American consumes 3,400 mg. to 4,700 mg. of sodium in one day. The American Heart Association recommends individuals should not exceed 1,500 mg. of sodium daily; however, most healthy individuals can eat up to 2,300 mg. a day without having adverse health affects. Excess sodium on a regular basis can lead to high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, osteoporosis and fluid retention. These are all dangerous side effects for one’s health and can easily be avoided. High sodium can also make it difficult to lose weight even though sodium is calorie free. The body works hard to maintain its vital balance of electrolytes. This means when the body is taking in quantities of sodium greater than needed, it must 96
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quickly work to balance the electrolytes. One will become thirsty and drink large amounts of water to return it back to its proper balance. While balancing the water to sodium ratio, the body retains water, resulting in that puffy feeling, or bloat, that one experiences after consuming a high sodium meal. Extra water retention will temporarily cause weight gain: in order to flush the body of excess water and sodium it is necessary to drink plenty of water. Hydrating and drinking extra water is crucial for flushing out the sodium and bloat. This also corresponds to fat loss. It is much easier to lose fat on a lowsodium diet. Not only does it help mentally to not have huge water fluctuations, but also the body’s priority is to maintain a proper electrolyte balance. If you are eating the right amounts of calories to burn body fat, but consuming high amounts of sodium the body will first do its job of maintaining balance before metabolizing body fat. So how do you lower your sodium intake and help reverse a day of high sodium? Read labels. Sodium is natural in some food items, but if it is an added ingredient it should be avoided. It is always best to buy fresh items such as fruits, vegetables, wildcaught fish, organic chicken and grass-fed beef. These can be purchased frozen as well, but read the label to be sure little to no salt is added. (1 tsp. salt contains 2,325 mg. of sodium.) Try to only buy items containing less than 200 mg. of sodium per serving. Pay attention to serving size. If a serving is ¼ cup and 1 cup is consumed, the sodium consumed will be four times greater than the package amount. Avoid canned and processed items. Processed meats, hot dogs, deli meats and frozen dinners are typically packed with sodium. Other sodium names to avoid and hidden in labels are monosodium glutamate (MSG), baking soda (also called sodium bicarbonate), baking powder, disodium phosphate, sodium alginate, sodium citrate and sodium nitrite.
Learn what labels such as,“low sodium” really mean. Unsalted or no salt added: Salt is not added when processing this food that normally contains salt. Reduced sodium or less sodium: The product contains at least 25 percent less sodium than the original product. Salt-free or sodium-free: The serving size in this product contains less than 5 mg. of sodium. Low sodium: The serving size contains no more than 140 mg. of sodium. Very low sodium: The serving size contains no more than 35 mg. of sodium. Lite or light in sodium: The amount of sodium is at least 50 percent less then the original product. Maintaining a diet low in sodium is an acquired taste, and one that can seem difficult to adjust to. Start by keeping the saltshaker off the table. When cooking use spices and herbs to flavor foods and use less salt. Pay attention to how much sodium is being consumed during the day. This is very important for one’s health. By avoiding excess sodium, one will also have a smaller waistline. Reducing water retention will boost one’s confidence and help one feel energized and healthier. Tips to reduce sodium bloat quickly: 1. Drink plenty of water. 2. Sweat it out! Cardio is a great way to sweat out toxins and excess sodium. 3. Eat foods high in potassium. 4. Eat fresh fruits, vegetables and lean meats, while avoiding processed foods. For more tips please visit me at www. workoutanywhere.net. Justin Rundle is a Certified Personal Trainer with eight years of training experience. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Whitworth University, and is the Mt. Spokane High School Strength and Conditioning Coach, the Mt. Spokane Varsity Defensive Line Coach and the owner of www.workoutanywhere.net (online personal training and dieting assistance).
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Meet this year’s
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hey are the very first person you meet in this world. Before being embraced in your mother’s loving arms, or snuggled within your father’s secure embrace, it is
a doctor who welcomes you and greets you on day one. That partnership – you and your doctor – continues throughout your life.
True, who the doctor is may change, but
the need for a doctor never does. We live in a day, age and location where medical care is available from before birth, through every step along our journey of life. Birth, wellchild checkups, school physicals and mending broken bones, cuts and injuries all fall on the shoulders of our doctors. We seek them out to make sure our health is well, and also when our health is not on track. For concerns, issues, abnormalities, illnesses, diseases, managing our health and navigating the aging process, doctors are our guides in the process. The better the guide, the better the journey, so it is best to pick a guide who is at the top of their game.
Our annual Best Doctors list showcases local doctors at the
top of their game, according to the votes and recommendations of their peers in our medical community. If you are looking for a guide on your healthy journey, consider looking here. These are doctors you’ll be glad to meet.
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Allergy and Immunology Kerry Drain, MD
Spokane Allergy and Asthma Clinic 508 West Sixth Avenue, Suite 700 Spokane, WA 99204 509-747-1624 Steven M. Kernerman, DO
Spokane Allergy and Asthma Clinic 508 West Sixth Avenue, Suite 700 Spokane, WA 99204 509-747-1624
Michael McCue McCarthy, MD
Providence Pediatric Pulmonolgy 105 West Eighth Avenue, Suite 660E Spokane, WA 99204 509-474-6960 Cardiovascular Disease Braden Batkoff, MD
Providence Spokane Cardiology Providence Spokane Heart Institute 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 450 Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-8820 Andrew J. Boulet, MD
Providence Spokane Cardiology Providence Spokane Heart Institute 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 450 Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-8820
Stuart Cavalieri, MD
Philip R. Huber, MD
Rockwood Heart and Vascular Center 910 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 900 Spokane, WA 99204 509-755-5500
Providence Spokane Cardiology Providence Spokane Heart Institute 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 450 Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-8820
Janice D. Christensen, MD
Providence Spokane Cardiology Providence Spokane Heart Institute 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 450 Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-8820
Michael A. Kwasman, MD
Bryan E. Fuhs, MD
Pierre Leimgruber, MD
Providence Spokane Cardiology Providence Spokane Heart Institute 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 450 Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-8820
Providence Spokane Cardiology Providence Spokane Heart Institute 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 450 Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-8820
Harold Robert Goldberg, MD
Timothy J. Lessmeier, MD
Providence Spokane Cardiology Providence Spokane Heart Institute 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 450 Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-8820
Heart Clinics Northwest Providence Heart and Vascular Institute 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 310 Spokane, WA 99204 509-838-7711
Robert Dean Hill, MD
Dieter Frantz Lubbe, MD
Heart Clinics Northwest 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 310 Spokane, WA 99204 509-838-7711
Providence Spokane Cardiology Providence Spokane Heart Institute 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 450 Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-8820
Darren Charles Hollenbaugh, MD
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Providence Spokane Cardiology 212 East Central Avenue, Suite 240 Spokane, WA 99208 509-455-8820
Gerhard H. Muelheims, MD
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BEST DOCTORS IN AMERICA® Gallup® has audited and certified Best Doctors, Inc.’s database of physicians, and its companion The Best Doctors in America® List, as using the highest industry standards survey methodology and processes. These lists are excerpted from The Best Doctors in America® 2014 database, which includes more than 45,000 U.S. doctors in over 40 medical specialties and 400 subspecialties. The Best Doctors in America® database is compiled and maintained by Best Doctors, Inc. For more information, visit www.bestdoctors.com or contact Best Doctors by telephone at 800-675-1199 or by e-mail at research@bestdoctors.com. Please note that lists of doctors are not available on the Best Doctors Web site. Best Doctors, Inc., has used its best efforts in assembling material for this list, but does not warrant that the information contained herein is complete or accurate, and does not assume, and hereby disclaims, any liability to any person or other party for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions herein, whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause. Copyright 2014, Best Doctors, Inc. Used under license, all rights reserved. This list, or any parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without written permission from Best Doctors, Inc. No commercial use of the information in this list may be made without the
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permission of Best Doctors, Inc. No fees may be charged, directly or indirectly, for the use of the information in this list without permission. BEST DOCTORS, THE BEST DOCTORS IN AMERICA, and the Star-in-Cross Logo are trademarks of Best Doctors, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries, and are used under license. Best Doctors, Inc. is transforming and improving health care by bringing together the best medical minds in the world to help identify the right diagnosis and treatment. The company’s innovative, peer-to-peer consultation service offers a new way for physicians to collaborate with other physicians to ensure patients receive the best care. Headquartered in Boston, MA, the global company seamlessly integrates its services with employers’ other health-related benefits, to serve more than 30 million members in every major region of the world. More than a traditional second opinion, Best Doctors delivers a comprehensive evaluation of a patient’s medical condition – providing value to both patients and treating physicians. By utilizing Best Doctors, members have access to the brightest minds in medicine to ensure the right diagnosis and treatment plan. Best Doctors’ team of researchers conducts a biennial poll using the methodology that
Eric C. Orme, MD
Heart Clinics Northwest 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 310 Spokane, WA 99204 509-838-7711 John G. Peterson, MD
Providence Spokane Cardiology 212 East Central Avenue, Suite 240 Spokane, WA 99208 509-455-8820 Michael E. Ring, MD
Providence Spokane Cardiology Providence Spokane Heart Institute 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 450 Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-8820 Michael Williams, MD
Heart Clinics Northwest 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 310 Spokane, WA 99204 509-838-7711 Colon and Rectal Surgery M. Shane McNevin, MD
Surgical Specialists of Spokane 105 West Eighth Avenue, Suite 7010 Spokane, WA 99204 509-747-6194 Critical Care Medicine
Daniel R. Coulston, MD Rockwood Pulmonary and Critical Care Center 910 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 1001 Spokane, WA 99204 509-623-1456
mimics the informal peer-to-peer process doctors themselves use to identify the right specialists for their patients. Using a polling method and balloting software, that Gallup® has audited and certified, they gather the insight and experience of tens of thousands of leading specialists all over the country, while confirming their credentials and specific areas of expertise. The result is the Best Doctors in America® List, which includes the nation’s most respected specialists and outstanding primary care physicians in the nation. These are the doctors that other doctors recognize as the best in their fields. They cannot pay a fee and are not paid to be listed and cannot nominate or vote for themselves. It is a list which is truly unbiased and respected by the medical profession and patients alike as the source of top quality medical information.
New Cancer Alliance Launches First Treatment Program Cancer Care Northwest, Kootenai Health and Providence Health Care have formed a regional cancer alliance called InnerPacific Alliance for Cancer Care, LLC. “The new name expresses the intended purpose of the alliance to provide integrated and comprehensive cancer care for patients in the Inland Northwest, with a full-range of treatment options and supportive care to meet the needs of every patient,” says Elaine Couture, chief executive of Providence Health Care and member of the InnerPacific Alliance for Cancer Care Executive Board. The three organizations shared a desire to create a regional cancer alliance aimed at elevating the quality, coordination and experience for cancer patients and their families throughout the region. The alliance was formalized and launched its first initiative – a comprehensive radiation oncology program – effective January 1, 2015. All outpatient radiation oncology services for the alliance are now provided by Cancer Care Northwest. Patients are able to receive comprehensive, personalized radiation oncology services from a single provider that coordinates services at member locations throughout the Spokane and Coeur d’Alene area. Services are available at Cancer Care Northwest sites at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Holy Family Hospital in Spokane, Kootenai Health in Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls, and at four Cancer Care Northwest clinics throughout the area. The radiation oncology program has a team of experts that includes eight radiation oncologists plus radiation therapists, nurses, medical physicists, dosimetrists and support staff. Altogether, more than 65 individuals have come together from the three member organizations to deliver comprehensive, coordinated radiation oncology services in convenient, close-to-home settings that improve patient access and experience. “One of the many advantages for radiation oncology patients is the cumulative expertise and resources accessible at any of the eight treatment locations that are part of this alliance,” says Warren Benincosa, chief executive of Cancer Care Northwest and managing member of Inner Pacific Alliance for Cancer Care. “Whether a patient is receiving care at one of our member hospitals or at one of Cancer Care Northwest’s four clinics, they know they are receiving the best possible care from providers who customize their treatment plan using evidencebased clinical protocols.” As the program grows, InnerPacific Alliance for Cancer Care will use the collaborative model to develop additional cancer programs that will enhance accessibility to high quality, specialized care throughout the region. “Residents of our region should have access to excellent cancer care, with appropriate options, innovative thinking, the best technology, and caring support, without having to leave the area,” says Jon Ness, chief executive of Kootenai Health. “We created the alliance to do just that. Patients now have a team of physicians collaborating on their care, greater access to technology and care that is coordinated,” says Ness.
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Donald R. Howard, MD
Gary Knox, MD
Spokane Respiratory, Pulmonary and Critical Care Consultants Sleep Institute of Spokane 104 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 400 West Spokane, WA 99204 509-353-3960
Rockwood Quail Run Clinic 2214 East 29th Avenue Spokane, WA 99203 509-755-5250
Samuel Joseph, DO
101 West Eighth Avenue, Suite 1000 Spokane, WA 99204 509-951-5088 Dermatology Richard Herdener, MD
Dermatologist Specialists of Spokane 820 South McClellan Street, Suite 426 Spokane, WA 99204 509-456-8444 Benjamin Hsu, MD
Northwest Dermatology 757 East Holland Avenue Spokane, WA 99218 509-444-6367 Endocrinology and Metabolism Colleen Ruth Carey, MD
Cancer Care Northwest 910 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 102 Spokane, WA 99204 509-228-1544 Family Medicine Tammy R. Ellingsen, MD
Columbia Medical Associates Family Health Center 910 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 600 Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-9800 Debra Gore, MD
Group Health Riverfront Medical Center Department of Family Medicine 322 West North River Drive Spokane, WA 99201 509-324-6464
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Jeffrey O’Connor, MD
309 East Farwell Road, Suite 204 Spokane, WA 99218 509-385-0600 P. Z. Pearce, MD
Champions Sports Medicine 730 North Hamilton Street Spokane, WA 99202 509-487-4467 William Sayres, MD
Group Health Riverfront Medical Center Department of Family Medicine 322 West North River Drive Spokane, WA 99201 509-324-6464 Gastroenterology Arnold N. Cohen, MD
Spokane Digestive Disease Center 105 West Eighth Avenue, Suite 550E Spokane, WA 99204 509-747-5145 Geriatric Medicine Jeffrey Clode, MD
Physicians Clinic of Spokane Medical Center Building, Suite 500 820 South McClellan Street Spokane, WA 99204 509-353-3950 Susan Melchiore, MD
On Site for Seniors 1052 West Mill Avenue Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814 208-664-3301 Hand Surgery Henry H. Lin, MD
Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists 601 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 400 Spokane, WA 99204 509-344-2663
Infectious Disease Henry L. Arguinchona, MD
Infectious Disease Clinic of Spokane 104 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 200 West Spokane, WA 99204 509-624-2200 Michael D. Gillum, MD
Infectious Disease Clinic of Spokane 104 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 200 West Spokane, WA 99204 509-624-2200 Internal Medicine Berdine Bender, MD
Providence Medical Group Department of Internal Medicine 910 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 701 Spokane, WA 99204 509-624-0111 Jeffrey Clode, MD
Physicians Clinic of Spokane Medical Center Building, Suite 500 820 South McClellan Street Spokane, WA 99204 509-353-3950 Daniel R. Coulston, MD
Rockwood Pulmonary Critical Care Center 910 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 1001 Spokane, WA 99204 509-623-1456 Stephen Gregory Johnson, MD
Physicians Clinic of Spokane Medical Center Building, Suite 500 820 South McClellan Street Spokane, WA 99204 509-353-3950 Kirk L. Rowbotham, MD
Providence Internal Medicine 820 South McClellan Street, Suite 200 Spokane, WA 99204 509-747-1144
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Will the Husky-Cougar Rivalry Extend to Medical School? by Mike Flynn
Really, the only question before the 2015 Legislature is whether
the lawmakers will set aside a nearly century old law that prevents any state university other than University of Washington from providing a medical education. There is a bill asking the lawmakers to provide some initial funding for Washington State University’s effort, but the major issue to decide is whether or not they clear away the legal impediment that dates to 1917. In an era when it’s become increasingly clear that competition drives innovation and new ways of doing business, it would be difficult to imagine a reason, other than successful lobbying, why the legislature would decline to remove that arcane constraint. That way the discussion about whether or not there should be a second medical school in the state can continue on. Would competition be damaging to the University of Washington? It’s not likely that its status as the 12th best medical school in the nation in U.S. News & World Report’s 2013 rankings would be jeopardized with a new WSU medical school in Spokane. And its ranking as the number eight medical school in the country for receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health at $302 million last year would not likely be seriously impacted. WSU would be going after different grants. Might UW need to be more attuned to the needs of rural parts of the state for medical care and more doctors? Perhaps, even maybe deciding to turn out more than the 120 graduates a year that has been the limit for a decade. And as a side note on the issue of competition being potentially damaging, it’s worth noting that Stanford University Medical School ranks fourth on that U.S. News list while University of California Medical School in San Francisco a few miles up the freeway is fifth. Now obviously they don’t compete for state dollars, since Stanford is private, but they compete strongly for federal dollars and grants. WSU has been attuned from the outset to seeking to explain how it might address the need throughout Eastern and Central Washington communities for more physicians and has looked for models for community based medical education, and thinks it has found a model in Michigan. Interestingly, although Michigan’s population is nearly 10 million compared to Washington’s nearly seven million, it has five medical schools and enrolled a total of 2,941 medical students to 592 students at UW School of Medicine. That’s a difference of 29 students per 100,000 to 9 per 100,000. And again with respect to the point of competition, it’s worth noting that the University of Michigan Medical School was one ahead of UW in the U.S. News ranking, despite, or perhaps because of, its in-state competition. And it’s competition that stirred the Michigan State University medical school to focus on community-based medical education and become a national leader in that focus. And competitive innovation led MSU to offer degrees in both conventional medicine and osteopathic medicine, making it one of only two medical schools in the nation with that distinction. >> 106
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Department of Hospital Medicine 5633 North Lidgerwood Street Spokane, WA 99208 509-252-6336 Medical Genetics Judith A. Martin, MD
Providence Genetics Clinic Sacred Heart Doctors Building East Tower, Suite 454 105 West Eighth Avenue Spokane, WA 99204 509-474-3810 Medical Oncology and Hematology Stephen P. Anthony, DO
Evergreen Hematology and Oncology 309 East Farwell Road, Suite 100 Spokane, WA 99218 866-696-3151 Janet Chestnut, MD
Group Health Riverfront Medical Center Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology 322 West North River Drive Spokane, WA 99201 509-324-6464 Hakan Kaya, MD
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>> 104 Washington State’s senior Congressman, Rep. Jim McDermott, of the 7th Congressional District, wrote an op-ed piece in the Seattle Times, regarding a possible new medical school at Washington State University, by urging the Legislature to reject the idea. McDermott spent much of his op-ed legitimately extolling the virtues of the highly regarded program in which, in the early 1970s, the University of Washington took the bold challenge to train and prepare physicians to care for patients and communities throughout the states of Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho (Wyoming joined in 1996). This regional medical education program known as WWAMI (an acronym representing the states it serves) has been the most innovative of what were a number of similar regional medical education and training programs in the country. It’s now the last because the centralized model is not what the future holds. There have been discussions in Idaho, now shelved for the time being, and currently in Alaska about creating medical schools in those two WWAMIpartner states. As one proponent of the WSU proposal put it to me, “More of WWAMI, even if it were to continue, would give us more of what we’ve gotten: concentration of health care resources and talent. How does that help our current problem of access and quality of care away from the population hubs?” An issue that should attract more attention than it has in this discussion is that virtually all of the emerging biotech startups at UW have come out of the medical school, meaning the medical school is a key to what some hope will be a renaissance of the state’s biotech industry. It’s logical to assume the same would be true of WSU, which already has one of the best regarded of the nation’s 26 veterinary schools, which is producing some biotech commercialization and would likely seek some innovative medical school partnerships toward commercialization. Ultimately the challenge the legislature faces is the looming serious healthcare-workforce shortfall, since it’s estimated that Washington will need an additional 1,695 primary care physicians in 15 years. Currently less than 15 percent of this state’s applicants to the UW School of Medicine were admitted in 2012-13 to fill the 120 seats allotted for residents of Washington, which ranked 42nd of the 45 states with medical schools in allowing eligible in-state applicants to attend those in-state programs. Beginning to address that challenge is the forefront issue before the lawmakers. Thus the underlying factor in any decision regarding a WSU medical school is would it help or hinder dealing with the looming physician availability crisis. Mike Flynn is the retired publisher of Puget Sound Business Journal and now provides marketing and business-development assistance to clients around the West and writes a weekly column called Flynn’s Harp. This article is excerpted from Flynn’s Harp. He can be reached at mike@emikeflynn.com
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Cancer Care Northwest 1204 N. Vercler Road Spokane Valley, WA 99216 509-228-1200 Joni C. Nichols, MD
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Inland Neurosurgery and Spine Associates Sacred Heart Doctors Building, Suite 200 105 West Eighth Avenue Spokane, WA 99204 509-624-9112 John Demakas, MD
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Inland Neurosurgery and Spine Associates Sacred Heart Doctors Building, Suite 200 105 West Eighth Avenue Spokane, WA 99204 509-624-9112
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Northwest Obstetrics and Gynecology Sacred Heart Doctors Building, Suite 6020 105 West Eighth Avenue Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-5050 Melanie K. Bergman, MD
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The Spokane Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery Center Spokane Center for Facial Plastic Surgery 217 West Cataldo Avenue Spokane, WA 99201 509-789-5786
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Spokane Allergy and Asthma Clinic 508 West Sixth Avenue, Suite 700 Spokane, WA 99204 509-747-1624 Pediatric Cardiology C. Chris Anderson, MD
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Advanced Dermatology and Skin Surgery 1807 North Hutchinson Road Spokane Valley, WA 99212 509-456-7414 Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Judy L. Felgenhauer, MD
Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital Providence Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Outpatient Clinic 101 West Eighth Avenue Spokane, WA 99204 509-474-2777 Pediatric Neurological Surgery David P. Gruber, MD
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Group Health Riverfront Medical Center Department of Pediatrics 322 West North River Drive Spokane, WA 99201 509-324-6464
Plastic Surgery Northwest 530 South Cowley Street, Suite 100 Spokane, WA 99202 509-838-7028
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The Spokane Ear, Nose, Throat and Surgery Center Spokane Center for Facial Plastic Surgery 217 West Cataldo Avenue Spokane, WA 99201 509-789-5786
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Cancer Care Northwest and Gamma Knife of Spokane Department of Radiation Oncology 910 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 102 Spokane, WA 99204 509-228-1532 Radiology Jayson S. Brower, MD
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Best Doctor…Best Team Dr. Carol Guthrie, director of the Spokane Breast Center, provides women with the highest quality care. She has dedicated her practice to breast cancer surgery since 2001 and has assembled a team of breast health experts to ensure that women have every advantage to reduce their risk of breast cancer and achieve the long healthy life they desire. Ho listic Breast Health Care…Prevention and Early Diagnosis The breast is the most common place for cancer to occur in women. Early education about lifestyle risk factors and preventive strategies can decrease the odds of developing breast cancer. The High Risk Clinic at the Spokane Breast Center helps women define their actual breast cancer risk related to lifestyle, family history and genetic makeup. Customized prevention strategies are developed for each person based upon their unique risk profile. Because early diagnosis can offer cure, our Surveillance Program ensures that each woman receives annual screenings. In order to ensure that screening does not fall through the cracks during a patient’s hectic life, the Spokane Breast Center team sends a reminder, verifies that a mammogram has been scheduled and completed, and makes an appointment for a breast exam and review of the mammography results. Best Possible Outcomes Diagnosing and treating breast cancer can be very complex. Research has shown that best possible outcomes are achieved
with a multidisciplinary approach. Dr. Guthrie ensures that women get the advantage of this approach by discussing every newly diagnosed patient at Providence Regional Cancer Center’s breast cancer conference where a panel of cancer specialists reviews each patient’s case and recommends the best treatment. This type of highly specialized review is rare outside of a university setting. Personalized Treatment Planning A diagnosis of breast cancer can be overwhelming and frightening. Dr. Guthrie understands the stress that a woman and her family experience. The entire staff provides the personalized compassionate care that can mean so much. Appointments are designed to include time with the care coordinator who helps patients navigate all aspects of the treatment plan and ensures that every need is met. Dr. Guthrie is appreciated for the compassionate and complete way she explains a diagnosis, responds to all of a patient’s concerns and includes the patient in creating the best treatment plan. As a result, patients leave feeling confident and assured that they are receiving exceptional individualized care. Survivorship Program….Pathway to a Healthy Life After Cancer A common question at the end of treatment is “Now what?” The survivorship program prepares patients for life after cancer. It includes a summary of their diagnosis and treatment and a surveillance plan. Community wellness programs are identified that support the recommendations that can contribute to a long healthy life. The plan is shared with the patient and her family physician so everyone on the medical team can be on the same page. spokanecda.com • March • 2015
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More than 30 years ago, the foundation was laid for Northwest OB-GYN, the premier obstetrics and gynecology group in the Inland Northwest. As true now as it was then, the group’s physicians and leaders are building a thriving practice that will last forever. The founding physicians created a vision to offer matchless patient care. They cultivated an environment marked by the highest standards of care, valuing every photo by Keith Currie patient to ensure consistently positive experiences. The new generation of From top left: Peter Fern, MD; Daniel Zwiesler, MD; Shawn Barrong, MD; Stephen Pakkianathan, MD; Jeffrey Hilton, MD physicians at Northwest OB-GYN have Seated from left to right: Kathryn Miles, MD; Sarah Hammil, MD; and Linda Partoll, MD. embraced this vision as they strive to take the practice far into the 21st century. The newest leader, named President this past July, is Dr. Daniel Zwiesler. His heart beats to the Urogynecology division has enabled the expansion with a vision for the next 30 years that builds upon the of Northwest OB-GYN’s impact to a larger area. Dr. successes of his predecessors. Dr. Zwiesler appreciates Hammil and Dr. Partoll are the only two fellowship-trained the hard work, determination, and standards already urogynecologists in an area covering over 300 miles. They in place and that continue to define the practice of seek to help women from Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Northwest OB-GYN. His daily motivation and drive is west to the Cascades. Their services will remain critical as to provide care that exceeds patient expectations. This the population ages and the need for care and treatment shows itself in his desire for all patients to feel as though of problems such as urinary incontinence and pelvic organ they received the best care of their lives. This level of prolapse continue to rise. care happens as he builds trust and demonstrates concern Northwest OB-GYN is also pleased to announce the hiring and compassion for every patient. of their third midwife, completing a full-scope midwifery Dr. Zwiesler understands that the ongoing success of practice. The Northwest Midwives are the only midwifery Northwest OB-GYN depends upon a team of physicians practice delivering babies at Providence Sacred Heart Medical around him that strives to provide unmatched patient Center. Their comprehensive midwifery care includes care. While relying on this exceptional team, he sees the well woman exams, obstetrical care, family planning, and next 30 years as an opportunity to take the practice to gynecological care. They relish this opportunity to build and the next level. The group’s future faces, Dr. Miles, Dr. grow a practice that shares the core values and philosophy of Pakkianathan, Dr. Hilton, Dr. Hammil, and Dr. Partoll Northwest OB-GYN. all have the same vision and purpose. These physicians Northwest OB-GYN has served Spokane for over 30 years. embody the core values and mission of Northwest Dr. Zwiesler is eager and excited to see what the next three OB-GYN, even while the group’s scope expands beyond decades hold for the practice. He knows they will continue these men and women. providing matchless patient care, building relationships with Dr. Zwiesler is enthusiastic about the growth and patients, sharing joys and sorrows with family and friends, expansion of the practice. The addition of Dr. Hammil and providing the highest quality of care. spokanecda.com • March • 2015
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Northwest Midwives, a division of Northwest OB/ GYN, is thrilled to announce the expansion of our service to include three Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs), Shelley Northern, Lisa Larkin, and Michelle Strietzel. Northwest Midwives has been providing excellent care to women in the Spokane region for more than 30 years. We are the only midwifery practice attending births at the beautiful Birth Place within Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center. Northwest Midwives will be providing complete 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, nurse midwifery care effective June 1, 2015. Historically, the word “midwife” means with women. Midwives have been taking care of women throughout the world for thousands of years. Though the training has changed throughout the centuries, the premise of midwifery remains – to provide individualized care to childbearing women in the safest way possible. Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) are Advanced Practice Nurses (Nurse Practitioners) with a Master’s or Doctorate degree that must pass a national certification exam. In Washington State they are primary care providers who have independent prescribing authority. Not only can they provide care to women during preconception, pregnancy, labor, delivery and the postpartum period, but they also provide gynecological care including well-woman exams, contraceptive counseling and
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care, and treatment of many common female health disorders. Often women seek out care by a CNM because they desire a holistic approach that honors the woman’s intuition, wisdom and informed choice. We strive to honor a woman’s intentions for her pregnancy and birth and enjoy building relationships with the families we serve. Our woman-centered approach values shared decision making. Blending the philosophy and traditions of midwifery with the back up and safety of the hospital setting is the hallmark of Northwest Midwives. This practice has the benefit of being supported by Northwest OB/GYN, a group of five well-respected OB/GYNs. They pride ourselves on providing seamless co-management or transfer of care when a patient’s situation requires care for a high-risk situation. Whether a woman desires natural childbirth or plans on having an epidural for her birth, their goal is to make sure she is informed of her options and to support her in making decisions that are best for her and her family. Their passion is to guide women through pregnancy, birth and beyond while ensuring that their experiences are positive and safe.
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The Center for Urogyneco logy and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery Offering Women Hope and Help The development of urinary incontinence can be a distressing surprise for women. Sometimes exercises don’t seem to control it. Urinary incontinence affects 30 to 50 percent of women, yet many are too embarrassed to seek help or believe that nothing can be done. But help is available. Doctors known as urogynecologists specialize in treating this common yet sensitive condition. They also treat other gynecologic conditions that affect the female pelvic organs and the muscles and tissues supporting these organs. Examples of other conditions they treat include pelvic organ prolapse, frequent and sudden urges to urinate (overactive bladder), recurrent urinary tract infections, and bladder pain (interstitial cystitis). Pelvic floor problems can have a negative effect on a woman’s quality of life, resulting in embarrassment, discomfort and inability to do her usual activities. These conditions are most often experienced by women who have had children and are in menopause, though they can affect women of all ages. These conditions are also more common than you may realize. The American Urogynecologic Association estimates that one in three women suffers from pelvic floor conditions. Urogynecologists are uniquely qualified to treat pelvic floor conditions. Partners in The Center for Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, a division of Northwest Ob-Gyn, Drs. Linda Partoll and Sarah Hammil have completed medical school, a residency in obstetrics and gynecology, and received additional specialized training to treat these problems. Both are board certified in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery.
Their team of medical assistants, nurses, physician’s assistants and physicians have many years of experience in treating these conditions. Additionally, this long tenured team have worked together for many years, developing and providing effective clinical diagnosis and treatments. Treatment options for pelvic floor conditions include more than surgery. Drs Hammil and Partoll also offer conservative options, such as exercise, physical therapy, medication, nerve stimulation, Botox, or the use of simple devices such as pessaries. Even if surgery is needed, many procedures can be done on an outpatient basis. An experienced urogynecologist has the ability to listen, empathize and help women thoughtfully evaluate treatment options. Their doctors evaluate women to determine the causes, then create effective, individualized treatment plans to help you enjoy the life you desire and deserve. Drs. Hammil and Partoll understand the disabling effects these conditions can have on women. Getting older does not mean you can’t enjoy life. You can still be active with your family and play with your kids and grandkids. Their doctors are here to support you in living your life to the fullest.
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This Playground, This Life The disappearance of our homeless youth by Robert Salsbury
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n a strikingly warm mid-February afternoon, I rolled through the guts of downtown Spokane in a Spokane County unmarked black sedan with county government plates. At the wheel was Chris Chittum, a county juvenile probation officer (PO) and progenitor of the juvenile court’s innovative Bike Patrol Program, which puts probation officers in downtown Spokane on black Volcanic brand police bicycles. Heavier than typical mountain bikes, but with similar mid and upper range componentry, including 100 mm travel front shocks, these bikes look like they could easily survive hops off curbs and stairways as well as high speed alley and freeway underpass pursuits. They are badass bicycles. Faster than skaters, even. Bikes get the POs “closer to the kids - allows us to meet them where they are at,” says Chittum. They may ride through the Post and Wall St. corridors, to Crosswalk, to Volunteers of America, the Freeway Park, the Skate Park, the Olive Garden Restaurant area, Riverfront Park, the STA plaza and all the notorious areas where the former “clusters” of youth could be found. Chittum made it clear he doesn’t bike pursue probation youth who may flee from him if they are on warrant status. He’s not a cop. He is tasked with wearing the three hats of modern probation/parole: offender case management, offender accountability and community protection. He finds kids needing to check in with their POs, kids on warrant status for failure to abide by their court orders, other probation kids on the street needing service linkages for housing, school, work, counseling or
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something to eat. He appears a high energy and high focus professional. His commitment to his work seems unwavering and laser-like. We cruise the Post St. and Wall St. corridors. Chittum narrates as we pass freeway underpass camping grounds of the homeless, the skate park, the shelters, the Spokane Transit Authority (STA) transfer station, and the Intermodal, about how it used to be and how it is now. Everywhere we go we see a city swept clean of homeless youth, of roving mobs of street delinquents, of wolfish adolescents huddled and perched on planters waiting to ambush good people with homes, money and the absolutely reasonable belief they should be able to go out for dinner or shop or just wander downtown without it feeling like they’ve
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walked into Thunderdome. No camps. No sounds on the streets of marching, charging feet. No street fighting kids, anywhere we go. Chittum describes the now orderly streets and locales downtown as once being “this playground, this life” of the roving groups of troublemaking kids who seemed, according to media reports at the time and the isolated but flammable complaints of merchants and civilians, to have taken ownership of Spokane’s downtown as an occupying army of adolescent post-apocalyptic warriors. Allegedly some were not actually homeless, but lived in other areas of Spokane, and were only temporary street thugs and aggressive panhandlers for the kicks, for the loot, for the affiliations, for the wildings, for the God knows why. But the data on this is sparse or non-existent. What do we actually know about our street kids? In a conversation with Bonnie Bush, the Spokane County Juvenile Court Administrator, she shared a survey conducted in 2013 by her staff and staff from Crosswalk to identify the homeless downtown youth and their needs. The surveyors found kids on the streets, in alleyways, even sleeping in parks. Some of the findings: The respondents averaged 19 years old with an age range from 14 to 29. Of these, 67 percent were male and 33 percent female; 71 percent were Caucasian; 25 percent came from somewhere other than Spokane within the
last several years; 54 percent were homeless within the last month; 62 percenthad seen or experienced domestic violence; 63 percent had families with mental health issues; 70 percent of them had received mental health services; 56 percent felt they could benefit from mental health services. Alcohol use was a smaller self-reported item than drug use. Half said they had a GED or high school diploma; 45 percent needed help to find or maintain a job; 15 percent were currently employed (including selling their blood and panhandling as employment options); 24 percent had no legal source of income; 72 percent had no current involvement with either the adult or juvenile justice system. The most common needs identified by the respondents were housing, jobs and education. I interviewed Bridget Cannon, Program Director for Youth Services at Crosswalk, which provides “lifesaving services to at-risk homeless and troubled street kids (13 – 18).” Crosswalk includes a teen emergency shelter, a school drop-out prevention program and other services intended to help kids get out of cycles of teen homelessness. Cannon could not overstate the very recent and dramatic change the downtown area has experienced in terms of the disappearance of clusters of street youth. She shared with me the startling reduction of new clients at Crosswalk, as well as the huge reduction in contacts between her staff and clients. Using Crosswalk service data, I created the following charts to show this substantial change:
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This data is as clear an indicator as one’s own eyesight while rolling through the downtown core, the homeless clusters of street kids have vanished. And nobody knows where. Chittum didn’t know; he suspects they’ve dispersed to “parks and flophouses.” Cannon didn’t know and the kids still coming into Crosswalk aren’t talking. Crosswalk outreach staff have chased tips and gone out to Airway Heights where, allegedly, street kids were holed up in a building. Nobody there. Reports also surfaced of them in the Shadle neighborhood in north Spokane. They looked. Nope. Downtown streets and areas. Also nope. Both Chittum and Cannon expressed concerns of homeless kids possibly being victimized, sexually trafficked or otherwise taken advantage of by criminal adults. How did we lose all these needy, difficult, homeless youth? We chased them out using modern police crime data systems, located a police precinct downtown and intensified downtown policing with more boots on the ground and new ordinances to enforce. Additionally, downtown merchants hired private, uniformed security officers and stationed them on street corners, the county provided improved, street-adapted probation presences, and agencies and businesses engaged better coordination and cooperation. In the end, it appears Spokane has established a new baseline condition of orderliness, safety and expectations of socially responsible conduct and behavior in our downtown. But, in doing so, did we create a Spokane version of Baghdad’s Green Zone? We have fortified downtown with a higher police presence. The Spokane City Council passed the “sit-lie” ordinance for additional legal means to sweep the sidewalks of people who, in the minds of some, appear to be not much more than the human equivalent of litter. Yet, along with increased policing, the Spokane Police Department also
implemented innovative and positive youth initiative programs, of which both Chittum and Cannon, had separately sung high praises. Cannon believes a recent program where kids sat down with cops and talked, was “phenomenally successful,” based on the street youth she knows who participated, in breaking down mutual barriers of communication, perceptions, trust and respect for the youth and the participating law enforcement officers. Spokane did it. Spokane made downtown okay again. But did we just “end up kicking the can down the road,” as Cannon wondered. Other metropolitan communities have dealt with homeless and street populations by doing just that. Through ordinances, increased policing and other civic interventions they’ve cleaned up their downtowns, but often by simply displacing and forcing street folks to hit the road to somewhere else. While riding with Chittum, we stopped by a parking garage on Sprague Avenue. He wanted to show me where the street kids trespassed, crashed and hung out in the upper floor of the garage, but the garage owners had installed new security doors since he had last checked, and unauthorized entrance was no longer available. As I stood on Sprague Avenue, outside the parking garage and former crash zone, and gazed at the old Ridpath Hotel a block to the west and then viewed to the north, the sun-bathed upper floors of the brand new Walt Worthy hotel, a hotel with all the architectural charm of a Cold War era Soviet tractor factory, I could not help but wonder if a vibrant, buzzing, and yes, sometimes unpleasant, downtown street scene was a sign of a healthy downtown core or more the opposite? Is there a middle path which accepts the reality that there will be homeless, and that the focus should be on services, support and harm-reduction, or is criminalizing homelessness to create zero-presence always the desired outcome? How
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is compassion factored in to zeropresence homeless reductive and relocation strategies? Increasingly, cities are not worrying too much about compassion. Honolulu’s Mayor Kevin Caldwell implemented a sit-lie ordinance similar to Spokane’s and directed police to increase how often they sweep through the homeless camps. In an Orwellian twist of phrase, he described their strategies to police-out homelessness as “compassionate disruption,” and even declared a “war on homelessness” which more accurately might be labeled a “war on homeless.” Maybe camp sweeping and Green Zoning is all we can expect. Maybe “compassionate disruption” is enough. Maybe dispersion and displacement is the solution and while we offer support and programs as we can, the recession, competing interests and politics have thinned the soup too much to provide an effective safety net for the homeless. I am encouraged by committed professionals like Chittum from the Spokane County Juvenile Court and Cannon from Crosswalk, who bust ass to help these street kids get something better out of life. Maybe we haven’t developed enough compassionate solutions, but while we figure it all out, does anyone know where our kids are? Robert Salsbury is a Spokane native who has worked for social justice during his long career in social services in Spokane and Olympia. He has three grown children and a 5-year-old adopted daughter who likes to be the line leader when they hike. He enjoys alpine skiing, dirt bikes, kayaking, wilderness canoe camping, hiking, airbrush painting, and writing fiction and non-fiction. The positions taken in Metro Talk columns do not necessarily reflect the views of Spokane Coeur d’Alene Living magazine’s publisher or staff.
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hat’s in a name? For cars, certain model names, even some manufacturers, conjure visions of speed, whether by historical context or outright word association. What do I mean? Corvette, Viper, Charger, Mustang, Jaguar, Carrera, Ferrari, Hellcat, Veyron, Maserati, Venom and Tesla. Do you read “s..l..o..w..” in any of these names? No! Drum roll please! The fastest production car that can be purchased has reached a top speed of 270.49 miles per hour (mph). The Hennessey Venom GT is a limited production sports car that requires a lot of money and enough fame to set you apart from the average multi-millionaire or famous movie star to just be in a position to get on the list to buy one. Each vehicle is built to order, takes six months to complete and the production run was limited to a total of just 29 units worldwide. Where does one test a car that goes that fast? Why the Kennedy Space Center on the Shuttle Landing Facility’s 3.2-mile runway of course. Why the fascination with speed? Something about mankind’s quest for being the fastest at anything, whether driving, flying, running and even walking. Going back to the very beginning of automobiles, our ancestors were trying to outdo each other with every new car manufactured. From cursory research, I found the top speed of a gas-engine car in 1900 was anywhere from 14 mph to 20 mph. Interestingly, an electric powered car from the same year reached 80 mph. How fast would you like to go? Today’s sporting cars are amazing and varied. Without spending more than five minutes searching the internet for new production cars that can exceed 200 mph, I counted
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18. The majority of them go for under $200,000. Some you can actually buy for about $75,000 – American hotrods such as the Cadillac CTS-V, Dodge Hell Cat and Shelby Mustang. Add $25,000 and now you’re looking at a Corvette Z-06, Tesla Model S, Porsche Panamera or a Jaguar F-Type. I’ve seen all these cars driving around the Inland Northwest – going the speed limit. What is it about driving fast that thrills? The feeling of being on the edge, trying to keep control of an almost uncontrollable force of a high powered vehicle? Pure physical excitement – hyper hormones and an adrenaline-pumping heart? When the thrill of high speed pulses through our bodies boosted by high-decibel noise levels, vibration and shock waves, heart rates increase, breathing quickens; the sheer excitement and anxiety are compelling…for some and not for most. It’s a combination of all of these things, say physiologists, psychologists and racers. Car racers and those that want to be are in a group psychologists classify as high-sensation seekers. “Structurally and biochemically, the nervous systems of sensation seekers are different from those of other people,” says Barry Smith, professor and associate chairman of the psychology department at the University of Maryland. The physical sensations most people associate with fear and anxiety are interpreted as excitement by those who thrive on taking risks. “The same people who enjoy racing are also likely to get involved in parachuting, acrobatic flying, downhill skiing, mountain climbing and other highrisk but non-competitive activities,” says Smith. Yes, I’m one of them. I’ve been fortunate in being able to experience the thrill of speed from an early age – in high school, I drag raced my
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The perfect South Hill location for your retail store, bank or professional practice, Grapetree Village is a custom-designed office village nestled among the trees on the South Hill’s primary arterial. Enjoy our onsite tenants: Applebee’s, Caffé Capri, Brick City Pizza, The Bar Method, Atlas Personal Training, Weldon Barber, Brooke Cloninger DDS, Physzique Fitness, Massage Envy, US Healthworks, the Gold Bug and Snyder CPA.
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Fancy Pies Artisanal Pizza Shakedown
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arch Madness is upon us and that can only mean one thing: lots of basketball. And of course, enough food to sustain the highs of crowdexploding alley-oops and lows of gut gnarling air balls. But what’s a foodie fan to do when faced with the prospect of another basket of slimy chicken wings or a bowl of tacky nacho cheese? The answer is pizza. And lots of it. With enough topping permutations to make the most savvy bracket hustler jealous, pizza is capricious enough to satisfy the crustiest of crowds. We’ve honed in on Spokane’s most popular pizza spots that offer a bit more than the typical meat-lovers or veggie supreme. A short review of each restaurant’s most popular pizza, as well as their most unique creation will hit your eye like a big pizza pie….because with pizza, well…it’s amore.
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local cuisine Battle of the Pizza Fire Artisan Pizza - fireartisanpizza.com 816 W. Sprague Ave (Spokane) - (509) 413-1856 517 Sherman Ave (Coeur d’Alene) - (208) 676-1743
Bennidito’s Pizza - benniditos.com 1426 S. Lincoln St - (509) 455-7411 A South Hill staple since 1996, Bennidito’s serves hearty pies that please. Definitely not foldable New York-style and not quite deep dish Chicago, Benni’s crust is doughy with a nice balance of crisp and heft without being too airy. Their Maui Wowie is a crowd-pleaser: red sauce, mozzarella and fontina cheese, prosciutto ham, pancetta bacon and pineapple is loaded with flavor and tang. Beside the crust, Bennidito’s toppings really shine—the variety and generous portions on each cheesy slice is substantial, making the cursory side salad almost unnecessary. Contrary to its name, the Classico is unexpectedly unique. Whole slices of tomato, jalapenos, artichoke hearts, and a trio of mozzarella, gruyere and goat cheese is a spicy, gooey mix atop garlic sauce (the goat cheese could be axed for a bit of a tighter flavor profile, however). Spokane-local Fusion Flours provides the dough for gluten free pies, which Bennidito’s bakes to perfection: a thinner crust than their regular, but very easy to eat, moist but not soggy with a nice char. It was the favorite gluten-free crust of the bunch. Brick City Pizza - facebook.com/bcitypizza 2013 E. 29th Ave - (509) 413-1541 Another purveyor of thicker-than-most pizza crusts, newcomer Brick City offers wood-fired pizzas in a sports bar-esque and brightly lit, family friendly atmosphere. The no frills Supreme is the conventional mix of pepperoni, Italian sausage, olives, onions, green bell peppers and mozzarella. The pizzas are big with a pleasant seasoning dusted on the underside of the pizza, as well as the thick crust. You either love or hate Brick City’s most unique offering: Big Rudy “tastes like a Cuban sandwich,” a nose-tingling mix of pepperoni, Canadian bacon, dill pickles, mustard, mozzarella and a secret dressing. One taster described it as the “college pizza,” as in, “what the heck is in the fridge? Pickles, mustard, cheese…let’s make a pizza!!” For the gluten averse, be aware— Brick City doesn’t offer gluten free crust. Ferrante’s Marketplace Café - doititalian.com 4516 S. Regal St - (509) 443-6304 An upper South Hill Italian eatery, Ferrante’s has come to be known for their artisan pizzas, as well as their cozy dine-in atmosphere. The popular Capo showcases fresh, house made tomato sauce, sausage, bacon, pepperoni, onion, mushroom and surprisingly, cheddar cheese. Not terribly unique, but no less delicious, the Stallion is a balanced mix of sliced, grilled chicken, sausage, roasted red peppers, spinach and garlic crème. Ferrante’s crusts got high remarks from the expert panel, both the regular and gluten free crusts are “pure crunch,” yet never crumbly. Rumor has it that the owner’s grandmother, a native of Bari, Italy, passed down her secret recipe for the thin, Neapolitan-style crust.
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Sleekly welcoming urban passersby, Fire’s mod interior conjures una bella figura. Much more than their cool Euro aesthetic, it’s their pizza that draws a crowd (at both their downtown Spokane and Coeur d’Alene locations). The Thai is a well-executed alternative pizza: Mae Ploy (sweet chili sauce) serves as the base along with mozzarella, roasted chicken breast, cashew satay sauce, Serrano chilies and green onions, then finished with cilantro, cashews and a drizzle of Siracha. It received glowing reviews from the pie panel for a chewy, nicely blistered crust, the toppings enhancing each distinct flavor with a touch of spice. The Cremini and Sausage, a mix of mushrooms, garlic olive oil, mozzarella and fennel sausage was served on gluten free crust with a buttery crunch; however, the undercooked mushrooms (not sure if it was intentional) overpowered the subtleties of the garlic and fennel. Lalo’s Pizza and Calzone - lalospizzaspokane.com 909 S. Grand Blvd - (509) 533-5256 New owners, James and Pam Wedemeyer found their sweet spot since moving Lalo’s to the lower South Hill. The little pizza joint is a convenient stop for takeout or eating in at the bar next door while catching a Zags game. The expert panel described Lalo’s Lava Flow as “a Hawaiian on steroids.” James’ kicky, house-made hot sauce takes this pizza to another level serving as a base for Siracha-marinated chicken, pineapple, jalapenos and mozzarella resulting in a “spicy and unique, yet balanced” creation. The Legend is loaded; a classic mix of pepperoni, Italian sausage, ground beef, mushrooms, black olives, onions, green peppers and mozzarella on a gluten free crust that pleased even the pickiest crust aficionados. MacKenzie River Pizza Co. - mackenzieriverpizza.com 818 W. Riverside Ave, Ste A (Downtown) - (509) 315-4447 9225 N. Nevada St (Northside) - (509) 413-1043 2910 E. 57th Ave (South Hill) - (509) 315-9466 405 W. Canfield Ave (Coeur d’Alene) - (208) 772-5111 The Montana-based chain instills their menu with a bit of Inland Northwest flair— a homey and imaginative touch for us Spokanites. The downtown Spokane location (as well as three sister sites on the North side, South Hill and in Coeur d’Alene) offers the popular Stockman, a meat-lover’s mélange of steak strips, pepperoni, bacon, hot Italian sausage, mozzarella, cheddar and classic tomato sauce. For the adventurous, the Thai Pie delights with peanut sauce, seasoned chicken, mandarin oranges, scallions, red peppers, crushed peanuts and mozzarella, topped with fresh cilantro. MacKenzie River excels in their varied menu and options for those with allergies: pizzas are available in rosemary-infused original, thin or gluten free crust, as well as soy cheese for vegans and the dairy-intolerant.
South Perry Pizza - southperrypizzaspokane.com 1011 S. Perry St - (509) 290-6047 South Perry Pizza’s “industrial chic” roll-up doors allow pizza and craft beer devotees to eat indoors or out, making it the ideal neighborhood hangout. The Prosciutto is a fan favorite: a base of olive oil, mascarpone and mozzarella carries sliced cherry tomatoes, thin strips of salty prosciutto and a generous heap of fresh arugula — delicate, yet boldly flavorful, this popular pie earned top marks with the pizza panel. The Neapolitan was offered as one of the seasonal specialties and features a nicely charred, but chewy crust and a simple arrangement of tomato sauce, aged parmesan, house-made fresh mozzarella and a balsamic reduction. A little wet in the middle, it maintained a “subtle, elegant flavor” throughout. South Perry’s gluten free crust really shined—the thin crust was “just toothsome enough,” crispy and moist, but not overly soggy (as is the fate with many a g-free crust).
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The Flying Goat - theflyinggoat.com 3318 W. Northwest Blvd - (509) 327-8277 Northwest Boulevard’s pizza joint-meets-neighborhood pub, The Flying Goat prides themselves on freshly-made everything — from hand-stretched, Neapolitan-style crusts to homemade sauces and cured meats. They live up to the reputation they’ve garnered since opening in 2010 and the Kiernan is a prime example: a house cheese blend and heavy cream set the stage for crumbled Italian sausage and fresh arugula topped with an over-medium egg and a sprinkling of truffle salt. The D Street is another winner, an eclectic recipe of yellow coconut curry beneath cubed chicken and potato, jalapeno, carrot, house cheese blend rounded off with cilantro, Sriracha and lime juice. The regular crust is indeed mouthwatering and not to be missed — when crafting a fire-kissed crust, “The char is a must!”
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Veraci Pizza - veracipizza.com 1333 W. Summit Parkway - (509) 389-0029 Last, but not least, we have the original purveyors of artisan pies to the Spokane region. The Seattle-based and formerly itinerant Veraci opened their storefront in Kendall Yards just this past year. With a commitment to their own design of apple-wood burning pizza ovens, Veraci offers a quick-cooking and extremely thin version of the Neapolitan crust. The Chicken Pesto is mostordered for its simple and fresh presentation of chicken breast, chopped roma tomatoes and house-made pesto. The unique Sausage and Arugula offers a sweet and salty combo of Italian sausage, dates, chevre and diced red onions on garlic olive oil, topped with fresh arugula. I was delighted to learn that Veraci makes their gluten free crust in-house. Their commitment to hand-crafted is admirable; however, the gluten free crust made the night of our tasting was a bit too tough and dry to slice. Despite the need for some tweaking in the gluten free department, Veraci’s pies are as authentic as they come.
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ouse of Seoul in Airway Heights is a rare find in a city known more for its casino and trailer parks than as an ethnic food destination. But times change, and I know one thing to be true: It is often in the most unlikely places miners find gold. Such is House of Seoul. Run by a gregarious and proud immigrant from Korea, Boksong Kim, House of Seoul does Korea high honors with his true to the roots cooking style.
When thinking about House of Seoul it’s not about a fancy exterior, valet parking (the parking looks like a DMZ), a design theme or even style. The restaurant is cozy with a sparse yet affable décor and is exceptionally you could eat off the floor clean inside. At House of Seoul, this restaurant’s about an ethnic experience, real food and the adventure of the unexpected, not panache. Kim’s food is fresh. When he runs out, he’s out. Mr. Kim runs the restaurant by himself, supported only by a few part time waitresses; he arrives, like clockwork, between 7 and 8 each morning to begin
“It is often in the most unlikely places miners find gold. Such is
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his prep for the day. Some reviews on the web talk about slow service, but House of Seoul is not fast food, it’s old world Korean; Panda Express or PF Chang’s this most definitely is not. To mention such restaurants in the same sentence as House of Seoul is culinary blasphemy, so please forgive me, readers (and Mr. Kim). Korean food takes more time to prepare than other Asian foods, such as Chinese or even Thai, both of which can be made super quick via stir fry. Boksong Kim’s food is made to order on a grill and stove. Each dish is singly prepared— you’re not getting a batch of something made an hour ago— be patient and you will be justly rewarded. Korean food is both protein and vegetable laden, thus making House of Seoul a good place for low carbohydrate eaters. Dishes that do come with rice have a mix that Kim serves because of his own studies in nutrition. In heavy Korean accent he described why: “I use wild rice mix because of high fiber content… slower conversion to blood glucose.” You can easily eat healthy there with little forethought.
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Kal Bi
For my visit to House of Seoul, I decided to let Kim call the shots. Rather than take a full share of the menu, as a food writer normally would, I zeroed in on two specialties: kimchi soup and kal bi (pronounced cal bee). Boksong discussed with me both traditional Korean foods, and what he calls Korean fusion (also on the menu) then disappeared into the kitchen and in roughly 20 minutes my table began to fill with little plates of banchan, the side dishes central to Korean cuisine. Then came the kimchi soup ($11.95 dinner), a moderately spicy dish with big tofu cubes, fresh pork and plenty of veggies. It’s a filling, hearty soup. Next came the kal bi ($15.95 dinner). Thin slabs of beef short rib, marinated to a sweet tenderness, that are then cooked over a grill’s hot flames until the edges go picture perfect charcoal black. Mr. Kim, scissors in hand, snips the meat into rough squares and serves it over delicately cut green cabbage. The plate comes out sizzling hot, steam rising off the beef. For the price, quality and vast amount of food you get (it includes eight side dishes!), I don’t know another grilled dinner steak in Spokane that can compete with it.
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Restaurant culture in any city is a montage of different influences coming together; a confluence of new and old, of people and ideas, of exciting things happening. For Spokane and Coeur d’Alene, right now, this happening is a tectonic shift in the culinary landscape brought about by hot chefs coming to town, new restaurants and bars opening as we speak, and of course the ethnic restaurants that make a city so rich. House of Seoul is one of those unique restaurants one would have in the past only found in Seattle or Portland with their robust Asian communities. With our increase in population and changing demographics comes a more vibrant urban landscape to add to the already natural beauty of the Inland Northwest. With this review of House of Seoul and all the other restaurants in the city, let me say it: Spokane is the new Portland. Get ready for some great culinary happenings in the year to come. House of Seoul is located at 12721 W 14th Ave, Airway Heights, and is open Monday -Friday 10:30 a.m.- 8 p.m.; Saturday, 12-8 p.m.; Sunday, closed. (509) 244-3761
Serving up some tasty flavors like: Anvil espresso, Lemonder, Salted Caramel, Cakey Dough and Vegan Coconut (just to name a few). Come see us!
509.321.7569 Hours: SUN-THURS: 7am-9pm FRI-SAT: 7am-10pm
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The Reuben
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ention that you’ve recently been or are about to go to the Cottage Cafe and you’re sure to be met with an outcry of “I looove the Cottage Cafe!” (along with some faintly reproachful “why-didn’tyou-invite-me” looks). And with good reason— this Spokane Valley institution is a bright spot of charm and deliciousness amidst the car dealerships and raceway ambiance of East Sprague. If you’re a fan of classic breakfast, lunch and dinner fare, great service and the feel of a genuinely popular neighborhood joint, the Cottage Cafe is the place for you. With just ten or so tables, and a no-reservations policy, waiting to be seated is part of the whole Cottage Cafe experience. But even if it’s crammed with people, the waiting area is a great vantage point for admiring the efficiency of the servers. The day we visited, they were flying— seating groups, slinging waters, effortlessly hoisting heavy plates of food and then bussing their own tables.
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Nevertheless, my party—a quintet of hungry ladies— was seated within 15 minutes. Our server capably took our order, and gave us some mock eye rolling when one in our party finally decided she wanted orange juice after he’d just brought us our beverages. Teasing (a tricky thing) is the kind of thing you expect when you’re a regular and not every server can pull it off, but it made our rowdy group (some of whom were visiting the Cottage Cafe for the first time) feel welcome. The menu offers the usual diner fare of pancakes/ eggs/lunch-type items, with a nice mix of traditional standards, including the Belgium Waffle Special ($6.95), which comes with one egg and choice of breakfast meats, and the Spicy Jalapeno Burger ($8.95), topped with not only sliced jalapenos but also pepperjack cheese. We decided on a smorgasbord of breakfast and lunch selections, starting with the Cottage Cafe’s famous Cinnamon Roll Special ($7.60). The cinnamon roll, which came with bacon and scrambled eggs, was gigantic, with a perfectly fluffy texture. It seemed like it had just come from the oven, with the ribbons of cinnamon
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inside still piping hot and the icing on top dripping a little down the sides. Continuing with the breakfast theme, we found the Eggs Benedict ($8.95) a solid interpretation of a classic. The hollandaise sauce was fresh and ever so slightly piquant, providing just the right amount of texture and flavor to the perfectly cooked eggs and ham underneath. The Benedict comes with either hash browns or cottage fries and we were glad we opted for the cottage fries, which were sort of like thick-sliced potato chips, but served hot off the grill. The BTA Omelet ($9.10) was similarly fantastic. A simple omelet with bacon, tomato and avocado, it won immediate points with us for being garnished and filled with real slices of avocado. This might sound like an overly picky observation of other establishments, but too many times a place will say something has avocado in it when what they mean is a glop of guacamole right out of the container. The bacon was high quality and the omelet itself was the perfect size— filling but not grotesquely huge. As for the lunch end of the menu, we decided
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to sample the London Style Fish and Chips ($11.10). The mild, flaky fish came in a nice shell of fresh beer batter, with lots of Tartar sauce and lemon to bring out the delicate flavors. The chips were golden and crisp, and came with a bit of garlic bread. The Reuben ($8.60) was a satisfying stack of corned beef, Swiss cheese and sauerkraut on grilled rye with a generous application of tangy Thousand Island dressing. It bears noting here that the Cottage Cafe doesn’t skimp on condiments— we noticed we had lots of little cups filled with Tartar sauce and dressing, as well as delicious strawberry freezer jam for our toast. Again, it might seem like a small thing, but these little details really do matter. As a dining space, the Cottage Cafe is as homey as its entrees— the crisp white exterior with the black trim gives off a bit of a 1930s vibe, giving way to the warm, gold walls, exposed beams and antique accents of the interior. There’s a patio with outside seating, which seemed appeal-
ing even though we visited in January and the patio faces Sprague. Although the restaurant just opened in 2008, it seems much older than it actually is, and I mean that in the best possible way. It’s got that special something that some restaurants take decades to develop— the sense of being a neighborhood institution where the food is dependably delicious, the staff is on top of their game and everyone knows it’s well worth the wait. We’re looking forward to going back. Cottage Café is located at 6902 E. Appleway Boulevard in Spokane Valley, and is open daily 7 a.m.- 2 p.m. (509) 9288888, www. cottagecafespokane.com
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Come in and experience our new Coffee Lab! Try before you buy- any one of our espresso machine and grinder combinations. You can make the best coffee you’ve ever had at home, and we’ll show you how!
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Signature Experience Love Letters
Europa is for
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hink love stories belong only in February, with Valentine’s Day? Guess again! Sitting in Europa’s bar, sipping a drink while waiting for a date or friend, you might be tempted to see what’s inside the drawer on the side of the table. Finding nothing there, you might put pen to napkin, and write a love note to your dining companion, placing it in the drawer for safekeeping. At least, that’s one way Europa’s collection of love and friendship letters, written on napkins, could have started. Aja Engels, who owns Europa, along with her husband Jeff, the executive chef, tells that the bar opened in 1994, eight years after the restaurant did. The oldest letter goes back 18 years, dated 1998. Nowadays, the letters are the stuff of local lore. Couples visit on coffee dates or dinners, lingering specifically to look through letters together, reading passages aloud, and often adding their own, for future diner’s reading pleasure. If you want to get in on the fun, you’ll probably want to call ahead. “You’re lucky to find it empty in the evenings,” says Engels. “People often start at an adjacent table waiting for another couple to leave and move over!” For some couples, friends and families, the table has come to have special significance. “We have couples that request and use the table for all their special occasions,” says Engels. “Some have spent all their
couple milestones at these tables – from first dates to engagements to rehearsal dinners and subsequent anniversaries, pregnancies and children.” Unfortunately, the letters, like the love they profess, don’t always last. Engels and her staff do their best to preserve them, but the writing on the napkins slowly fade. Europa cycles through the letters. You never know what new treasures you might discover, even if you’ve been in before. Although there are lots of letters celebrating romantic love, there are others celebrating friendships, giving relationship advice or professing love to their oblivious dining companion. Some of the letters are written about birthdays, and other milestones, and some even include pictures or poetry. Quite by accident, these simple table drawers have come to house the hopes, dreams, proposals and declarations of love and connection for the past 18 years, and they plan to go right on doing so. So the next time you’re at Europa, ask for the table with the letters, sit and read a few with someone you love. Perhaps you’ll even be inspired to write one of your own. Europa is located at 125 South Wall Street, Spokane. spokanecda.com • March • 2015
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The Dining Guide includes summaries of local restaurants that are featured on a rotating basis each month and/or issue. Suggestions for additions or corrections can be sent to katie@spokanecda.com
ASIAN AND INDIAN Aloha Island Grill. Hawaiian. Operating out of two former Taco John shacks on Monroe and West Francis, Patrick and Lori Keegan serve up fresh, tender Teriyaki Chicken “plates” that will keep you coming back. Based on family recipes from the islands and plenty more than just teriyaki, both spots offer a student discount; the Francis location serves a creative breakfast concoction called the “Loco Moco.” Order it the way “Huff” (Patrick’s nickname) gets his. Open daily. 1724 N Monroe (509443-1632) and 1220 W Francis (509) 4132029. www.eataloha.com. $-$$ House of Seoul. Korean. Run by gregarious and proud immigrant from Korea, Boksong Kim, House of Seoul does Korea high honors with his true-to-the-roots cooking style. The restaurant is cozy with a sparse yet affable décor, and is exceptionally eat off the floor clean inside. The food is fresh and made to order, so when Boksong runs out, it’s out. Most dishes are protein and vegetable laden, some served with wild rice instead of the cursory white. Specialties include kimchi soup ($11.95 dinner), a moderately spicy dish with big tofu cubes, fresh pork and plenty of veggies and the kal bi ($15.95 dinner), thin slabs of beef short rib, marinated to a sweet tenderness, then cooked over a grill’s hot flames until the edges go crispy black. Each dish comes with a variety of banchan, or side dishes, central to the Korean dining experience— plenty of food, to say the least. Mon-Fri 10:30am-8pm, Sat 12-8pm, closed Sun. 12721 W 14th Ave, Airway Heights. (509) 244-3761. $$ Nudo. Asian-fusion. This new-age “ramen house” speaks urban cool in the heart of downtown Spokane. Try the Grilled Miso Chilean Sea Bass, Edamame, or Crisp Salt and Pepper Basil Chicken for appetizers, followed by a Tonkotsu Bowl featuring fresh ramen, barbecue pork, hard-boiled egg, corn, braised bamboo shoots and seaweed in a slow-boiled pork bone broth. Their signature Ramen Burger— a fresh-ground beef patty topped with arugula and tonkatsu sauce between two homemade rounds of “ramen bun” is a fun entrée. A well-selected drink menu, late hours, and modern lounge-feel makes it well set for lingering dates and après-event noshing. Vegetarian options also offered. Mon-Sat 11am-close. 818 West Sprague. (509) 290-5763. www.nudoramen.com. $$ Shogun. Japanese. Shogun is really two restaurants. First are the familiar hibachi tables. Each table seats about eight and comes with a personal chef who prepares a selection of beef, chicken, and seafood in front of delighted guests. Trained in the art of hibachi cooking, chefs serve as impromptu performance artists, amazing diners with kitchen acrobatics, sleight-of-hand and grill-assisted pyrotechnics. The other is the sushi bar, perhaps one of the largest and best equipped east of Seattle. Across the bamboo bridge, over a tranquil koi pond and past the waterfall and lounge, this is a quiet refuge and counterpoint to the frenetic atmosphere of the main dining room. Shogun is a perfect spot for either a special celebration or a quiet night out. Open seven days 5-10pm. 821 E 3rd. (509) 534-7777. $$-$$$ Sushi.com. Japanese. We still think the name is about as cheesy as you can get for a sushi
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bar and Japanese restaurant, but the food transcends the curious dot.com label over the door. Sit at the sushi bar and enjoy what’s fresh or take a table and explore the menu that also includes plenty of excellent hot options if raw fish still makes you nervous. Some of our favorites are the super white tuna and the house tempura. Mon-Fri 11am9:30pm, Sat 12 noon-9pm, Sun 12 noon-8pm. 430 West Main, Spokane. (509) 838-0630. $-$$$ Thai Bamboo. Thai. Each of the four regional Thai Bamboo locations offers a massive Southeast Asian menu in settings designed to transport you across the Pacific. Inside each restaurant you’ll find Thai stone and wood carvings, water fountains, Thai music and the namesake bamboo décor. Thai Bamboo continues to be #1 Best Thai in readers’ polls and both the newest location on North Division and the CdA restaurant feature a Tiki-Beach styled lounge and a striking sky ceilings in the main dining rooms. Think Vegas with pad thai. All locations Mon-Thu 11:30-9pm, Fri 11:30pm-9:30pm, Sat 12-9:30pm, Sun 12-9pm. Delivery available. info@thaibamboorestaurant.com, www.thaibamboorestaurant.com. $-$$ BARBECUE Red Lion BBQ & Pub. For about 20 years, whether it was in the old rhythm and blues, peanut-shellson-the-floor days, or more recently as a sports bar, there’s always been butt-kickin’ BBQ at this downtown corner spot. The undisputed star here is wine broiled chicken, spicy and robust, yet falling-offthe-bones moist and tender. Together with their signature fried bread and honey, and you have a BBQ experience that can’t help but please. 126 N Division. Sun-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-1am. (Sunday breakfast buffet 9am-noon during football season.) (509) 835-LION (5466). www.redlionbarbeque.com. $-$$ BISTROS Downriver Grill. Innovative, local and seasonal cuisine in a sleek, modern space with dishes at various price-points to suit every diner. Try the Chipotle BBQ burger for a flavor-packed lunch or the Lemon Thyme Grilled Salmon for a leisurely dinner. Either way, you’ll want to sample the Chocolate Pot de Creme for dessert. Open Tues-Sun 11am-9pm. 3315 W Northwest Blvd in Spokane. www.downrivergrillspokane.com $$-$$$ Herbal Essence Café. Northwest cuisine. This relaxed downtown restaurant tucked into the middle of a block on Washington serves Northwest bistro food and works hard to offer great service. The menu offers up baseball-cut sirloins, a whole stuffed Dungeness crab and a swordfish steak stuffed with pesto and baked off with a parmesan crust. Try the award-winning house salad, brilliant with sliced pears, crumbled Gorgonzola and a white truffle vinaigrette. 115 N Washington. Lunch Mon-Fri 11-2, Dinner Mon-Sat 5-close. (509) 8384600. www.herbalessencecafe.com. Lunch $-$$, dinner $$-$$$ The Wandering Table. A much-anticipated American tapas-style restaurant located in Kendall Yards. Chef Adam Hegsted delights with a variety of small plates (try the Garden for a creative salad take, the Deviled Eggs, or the Popcorn), craft cocktails, a whiskey bar, and other substantial dishes, such as the Bacon-Wrapped Bacon Sliders or the Braised Shortribs. The chef is known for his previous culinary venture of the same name consisting of a twelve-course dinner party. Take his advice and go with the “You Choose the Price!” meal option for
the table offered at $15-$65 per head for a surprising culinary journey. Hopefully it will include the Olive Oil Gelato for dessert. Open Tues-Thurs, 11:30 a.m. – 11:30 p.m., Fri & Sat 11:30 a.m. - 1 a.m. Sun & Mon, 4 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. 1242 W Summit Pkwy in Kendall Yards. (509) 443-4410. www. thewanderingtable.com. $$ Wild Sage. Tucked into a classic 1911 brick building on 2nd and Lincoln, Wild Sage offers an intimate dining setting and memorable food with real flair. The atmosphere combines class and warmth. Executive Chef Charlie Connor presents regionally influenced Northwest cuisine using only the finest locally sourced products. Try the Yukon Taquitos, the Crisp Bacon & Blue salad or the Cioppino. Be sure to finish with a slice of the “Soon-to-be-Famous” Coconut Cream Layer Cake with lilikoi sauce. This award-winning bistro is known for its in-house bakery and an amazing array of gluten free options. Also make it a point to order something from their “scratch bar,” with or without alcohol. They use only fresh juices and house-infused flavored liquors. Dinner seven nights a week, opening at 4 p.m. 916 W Second Ave in Spokane. (509) 4567575. www.wildsagebistro.com. $$-$$$
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BREAKFAST AND LUNCH SPECIALTIES Frank’s Diner. Frank’s has become a Spokane landmark in just over a decade. Both early 1900’s-vintage rail cars were originally obtained by the Knight brothers Frank and Jack during the depression, and each converted them to diners in Seattle and Spokane, respectively. Larry Brown, of Onion Bar and Grill fame, acquired the Seattle diner in 1991 and moved it to its present location, meticulously restored by well-know local restaurant restoration artisan, Pat Jeppeson. Frank’s breakfast, lunch and dinner menu, available all day, has all the classics. Among our favorites are the open-face turkey, roast beef and mushroom sandwiches, chicken pot pie, Joe’s Special (the venerable scramble of eggs, ground beef, spinach, onions and parmesan), and, of course, the don’t-miss-at-breakfast hash browns and silver pancakes. 1516 W. 2nd. Seven days 6-8p.m.. (509) 747-8798. 10929 N. Newport Highway, Sun-Thurs 6am-8p.m., Fri-Sat 6am-9p.m. (509) 465-2464. www.franksdiners.com. $ Little Euro. Valley fans of the Old European can rejoice. One look at the menu and you’ll see that Little Euro offers many of the same breakfast delights as it’s North Division sibling: Danish Aebelskivers, Swedish Crepes, and that mountain of breakfast on a plate they call Hungarian Goulash. Lunch also served. Open daily 6 am – 2 p.m.. 517 N Pines Rd in the Spokane Valley. (509) 891-7662. www.littleeurorestaurant.com. $-$$ Old European. Many of the recipes behind the amazing breakfast creations at the Old European arrived with Marie Mekkelsen when she emigrated from Denmark to America in 1906 at age 18, and this restaurant has remained a family affair with everything made from scratch, including Marie’s amazing Danish Aebelskievers (ball pancakes cooked in a cast iron skillet over an open flame). In addition to the original aebelskievers, Old European offers them stuffed with blueberries, sausage and havarti, or huckleberries (in season) as well. Topped with whipped cream they are a true delight. Also worthy of note is the true, freshly squeezed orange juice and the massive Hungarian Goulash with shredded potatoes, peppers, onions, ham, sausage, bacon and four eggs topped with cheddar cheese and fresh tomatoes. North: 7640 N. Division, (509) 467-5987. Mon-Sat 6am2p.m., Sun 7am-3p.m.. 1710 E Schneidmiller Ave, Post Falls. (208)777-2017. Mon-Sat 6:30-2, Sun 7-2:30p.m. www.oldeuropean-restaurant.com. $
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CASUAL DINING 315 Martinis and Tapas. Located within the historic Greenbriar Inn in Coeur d’Alene, this restaurant specializes in small plates with a global focus and wellcrafted cocktails. Come sit in the intimate martini bar for happy hour beginning at 3:15 and enjoy drink and tapas specials, or share small plates or entrees along with live music on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday nights in the main dining room beginning at 6:00 p.m.. Expect good service, great atmosphere and an experience you won’t soon forget. Tues - Sun from 3:15 to close. 315 Wallace Ave in Coeur d’Alene. (208) 667-9660. www.315martinisandtapas.com. $$$$$.
Stacks at Steam Plant. Named for the twin smokestacks that have been a part of the downtown Spokane skyline for nearly a century, Stacks offers a fullservice dining experience in a one-of-a-kind space. Unique private dining spaces include boiler rooms where the original pipes still line the walls and ceiling. Signature dishes are created from scratch and incorporate ingredients produced only at the Steam Plant – including smoked meats, fish and vegetables, and many of the ales brewed on-site. 3p.m. – 10p.m. Sun-Thurs, 3p.m. – 11p.m. Fri-Sat. 159 S. Lincoln, under the smokestacks downtown. (509) 777-3900. www.steamplantspokane.com $$-$$$
combination of chicken, jalapeno cream cheese, and—steady on—American cheese in a flour tortilla). Sun-Thurs 11-10, Fri & Sat 11-11. 200 W. Spokane Falls Blvd, (509) 456-0350. 9738 N Newport Highway, (509) 465-9101. Spokane Valley Mall, (509) 228-9661. $$
Palm Court Grill The Palm Court Grill offers upscale casual dining fare that highlight favorites discovered all around the world by Walt and Karen Worthy, the owners of the Davenport. Home to the original Crab Louis, named for original hotel owner Louis Davenport, the grill also serves USDA Prime beef and a fine wild salmon filet with a huckleberry champagne sauce. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Open daily from 6 am to 9 p.m.. Reservations recommended. Private Dining room available, seating up to 30 people. 10 S Post. (509) 455-8888. $$-$$$
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Europa Restaurant and Bakery. Europa offers much more than pizza (Marsala Steak Penne and Sweet Pepper Tortellini, for example), but if pizza is what you want, then Europa’s are among the best. Among their more notable choices are the “Our Favorite” (chicken, spinach, Feta, mozzarella, provolone, mushrooms, and onions) and the European (five cheeses, roasted garlic, white sauce, basil pesto, chicken, and shrimp). Shrimp, mushrooms, and fresh tomatoes add a twist to their version of the Hawaiian. All desserts are prepared entirely on-premise by pastry chef Christie Sutton. Stop into the cozy pub for daily happy hour specials and live music every Sunday night. Open Mon – Thurs 11am - 10pm, Fri – Sat 11am - 11pm, Sun 11am - 10pm. 125 S Wall. (509) 455-4051. www.europapizzaria@comcast.net. $$
The Flying Goat. Careful thought went into the design of this pub and pizza sibling of the Downriver Grill— and it’s paying off. The Goat offers both classic and artisan toppings on Neapolitan-style pies, the “char” on the crust imparting a distinctive, crunchy flavor. Try the surprising Kiernan and wash it down with a craft beer (14 taps, 1 gravity-fed cask beer, and over 50 more in bottles). The Goat has a “Mug Club” for regulars; all dishes are named after neighborhood quirks – see if you can decipher their menu-cryptography. Open daily at 11 am. Closes at 10 p.m. (11 on Fri and Sat). 3318 West Northwest Boulevard in Spokane. (509) 327-8277. www.theflyinggoat.com. $-$$
Safari Room Fresh Grill and Bar. The Davenport Hotel Tower’s Safari Room Fresh Grill and Bar will add a spice of adventure to your dining experience featuring a full menu with a variety of tasty flatbreads, small plates, salads and gourmet sandwiches. Private Dining room available seating up to 30 people. (Flatbread is oven roasted thin bread that is topped with a variety of vegetables, fresh herbs, highly flavorful cheeses and meats) 111 S Post St. (Davenport Hotel Tower lobby). Serving breakfast 6-11, Lunch 11-4, Dinner 4-10, and Late Night 10-close. 509-455-8888 $$-$$$ FINE DINING Clinkerdagger. English pub décor overlooking the Spokane River. Known for their fresh seafood, steaks, and rock salt-roasted prime rib, Clinkerdagger is a favorite eating place among locals. Their salmon filet is one of the best in the area. The Broadway Pea Salad and Blums Coffee Toffee Pie are two classics since 1974. Two cozy fireplaces make for a warm, friendly atmosphere; 621 W Mallon (in the Flour Mill). Lunch Mon-Fri 11:15-2:30, Sat 11:30-2:30, Dinner MonThurs 4:30-9, Fri 4:30-9:30, Sat 4-9:30, Sun lounge 2-9 and dinner 3-8. (509) 328-5965. www.clinkerdagger.com. Lunch $$, Dinner $$$ Masselow’s at Northern Quest. Named after a strong chief that was instrumental in the survival of the Kalispels, Masselow’s combines the culinary heritage of the tribe with Northwest fine dining. The restaurant features an intimate and lavishly appointed dining room just off the hotel lobby in the new wing of the Northern Quest Resort and Casino in Airway Heights and serves up an Elk Sirloin and Seared Scallops worth the drive. Their chocolate mousse on the dessert menu is also a show stopper. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 100 North Hayford Road in Airway Heights. (509) 242-7000. www.northernquest.com/dining/masselows. $$-$$$
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Ferrante’s Marketplace Café. This South Hill restaurant combines two great pastimes: gourmet Italian food and shopping. Ferrante’s offers a wide variety of gourmet pastas, pizzas, and paninis along with a kid’s menu and delicious gelato. Stop in for a full dinner or order it to go and shop in the marketplace while you wait. The marketplace offers unique gifts, such as jewelry, wines, cookies and candies, many from local vendors. Enjoy the neighborhood feel of this Italian café. 4516 S Regal. Tues-Sat 11-8p.m. (509) 443-6304. www.doitalian.com. $-$$ Italian Kitchen. Owners Bryce and Lyndsay Kerr have created a beautiful and charming décor along with exquisite cuisine, not to mention the remarkable hospitality. Known for its Calamari, Tiramisu, and Lasagna from scratch, the Italian Kitchen is as authentic as you’ll find. They were recently placed on the “Best of the Best” list, which honors the top 17 Italian restaurants in the nation. 113 N Bernard. Lunch Mon-Fri 11-3:30, Dinner Mon-Thur 3:30-9, Fri 3:30-10, Sat 4:30-10, Sun 4:30-9. (509) 363-1210. www.italiankitchenspokane.com. $$ MEXICAN Azteca. Azteca’s recipes are those of the owners’ mother from the village of Cuautla in the state of Jalisco in central Mexico. Now a chain with over 35 locations, Azteca started as a small 24-seat restaurant in Burien in 1974. On the menu you can find classics such as Arroz con Pollo (chicken and rice) and Pollo “Fundido” (a distinctly non-authentic
Rancho Viejo. Jose Rodriguez and his staff offer up traditional and familiar Mexican fare with some of the amplest portions and most caring family-friendly service in Spokane. 14201 E Sprague. Sun-Thurs 11-10, Fri & Sat 11-11. (509) 927-8428. www.ranchoviejo.net. $$
Mackenzie River Pizza, Grill and Pub. The first Mackenzie River opened in Bozeman Montana in 1993—serving up pizzas that caused the cowpokes to scratch their heads. Toasted pine nuts and Mandarin oranges on a pizza? But they kept coming back. Now there are 15 locations with two in Spokane. The menu offers nearly two dozen pizzas and you have four crust options: sourdough, natural grain, thick, or thin. Both Spokane locations also boast a full bar. Open daily 11 am – 10 p.m.. Northside: 9225 N Nevada, (509) 413-1043. South Hill: 2910 E 57th Ave, (509) 315-9466. www.mackenzieriverpizza.com. $-$$$ South Perry Pizza. Fresh, innovative pies (minus the gourmet pretension) in the heart of the Perry district on Spokane’s South Hill. Located in a former auto body shop, the restaurant has an open kitchen centered around an open-flame pizza oven that turns out brilliant pizzas with a yeasty bready crust that has good chew and the right amount of char. Try the popular Margherita, Veggie, Prosciutto, or one of their creative daily specials. 6 microbrews on tap and several fresh salads start things off right. The garage doors roll up in good weather for patio seating. 11 am – 9 p.m., Tues - Sun. 1011 South Perry Street in Spokane. (509) 290-6047. www.southperrypizzaspokane.com. $-$$ PUB AND LOUNGE FARE Dave’s Bar and Grill. A neighborhood tavern with free popcorn all day long, a surprising family feel inside, and specials at breakfast, lunch, and dinner that have created passionate patrons. Try the monthly special at breakfast or split the massive
Killer omelet. The bacon cheeseburger headlines the lunch favorites and steaks, ribs, and chicken (all under $15) keep the tiny galley kitchen hopping all night. Lines out the back door for breakfast on the weekends. 6 am – 10 p.m. daily. 12124 East Sprague in the Spokane Valley. (509) 926-9640. www.davesbarandgrill.com. $-$$ Manito Tap House. Manito is living into its name as a gastropub that offers high-quality dining fare to go with their 50 beers on tap. A fun pub atmosphere and friendly service make this a great hangout. Try the yam chips, the Carne Adovada, the Murphy’s Beef Boxty, or the inventive veggie burger that comes inside out,. 11 am – 11 p.m. Sun – Thu. Open until 2 am Fri – Sat. 3011 South Grand Blvd in Spokane. (509) 279-2671. www. manitotaphouse.com. $-$$ The Onion. Established in 1978, the Onion is the grand dean of gourmet burgers and casual family dining in Spokane. From the Hula burger with ham and grilled pineapple, the “Big O” with bacon and avocado, to their namesake beer-battered onion rings, The Onion pays attention to details and does more from scratch than many other restaurants aspiring to loftier appellations. 302 W. Riverside, Sun-Thurs 11-11, Fri-Sat 11am-1am. (509) 747-3852; 7522 N Division, Mon-Sun 11-11. (509) 482-6100 (Bar until midnight Sun-Thurs, Fri-Sat until 1). $-$$ Post Street Ale House. This floor to rafter renovation of the former Fugazzi space in the Hotel Lusso by Walt and Karen Worthy of the Davenport gives downtown Spokane a great English-style pub with a striking bar, twenty beers on tap, and a reasonably priced menu built around comfort food. We feel they do some of their fried food particularly well: the Halibut and Chips, the Fried Mozzarella “cubes,” and the Ale House Fried Pickles. If you are hungry, try the Guinness Braised Short Ribs served over mashed potatoes and topped with a pan gravy chunky with vegetables. 11 am – 2 am daily. N 1 Post Street. (509) 789-6900. $-$$ Steam Plant Brewing Co. & Pub. An amazing location for a brewery – under layers of catwalks and an 80’ ceiling inside the renovated steam plant. The brewery produces eleven handcrafted microbrews on-site, from their famous Double Stack Stout to several seasonal varieties. Its microbrews are also available to go in kegs and growlers. The Pub features multiple flat-screen TVs and a game room to make a night of it. The brews are complemented by signature menu items like the Coal Bunker cheese bread, smoked steelhead and beer cheese soup. 3p.m. – 10p.m. Sun-Thurs, 3p.m. – 11p.m. Fri-Sat. 159 S. Lincoln, under the smokestacks downtown. (509) 777-3900. www.steamplantspokane.com $$ The Swinging Doors. Opened in May of 1981, the tavern turned restaurant has been in the same family for its whole life. With 27 beers on tap and 60 television screens, The Swinging Doors is a sports fan’s paradise. On the food front, the restaurant is
famous for its large portions (which can be split). Breakfast is served all day and the huge pieces of Broasted Chicken remain the most popular item on the golf-themed menu. Show up for on your birthday for a free steak dinner. Open seven days a week from 6:45 am to 2 am. 1018 West Francis in Spokane. (509) 326-6794. www.theswingingdoors. com. $-$$ SEAFOOD AND FISH Anthony’s at the Falls. A welcome addition to the local seafood scene, Anthony’s combines a spectacular view of the Spokane Falls with an unwavering commitment to fresh seafood. So much so that they operate their own fishing company for the sole purpose of supplying their restaurants. The success of this shows up in the always available, rich and flavorful seafood fettuccine and clam chowder, as well as on the fresh sheet. The four course “Sunset Dinners” served Mon-Fri from 4-6 for only $18.95 are particularly good values. 510 N Lincoln. Lunch Mon-Sat 11:30-3, Bar Menu in Lounge Mon-Sat 3-4, Dinner Mon-Thurs 4-9:30, Fri-Sat 4-10:30, Sun 3-9:30, Sunday Brunch (breakfast/lunch menu) 112p.m., Happy Hour Mon-Fri 4-6 with half-price appetizers and drink specials. (509) 328-9009. $$-$$$ STEAK HOUSES Spencer’s for Steaks and Chops. Greeted with dark mahogany paneling and crisp linens, Spencer’s has been a destination for USDA Prime beef for almost 15 years. Try the signature bone-in Spencer Ribeye or pull out all the stops and order the dry-aged New York Strip. Beautiful fish and seafood are also featured and the kitchen offers a number of classic side dishes also – including a memorable au gratin hash browns laced with smoked bacon, sweet onions, and cheddar cheese. Open Mon-Thurs 11:30-10, Fri-Sat 11:30-11, Sun 11:30 - 9. 322 North Spokane Falls Court inside the Doubletree. (509) 744-2372. www.spencersforsteaksandchops.com/spokane. $$-$$$$
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OTHER Brain Freeze Creamery. Ice cream, espresso drinks and sandwiches are offered all day at this welcoming, family-friendly spot in Kendall Yards. The small-batch creamery supplies mom-and-pop stores The Scoop, Cannon Coffee & Cone and other locations around town and opened their own storefront in 2014. They offer 24 different flavors with at least a few vegan and dairy-free options each day. Try a scoop of their famed Palouse Crunch, a blend of cinnamon ice cream, red lentils and candied almonds, or Muddy Cups-Dirty Dishes, a brownie batter ice cream studded with mini peanut butter cups. Another favorite is Cakey Doe, vanilla cake batter ice cream with chunks of chocolate chip cookie dough. Anvil coffee and espresso and a small selection of hearty sandwiches broaden the menu just enough to suit everyone’s tastes. 1238 W Summit Parkway, Spokane. Sun – Thurs 7am-9pm, Fri & Sat 7am-10pm, www.brainfreeze. bz (509) 321-7569. $-$$.
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Bringing the Wineries to YOU.
Reasons why you should NOT miss this industry and wine connoisseurs tasting event
@ Chateau Rive
Some of the best Walla Walla wineries will be swirling as the beautiful Spokane River rushes just beyond the banks of the historic Flour Mill and Chateau Rive event center in the heart of Spokane. Savor, Walla Walla, an industry buyers and connoisseurs tasting event will make its debut on Sunday, May 17, 2015. Bozzi Media, has teamed up with Vino! A wine Shop, Spokane’s only stand alone wine store, to introduce Walla Walla wineries to our region and lend you the opportunity to become part of Spokane’s growing market.
Chateau Rive at the Flour Mill | 621 W Mallon | Spokane WA Industry Tasting: 1-3 p.m. | Premier Tasting: 5:30-6:30 p.m. General Admission: 6:30-9 p.m.
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Baby Bar 827 W. 1st Ave (Downtown Spokane) Low on capacity, high on service. This tiny, well… “baby-sized” bar is located on the corner of 1st and Lincoln across from the Davenport Hotel. The bar is actually nestled behind Neato Burrito and has very limited seating with no plans of expanding. What’s big here is the fresh squeezed juice for some of the best-made cocktails around. Baby Bar also is a strong contender for the best jukebox. This place is quirky in the hippest way. *Happiest Hours are Monday through Friday 5-7:30 p.m. $1 PBR and $4 wells.
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etween work and play there’s Happy Hour. We all know there is a time to splurge and a time to save. Happy Hours can help with the latter. But let’s be straight, Happy Hour is a marketing term for bars and lounges to attract patrons early in hopes of them staying late or coming back for a full price indulgence. It’s all good with us, however, because discounted drinks help your “going out” budget stretch, and might even taste better for it. But are all Happy Hours created equal? Where should you go if you’re starting early or want to combine a couple appetizers for dinner? Then there’s style to consider. Around our region you’ll find casual watering holes, classy hotel lounges and everything inbetween. Then there’s the curious Spokane trend of teensy-weensy drinking establishments. The following is an eclectic mix of some of our area's offerings.
BON BON 926 W. Garland Ave (Garland District - North Spokane) This small bar is like a concession stand for adults and is located just off the lobby entrance to the historic Garland Theater. Retro styled with well-crafted classic cocktails and awesome rotating micros on tap. Intimate yes, but still welcoming to those who aren’t yet regulars. *Happiest Hours are Monday through Thursday 4-7 p.m., and all day Saturday. $5 Signature cocktails, $3 drafts. El Que 141 Cannon St (Browne’s Addition - West Downtown) A taco truck-sized bar west of downtown in historic Browne’s Addition. Expect street style tacos and other hand-held foods, remarkable guacamole, Mexican beer and an impressive lineup of house infused tequilas. *Happiest Hours are non-traditional, such as Monday $2 Modelo, $5 Bloody Marias (yes, that's correct, Marias) on Sundays, and other random daily specials. spokanecda.com • March • 2015
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Safari Room Fresh Grill & Bar at the Davenport Tower 10 S. Post St (Downtown Spokane) Welcome to the elegant jungle complete with exotic zebra-print furniture, carved elephant busts and a full size fiberglass tiger watching over the bar. Complimentary valet parking for all guests with a minimum $10 purchase. Halfoff HH is awesome and you can sweeten the adventure with mini shot-glass desserts that run just $2 each. *Happiest Hours are 4-6 p.m. daily. 1/2 off flat bread and 1/2 off all wine and beer.
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Lakeview Lounge at the Coeur d’Alene Resort 115 S. 2nd Ave (Downtown Coeur d’Alene) This waterfront lounge has a cool vibe and an expansive lake view. You’ll find this plush bar on the seventh floor of the lavish Coeur d’Alene Resort. Expect new twists on classic martinis, creative food options and access to Beverly’s 30,000-bottle wine collection. There’s live jazz guitar on Tuesdays that pairs well with the nonstop lake views. *Happiest Hours: Daily from 4-6 p.m. $3 off all wine pours, $3 off all house specialty drinks and $1 off bottled beers plus food specials, starting at $3 for house-made chips to $8 for a lobster corndog with several options inbetween. Spencer’s for Steaks and Chops at the Double Tree Inn 322 N. Spokane Falls Ct. (Downtown Spokane, near the Convention Center) It is here where our area’s movers and shakers gather. Spencer’s is the ideal place for an impressive power lunch or an elegant carnivore dinner. Definitely an establishment where you splurge, but the Happy Hour in the in-restaurant lounge is a delicious option with a substantial 1/2-price offer. *Happiest Hours: 4-6 p.m. daily in the Lounge. 1/2 off entire the bar menu, which includes some outstanding and creative food items.
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ZOLA 22 W. Main St. (Downtown Spokane) Crazy cheap happy hour in a historical building with retro-industrial decor. The urban salvaged look is complete with vintage tilt-a-whirl booths and license plate paneling. The steady stream of live music adds to the ambiance and makes it hard to leave. *Happiest Hours: Monday through Saturday, from 3-6 p.m. and all day Sunday. $5 tapas style menu, $3 wells and $1 select drafts. Butcher Bar 404 W. Main (Downtown Spokane) Tucked in-between Santé and Auntie’s Bookstore in the historic Liberty Building, Butcher Bar specializes in the classics with creative license and local flavor influences. This is Sante’s casual bar offering that’s walk-in friendly with the same quality and attention to detail you’ve come to expect from Chef Jeremy and Kate Hanson. This intimate bar could also be considered a “Mini Bar” due to its limited capacity. *Happiest Hours: 3-5 p.m. daily, which they’ve dubbed “social hour,” features 1/2-price handcrafted cocktails. Moon Time 1602 E. Sherman #116 (Downtown Coeur d’Alene) This is the Idaho sister of Spokan'e Elk. Expect a casually cool pub house-atmosphere with grubbing good food and rotating taps. * Happiest Hours: $1 pints on Thursdays from 9 p.m. until the keg blows. Weekly hearty food specials are consistently posted on their Facebook page.
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HAPPY HOUR - Thursday-Saturday: 4PM-6PM Open Thursday 3pm-7pm | Friday 12pm-9pm | Saturday 12pm-6pm Located in Marketplace Winery | 39 W. Pacific Ave. Spokane, WA 99201 | 509.838.7815
Laurie L. Ross is the author of the Spokanebased blog, Sip of Spokane (sipofspokane.com)
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Bozzi Media is throwing another Release Party! Join us in celebrating the March issue of
Best Doctors.
Enjoy
Thank you to our host, Cancer Care Northwest who offers a full range of cancer care and support services at clinics located throughout the Spokane area.
beer, wine, food and Music! Questions? Call 509-533-5350
03 12 15 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Hosted by:
1204 N Vercler Rd. Spokane Valley, WA 99216
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Coming in the April 2015 Issue: Top Realtors
Two time Epicurean Delight Award winner
Best of spokane award 2008 through 2014
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