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MIC DROP Barbara and Sam Cozza started Cozza Optical in north Spokane in 1996, and opened their downtown shop in 1997 after purchasing Thavis Opticians. They their tips to live by in this month’s What I Know.

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to enjoy the dividends. You can see the physical change in downtown’s landscape, but

vibrancy and growth of the

there’s also a feeling. It’s a shift in the collective thinking by the people who live here.

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Editor’s Letter

The Nest

Stephanie’s Thoughts

Staycation Retreat Farmhouse Meets Bohemian Air Conditioning Advice

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First Look and Buzz Music Festival Lilacs & Lemons Create Together, Stay Together Tips Lead Spokane Spokane Rising Hot Topic: DV and Police

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Real Estate Hot Tips for the Kitchen

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Horsepower Making Waves on the Palouse

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The Scene

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Unity in the Community Lilac Lit: Fairy Tales Mixed Media Music: The Bossame

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Healthbeat

The Best Options for Where to Go and What To Do

Alternative Medicine Plastic Surgery Tips Chronic Care Fitness Advice

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People & Events

Local Cuisine

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Feasting At Home Enchilada Food Roulette Food Chain: Vertical Integration DINING GUIDE

Pet Love Adopting Felines

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Downtown It’s a Really Cool Place!

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Mic Drop: Sam & Barbara Cozza

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Why We Live Here

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EDITOR LETTER/a note from Stephanie

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everal years ago, as I was settling in for a Friday family movie night with my husband and kiddos—clad in weekend wear, make-up off, contacts out, glasses on—the phone rang. My mom’s voice rang out through the receiver, “Feel like a road trip?” she asked.

“Um . . . no,” I answered. “I’m resting on the sofa, I have my glasses on. We’re watching a movie. It’s 8 p.m., Mom.” “Come on, let’s go surprise my sis,” Mom pleaded. “It has been a rough couple of years; it’s time for some fun.”

I begged her to let it go for the night, and schedule something else some day down the life road.

Her sister, my Aunt Val, had been battling ovarian cancer, the same horrid disease that my mom had battled a couple of years before. The same horrid disease that had killed their mother when they were little girls. The same disease I face as a possibility after inheriting the same BRCA1 gene mutation that has run rampant in the women in my mom’s family.

Aunt Val was on a break from treatment, and feeling better physically and emotionally. Mom had spoken to her earlier in the day, and learned she was planning to go out to see her favorite local band play at a venue in Moscow, Idaho.

The pleading continued until I agreed to go. I begrudgingly peeled myself off of the sofa, freshened up my face, and pulled on some party pants to get into the spirit of things. Twenty minutes later, Mom was rapping at my door, breezing in to kiss her grandkids, and then rushing me out to her car. The wear and tear of a hard life—losing her mom so young, growing up socioeconomically disadvantaged, enduring two difficult marriages ad the resulting divorces, conquering disease, tragically losing my brother a few years earlier—had often placed her, quite uncomfortably, in the passenger seat of her life. As she hopped in the driver seat that night, I knew we were embarking on a special adventure.

The banter was lively as I perked up and Mom drove the dark gravel back roads; roads, I learned, left littered with stories of her rambunctious teenage years and early adulthood adventures. She shared stories that made me gasp, repeatedly. The image of Mom in my mind transformed into the perfect mix of human loveliness and naughtiness. She had 12

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certainly lived, right alongside her sister and their friends—all women to celebrate, appreciate and love.

As we entered the venue to surprise my aunt, a mutual friend recognized Mom and shared that Aunt Val had run out of energy and had gone home. A short chat with the owner of the venue along with the band, and soon enough someone was putting a call into my aunt, hoping to tempt her back to the venue with an autographed piece of band memorabilia.

Aunt Val’s eyes looked tired as she walked back into the venue, her focus on the floor.

When she looked up, her eyes catching ours, she blushed with a refreshed energy. The three of us squealed as we wrapped our arms around one another. We hugged and danced and laughed while toasting to life, to the now, to being brave, strong, fierce women, to facing disease eyes wide open and conquering it. We encouraged the band to play on, long after their set list had expired. I’m sure they played a record number of encores that night. And although our bodies began to wilt, we carried on into the wee hours of the morning.

It wasn’t long after that spontaneous rendezvous we received news that Aunt Val’s cancer had stepped back into high gear. The diagnosis of a new blood disorder prevented a potentially life saving surgery. She was delivered the “get your affairs in order” blow soon after. With three to six months of life left, according to doctors, the wicked cancer swept in and took her away in just. three. weeks. And just like that, she was gone. I was heartbroken—still am—but I have held on to the nugget of that night of dancing and merriment . . . to the evening I had tried to get out of, the one I had nearly put off for another day.

We are Spokane magazine, and we are Spokane. Please find me on Facebook or Twitter—and hop over to “like” the Spokane magazine page—to stay connected between press dates, and to share your thoughts, stories, and life in real time.

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pokane will be alive with the sound of music in early September when Tinnabulation Music Festival debuts in our area. Tinnabulation will showcase 59 acts— international, national, regional and local—performing on four different stages in the heart of Downtown Spokane in Riverfront Park over the course of three musically inclined days.

Tinnabulation is derived from the word tintinnabulation, meaning the ringing and chiming of bells. Founders decided on the name so it was eccentric to Spokane, and the clock tower which the festival resides around.

International and national touring act acts kick off with Cobi, Handsome Ghost, Colter Wall, Molly Kate Kestner, and The New Respects. Accompanying these acts will be

regional and local artists Cuff Lynx, Beauflexx, Cattywomp, and Summer in Siberia.

Tinnabulation announced the initial lineup back in May with the headliners of John Butler Trio, OK Go, American Authors, Frenship, Barns Courtney, Coleman Hell, MISSIO, Coast Modern, and LOLO. These artists collectively have been nominated six times for Grammies, won a Grammy, numerous music awards, compiled gold and platinum albums and songs, and multiple acts rising up in the Billboard charts.

Top regional acts include Hollow Wood, Kuinka, Iska Dhaaf, The Dip, Dude York, Naked Giants, Grizzled Mighty, and Lemolo. Top local acts performing this year include Cami Bradley’s group The Sweeplings, Marshall McLean, Lavoy, Jango, Folkinception, and Mama Doll.

Tinnfest is bringing in a number of interactive and live performing art acts setup throughout the festival grounds, as well. Local and regional artists will have their art on display and available to purchase.

Passes are on sale and range from $42.50 for a single day to $210.50 for a three-day VIP pass.

Visit tinnfest.com for more information on the artists, schedule, and prices.

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by Vincent Bozzi

LILACS to Washington Governor Jay Inslee for signing the toughest distracted driving law of any state in the nation. As a compulsive cell phone texter, I know this law will save lives and I know that some of us need the force of the law to curtail our behavior. The best solution is to put the phone AWAY so you aren’t tempted to check it or answer it until the car is turned off.

visitors encountered unsightly litter from party-goers who so thoughtlessly leave their trash. What if all of us would care so much about our own neighborhoods and parks? Could we all make it a mission to bring just one garbage bag with us next time we take a walk and see what kind of dent we can make? Just stash a spare in the car. Let’s clean up Spokane.

LEMONS to City Councilman Michael Fagan for wasting time with his ridiculous notion that chemtrails from jet airliners are a huge conspiracy to release biological or chemical agents into the air in an attempt to (take your pick) slowly poison us, change our behavior, or modify= us into zombie-like automatons. Even if any of that were true, it’s not Spokane’s purview, it’s the EPA’s bailiwick.

LEMONS to those who leave children and pets in their cars on hot summer days. If you’re just popping in to grab a quick item from the grocery store, it’s no big deal, but anything more than five minutes should be punishable by law, especially in cases where the driver decides it’s time to visit a local watering hole to have a beer or three and forgets about the pets or the children. I’d like to see the police summoned after 10 minutes so they can write a ticket on the spot, and if necessary, break a window.

LILACS to the Paulsen Center for hiring a pro firm to thoroughly hose down the sidewalk in front of the entire block at least once a week. And lilacs to all the other building owners doing the same. I just happened to notice the Paulsen since we have the Paulsen Penthouse, and I wondered one day why the streets and sidewalks were so wet on a sunny day. I got my answer when I walked by first thing in the morning and I saw them hosing. My guess is that little details like this is why the Paulsen is near 100 percent occupancy in a market with plenty of extra office space.

LILACS to Kim Ashbaugh, the angel of Tubbs Hill in Coeur d’Alene, who picks up trash in the entire park nearly EVERY DAY. She usually fills several large garbage bags, all for a love of the hill and her neighborhood. She would be aghast if first time

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LILACS to Ron Wells for persevering and untangling the complicated ownership mess that kept the Ridpath Hotel in ruins for a decade. A bright shining apartment building will be opening in about a year.

And we can ALL visit, because the ground floor will have a French Brasserie as well as the Octopus Gin Bar, both open late at night for aftertheatre and after-concert crowds, and both developed by Jeremy and Kate Hansen. If Spokane had its own currency, I’d put Ron Wells on the $100 bill.

Baker Construction is doing the remodel and if you haven’t met owner Barry Baker, you haven’t met one of the nicest guys in town. Bravo all around.

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R e p l i c a o f t h e V i e t n a m Ve t e r a n s M e m o r i a l & S c re e n i n g s o f T h e V i e t n a m Wa r D o c u m e n t a r y S e r i e s

The Wall That Heals,

a 250-foot replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, along with a mobile Education Center, is coming to Mirabeau Meadowa at Mirabeau Point Park in Spokane Valley, August 24–27.

The Spokane County Library District, in partnership with KSPS, is hosting special preview screenings of the 18-hour documentary film series by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, The Vietnam War, premiering on KSPS on September 17. KSPS and Eastern Washington University have also produced a series of discussion forums to revisit the Vietnam War prior to the debut of the documentary series. Learn more about these programs at www.ksps.org/vietnam.

Preview Screenings:

MEDICAL LAKE Tuesday, Sep 12, 6:30–8 p.m.

MORAN PRAIRIE Monday, Aug 14, 6:30–8 p.m.

KSPS Forums on The Vietnam War: Forum #2: The Vietnam War Documentary Series EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (CHENEY), SHOWALTER 109 Thursday, Oct 5, 2:30 p.m.

NORTH SPOKANE Sunday, Aug 13, 2–3:30 p.m.

CHENEY Saturday, Sep 9, 2–3:30 p.m.

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Create r, Togethe Stay r Togethe

by Erika Prins Simonds

Dinner and drinks

can wait—don’t miss these unique opportunities to get artsy together with guidance from local creative geniuses. Whether through movement or creating something with your hands, learning together makes for meaningful and memorable experiences.

Figure Drawing at Terrain Gallery Sunday afternoon figure drawing classes at the Terrain gallery space use live models, beginning with a few short poses and moving to longer drawing times as the session progresses. Each class costs $15 and is open to artists of all skill levels who are 18 or older.

Terrain is known for its once-a-year bash that’s part art exhibit, part concert and downtown Spokane’s biggest party of the year. Now, the organization has its own gallery space year-round in which it hosts classes and rotating exhibits by local artists. terrainspokane.com

Dance, Language and Culture at Satori Tucked behind the new Texas Barbecue and Whistle Punk Brewery in downtown Spokane, Satori takes a little effort to find—but it’s well worth the search. The studio offers open dance, group classes and private lessons in tango, bachata, salsa and more.

But it’s not just about dance: the free language classes focus on song lyrics, opening the door to a better understanding of the culture where the dance originates. satorispokane.com

Painting, Pottery and more at Spokane Art School and Spokane Art Supply Whether it’s watercolor, acrylic painting, pottery or drawing you’ve always wanted to master, there’s a class for that at Spokane Art School in the Garland District. The space, formerly home to the Tinman Art Gallery, has been converted to a working studio where some of the area’s best-known artists teach their craft.

Spokane Art School on Monroe offers bring-your-own supplies painting workshops and open studio sessions hosted by local artists. Many of the classes occur weekly on an ongoing basis, offering an opportunity to hone your craft over time. spokaneartschool.net | spokaneartsupply.com 20

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Tinkering at Gizmo Gizmo in Coeur d’Alene has all the tools to bring your art to life, from woodshop tools to electronics—and, volunteers can help you learn to use it all. Sign up for a workshop on welding, using a laser cutter or molding with clay. Or, just drop in and see what others are working on.

Have big dreams for laser cutting and welding? The nonprofit offers membership and walks you through safely operating equipment. gizmo-cda.org

Creative Exploration at Spark Central Spark Central in Kendall Yards offers workshops and regular open hours for getting the creative juices flowing. This fall, sign up for a tarotthemed writing workshop and get your writing published in a short-run book.

Other workshops focus on art and media, robotics and computer programming. Regular drop-in groups for drawing and writing can help you establish a creative practice. No matter what, you’ll leave with something you’ve created. spark-central.org

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August’s Renaissance Moment:

Doubling Down on Downtown

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the prism of history, Walt Worthy’s risky renovation of the Davenport Hotel as well as the citizens’ outcry to save the Fox Theatre started a momentum that has clearly accelerated years later in the hot summer of our sizzling Renaissance. As renovations continue on our Riverfront Park and renamed M—formerly Macy’s—the activity throughout the Spokane metropolitan area is at a fever pitch.

More than 500 housing units are being introduced to bring more activity and life to our urban hub. A new artisan food market is being developed downtown to complement other good-news stories on the periphery of the downtown, including the new University Gateway District Bridge.

Developer Larry Stone is advancing a first of its kind twin tower project on the north bank of our river that will include one tower hotel and another for apartments and condos.

The Italian Renaissance is known for the beautiful art and literary works, but the power of that iconic revival awas fueled by the creative leaders of the like Leonardo da Vinci, who took risks to benefit generations.

It’s the same for our Spokane Renais-

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sance with individuals like the Worthy family and the Cowles family, Jerry Dicker, Ron Wells, motivated leaders such as Latisha Hill of Avista and so many others who see downtown Spokane as a vibrant core that is key to our entire region’s resurgence. Our dedicated Downtown Spokane Partnership economic development team ,led by the earnest Mark Richard, keeps the focus sharp so our high speed momentum continues unabated.

This vibrant August, our bustling downtown remains a key part of our good days ahead. Once a gem, the famous Ridpath Hotel perilously deteriorated until entrepreneur Ron Wells made it his mission to renovate it. That Ridpath revival has now begun as our Renaissance continues because creative leaders have significantly doubled down on downtown.

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Is Downtown Livable?

by Anthony Gill

There’s a good

chance that question will seem ridiculous in coming years.

But as downtown begins to fill with new residents in buildings like the Chronicle (32 units), the Ridpath (214 units), The M (105 units), smaller projects like the West End Lofts, and major new developments on the North Bank and in Kendall Yards, it is worth asking whether future residents will have everything they need to enjoy satisfying, comfortable, and productive lives downtown.

Will they have enough green space? Certainly the downtown core is no slouch for parkland, given the stature of Riverfront Park. But downtown’s fringes—areas like East Main and the West End, which also happen to be residential centers already—lack substantial green space, parkland, plazas, street trees, and even decent landscaping. New public parks and plazas will cap combined sewer overflow tanks under construction on the West End and on Spokane Falls Boulevard, but East Main continues to stand out for its lack of green or programmable plaza space.

Will it be inviting for pedestrians? At present, walking around downtown can a fragmented, confusing experience if you don’t already know where you’re going; gaps in the urban fabric between Stevens and Browne along Main are perhaps the most notorious example. By gradually developing surface parking lots, activating vacant storefronts with art at the very minimum, and requiring sidewalk-interfacing activity on a higher percentage of a building’s frontage, we can create a more interactive and interesting pedestrian environment. Fortunately, planning efforts to this end are already underway at the City of Spokane and the Downtown Spokane Partnership.

Will residents be able to go through a typical day without leaving the core? Right now, some very basic needs still require a trip to a shopping center or grocery store outside of downtown, either in a car or on a Spokane Transit bus. The new grocery store in Kendall Yards should alleviate that somewhat, especially given its late hours, but it’s not exactly an easy walk across the river unless you’re near River Park Square (or already on the North Bank). For many, down-

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town’s Rite-Aid and the grocery stores in Browne’s Addition remain indispensable. In the future, enterprising developers should consider residents’ most everyday and yet not-always-top-of-mind concerns when recruiting tenants—because hopping in the car for a dozen eggs or a new toothbrush kind of defeats one of the most common purposes of living downtown.

So, is downtown livable?

Yes, it is—but as always in urban life, there’s much more we can do to improve the experience. As the Downtown Plan update gets underway, and as developers begin construction on major projects aimed at attracting new residents to our city’s core, let’s consider what makes an urban place enjoyable, people-centered, and well-designed. And let’s keep enhancing quality of life for all the residents to come.

Anthony Gill is an economic development professional and a graduate of Santa Clara University. He is the founder of Spokane Rising, an urbanist blog focused on ways to make Spokane a better place to live.

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by Judith Spitzer

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pokane police officer arrested on suspicion of domestic violence; charges quickly dropped.”

“Former Lincoln County reserve deputy charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of his wife.”

“Judge declares mistrial in sex assault case against former Spokane police officer.”

“Spokane Police officer suspended for five days over domestic violence arrest.”

Spokane newspaper headlines speak volumes about a topic that neither law enforcement agencies nor local domestic violence advocates particularly want to talk about— police officer-involved domestic violence.

Domestic violence victims suffer untold physical and emotional injury, and sometimes death, at the hands of their abusers.

But victims of domestic violence at the hands of police officer-batterers are often in a particularly vulnerable situation, according to domestic violence experts and police who train law enforcement departments on how to deal with the issue.

Officer-involved domestic violence or OIDV is a national issue. Studies indicate that domestic violence is more common in police families than in the general public.

According to the National Center for Women and Policing, several studies indicate that police families are “two to four times more likely than the general population to experience domestic violence, from stalking and harassment to sexual assault and even homicide . . . making the potential for disparities in protective success particularly troubling.”

In Spokane The headlines referenced above were taken verbatim from four Spokesman Review newspaper articles over the past two years. They refer to four cases currently under investigation, or are being adjudicated in Spokane.

In the sexual assault case, a Spokane

judge declared a mistrial in the case against former Spokane police Sgt. Gordon Ennis in mid-June. Ennis faced second-degree rape charges after he allegedly assaulted a female police officer at a party one weekend in October of 2015. The young female officer told investigators that she drank too much and passed out. When she awoke, she found Gordon Ennis, with his hand down her pants, according to court documents.

Ennis still faces a second-degree rape charge, and prosecutors are expected to retry him later this year.

In early July, Dwayne Thurman, a former Lincoln County reserve deputy, was charged with first-degree manslaughter for the shooting death of his wife Brenda in 2016. His case is set for trial in October, and a wrongful death lawsuit, filed by Brenda’s grown children, is set for April 2018.

In the most recent case, Spokane Police Officer John Scott was arrested on July 11 on domestic violence assault charges. The criminal charges were dismissed the following day, and Scott was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation, according to Jordan Ferguson, a Spokane police spokesman who heads up the city’s domestic violence unit.

“Internal Affairs is doing an internal investigation to see if any terms of the domestic violence policy were violated,” Ferguson says.

In yet another case, John Yen was arrested on felony burglary charges after allegedly forcing his way into his girlfriend’s home in 2015, but took a plea deal and was convicted of criminal trespassing, a misdemeanor.

Yen pleaded guilty in October 2016 and was fined $950, but received no jail time beyond the one night he spent in jail after his arrest.

The department placed Yen on paid leave following his arrest and returned him to duty following his guilty plea.

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gram for many years, today trains police departments to respond devastated the Tacoma police department, and touched off several to officer-involved domestic violence as a program manager for the investigations surrounding officer-involved domestic violence. It International Association of Chiefs of Police. ended with a $12.5 million legal settlement, and a domestic vioThomas pulls no punches when he discusses the seriousness of lence center named for Crystal Judson. the matter. “If an abuser is in law enforcement, he is a batterer with A federal law preventing people convicted of domestic violence a Ph. D. in power and control . . . and that victim is in double jeopcrimes from owning or possessing firearms, which also applies to ardy,” Thomas says. police officers and military personnel, has been on the books since “We as law enforcement professionals, have been hesitant to 1996 as the Lautenberg Amendment. Thomas calls it a valuable respond to this as we do other crimiprotection for most women, but a nal activities,” he says. police officer who can’t use a gun can’t A greater potential for lethality work—so if victims report the officer, exists in police-perpetrated domestic the family’s livelihood is put at risk. violence, Thomas says. With the conIn the past, the lack of police departstant presence of weapons in police ment policy resulted in lawsuits that family homes, the batterer has access increasingly were being won by famiPolice families are two to to a service weapon, baton, handcuffs lies of victims, at the hands of officers. four times more likely than and other tools of abuse.

“Some police departments have realthe general population “Police officers are trained in ized the liability they incur when they to experience domestic methods of physical control, and the don’t have proper policy and don’t do violence, from stalking abuser can use arm locks or choke things the right way,” Thomas says. holds to subdue—with no marks or A key principle of any program on and harassment to sexual bruises,” he says. officer-involved domestic violence, assault and even homicide Thomas collaborated with the Thomas says, is the immediate involve. . . making the potential IACP in 2004 when it produced a ment of higher-ranking officers so a for disparities in protective model policy for law enforcement junior officer isn’t put in the position success particularly troubling. agencies after a deadly domestic vioof arresting a superior. Agencies must lence shooting in Tacoma in 2003. also provide an avenue for family On April 26, 2003, Tacoma members to reach out to the departPolice Chief Brame fatally shot his ment. wife, Crystal, and then himself. The “And when reports do come in,” he couple’s eight-year-old daughter and says, “agencies must act fast so there’s five-year-old son were sitting a few no lag time between the time of the feet away in their father’s car. Brame report and when something is done.” had been accused of repeatedly choking and threatening Crystal Spokane police department policy Judson Brame in the months leading up to the murder-suicide. She The Spokane Police Department’s policy on domestic violence sought help from the civil and criminal justice system but it failed involving law enforcement employees “establishes procedures to respond or intervene to prevent further violence. protocols and actions for investigating and reporting domestic vioIn 2004, legislation was passed requiring every law enforcement lence involving employees,” says Spokane Police Sgt. Jordan Ferguagency in Washington state to have a domestic violence policy for son, who heads up the city’s domestic violence unit. officers and employees, specifying exact protocol to follow if an Ferguson says the SPD policy on domestic violence by police officer is involved in a domestic incident or allegation. Today only officers is very similar to the IACP model policy. a handful of states have similar laws, according to a 2016 article in “It applies to City of Spokane officers and mandates that superFamily Court Review, an interdisciplinary journal. visors should be notified, duty weapons should be surrendered and The Brame case resulted in lost lives and orphaned children,

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says there should be contact with the victim to advise about resources,” Ferguson says.

“It is also a part of the hiring and screening process.”

Ferguson says potential officer hires undergo a vetting process including a polygraph test.

“We interview references, friends and family and applicants are required, by policy, to take a polygraph test,” he says. “As a result of the murder involving the Tacoma police chief, all law enforcement has to have a polygraph test and psychological tests. It’s mandatory in this state, but there are states where it’s actually prohibited.”

The Spokane Police Department takes the issue seriously, Ferguson says, both in hiring and with existing policy.

“Our policy, like the model IACP policy, requires that a supervisor be notified when an officer is involved. We encourage law enforcement members who are having family issues to go to counseling, there is a Chaplain’s Corp and every officer is made aware of these resources,” he says.

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Fodder for Investigative TV One of Spokane’s cases is reportedly being followed by Dateline, an investigative reporting program on NBC, according to Ted Pulver, a private investigator from Post Falls. Pulver has been investigating the death of Brenda Thurman, the woman shot by her husband, a former Lincoln County reserve deputy.

Thurman is suspected of shooting and killing his wife on January 18, 2016 while he was cleaning her .380-caliber Glock pistol.

According to court records, Thurman claimed the gun had malfunctioned, although a state lab later determined that the pistol was functioning reliably.

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Army Military Police Officer, was a marriage and family therapist was having an affair and the couple were planning to divorce. who did readjustment counseling at the Veterans Outreach Center “It was no secret among many people in the community. The key in Spokane Valley at the time of her death, according to her obitupoint is that it should have been investigated by law enforcement,” ary. he says.

Soon after the shooting, Spokane County Medical Examiner Sally Aiken ruled the shooting accidental.

Some Good News Dwayne Thurman was charged with first-degree manslaughter IACP manager Thomas says there is some good news about in early July. The couple was just shy of celebrating their 18th wedOIDV, even though there’s no way to ascertain how many officers ding anniversary when the shooting occurred. are involved in domestic violence. He says he has a sense that not Brenda’s grown children filed a wrongful death lawsuit against as many go under the wire as in the past when he started training Thurman, their adopted father, in April, claiming he did not try to police departments in how to address the issue of officer involved save their mother after admitting he shot her in the chest while he domestic violence. was cleaning her gun.

“Law enforcement agencies are starting to see these perpetrators “We have evidence that hasn’t been for who and what they are. If you have an developed by police,” Pulver says. “There is officer committing other crimes like dealing evidence we plan to bring forth in the crimdrugs, they handle it forthrightly and transinal case as well, but I can’t discuss it before parently,” Thomas says.

The old way was to the court case. I’ve investigated the case in “The old way was to brush it under the brush it under the rug, support of the children’s concerns and there rug, and some Neanderthals still consider it a is clear evidence of wrongful death.” family matter. But put in context we realize it and some Neanderthals Pulver claims “every professional courfor what it is: that law enforcement agencies still consider it a family tesy was given to this reserve deputy in are conspiring with a criminal,” he adds. numerous instances, and law enforcement Information from a number of studies matter. But put in chose to give him the benefit of the doubt. reveals that, on average, 15 percent of the “And the medical examiner came up with general population have experienced domescontext we realize it the result of accidental shooting before tic violence, defined as intimate partner for what it is: that law anyone had investigated the case. To go forphysical assault. One study focusing on famiward and come to the conclusion that the lies indicates that 10 percent of families in enforcement agencies the general population experience domestic cause of death was accidental after two days, are conspiring with a violence. However, when studies focus on when the investigation wasn’t completed police families, the numbers increase. Two until two years later—it was very unusual criminal. such studies indicate that about 40 percent of for the medical examiner’s office to come to police families experience domestic violence. that quick of a conclusion,” he says.

Another study that included only experi“I’ve talked to co-workers and others to enced officers, found a rate of 24 percent. find out whether they have any information on this case, and I ran into a lot of people who were not contacted Source: Handbook for developing, implementing, and adminby law enforcement and that troubles me,” he says. istering local programs to address domestic violence involving law Pulver is a former law enforcement officer for Kootenai County, enforcement personnel—the result of collaboration by the Washand says he has previous experience working domestic violence ington State office of the Attorney General, state Office of Crime cases.

Victims Advocacy, Washington State Coalition Against Domestic “I worked as a detective myself, and I know how gunshot vioViolence, Washington Association of Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police, lence cases are handled. I know what is typically done and I know Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys. what a lackadaisical and incomplete investigation looks like. This is why I’ve been so vocal about my concerns in the Thurman investigation,” he says.

Judith Spitzer is a local journalist and photographer.

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Unity in the Community

elebrating the diversity of our community has been the mission of the annual Unity in the Community Festival (UIC) for 23 years in a row. On Saturday, August 19 the community is invited to join in. The Unity Parade (new this year—registration required) begins at 9 a.m. followed by the festival at 10 a.m. at Riverfront Park and goes to 4 p.m.

Every year a team of dedicated volunteers put together this event to showcase the diversity of our great Spokane community and to promote unity and inclusion. Current events bring a renewed focus on valuing the diversity of our community, and it is more important than ever to focus on bringing people together to celebrate all the things

that unite us rather than divide us.

The festival features a health, youth, career and education fair, as well as booths from many agencies and community resources.

Thousands of children and their parents have walked through the Cultural Villages and had the opportunity to learn about other cultures represented here in our community. The children and youth areas are popular with attendees, and two years ago they added a senior area to provide information and resources to our seniors.

The program includes performances and music from talented community members. Unity in the Community is the only multicultural event of its kind in our region. www.nwunity.org

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by Sharma Shields

I love fairy tales.

Granted, I tend to prefer the bitter old crones to the vacuous princesses—delighting over sinister Baba Yaga while yawning over Sleeping Beauty—and I prefer the dark, plaintive endings of Hans Christian Andersen’s tales to the happy-ever-after Disney versions. But the spareness of these stories, the brusque, whimsical details, the imaginative twists, the unpredictability of the natural world, and the bright bravery of the women and children therein, have affected me deeply as a reader since I was a young child. I still read them for my own pleasure.

I also read a fair number of fairy tales to my young children—my son is seven, my daughter, five. Here are a few of our favorite fairy tale read-alouds: Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales by Emma Chichester Clark and Martin Waddell (Sandy Creek, 2014). Retellings of some of my most favorite HCA stories, including “The Nightingale,” “The Tinderbox,” and “The Swineherd.”

The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, and LeUyen Pham (Candlewick Press, 2015). This series kicks some serious monster butt, with an intrepid princess who wields a staff and SPARKLE SMASHES the monsters back into their underground lair.

Interstellar Cinderella by Deborah Underwood and Meg Hunt (Chronicle Books, 2015).

In the tradition of Robert Munsch’s The Paper Bag Princess, this is a Cinderella who doesn’t need a prince. When asked to marry, she decides she’s too young and demands a job as the prince’s chief mechanic, instead. A great choice for your young engineer.

Usborne Illustrated Grimm’s Fairy Tales by Ruth Brocklehurst, Gillian Doherty, and Rafaella Ligi (Usborne 2010). We’ve really enjoyed these read-aloud tales, which include “Hansel and Gretel,” “The Bremen Town Musicians,” and “Tom Thumb.” Also check out Usborne Illustrated Stories from Around the World (Usborne 2010), which houses other folk favorites such as “Baba Yaga the Flying Witch” and “Genie in the Bottle.”

Princess and the Pea by Rachel Isadora (Puffin Books, 2009). A classic made more beautiful

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by an African setting. Isadora offers other fairy tales set in Africa, as well, including Rapunzel, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Ugly Duckling, Hansel and Gretel, and The Fisherman and His Wife.

Fairy Tales and Favorites by Gyo Fujikawa (Sterling 2008). Gorgeous illustrations and gobs of classics like “Rumpelstiltskin” and “The Hare and the Tortoise” alongside lesser known tales like “Little Eva.” I highly recommend getting all of Gyo Fujikawa’s children’s books.

Also among our family picture book favorites: The Three Witches by Zora Neale Hurston, Joyce Carol Thomas and Faith Ringgold (Harper Collins 2006); Heckedy Peg and King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood and Don Wood (HMH Books for Young Readers, 1992 and 1985, respectively); and Lon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young (Puffin Books, 1996).

Hit up your local libraries or Auntie’s Bookstore for these titles, and enjoy an August filled with fairies, witches, enchantment, and magic.

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mixedmedia M AT R U D E | C E R A M I C S For Mat Rude—an artist and professor at Gonzaga who works mostly in wood-fired and salt-glazed ceramics—allowing one’s ideas to properly bake is as intrinsic as allowing the clay itself to bake.

“My mentor Don Reitz told a story about one of his mentors,” Rude recalls. “He said—I’m paraphrasing here—‘You absorb the world through your eyes and all that information goes to your belly where you digest it. When it’s needed, that information comes up through your heart and out your hands.’ My hope is that my art has passed through my heart before it reaches the world.”

It’s no surprise, then, that many of his works have social meaning. He and his wife, Aubrey Purdy Rude, collaborated on a piece called Listening is Loving, about homelessness and poverty in Spokane.

Rude was also part of the team—along with Gonzaga Theatre and Dance Professors Charlie Pepiton and Courtney Smith and D.C. based artist J.J. McCracken—who built a theatrical set out of human detritus and clay for a performance of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot.

The performance was meant to be a comment on climate change—how the active damage we are doing to our environment is aided and abetted by our unwillingness to make meaningful change. As the actors stomped around the outdoor stage, oil and coal trains rolling by in the background, the clay came off their bodies and off the set in puffs taken by the wind, suggesting there’s a finite amount of time to change our ways before there’s nothing left to salvage.

The play was staged in June, and will play again in September. Rude is excited to see how the set will weather and age. He has always been fascinated by the tactile and physical nature of the medium.

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He says, “I was originally drawn to ceramics because of its process and the physicality of making art with clay.” Other people’s ideas gave added creative fuel. “Fellow artists give motivation,” he says. “It’s exciting to see what others are doing in the field and that energy makes me want to be in the studio.”

He is currently working on three separate bodies of work. Rude says, “Current events, sacred spaces, and satire and humor all give inspiration and motivation.” His dreams for the future are to continue working and continue collaborating. “I want to keep making art and help others do the same,” he says. “My wife and I would some day like to open an art center that would not only be a creative space, but also a space for healing through the arts.”

You can see Rude’s art at Art Sprit Fine Arts Gallery in Coeur d’Alene, Trackside Gallery in Spokane and at matrude.com.

Photos by Alyse Baughan

MIKAELA MARTINEZ | HAND EMBROIDERY Mikaela Martinez fell in love with embroidery as a child, and returned to it after dealing with children.

“I grew up loving Little House on the Prairie, Oregon Trail, and the potato sack towels my grandmother hand embroidered for me and I wanted to be a part of the time period,” she says. “I learned how to embroider when I was younger, but I never stuck with it. Recently I picked the hobby back up as a way to relax after teaching elementary school all day, and I instantly fell back in love with stitching.”

Her friends began asking her to create custom pieces for their homes and wardrobes, and she says, “I decided there was nothing telling me not to try venturing out as an artist.

“I love seeing people excited about the pieces I create and asking questions about an art form they often regarded as out of date,” Martinez says. “Embroidery is definitely picking back up and becoming more popular and I really enjoy seeing other artists’ interpretations of what embroidery can be for this generation.

The style she found was to take what she calls “a timeless technique and merging it with contemporary design.” That includes desert scenes, plant life, animal skulls, florals, and—her personal favorite—midcentury furniture and decor. Her desire, she says, is “to put a modern spin on hand embroidery so it is

accessible and understood as more than just your grandma’s pillowcases.”

Recently, Martinez taught a mini workshop to her friends’ kids. “I really loved passing along something I love so much to the next generation of artists and makers and seeing them really enjoy this craft as well.” Her plan is to continue selling her own pieces, but also find a way to host workshops for aspiring stitchers.

You can see Martinez’s work on Instagram @m_embroidery and soon at her etsy shop by searching “Membroiderydesign.” For custom inquiries, email membroiderydesign@gmail. com.

Terrain is a non-profit dedicated to building community and creating economic opportunities for artists and culture creators and increasing everyone’s access to and participation in the arts. We are changing our region one artist at a time. Head to our website, terrainspokane.com to learn more about our programs, including Snapshot — a portrait of Spokane right now — open in our gallery now through September! Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/terrainspokane, on instagram and twitter @terrainspokane.

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wanted to sing soul in her own band, and the Bossame was the result. Three of the most highly skilled and versatile musicians around Spokane provide the instrumental firepower. This brash, funky quartet has a new EP and is playing at local summer festivals.

Young, originally from Oregon, grew up singing in church. She took a long hiatus from music and moved to Spokane about a dozen years ago. One day, another local musician was a no-show at a private event, so Young volunteered to perform, reigniting her passion. In no time at all, Young was singing crowd favorites with Dan Conrad before getting into the hot jazz standards of Six Foot Swing. As much as she enjoyed the classics and learning different styles of pop and jazz, Young really wanted to write and create her own material. She met producer, engineer, and multi-instrumentalist Jay Condiotti, and they gradually assembled the Bossame.

Condiotti is from the Bronx. With the Bossame, his guitar work combines the bluesy rock of the Page/Hendrix/Clapton era with the funk and R&B of Nile Rodgers and the atmospheric tones of Andy Summers. Condiotti moved to Spokane three years ago, and he immediately fell in love with our rising music scene. He met Young singing at Zola and they collaborated right away. They are both associated with Crucial Music Publishing, which has placed their songs in Veep, Switched at Birth, and Daredevil among other TV series.

Eddie Ramirez, also an accomplished music producer, lays down the basslines with the Bossame. Young calls him her Pocketeer as he always keeps the groove deep in the pocket. His tasty funk licks occasionally inspire a vocal idea in Young. Ramirez also helps in arranging the band’s songs.

Juan Parris is the first-call drummer for anything reggae-based in Spokane.

He’s known locally for playing with Real Life Rockaz. With the Bossame, he always manages to work a bounce into the beat, along with some fun idiosyncrasies on the drum kit.

Condiotti’s Jay Bones Music Land, housed in the old Iron Goat Brewery in East Central, is where the magic happens. Their new EP sounds slick, but the overdubs are minimal, as they routinely capture vocals, guitar, bass, and drums simultaneously in the studio’s cavernous live room. Young brings her words and a vocal melody to their jam sessions, and the rest of the band will flesh out the arrangement.

Young’s straight-from-her-journal lyrics and sassy vocal style are inspired by empowered women such as Joss Stone, Jill Scott, Lauryn Hill, and Amy Winehouse. Condiotti quips, “We’re providing the soundtrack to Haley’s life.”

The band has dubbed their updated classic soulful rock sound as Newtro.

As for the name of the band, it signifies every possible meaning of the word boss, and is applied democratically within the group, as is demonstrated in their tune The Bossame.

They plan to drop a new EP every few months. See the Bossame live in Spokane at the Garland Street Fair and Pig Out in the Park. Find them online on Facebook, iTunes, and Spotify.

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August 4, September 1: 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. First Friday is free and open to the public. Downtown Spokane. downtownspokane.org.

August 6, August 21, September 3, September 18: Spokane Poetry Slam and BootSlam Spokane Poetry Slam is competitive performance poetry at its Northwest finest. Every first and third week of the month spoken word warriors battle for Inland Empire supremacy, and a $50 Grand Prize. Each poem is judged by five members of the audience and, after two rounds of poetry, whichever poet has the highest cumulative score is declared the winner. Bootslam, at Boots Bakery, is held on the first Sunday of each month, while Spokane Poetry Slam, held at the Bartlett, is held on the third Monday of each month. Boots Bakery and Lounge, 24 W. Main Ave. The Bartlett, 228 W. Sprague Ave. spokanepoetryslam.org.

Currently open: Art Romances and Molecular Dances: A Study in the Integration of Art and Science Students at The Community School in Spokane were asked to create original works of poetry and art and, through these works, communicate concepts of chemistry. Pieces depict a wide range of concepts— from patterns of valence electrons to trends in the periodic table to characteristics of chemical reactions.

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Through September 10: Z Nation: Behind the Camera This summer the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture becomes a working television production studio and a celebration of the dozens of local artists behind the hit Syfy TV series Z Nation. Museum visitors will be able to watch scenes being shot for Season Four of Z Nation, using the galleries as sound stages and the grounds as set locations, and learn how a real television series is made. In addition to getting a glimpse behind the scenes, visitors will also learn more about the local crew members that have taken their passion and talent for art and turned it into careers in filmmaking. Plus, signature props and costumes from the show, amazing special make-up effects and masks, interactive displays about the process and tools of film production, along with the history of Z Nation and zombie lore. Museum of Arts and Culture. 2316 W. First Ave. (509) 456-3931, northwestmuseum.org or themac@northwestmuseum.org.

Through September 10: Melissa Cole & Ric Gendron Artists Ric Gendron and Melissa S. Cole have very different styles but both are influenced by cultures in which storytelling is an integral part of everyday life: Gendron, Native American; Cole, Asian Indian. The tales these artists tell on canvas pulsate with color and energy and are infused with a magical realism in their depictions of people, animals, and environments. The exhibit, Life | Stories, includes 20 works by each artist as well as collaborative pieces that weave together the artists’ expressive styles on single canvases. Museum of Arts and Culture. 2316 W. First Ave. (509) 456-3931, northwestmuseum.org or themac@ northwestmuseum.org.

August 8: Willie Nelson with Kacey Musgraves A legendary outlaw of country music, Willie Nelson has pushed against the grid from the time he wrote his first song at the age of seven.

With three major albums in the 1970s, Nelson launched onto the country music scene and became one of the most recognized artists of country music. A few of his many hits include country staples “On the Road Again,” “To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before,” and “Pancho and Lefty.” Aside from his musical success, Nelson has acted in more than 30 films, co-authored numerous books and is a well-known activist for causes including biofuels, the legalization of marijuana and music education. Northern Quest Casino. 100 N. Hayford Rd. Airway Heights. northernquest.com.

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August 3: Toby Keith A legend of country music with more than 40 albums sold worldwide and 20 number one hits, Toby Keith puts on a show that highlights more than 20 years of country success. His debut single “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” launched him into stardom as it became the most-played country song of the 90s. After switching labels in 1998 and joining DreamWorks Records Nashville, Keith released his hit single “How Do You Like Me Now?”, and it became the number one country song of 2000. Northern Quest Casino. 100 N. Hayford Rd. Airway Heights. northernquest.com.

August 4: Melissa Etheridge: M.E. Live Fox Presents Grammy award-winning singersongwriter Melissa Etheridge. Known for her confessional lyrics and raspy, smoky vocals, Etheridge has remained one of America’s favorite singer-songwriters for more than two decades. Now experience her live in this third installment of the Fox Summer Series, the perfect way to celebrate the season. Fox Theatre.

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August 11: Boz Scaggs with Michael McDonald Famed guitarist and singer, Boz Scaggs has rocked the American music scene for more than 40 years. Known for his time as a guitarist and one-time lead singer with the Steve Miller Band during the 1960s, his talent launched him into a successful solo career in the 1970s. Scaggs’s solo hits include “Lido Shuffle” and “Lowdown”. He continued releasing hits into the 1980s, including “Breakdown Dead Ahead” and “Jojo,” as well

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as “Look What You’ve Done to Me” from the Urban Cowboy soundtrack. Joining Boz Scaggs is another longtime rock sensation, five-time Grammy award-winner Michael McDonald, who started his career as part of The Doobie Brothers in 1976. Northern Quest Casino. 100 N. Hayford Rd. Airway Heights. northernquest.com.

August 11: Rodrigo y Gabriela Internationally acclaimed Mexican acoustic rock guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela are back on the road again, bringing their instrumental blend of metal, jazz and world music to Spokane audiences this summer. Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero have been playing together for more than 15 years. Known for exhilarating live shows, Rodrigo y Gabriela have won the hearts of music lovers from the haciendas of Cuba to the Hollywood Bowl and festival fields of Europe, as they continue to weave their six-string magic. The extraordinary interplay between Sanchez’s fiery lead lines and Quintero’s phenomenal rhythmic battery is truly universal.

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August 11: Outcry Tour What began as a call to celebrate and champion the local church – the Bride of Christ – Outcry has attracted nearly half a million people since its inception in the spring of 2015. With excitement to see what God will do and in anticipation of a fresh experience, Outcry Tour Summer 2017 will feature a new lineup of artists: Jesus Culture, Lauren Daigle, Bethel Music, Chad Veach, special guest Martin Smith and lights up artist Local Sound. The tour artists, worship leaders and speakers each highlight the creativity, heart and mission of the local church. Spokane Arena. 720 W. Mallon Ave. (800) 325-SEAT or ticketswest. com.

August 13: Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue Fox Presents Trombone Shorty, jazz performer from New Orleans, and his band Orleans Avenue in concert. He’ll feature many selections from his newest album, Parking Lot Symphony which captures the spirit and the essence of The Big Easy, while redefining its sound. Blazing through 70s Funk, Rock, Hip-Hop and R&B, Parking Lot Symphony was produced by Chris Seefried

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and features songs co-written by Aloe Blacc, Ethan Gruska, and Alex Ebert. Shorty also delivers fresh covers of The Meters’ funk classic “It Ain’t No Use,” and Allen Toussaint’s “Here Come the Girls.” Fox Theatre. 1001 W. Sprague Ave. (800) 325-SEAT or ticketswest.com.

August 18: Keith Urban A force to be reckoned with in the music industry, Keith Urban exemplifies year after year his outstanding vocal, songwriting and guitar-playing abilities across the world. Urban’s newest album, RIPCORD (2016), debuted atop the all-genre charts in the U.S., Canada and Australia, marking the second time one of his albums has reached that apex, making him the only male Country artist to achieve that honor. Northern Quest Casino. 100 N. Hayford Rd. Airway Heights. northernquest.com.

August 29: Nickelback One of the most successful rock groups of the 21st century, Nickelback will hit the road this summer on the colossal headlining Feed The Machine Tour stopping at the Spokane Arena on Tuesday, August 29 with special guests Daughtry and Shaman’s Harvest. Nickelback is releasing their ninth album, Feed The Machine. Spokane Arena. 720 W. Mallon Ave. (800) 325-SEAT or ticketswest.com.

September 9-10: Spokane Symphony Classics: Opening Night Romance Don’t miss the 2017-2018 Season opener, featuring Zemlinsky’s highly romantic work, The Mermaid, a beautiful orchestrated rendition of

Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale. Rising star Jessica Lee, violin, and Peter Stumpf, former principal cellist of the L.A. Philharmonic, will dazzle in Brahms’ Concerto for Violin and Cello. Strauss’ delightful Blue Danube Waltz has become an unofficial Austrian anthem. Fox Theatre. 1001 W. Sprague Ave. (800) 325-SEAT or ticketswest.com.

September 23: Jason Aldean Jason Aldean and company are really going all-out to give fans everywhere the concert experience they’re craving. With his seventh album, They Don’t Know, Aldean continues to lead the way, advancing the sound and style that helped define today’s country music. With his first release since 2014, the reigning Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year returns with a crowd-pleasing array of emotions and observations, from sizzling party-starters to hard-earned heartbreak. Spokane Arena. 720 W. Mallon Ave. (800) 325-SEAT or ticketswest. com.

EVENTS

August: Peach Season at Green Bluff Celebrate one of our greatest treasures—big, juicy, tree-ripened peaches during the peach season. Peach ice-cream, cobbler, cakes, or pies— no matter how you slice them, peaches are delicious. Green Bluff. greenbluffgrowers.com.

August 5: Spokane Highland Games The Spokane Highland Games Association’s mission is to promote Scottish heritage and cultural preservation in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho through athletic, music, dance and culinary competitions, and through heritage displays and demonstrations. The Spokane Highland games feature highland dancing, heavy athletics, including the popular caber toss event, and many Scottish specialty foods and traditional entertainment. Spokane County Fair and Expo Center. 404 N. Havana Street.

August 4-5: Spokane Brewers Festival The second annual Spokane Brewers Festival in support of Feeding Washington will feature the best local craft breweries in the region, live music provided by The Inlander, and a selection of local food vendors for a beer experience like nothing else. This year, the Spokane

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Brewers Festival has partnered with Feeding Washington. The statewide hunger-relief organization helps the one in seven people in Washington State who struggle with food insecurity. Spokane Arena. 720 W. Mallon Ave. (800) 325-SEAT or ticketswest.com.

August 16: Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home “Love and Comedy” Tour Two-plus hours of stories, love duets, Guy Noir, Cowboys, poetic outbursts, and the famous Singing Intermission at which the Eager and Able-Bodied stand and sing around the campfire. Garrison Keillor celebrating his 75th, with the extraordinary Aoife O’Donovan, sound effects genius Fred Newman, Richard Dworsky and the Road Hounds. Fox Theatre. 1001 W. Sprague Ave. (800) 325-SEAT or ticketswest.com.

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October 7: Into Africa Auction Partnering for Progress will celebrate a decade of work in Kenya at the Annual Into Africa Auction. African dishes will be served, along with western staples, and the evening’s masters of ceremonies will be Kalae Chock and Sean Owsley, anchors of KHQ’s weekday Wakeup Show. Jeff Owens will serve as auctioneer. Partnering for Progress has focused on health care, sanitation, education and economic development in rural Kenya for the past decade.

Proceeds from the auction go to support P4P’s continuing programs. Mirabeau Park Hotel. 1100 N. Sullivan Rd. partneringforprogress.org.

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August 3-6: Thoroughly Modern Millie Forget about the boy when a small town girl searches for a new life in the bright lights of 1920s New York City. Filled with frisky flappers, dashing leading men and a dragon lady of a villainess audiences will love to hate, Thoroughly Modern Millie is a perfectly constructed evening of madcap merriment. From explosive tap numbers to a “Fred and Ginger” routine on a window ledge, this is the perfect show for theatres looking to show off the dance skills of their performers. In Millie Dillmount, musical theatre has found a new heroine for the ages in Thoroughly Modern Millie. University High School. 12420 E. 32nd Ave.

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August 10-27: Million Dollar Quartet Elvis Presley. Johnny Cash. Jerry Lee Lewis. Carl Perkins. Unbelievably, these four came together for an event now captured by the Tony Award-winning musical inspired by the true story of their famed recording session where Sam Phillips, the “Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” brought together these four icons. This group of musical legends met up out of coincidence at Sun Records in Memphis on December 4, 1956 for what would become a legendary jam session that has yet to be duplicated.

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September 16: Glow in the Park 5k Kick off your night with the pre-race party starting at 5:30 p.m. Run through glowing worlds in our 5K starting at 7:30 p.m. Cross the finish line and run into our after-party to finish your night off in epic fashion. Riverfront Park. nsplit.com.

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hen you’re sick and your cat curls up on your lap, you might think you feel a little better. If you take your dog to work, you may notice that the day is less stressful.

Or if you travel with your four-legged friend, maybe you think you sleep better.

Turns out you don’t just think you feel better, but your pet may actually make you healthier. A growing body of scientific research supports the idea that this “pet effect” is real.

Animal health company Zoetis has launched a campaign called The Pet Effect to raise awareness about how pets make people healthier and how, by extension, the veterinary professionals who keep pets healthy are key contributors to human and public health. The company has launched this campaign with the Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI).

“We’ve learned that human well-being is enhanced because of a healthy relationship with a pet. Now we want to educate pet owners, veterinarians, doctors, employers and non-pet owners about these overall health benefits,” says Dr. J. Michael McFarland, group direc-

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tor, companion animal marketing at Zoetis.

“We are hopeful this will help improve policies regarding pets in public places and also improve public health.”

The research collected by HABRI shows a variety of potential positive effects of pets; for example, having a dog or cat can lower your blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart disease. One study from the University of Minnesota even found that people who have never owned a cat have a 40 percent higher relative risk of death from a heart attack.

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Pets may also provide mental health benefits. Studies show that dogs and cats can reduce several symptoms of depression, including loneliness, loss of interest and feelings of worthlessness. Pets are also shown to reduce stress and anxiety.

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f you aren’t already madly in love with the heart of our city, you haven’t been experiencing it to its fullest. The buzz, the growth, the spirit in downtown is something to be excited about and proud of and it’s there for the intaking. We share a snapshot of the hubbub on the following pages to inspire you to come on down . . . downtown.

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On the Map Dining, Libations, Spirits 1. Azteca

245 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. aztecamex.com The family restaurant features a wide selection of authentic Mexican fare including a variety of Mexican salads, soups, burritos, enchiladas, and fajitas all served in a warm Hacienda-style atmosphere.

2. Cinder

927 W. Second Ave. cindersmoke.com Recreational marijuana retailer specializing in quality marijuana and accessories.

3.Churchill’s Steak House

165 S. Post St. churchillssteakhouse.com As the Northwest’s premier steak house, your exceptional dining experience includes nothing short of 100 percent USDA Prime beef, fresh seafood, crafted cocktails, and homemade desserts.

4. Crave

401 W. Riverside Ave (509) 321-7480 Boasting a fantastic ambiance, delicious food, crafted cocktails, nightlife and plenty of TVs to watch the big game.

5. Europa Restaurant & Bakery

125 S. Wall St. (509) 455-4051 A full-service Italian restaurant offering artisan pizzas, fresh-made pastas and an amazing bakery.

6. Gilded Unicorn

110 S. Monroe St. gildedunicorn.com A Modern American, classic restaurant featuring hand crafted foods and drinks located in the historic Montvale Hotel.

7. Herbal Essence Café

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satisfied and telling those they know of the amazing experience they had.

8. Hill’s Restaurant & Lounge

401 W. Main Ave. hillsrestaurantandlounge.com Food is made from scratch using local ingredients and their herbs and vegetable from their Rooftop Garden.

9. Italian Kitchen

113 N. Bernard St. italiankitchenspokane.com Beautiful and charming decor; exquisite, authentic Italian cuisine.

10. nYne Bar & Bistro

232 W. Sprague Ave. nynebar.com One of Spokane’s favorite clubs, serving delicious pub fair and toast-worthy beverages.

11. O’Doherty’s

525 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. odohertyspub.com Traditional Irish fare, great spirits, and service as though you are going home to family.

12. The Onion & Area 51 Taphouse

302 W. Riverside Ave. area51taphouse.com Craft made local food and delicious beverages in a fun, family atmosphere.

13. Orlison Brewing Tasting Room

1017 W. 1st Ave. orlisonbrewing.com Originally known as the “lager only” brewery of Eastern Washington, they have branched out with their Adventure Ales series while continuing to produce the much loved “laid-back lagers.”

14. Red Lion BBQ

126 N. Division St. redlionbbq.com Some of the best barbecue around. All sides and sauces are homemade. They have great sports viewing and Happy Hour prices all day.

15. Reininger Winery Tasting Room 824 W. Sprague Ave. reiningerwinery.com

Specializing in crafting elegant and finely structured wines from hand-harvested, ultra premium grapes.

16. Sushi.com

430 W. Main Ave. mainsushi.com Combining traditional with a creative and contemporary flair, they serve food in a health-conscious manner, using only the most fresh and healthiest ingredients.

17. Sushi Maru

808 W. Main Ave. sushimaruspokane.com Delicious sushi conveyer-belt style for endless eating.

18. T’s Lounge

703 N. Monroe St. (509) 315-9432 Kendall Yards newest lounge. Featuring beer, wine, and spirits, with TVs for sports and vintage video games.

19. Tempus Winery Tasting Room

8 N. Post St. tempuscellars.com They released their first vintage in the spring of 2009 in the spirit of creating elegant, finesse driven wines with fruit sourced from the Walla Walla Valley and Columbia Valley.

20. Wild Sage

916 W. 2nd Ave. wildsagebistro.com Fine dining using the freshest locally sourced ingredients, providing an intimate dining experience.

Lodging & Event Centers 21. Chateau Rive at the Flour Mill

621 W. Mallon Ave. bozzimedia.com Located on the ground floor of the historic Flour Mill, and alongside the banks of the Spokane River, Chateau Rive is an elegant venue with old-world charm for any event.

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333 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.

23. The Historic Davenport Hotel 10 S. Post St.

24. The Davenport Tower 111 S. Post St.

25. The Davenport Lusso 808 W. Sprague Ave.

26. Penthouse at the Paulsen

421 W. Riverside Ave. bozzimedia.com The historic Paulsen Penthouse, on the 17th floor of the Paulsen Building, was the residence of Helen Paulsen for 60 years and is now available for overnight stays and private events.

Shopping 27. Atticus

222 N. Howard St. (509) 747-0336 Espresso drinks, drip coffee, loose-leaf teas, cookies, pastries. House-made granola. Four different House-made Parisian-style sandwiches. And some of the coolest gifts around.

28. Bloem Flowers

808 W. Main Ave. chocolates-flowers.com Offering more than 39 years of experience with a reputation for supreme European floral artistry.

29. Boo Radley’s

232 N. Howard St. (509) 456-7479 Funky, edgy, pop-culture cards, gifts, shirts, toys, books, decor, and whatever else they think is kinda cool or weird.

Strictly old-school brick and mortar.

30. Bozzi Gallery

221 N. Wall, Suite 226 bozzigallery.com Fine art gallery in the heart of Spokane.

31. Chosen Vintage

7 W. Main Ave. (509) 443-3602 Antiques, vintage, rusty, industrial, repurposed furniture, clothing, retail, smalls, mediums and everything in between, this co-op features 12 vendors who scour Spokane and beyond to bring you only the best and most unique pieces.

32. Dania

319 W. Riverside Ave. daniafurniture.com A home furnishings destination rooted in their love for modern design and quality craftsmanship. As a family business 54 years in the making, they strive to blend the timeless tradition of Scandinavian design with your individual style.

33. Finders Keepers

18 W. Main Ave. finderskeepersboutiques.com Beautiful selection of dresses for every occasion.

34. House of POp

227 W. Riverside Ave. thehouseofpop.com The brain child of Douglas and Amy McCoy originally started as a collective of highly gifted individuals in the art of hair, photography, modeling, and film. Unpretentious by nature they strive to make each client feel at home while handcrafting their clients’ best hair.

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good about themselves—and to discover exclusive merchandise that cannot be found anywhere else.

37. Parrish & Grove

19 W. Main Ave. parrishandgrove.com A local purveyor of botanical curiosities. Select flowers to create your own unique bouquet, explore their exotic house plants, or build a miniature ecosystem at the terrarium bar.

38. Two Women Vintage Goods

112 S. Cedar St. twowomenvintagegoods.com An urban farmhouse-inspired boutique offering home decor and gifts for all ages, genders, occasions and spaces.

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Steamplant

159 S. Lincoln steamplantspokane.com A boutique that carries apparel, home décor, gifts, vintage and vintage-inspired to feather your nest with. Also carrying Magnolia Home Furnishings.

For Fun 40. ROW Adventure Center

1128 W. 3rd Ave. larryhmillertoyotaspokane.com Larry H. Miller Toyota is one of the Northwest’s largest Toyota dealerships with a great sales and service team.

Located in the heart of Downtown Spokane, they are in the ready to help you find the perfect new or pre-owned vehicle.

209 S. Washington St. rowadventurecenter.com The leader in outdoor activities in Spokane, Coeur d’Alene and the surrounding area, from whitewater rafting the Spokane River to lake kayaking the Coeur d’Alene. Since 1979 they have delivered unique, innovative adventure travel tours worldwide.

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41. Wild Walls Climbing Gym

319 W. Second Ave. lolospokane.com Unique styles that stand out from others, and are reasonably priced. Their clothing, jewelry, bath and body products, and accessories help consumers feel

202 W. Second Ave. wildwalls.com The premier indoor climbing gym and yoga studio for all ages.

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THEY CALL IT

Urban Restoration at the Historic Ridpath Hotel

by Kimberly Gunning

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n April of 1952, Spokane’s Ridpath Hotel opened its doors to the public with a grand opening and dedication. It was a much-anticipated event, following the fire in 1950 that burnt to the ground the building previously in its place.

“With 200 people in waiting, Miss Spokane, Marcia Gusman, stepped from a ceremonial platform and unlocked the hotel’s front door,” states the Ridpath Hotel’s National Register for Historic Places Registration Form, submitted November 2013. “Then as a symbol that the door would never again be closed, she threw the key into the crowd.”

The Ridpath Hotel quickly become a downtown landmark. Throughout the years, it hosted politicians and celebrities—performer Michael Jackson and stuntman Evel Knievel, among others—as well as attendees of high school proms, reunions, banquets and conferences. Then in 2008, the doors did, in fact, close—for longer than many would have imagined.

A New Chapter for the Ridpath “I know there are a lot of people who thought we’d never be here,” says Ron Wells, managing partner of the Ridpath’s restoration project.

For nearly a decade, competing proposals, financial entanglements, logistics surrounding a previous owner’s bankruptcy and other complications ensued as the Ridpath fell into disarray.

Wells and two others purchased 12 condos on the top two floors of the Ridpath in December 2012, which gave the group 61 percent of voting control. But finding funding and acquiring the remainder of the building offered challenges for several years to come.

Wells and his partners proposed to create affordable “micro unit” apartments in the 11 remaining floors, but a competing proposal aimed to keep the Ridpath a hotel.

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“We were convinced that a hotel wasn’t the best use of this property, and what Spokane really needed was more people living downtown and more diversity downtown,” says Paul Mann, investment partner in the Ridpath project.

Wells and project architect Ron Wendle have partnered on more than 40 certified historic rehabilitation projects in Spokane, including the Steam Plant Square.

Mann and his wife have invested in a handful of these projects, dating back to 1993. Mann has also volunteered his time in support of historic preservation, and previously served as president of the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation, among other posts.

“We’re a good team in that respect,” says Mann. “We all have this passion for a vital downtown Spokane.”

Their proposed Ridpath project found assistance through a historic rehabilitation tax credit and $1.75 million from a Housing and Urban Development program that had been specifically set aside for an affordable housing initiative. The $22 million project drew support from city leadership and found high-caliber funding.

“An amazing group of people with some pretty high horsepower helped get all the pieces together for this. All we had to do was hang on,” says Wells.

At long last, papers were signed this May. And on July 6, people

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filed into the Ridpath to celebrate the plans for the building’s revitalization. Long-time residents recalled fond memories at the former hotel, while politicians across party lines came together to commend the affordable housing initiative.

The Ridpath Club Apartments Blueprints for the Ridpath Club Apartments include 206 apartments on the first 11 floors of the main tower and the adjacent, four-story east annex. The top two floors remain luxury condos, operated separately from the affordable housing master plan and $22 million budget.

The micro units start at 247 square feet and feature compact, efficiency kitchens with three-in-one appliances and quartz

countertops.

“We’re building affordable housing, but we’re not building cheap housing,” says Mann. He adds that the tiny house movement has become a helpful source of inspiration and has created a marketplace for compact appliances.

“Our motivations are very non-invasive to the building,” says Wendle. “We’re not tearing out all the walls—it’s part of the historic rehab. We’re playing the hand we’re dealt.”

Just like the lighted “R-I-D-P-A-T-H” lettering on the rooftop.

“It’s part of the historic fabric,” says Mann. It stays, too.

Of the 206 units, 180 are classified as “affordable,” for millennials and entry-level professionals qualifying with an income of less than $30,000 annually. These units are expected to be priced in the range of $500 to $600 per month, including utilities. The remaining 26 apartments are to be sold at market rate.

The mezzanine area of the former hotel will soon serve as a social space for residents, or as Wells calls it, a “living room” for the “hipstoric” project.

The first floor includes a 5,900-square-foot restaurant space, occupied by concepts of Jeremy and Kate Hansen, the husband-

wife duo well-known for their other restaurant ventures, including Santé Restaurant & Charcuterie, Inland Pacific Kitchen and Common Crumb.

The Hansens plan to open an all-day French brasserie, called the Ridpath Brasserie, serving approachable breakfast, lunch and dinner dishes along with hard-to-find, bottled European beers and French table wines.

“The brasserie is something that Kate and I have been thinking about for, actually, a long time,” says Jeremy Hansen. Kate Hansen adds, “It’s something that’s a real honor to bring to Spokane.”

As the couple’s largest concept to date, the brasserie will be open daily from 7 a.m. to 3 a.m., providing residents and nearby workers a place to stop by nearly any time of day or night.

“We really want it to be a place where people can have it be a home base if they’d like to,” says Kate Hansen.

The expansive floor plan allows a perfect division for a separate concept, The Gin Bar. The intimate Old World, Asianinspired gin cocktail bar and late-night eatery will feature Octopus-themed art and décor.

The food menu will offer several variations of three core items— ramen, bao buns and chicken wings.

The Ridpath Brasserie and The Gin Bar plan to open to the public by mid-fall. The 11th floor of the Ridpath Club Apartments is also expected to open for its first residents in the fall, with the lower floors to follow.

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Invigorating Downtown Spokane “It’s just been a long struggle, and we always felt like we would prevail, but I will admit we all had moments of doubt,” says Mann. “These micro units suit the building and they suit what the population of Spokane needs.”

The Ridpath Club Apartments project aims to bring new and vibrant life to downtown, revitalizing a building that was once the place to be seen in the city of Spokane. And it continues a movement of many historic revitalization projects in the area.

“When we see this building all lit up, with the sign on the roof all lit up, and this part of downtown being vibrant and productive and

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an enjoyable place to live, that’s when we can breathe a deep sigh of relief,” says Mann.

“I think it will be really symbolic for Spokane,” says Kate Hansen, regarding the long battle for the Ridpath’s next chapter and what the city is accomplishing with its revitalization efforts. “It will be a sign for other things to come.”

Kimberly Gunning and her husband moved to Spokane on military orders, and are exploring all that the region has to offer. She’s a foodie and wine-lover, avid reader, adventure traveler and long-distance runner, and has worked as an associate editor and freelancer for a variety of travel and lifestyle publications.

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t’s a low rumble. Maybe a roar. If we all listen, we’ll hear it. It’s the sound of progress, construction and change in downtown Spokane. It’s a revolution and a renovation so vast it feels historic and we’re all watching it happen. The investment in downtown Spokane is hard to ignore, it’s the community that gets to enjoy the dividends. You can see the physical change in downtown’s landscape, but there’s also a feeling. It’s a shift in the collective thinking by the people who live here.

At its core, Spokane bursts with promise and life. Just walk any street and you’ll feel the vibe. You’ll see projects, new restaurants, shops and public art, but mostly, it’s the people you’ll see. People out walking, drinking on outdoor patios, eating at brilliant new restaurants and having fun. Every Friday, food trucks park on Wall Street, in the shadow of the old Macy’s building, while street performers liven the mood with music.

As you take it all in, you realize Spokane has got it goin’ on.

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Historically, Spokane has always been home to visionaries who have left an indelible mark on the community. The historic brick buildings, repurposed, now mingle with new construction. That glorious beauty, The Historic Davenport Hotel and its new keepers, Walt and Karen Worthy, helped spark the downtown renaissance we see today. Buildings once declared ready for the wrecking ball have been restored. Step inside the once dilapidated Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox and you’re transported to an Art Deco dream filled with the lilting sounds of the Spokane Symphony. The music options are seemingly endless. Oh, yes, there are options! The Knitting Factory, The Bing Crosby Theater, The Bartlett. Don’t ever let anyone tell you, “There’s nothing to do in Spokane.”

The city is a study in reuse. Old warehouses like the Washington Cracker Building house art collectives like Terrain, restaurants and whiskey dens are tucked away in basements. In the eastern corner of downtown, the University District provides an infusion of energy only the young and curious can bring. Like the cataclysmic glacial floods that shaped our geography, these bright minds will continue to shape and mold future Spokane.

The culinary scene is cooking and it’s so good, the rest of the nation can smell it. It’s easy to

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see why The Wall Street Journal and LA Times praised our gastronomical delights. How many cities the size of Spokane can claim three James Beard nominated chefs? These chefs are artists in their genre and they’ve all taken a gamble on this city. It’s paying off.

Jeremy Hansen and his wife, Kate, own four eateries downtown. They’ve just opened their fifth. The list of all-star chefs and their restaurants is impressive. Eating your way through downtown could take months, but it’s do-able because it’s affordable and, most importantly, it’s accessible.

If you take a moment to walk downtown, to really look at it, you’ll notice a thriving

and highly visible art scene. It’s everywhere. Spokane Arts is active making sure the community’s mind is enriched with thought provoking beauty. Sculptures, murals, even the electrical boxes scattered on street corners are covered in some artistic representation. Parklets pop up without fail on downtown streets every summer. This community is rich in history, but also looks to the future by fostering creativity and creating a healthy place for people to prosper.

Amid all this charm and bustle you’ll hear it before you see it: the breathtaking Spokane River. Nestled among the historic brick buildings and busy sidewalks contrasted by lush greenery, is the jaw-dropping, bold beauty carved into rock in our epic river gorge. Riverfront Park is such a cherished jewel, the community approved a $64 million renovation to ensure its beauty for generations to come. This winter families will be able to enjoy the new ice ribbon and Looff Carrousel. The new SkyRide will be finished soon and once again people will be able to enjoy the magic of the Spokane Falls from above. Fresh memories will be made. Riverfront Park will be more beautiful than ever when the work is done. It’s all thanks to the people of this city who are willing to see the vision of what Spokane is and what it will be.

All this road construction, the renovations of old buildings, the cacophony, it’s really something. This something is downtown Spokane and it’s ours! It’s ours to live in, to brag about and experience. All this change, this investment, is worth it. And it’s worth checking out.

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From the Desk in

Downtown Spokane

by Elisabeth Hooker

Post-its,

everywhere. Reminders in black and blue ink stuck to my monitor, my keyboard, my phone and even the struggling dieffenbachia in the corner that only lives thanks to the diligence of our wizard of an administrative assistant.

One Post-it reads, “First Friday for beginners,” an inspiration I slapped down to come back to later when promoting the monthly art walk that shimmers with its own life and personality.

Lower, written in Sharpie this time, “Win your story.” Everyone has a story in downtown— what is it? Will they tell it to me?

There’s an old sculpture stuck on a loading dock at the water department, one yellow square reminds me. Crafted from salvaged iron at the Steam Plant, uprooted for development and ready to find a new home.

A mug, holding a rainbow of colored pencils, advertises the coffee shop I frequent three times a day, where the barista usually has my order ready for me by the time I make it to the front of the line.

In the corner a yoga mat—that I should probably wipe down—starting to show some wear from being rolled out repeatedly for Wednesday night yoga on the concrete overlooking Huntington Park.

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There’s a takeout box sitting on a stack of binders labeled with fun titles like, “Horse and Carriage Rides” and “Spring in Spokane.” I’m probably going to have to get a new binder for all the events, there’s too much happening.

Another take-out box, because one is never enough and there are too many places to eat.

Under my desk, a rather inappropriate number of shoes. I really should take them all home; I’ll have to remember a bag tomorrow big enough to carry them on my four-block walk home. Another Post-it reminder.

At my feet sits a space heater I’ve smuggled in, because even though they are well preserved, historic buildings don’t necessarily have HVAC systems that make sense. I don’t really need it because heat from the afternoon sun shining through my fourth story window does the job.

Sounds, incessant sounds. Bus after bus, a honking horn and snippets of conversation float up to me. Good street music, bad street music and excellent street music interrupt my concentration, reminding me to take a break.

Past the open office door, the familiar hum of the copier warming up, the thump of footsteps, greetings from Wonder Woman administrative assistant as visitors arrive for meetings. Work is getting done, people are busy.

My phone: its screen brightens, sending me alerts. Someone has checked-in downtown. They are enjoying a beer somewhere, or getting their engagement photos taken, or celebrating a special occasion. Someone just purchased tickets to “Magic Men Live” and is pretty excited about it.

On the wall, colorful posters triumphantly purchased after a competitive bidding process at the Lands Council auction a few years back.

Framed advertisements for events at the once brand-new Opera House urging visitors to grab a ticket to “Aida,” “The National Folk Ballet of Korea,” “Expo Amusement Park” and my personal favorite, “Jim Nabors.”

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A swag bag, promotion for a new event with a new venue, raffled off via Twitter. I write myself a Post-it to email the winner.

Tacked to the wall, a tiny notepad where I scribble all the numbers of the people I have to call back. Slide the City is finally happening. I’ve got to get in touch with the organizer and give him the contact for the food truck people.

Atop the filing cabinet, a thriving bamboo plant that causes no end of envy for the struggling dieffenbachia and a snow globe of Spokane. Shake it up and a layer of confetti snow covers the clock tower, the Monroe Street Bridge and the Washington Water Power Building. If only snow were confetti in real life.

My sweating iced-tea—from the coffee shop—sits on a coaster I stole from the marketing supply closet because I was tired of documents with water rings. The coaster— bearing the fruit of months of strategy—is in the shape of a construction road sign and reads, “Better Downtown Ahead.”

This city is getting better every day, but today from my desk in downtown Spokane, things are pretty good.

Elisabeth Hooker is the marketing and programming manager of the Downtown Spokane Partnership.

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have blossomed in the home the last three years. Spokane native Megan Robinson recalls remodeling projects while pregnant, and then the precious day she and her husband Daniel brought their second daughter home. They’ve since added Tank, a St. Bernard, to the family.

Megan admits she would like everything in white, but knows that isn’t an option at this stage in life with two playful girls and Tank. Instead, she worked with interior designer Heidi Gilliam to choose decor pieces and design styles both classy and functional to fill the space.

“I chose darker main pieces and hardwood floors,” says Megan. Then through a laugh she

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says, “I can’t even tell you the stuff we have spilled.”

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Megan describes her style as bohemian meets modern farmhouse.

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The resulting spaces are simultaneously hip, fresh and luxuriously comfortable, beginning with the front room where a plush fireside couch sits nestled beneath a picture window. Megan claims that couch is her favorite spot to nest year-round, staring through the dining room and formal dining room to the family room at the far end of the home where her girls may be playing.

The rooms of the three-bedroom, threebathroom Robinson home flow into one

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another and maintain an open feel as picture windows provide portals to adjacent rooms, a whisper of the expansive openness of floor plans to come.

In fact, the initial floor plan required few changes when Robinsons made modern updates to the home. “When we saw this house we saw the potential, . . . even though there was blue carpet throughout,” says Megan. Changes have primarily been in aesthetics, updating flooring and running a paintbrush over everything to bring a fresh palette to the home.

With the majority of the base remodeling complete, Megan hired interior designer Heidi Gilliam to assist with adding elements that would bring rooms together.

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The outcome suggests the two were indeed a suitable team and their workflow effective. Megan points out a shelf extending across the fireplace, painted a deep blue, to fill the expanse of the wall. It’s a playful stray from the traditional mantle and provides more real estate for decor. Such a shelf could

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In general, the home design showcases deep shades of a neutral palette accented with vibrant golds, whites and greenery.

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The deep gray walls of the formal dining room provide dinner guests an intimate setting. White wainscoting, two symmetrical lace-like art prints, and a simple chandelier deliver contrasting sparkle and light.

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to the family room. Farmhouse accents in the kitchen include white cupboards and rustic glass lighting pieces hanging above the countertop with tucked barstools. Color accents happen naturally through a vibrant fruit basket and the children’s art drawings displayed on the far wall. A rustic pub table provides a small informal eating nook just off the kitchen.

Bathrooms echo the general theme. An oversized white farm sink perched on white

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concrete countertops encased by stark white walls provides a blank canvas for details like a rustic barnwood deer print. Even the towels blend into the scenery, mirroring the surrounding whites.

A simple piece of greenery housed in a white vase brings a fresh vibe to the space.

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The home also includes a full apartment downstairs, with the potential to serve as a convenient guest suite.

The remodeling list isn’t complete—but is the task list ever really finished for a homeowner?

Megan says she is happy where they are and excited to continue building memories with her family in their space.

Megan looks back fondly on the remodeling projects she her husband have accomplished thus far. “It brought Dan and me really close together to redo things,” she says. Though she admits some projects were a nightmare, the outcome was rewarding and the process was usually fun.

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Unlike a water

heater, washing machine and refrigerator—which are obvious must-haves for your home—air conditioning is considered a comfort item. The question to ask yourself is just what is your comfort worth to you? If you’re hot and miserable in the summertime, is it worth a few thousand dollars to have central air conditioning retrofitted to your home? Most would say absolutely, especially considering the cost of operating a central air conditioning is typically no more than around a hundred dollars throughout the four-month summer season.

For homeowners who already have a duct system in place, there are two main options to choose from when it comes to keeping your home cool—a central air conditioner is either a split-system unit or a packaged unit.

In a split-system central air conditioner, an outdoor metal cabinet contains the condenser and compressor, and an indoor cabinet contains the evaporator.

In many split-system air conditioners, this indoor cabinet also contains a furnace or the indoor part of a heat pump. The air conditioner’s evaporator coil is installed in the cabinet or main supply duct of this furnace or heat pump. If your home already has a furnace but no air conditioner, a splitsystem is the most economical central air conditioner to install.

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In a packaged central air conditioner, the evaporator, condenser, and compressor are all located in one cabinet, which usually is placed on a roof or on a concrete slab next to the house’s foundation. Air supply and return ducts come from indoors through the home’s exterior wall or roof to connect with the packaged air conditioner, which is usually located outdoors. Packaged air conditioners often include electric heating coils or a natural gas furnace. This combination of air conditioner and central heater eliminates the need for a separate furnace indoors.

Aside from giving you a cool living environment, central air systems have the added benefits of quiet operation and improving indoor air quality. Because the main A/C unit is outside the home, the indoor noise level when it’s on is much lower than a window air conditioning unit. As your central air conditioning system draws air out of various rooms in the house through return air ducts, the air is pulled through an air filter, which removes airborne particles such as dust and lint.

Your air-conditioner size is crucial to a comfortable home. Make sure the central air conditioner is large enough to cool down the house, but not so large it wastes energy. A system that is too big for your home will cycle on and off frequently, consuming electricity and reducing energy efficiency. If it’s too small, it will not be able to cool your entire home on hot days. Before recommending a unit, the HVAC contractor should come to your home to do a load calculation. The contractor measures your home’s size, how tall your home is, your insulation, the quality and quantity of windows, how much shade your home receives, and how much direct sun your home receives.

One of the most common questions homeowners have about air-conditioner installation is how long the job will take. According to Jason Denman, Retro-Fit Manager with R&R Heating and Air Conditioning, if it’s a standard installation, without any complications or corrective work that needs to be done, it’s almost always a one-day job. That’s assuming you already have a forced air furnace and ductwork throughout your home.

The beauty of central airconditioning is that you can set the temperature, push a button and wah-lah, you have cool air circulating throughout your home. One of the mistakes many homeowners make, according to Denman, is to turn their air conditioner off during the day when they are at work or away on errands. When they return, the indoor temp has gone up, and it can take hours for the house to cool down.

The best plan for keeping the home at a consistent temperature is to set the air conditioner and let it do its thing. “It costs pennies to keep it running during the day,” Denman says Energy Star recommends, for optimal cooling and energy efficiency, the coolest you should keep your house is 78 degrees. A programmable thermostat makes it easy to match your cooling needs to your schedule, but you can make the adjustments manually if you don’t have one.

According to Avista, each degree over 70 degrees can save approximately three percent on your cooling bill.

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For most homes,

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Layout The most important decision is the overall layout of the kitchen, defining which appliances will go where and what architectural details—such as windows and doors—need to be integrated into the plans. Determining how many and what kind of cabinets you need can be even more complex, and contemporary design can help open up plenty of options.

In the past, cabinetry was fairly straightforward. Lower cabinets were topped with a counter, then a backsplash and a matching set of cabinets above. These days, design is far less predict-

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Public water & gas. Covered patio. Park-like backyard with garden beds. Barn & shop perfect for horses. 3 barn stalls & additional stalls in shop. Fenced & cross fenced.

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able, and introducing variety through the cabinetry is a savvy designer’s trick to grab attention. The comprehensive product lines from Wellborn Cabinet make it easy to mix diverse finishes, door styles and wood species to blend different design techniques while achieving an eclectic but cohesive feel.

For example, you could pair complementary styles and colors for the upper and lower cabinets, or create some contrast between the perimeter and island to capture an ontrend, eye-catching look that is anything but boring. You can also rely on varying heights and sizes to create more visual variety.

Color A more eclectic kitchen style brings plenty of character on its own, so a color palette that lets the architectural and structural details really shine is more appropriate than bold splashes of vibrant color. That said, there’s still plenty of room to create visual interest and integrate multiple hues to give the room extra depth and charm.

Subtle shades of gray may be just the ticket. Gray cabinetry has grown in popularity in recent years. In fact, more than two-thirds of designers believe gray is the fastest growing color trend in cabinetry, according to data from RICKI Research. The Nature Collection from Wellborn Cabinet is one way to achieve this look. The line of gray paints and stains is available in one stain option and two paint options, allowing for nearly endless possibilities, especially when you consider integrating a standout color to make a feature like an island countertop really pop.

Function While the exterior of the cabinets is what you (and your guests) will appreciate when they first enter the room, it’s what lies hidden behind doors that makes a good kitchen truly great. After spending so much time creating the perfect look, your kitchen demands the right tools and enhancements to make it functional. The trick is to look for unexpected ways to add practical performance.

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For example, a shallow drawer is an ideal location for kitchen knives so you can free up counter space from a bulky butcher block. A slotted wood knife drawer is the perfect solution to securely hold each of your knives and help prevent dull blades and cut fingers.

If you’re stuck with an awkward space, look for creative ways to make it work for you. For example, a narrow gap could be closed with a pull-out cabinet, which holds three small, one medium and three large containers.

Storage Keeping what’s inside your cabinets organized adds to a newly redesigned kitchen’s enhanced function. One often-overlooked solution is using drawers for pots and pans.

The ability to store each pot with its corresponding lid eliminates the jumbled stacks and hard-to-reach pieces common in many kitchens. Another option: an adjustable wood board peg system that lets you customize the peg locations to fit your pots and pans just right.

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$230,000 3 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms MLS# - 201720982 Stunning lower South Hill home. Loaded with upgrades. Great master suite, 2nd floor laundry and covered stamped concrete patio.

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Going Gray Gray may be neutral, but today’s designers know that the subtle hue is anything but dull. Follow these tips to help make the most of this versatile shade.

1. Although a sleek and modern design may be the first look you envision with gray, you can also create warm, cozy spaces by using materials like wood and rich tones such as red, yellow and orange.

2. Avoid overdoing bold accent colors, which can overpower the gray and make a room seem busy. Rely on lighting and white accents, such as countertops and backsplashes, to add some brightness to the room.

3. If the idea of going all gray is overwhelming, opt instead to do a statement piece in gray, such as an island or other feature element you want to showcase.

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wice every summer a pilgrimage of devoted fans descend on a farm in the Palouse to cheer on and celebrate the summer and the sport of Sprint Boat Racing. Webbs’ Slough in St. John, Washington, plays host to this popular event. Their first event this year was a huge success in June and their second and last boat race of the year is Saturday, August 26.

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year and are immensely popular for crews and spectators alike. Ticket prices for the one day event are $15 for children 17 and under, $25 for adult general admission and $40 for adult VIP admission, for adults 21 and over, which includes admission into the pits and the VIP Beer Garden. The race is part of the American Sprint Boat Racing Series. Each boat—boasting upwards of 1,000 horsepower—has a driver and a navigator. It is a timed event, as only one boat at a time is allowed on the narrow shallow water course of twists and turns.

One local racer who has enjoyed much success and will be back for the August race is Spokane’s Dennis Hughes and his navigator (and daughter) Sam Hughes of Overkill Racing. Dennis is a seasoned veteran, having started his racing career in sprint boats a decade ago in 2007. Over the years he has had numerous wins with several navigators. Last year, Sam started navigating for him at the age of 15. She is the youngest navigator in the U.S. Sam is a highschool student at Central Valley in the Spokane Valley, and her dad says—

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although she would rather be hanging out with her friends on the weekends—racing has given the family something they can do together. It is a family friendly sport and they enjoy spending time with the other racers.

New this year for the team is an all-aluminum super charged motor producing about 1,200 horsepower, putting them in the unlimited class. Their first time out with this new power plant was in June at the race this year in St. John. They had a great run their first qualifier, mechanical issues the second and third qualifiers and a crash into the fence the fourth qualifier. Their first run was fast though and they ended up in the finals at the end of the day. They finished second in their first race in the unlimited class.

Along with the wins there have been a few close calls. The scariest moment came for Hughes early in his sprint boat career with his navigator at the time, Gabe Parkins, when they crashed and landed upside down in the water and they were stuck under the boat until they were rescued by the safety crew.

The community of St. John rises to the occasion to promote the race, its participating teams, and accommodates the crowds that flock to this race event. Check out the Sprint Boat Races at Webbs’ Slough on August 26. Gates open at 9 a.m. and the event starts at 10 a.m. You can follow Overkill Racing on Facebook. Webbs’ Slough can be found on Facebook and webbsslough.com.

Michele Martin is a photographer and lifelong Spokane resident and racing enthusiast.

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ife is about balance for Kelly Marie Dawson, the owner of Salon Avant. She has been a professional hairdresser for 32 years—and she’s also the co-owner of Avant Yoga.

“I get to do this whole idea about beauty from the inside out,” says Dawson, 52. “I get to share the external and the internal, and I think of that as the inhale and exhale of the breath.”

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“When we have more wellness in our lives, we’re more productive, have more clarity, and are able to be more present in the moment,” Dawson says.

Part of Dawson’s concept is working with hairdressers. She created a workshop with Craft Studio, another local salon, to promote what she calls the healthy hairdresser. “How Well Are You Listening” is the name of the program—that applies to listening to clients, and to the service provider’s own needs.

“We like to concentrate on the physical and the mental aspects,” Dawson says. “Hairdressers stand for long periods of time, and are constantly struggling with our legs, feet, back and shoulders. When I got into yoga, I realized all these great benefits that I was receiving. It made sense with me to share this info with others.”

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when it was prescribed by her doctor as a way to help with breathing issues related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from years of smoking and living on the wild side of life.

Yoga? What was that? Dawson had no idea. Instead of a proper yoga mat, she brought a camping pad to the first class. She quickly fell in love with the practice, and the self-study and philosophy surrounding it.

“It was about the breath first, and then the self study—it kind of became my own AA,” Dawson says.

“It helped me to get clarity, and I began going more in-depth into the philosophy of yoga. It’s really about finding happiness and contentment and honoring your truth. It really resonated with me and what I needed in my life at that time.

“The lovely thing,” she says, “is that I can share this with my clients and they are becoming more involved with yoga.”

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A Heart for the Mind:

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is a passionate advocate for his patients. His field is psychiatry, and the patients with chronic and severe mental illness he treats are often misunderstood and feared by the community at large. As the Medical Director of Eastern State Hospital since 1999, Dr. Floura has worked to change that negative stigma.

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Born and raised in Calcutta, India, Dr. Floura came to Spokane in 1991 and joined Eastern State Hospital as a psychiatrist. For a brief time, he went to Indiana in private practice, before returning to practice in Spokane and then Richland. In 1997, he returned to ESH, and in 1999 he became their medical director. As of his retirement on July 31, 2017, Dr. Floura will hold the distinction as the longest-serving medical director in the history of the State of Washington among psychiatric hospitals.

Dr. Floura began his medical career in the surgical field, but found the stress of the job unbearable. He loves to talk to people, and psychiatry proved a better fit. Even as a medical director, where he dealt with administrative duties, he remained active in treating patients.

“Patient care was my life blood,” Dr. Floura says. “I was very fortunate that I was allowed to do both positions, and at the same time I handled both positions very nicely. I had a wonderful relationship with all of the medical staff.”

Rather than simply being “that place out in Medical Lake where nobody wants to go,” Eastern State Hospital—under Dr. Floura’s guidance—has become more visible in the community.

“We are now seen as one of the other hospitals. We have been helping the community by helping mentally ill people,” Dr. Floura says.

“One of the biggest challenges we face is that there are so many patients waiting in the community to get in the hospital to be treated, but there are only so many beds,” he says. “We are doing our best to accommodate as many people as we can to help the community out.”

Dr. Floura is quick to point out that while he may be retired from ESH, he’s accepted a new position as medical director at a soon to open 16-bed Adult Evaluation and Treatment mental health facility in Colville.

“I’m very passionate about treating these patients, and at the end of the day, I really feel that I have accomplished something,” he says. “God has sent me here with a purpose and I’m just fulfilling that purpose.”

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Teaching From Anywhere: Bill Youngs, EUW Professor Travel is a

favorite pastime for many retired seniors. Bill Youngs, 76, has taken trips to National Parks across the United States and visited faraway destinations like the Wadi Rum desert in southern Jordan where the movie Martian was filmed.

But Youngs isn’t retired. He’s in his 45th year of teaching American history at Eastern Washington University. Each fall he leads courses in the history of National Parks and the history of the American Wilderness.

Thanks to modern technology and the Internet, Youngs is able to teach his class from wherever he may be— from Yosemite National Park to the Norwegian Arctic to the Australian Desert. Whether sitting at the table in his motorhome or at a picnic table in a park, it gives him the unique ability to show his students exactly what the place they’re studying looks like at that very moment.

“It’s something that would have been impossible 10 years ago, but with modern technology it’s become very accessible,” Youngs says.

“It’s one thing to see something on film, and another to actually be there,” he says. “One of the things that pleases me the most is that after taking one

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of my classes, people will say it raised their awareness of parks and they want to start seeing them.”

Youngs has had a passion for the National Park system since childhood.

His father was a mathematician at Indiana University and worked at the RAND Corporation in southern California each summer, and the family would make the trip, stopping to see historical sites and natural wonders.

When Youngs was a junior in college, he made his own cross-country trek on a 150cc motor-scooter—something he now does on a three-wheeled Spyder bike.

Of the 59 National Parks in the U.S., Youngs has visited 30. Among his favorite spots are the Grand Tetons, Mount Rainer and Yellowstone. One of the best things about living in Spokane, he says, is being within a day’s drive of eight national parks in the U.S. and Canada.

As much as Youngs enjoys seeing the world, he also has a fondness for home.

“I often take movies when I travel, and it’s good to get back to my office so I can go over them and decide which parts I’m going to use in my classes,” he says. “I like to teach face to face, so while I like to travel, I also like being on campus.”

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introduce you to one of my heroes. She’s a “woman of a certain age,” as we used to say, and she’s overcome unbelievable obstacles to get where she is today. She’s tough, and ornery in her own way, and she retains the ability to laugh at the ridiculous messes life can throw at us. She is a survivor, and I’m proud to say she is my friend. (She’s a little shy, so I won’t tell you her last name.)

Mary O. is in her sixties, and she manages a homestead farm near Clayton, north of Deer Park. She keeps a few cows and a horse or two, mostly as pets, although there was a time when she would have jumped onto the back of a passing filly and ridden across the pasture like a house afire.

Not anymore. Mary’s life has been changed, and challenged, for years, by rheumatoid arthritis. This isn’t the “pain in my joints when it rains” kind of arthritis; Mary’s condition has twisted her spine and mostly affects her hands, which are contorted sideways in a manner that makes it hard to get ahold of things like a coffee cup, much less a half-wild horse’s mane.

Mary grew up on that homestead, raised by her adoptive and beloved Poppa, Eddie, who died last year at 99. Eddie taught Mary to think and do for herself; he also taught her how to disassemble and reassemble a car engine, how to fix a water pump, and hundreds of other practical and useful skills.

Perhaps Eddie’s most generous gift was Mary’s sense of humor and her can-do spirit. When necessary, she still marshalls the forces—her three sons, who all live in the area—to pick and can fruit, plant and harvest a big garden, and mostly gets by without too much outside help.

Her oldest, Chris, lives with Mary and helps with daily household chores. Like Mary, her sons have all worked hard to maintain the local Grange Hall, and to preserve local history. This, despite health challenges that would have sent many of us back to bed years ago.

The other day, I told Mary that I finally relented and gave my house a top-to-bottom

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cleaning: from swatting at ceiling cobwebs to scrubbing the floor on my hands and knees with a rag and a tub of rinse water.

It took hours, I moaned. “Damn, I wish I could still do that,” she said.

That surprised me, and I knew it had slipped out, because I have never, ever, heard Mary complain about the many hardships that life has thrown at her: an abusive ex-husband, a stroke, whatever it was, Mary came roaring back without a whimper or a complaint. Sometimes a choice cuss word or two—Eddie taught her well—but never a sense of having been put-upon. Whatever she has, she has earned, and she has the scars to prove it.

The other day, I mentioned that I had heard the huckleberries were on near Priest Lake. “Let’s go!” she hollered into the phone. And so we were off, with Eddie’s decades-old homemade huckleberry picker, headed for the wilds of north Idaho. After we parked, Mary noticed a movement on the rock face, hundreds of feet above us—a

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mountain goat, carefully picking its way down the sheer cliff face. We hiked up the trail toward the Lionhead granite slides (Google that, why doncha), eating huge, just-ripe huckleberries by the handful along the way.

It was hot and dusty and we had to pull up a few times to rest, but there was never any doubt we would make it to the granite waterslides. After a refreshing dip—okay, that water is flipping ice cold, year-round—and a rest, we drifted back down the trail, our sense of adventure refreshed, with enough huckleberries for a pie.

On the way home, Mary insisted we take a quick detour to check out a Forest Service road that looked promising. “Oh yeah,” Mary said, “we’ll be back. Look at this chunk of granite! Gorgeous!” Her hands, sculpted and twisted by time like the rock they held, still had room to hold an offering of resilience and delight. Long may you inspire and amaze, Mary O.

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number one overall in meeting the longterm care needs of older residents and people with disabilities, according to a new, state-by-state Scorecard from AARP, The Commonwealth Fund and SCAN Foundation. While our state edged out Minnesota for the top spot this year, more must be done, at a much faster pace, if we are to meet the needs of our changing demographic.

Picking Up the Pace of Change: A State Scorecard on Long-Term Services and Supports for Older Adults, People with Physical Disabilities, and Family Caregivers—the third in a series of reports— ranks each state overall, focusing on five attributes of an ideal system: Affordability and Access; Choice; Quality; Support for Family Caregivers; and Effective Transitions.

When it comes to helping older Washingtonians live in the setting of their choice, family caregivers take on big responsibilities, and many juggle full-time jobs with their caregiving duties; others provide 24/7 care for their loved ones. They provide the bulk of care for older Washingtonians, in part because the cost of long-term care remains unaffordable for most middle income families.

More than 828,000 state residents help their aging parents, spouses and other loved ones stay at home by providing assistance with bathing and dressing, transportation, finances, complex medical tasks like wound care and injections, and more. With every task they undertake, these family caregivers save the state money by keeping their loved ones out of costly nursing homes—most often paid for by Medicaid.

Even facing tight budgets, Washington is making clear progress to assist caregivers. According to the Scorecard, Washington has taken action to improve the assessment of family caregiver needs by implementing the CARE (Caregiver Advise, Record, Enable) Act. The CARE Act allows patients to designate a family caregiver, notifies the family caregiver when their loved one is to be discharged or transferred to a different facility, requires medical professionals discuss the patient’s discharge plan with the family caregiver, and provides an opportunity for the family caregiver and patient to ask questions about aftercare medical and nursing tasks.

“Unpaid family caregivers provide the majority of support to seniors and individuals with disabilities who need help to continue living at home. These services are estimated at more than $10 billion, five times what Medicaid spends on long-term services and supports each year,” says Bea Rector, acting assistant secretary for Aging and Long-Term Support at the Department of Social and Health Services.

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training and support groups pays incredible dividends for the health and happiness of our caregivers, seniors and people with disabilities and it saves taxpayer dollars. Family caregivers are truly the unsung heroes of long-term services and supports in our state,” says Rector.

The single strongest predictor of a state’s long-term care system is the reach of its Medicaid long-term care safety net. Washington improved in this area by devoting 64.9 percent of the state’s Medicaid spending on LTSS which helps provide care at home and in the community—the care setting that most Washingtonians prefer, versus 35.1 percent for nursing home services.

However, the state lost ground in their efforts to have Medicaid beneficiaries use home and community based services first before receiving nursing home care. A program called Community Living Connections seeks to improve that score by linking beneficiaries to community resources and service options, providing individual consultations, and access to family and caregiver support services.

“This Scorecard gives us a snapshot of how well Washington serves our older residents, those with disabilities, and family caregivers—and shows us where we must sharpen our focus to better assist hardworking Washingtonians,” says AARP State Director Doug Shadel. “While we are ahead of the curve, we cannot rest on our laurels. There is more work to be done.”

The Scorecard reveals that in less than 10 years, Boomers will begin to turn 80, placing new expectations and demands on a still imperfect long-term care system. Further, this generation will have far fewer potential family caregivers to provide unpaid help.

Long-term care, also called long-term services and supports, is a diverse set of services designed to help older people and those with disabilities; services can be provided in a person’s home, in a community setting such as an adult day center, or in a group residential facility like a nursing home.

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Acupuncture: Ancient Medicine for Modern Times

Acupuncture is surprisingly relaxing. (Who knew that having needles stuck in your body could help you relax?) Many people who receive treatment report they feel rested and recharged after a visit to the acupuncturist—it’s not unlike that feeling you get after you wake up from a refreshing nap.

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by John F. Moore

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hen you hear the word “acupuncture” what comes to mind? Most people know that acupuncture is a form of medicine from China that involves needles, but that’s about it. Acupuncture is a sophisticated medical intervention (actually, a form of surgery) where thin, surgical steel, sterile needles about as thick as a cat whisker are inserted into the body to produce a therapeutic effect. While acupuncture originated in China thousands of years ago, it has stood the test of time as a safe and effective modality to treat a variety of illnesses and complaints we all suffer from in the modern era.

If the idea of having multiple needles inserted into your body is frightening, don’t worry—acupuncture needles are so delicate and thin the sensation of needling is usually very faint, although stronger stimulation is sometimes required to treat stubborn muscle and joint pain. It’s not like going to the doctor where you might get a “shot” or a blood draw with hypodermic needles, which can be sharp and painful.

As the Baby Boomer generation ages, and as our medical system desperately looks for a way to address widespread addiction to opioid drugs, healthcare consumers are taking a closer look at acupuncture. More and more people each year are finding relief with this ancient therapy.

Skeptics claim that acupuncture is a pseudoscience and its effects are merely a placebo; however, dozens of studies have shown that acupuncture is effective in the treatment of many complaints, including musculoskeletal problems (neck pain, low back pain), arthritis, and migraine. Also, acupuncture is used in other medial arenas, such as fertility treatments and IVF, to improve the likelihood of conception and full term delivery of at-risk pregnancies.

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Most acupuncture programs are master’s degree programs (three years of training) where students receive supervised clinical education and hands-on training in the safe and appropriate use of acupuncture needles. Licensed Acupuncturists (L.Acs) have the most training in the use of acupuncture needles, although many medical doctors, osteopathic physicians, and chiropractors include acupuncture in their medical practices after receiving acupuncture education.

In Washington, Licensed Acupuncturists are known as “East Asian Medicine Practitioners” or EAMPs. The State licenses acupuncturists as they do any other health care profession, and practitioners must earn a master’s degree and pass national certification exams to be licensed.

So what does acupuncture feel like?

Does it hurt? How does it work?

Acupuncture is generally relaxing and relatively painless. Sometimes there is a small “pinchy” feeling as the needle is inserted, followed by a slight dull achy sensation, or a tingling sensation that may travel up and down the area being needled. Sometimes the patient doesn’t even feel the needle being inserted, but will report a warm or heavy feeling locally that may spread out from the site of insertion.

An MRI study at the University of York in the United Kingdom even demonstrated reduced pain receptor activity within the brain after sensory stimulation with the needle.

Acupuncture is surprisingly relaxing. (Who knew that having needles stuck in your body could help you relax?) Many people who receive treatment report that they feel rested and recharged after a visit to the acupuncturist—it’s not unlike that feeling you get after you wake up from a refreshing nap.

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which involves the insertion of needles into the body to stimulate tissues and facilitate physiological changes in the nervous and circulatory systems in the body.

Medical science is still figuring out all the biomechanisms of acupuncture, but what we do know is that acupuncture helps alleviate pain and regulate the “systems” of the body (digestive, circulatory, respiratory, immune, reproductive, etc.). The ancient Chinese learned that stimulating tissues in one area of the body could help reduce pain or treat illness elsewhere in the body.

For example, a point on the dorsum of the hand between the fourth and fifth metatarsals when needled or pressed helped free up a frozen neck.

Or, pressing or needling points on the feet helped alleviate a migraine or eye strain.

What is important to remember is that acupuncture is a medical procedure based on anatomy, physiology, and pathology, not hocus pocus or quackery. You don’t have to believe in it for it to work, anymore that you need to believe your teeth will be cleaned when you visit your dentist.

Inserting needles into the body and stimulating specific tissues results in a therapeutic effect. And since most of us have aches and pains, and most of us would like to treat our health problems without expensive drugs and side effects, it’s worth a try.

John F. Moore, L.Ac, EAMP is a licensed acupuncturist and East Asian Medicine Practitioner and a 2008 graduate of the Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine. He practices acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine in the Shadle Park area of Spokane. He can be reached at john@ acutopia.com or (206) 856-9737.

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Does stretching

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Researchers now say stretching may prevent you from reaching your maximum strength during a workout, and could leave you more vulnerable to injury. There are generally two stretching techniques: dynamic stretching and static stretching. Dynamic stretching is ideally done before a workout and it involves a concise range of motion meant to mimic the movement we make during rigorous exercise. Static stretching involves extending your arms, legs or other body parts to the point of tension and holding that position for a period of time.

Static stretching is usually best done at the end of a workout.

Let’s talk about dynamic stretching since you’ve been doing static stretching since PE class in grade school. Dynamic stretching shouldn’t last more than 10 minutes. Keep in mind that just because the stretches involve movement doesn’t mean it’s supposed to fatigue your muscles. The goal of dynamic stretching is to gradually increase your heart rate and elevate your core temperature before you work out. You should break a sweat, but you shouldn’t be breathing hard.

Begin with the following warm-up: 1. Start with jogging, running, or skipping rope. Jumping jacks, burpees, and mountain climbers are other alternatives to get your blood flowing.

2. Once your muscles are warm and you’ve achieved a light sweat, choose exercises that will warm-up all your muscle groups. Trunk twists, arm circles, squats, pushups and lunges are a good place to start. Perform each exercise for 30 to 45 seconds.

After you’ve completed the warm-up, you can move into a few specific dynamic exercises.

There are plenty of stretches to choose from, so depending on your activity, you can vary this

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routine. Here are a few dynamic stretches to get you started: 1. High knees: This exercise can be performed in a stationary position or moving forward. Start with a running motion, bringing the opposite arm and leg up at the same time. Gradually increase the speed and height of your legs, driving your knees toward your chest. Remember to match the speed of your arms with the speed of your legs. Start with three sets of 15 repetitions.

2. Lunge and twist: Start this exercise by lunging with your right leg. Keep your chest up and your back straight, engaging your core. As your lower your left knee to the ground, twist your upper body toward your right knee. Follow this movement with a twist to the left. Stand back up and repeat, alternating legs. Start with 10 repetitions on each leg.

3. Leg swings: This dynamic stretch can be performed side-to-side and frontto-back. For the front-to-back version, stabilize yourself along a wall or balance one arm out to the side. With your feet spread apart to your hips’ width, lift your right leg.

Swing your leg forward and backward in one movement. Slowly increase the height of the swing in each direction. Start with 10 to 15 repetitions before you switch to the opposite leg.

Begin the lateral version of the exercise by facing a wall or holding onto a short fence. Swing your right leg in front of your left knee. Bring your leg back in front of you and extend to the right, all in one movement without a pause. Be sure to maintain your balance and gradually increase the height of the swing in each direction. After 10 to 15 repetitions, repeat with the opposite leg.

Static stretching isn’t your best method to improve your functional muscle length.

Dynamic stretching helps you prepare for anything athletics related from weights to wakeboarding and all the things in between.

Ultimately a mix of both helps you increase your mobility and flexibility and make you nimble.

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ast month I decided to book a little trip into Mexico for this upcoming winter season. A little break from the Spokane frigid weather, but more importantly, if you’re a foodie like me, traveling becomes this wonderful springboard into new foods. At bare minimum it’s an opportunity to taste authentic takes on food you’ve had time and time again in the States. Aside from margaritas, I thought diving face first into the area’s best enchiladas would be the perfect gesture to celebrate and hold over my taste buds until I can venture south of the border, whose winter wonderland has a lot more cilantro.

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Tortilla Union Southwest Grill 808 W. Main Ave., Ste. 109 The team at Twigs Martini Bar and Bistro have done it again, this time with a venture into all things Mexican. Slow braised barbacoa brisket with manchego cheese and drizzled with a cilantro lime emulsion brings a citrus kick to your traditional enchilada dishes. If you want a real treat, order their Union guacamole as an appetizer.

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Lightly spray baking rack and place on top of foil-lined, rimmed baking pan. Separate strips of bacon and lay flat in single layer on rack. Bake 15-18 minutes, or until just crisp, rotating pan halfway through cooking. Using spatula, remove bacon from pan while warm; drain on paper towels. Drain fat from pan. Place ham cubes on same rack and bake 5-7 minutes, or until heated through.

Prepare oatmeal as directed on package and keep warm with ham and bacon.

Over high heat, bring 2 quarts water to boil and blanch asparagus 1-2 minutes, or until tender-crisp when pierced with fork. With tongs or slotted spoon, remove asparagus; drain and reserve. In same saucepot over high heat, bring 2 quarts water to boil. Reduce heat to simmer and, using slotted spoon, carefully lower eggs into water individually. Cook 6 1/2 minutes for softer, jammy yolk or a little more for firmer yolk, keeping water simmering during cooking. Transfer eggs to bowl of ice water and chill 1 minute for easier peeling.

To assemble, divide oatmeal, asparagus, berries, ham and bacon among four bowls. Place peeled, halved egg in each bowl and top with walnuts and pepitas.

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• 12 slices Smithfield Thick Cut Bacon • 1 pound Smithfield Boneless Sliced Ham • 1 1/2-2 quarts water • 1 lime, juiced • 1 cup guacamole • 4 large eggs • 4 thick slices seeded whole-grain bread, toasted golden brown • freshly ground black pepper • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley or cilantro Heat oven to 375 F. Lightly spray baking rack and place on top of foil-lined, rimmed baking pan. Separate strips of bacon and lay flat in single layer on rack. Bake 15-18 minutes, or until just crisp, rotating pan halfway through cooking.

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In saucepot over medium-high heat, heat water and lime juice until simmering. Crack eggs into small cups. Slowly add eggs one at a time to pot and simmer 4-5 minutes, or until whites are just set for runny yolk or a little longer for firmer yolk. Remove eggs from water with slotted spoon and drain on paper towel.

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trending phrases we see being thrown around is “vertical integration.” But most of us don’t really know what it is. Inc. Magazine defines vertical integration as a company that owns one or more element(s) of their supply chain. For example: You sell dresses, and you fit custom sized dresses for your clients. You do the fitting, and then send them out to a third party for alterations, adding a layer of cost you have little control over. The vertical integration solution here would be for you to open your own shop to make the alterations, giving you better control of the markup to the end-user. You now control two elements of the dress supply chain. Additionally, it opens the door for you to be a resource to other clothiers for alterations, increasing your revenue stream. It benefits you the consumer, in that this business is now positioned to be more competitive and streamlined delivering their products and services to you.

This isn’t anything new, as many companies have elements of vertical integration in their business model. Apple designs their own products, has their own manufacturing, and now their own distribution and sales in the form of Apple stores. It’s not a monopoly in the sense that you can still buy their products through another organization such as your cell phone carrier, and you’re still free to purchase a different product from one of their competitors.

There is vertical integration in your food chain, as well. I read an article about Costco and the roasted chickens in their delis. They go through 80 million chickens per year, generating almost $400 million a year for them. That’s a huge chunk of business in just one line item of their warehouses. They realized they are beholden to a chicken supplier. They have less

control over sizing, timing of supply and price. Their solution was to purchase some land and build their own chicken farm and processing facility, thereby being in control of at least two elements of the supply chain.

Some restaurant chains have their own distribution systems. This is their vertical integration solution. Simplot is a good Northwest company. They grow the potatoes locally, and manufacture a lot of the nation’s french fries right here in Washington State. Having the supply and the manufacturing makes them more competitive in the marketplace.

What about a company that is fully integrated? FSA buys our branded coffee from a Seattle company called Distant Lands. They are a completely vertically integrated company. They own their own plantations in Costa Rica and other coffee-producing nations, have their own manufacturing and roasting plants, and distribution to Seattle. Furthermore, organic (everyone likes that) and fair trade to the environment and local population, providing fair living wages and offering free health care to their employees.

Their sales force sells their coffee to us and other companies as their end-users.

From the plantation, all the way through to sales, they are fully integrated.

There are many examples of vertical integration in the food supply chain.

The benefit to us generally is a more reliable supply, and a competitive price. The benefits to companies are a reduced cost of operations, and more consumer exposure. Add this to a local company, and that means more revenue and jobs into the local economy.

Food for thought.

Now, I need to look into integrating some ice, tequila, sweet and sour, and some limes. Yeah, I know it’s been done, but research matters.

Chris Patterson is the Director of Business Solutions at Food Services of America.

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ASIAN, INDIAN, HAWIIAN 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.” Open daily.

1724 N. Monroe (509) 443-1632 and 1220 W. Francis (509) 413-2029. eataloha.com.

Top of India. Indian. A hidden gem serving up northern Indian dishes in a surprisingly chic space tucked into a tiny house off East Sprague. Owner and chef Manjit Kaur brings the specialties she learned to cook on the family farm in the Jalandhar district of Punjab to the Northwest. Don’t miss the garlic naan or the Chicken Tikka Masala, but order just about anything and expect it to be quite good.

There is also a lunch buffet for $9.99. Open daily 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. 11114 E. Sprague Ave. (509) 927-0500. thetopofindia.com.

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 striking sky ceilings in the main dining rooms. Think Vegas with pad thai.

All locations Mon-Thu 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Sat 12-9:30 p.m., Sun 12-9 p.m. Delivery available. thaibamboorestaurant.com.

Canaan Buffet. Refuel, work, meet, celebrate, or unwind with Canaan Buffet’s fantastic selections of Pan-Asian cuisines, along with affordability and a fun atmosphere. Enjoy delicious dishes, expertly prepared with more than 200 items to choose from. They use organic vegetables on both their salad bar and in all vegetable dishes. Huge varieties of freshly made sushi and with the freshest fruits of the season. Seven days a week, 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m., 9606 N. Newport Hwy. (509) 465-4849. canaanbuffet.com.

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BARBECUE Red Lion BBQ & Pub. For about 20 years,

whether it was in the old rhythm and blues, peanut-shells-on-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-off-thebones 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 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri-Sat 11 a.m.-1 a.m. (Sunday breakfast buffet 9 a.m.-noon during football season.) (509) 835-LION (5466). redlionbarbeque.com.

BISTROS 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 substantial dishes, such as the BaconWrapped Bacon Sliders or the Braised Shortribs. Take the chef 's 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. Tues-Thurs,

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Laguna Café. This South Hill restaurant calls itself a café, but in actuality it is much more. Owners Dan and Debbie Barranti have created a sophisticated combination of gourmet food, great wines, and gifts.

The dinner menu features entrees such as Wild Pacific Salmon with fresh rosemary mango salsa and roasted rosemary potatoes or the Flat Iron Steak and Black Tiger Shrimp. They offer an extensive line of summer salads, along with a full bar—and delectable burgers, too. Want to fine dine at home? Don’t miss their pick-up window with meals to go. Live music weekly. 2013 E. 29th Ave. Mon-Thur 8 a.m. -9 p.m., Fri 8 a.m.-10 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-10 p.m., and Sun 9 a.m.-8 p.m. (509) 448-0887.

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 and 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. (509) 456-7575. wildsagebistro.com.

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BREAKFAST & LUNCH SPECIALTIES Frank’s Diner. Frank’s has become a Spokane landmark in just over a decade. Both early 1900s vintage rail cars were originally obtained by the Knight brothers, Frank and Jack, during the Depression, and converted to diners. 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 the don’t-miss hash browns and silver pancakes. 1516 W. 2nd.

Seven days 6 a.m.-8 p.m. (509) 747-8798.

10929 N. Newport Highway, Sun-Thurs 6 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri-Sat 6 a.m.-9 p.m. (509) 4652464. franksdiners.com.

Yards Bruncheon. The team at Yards Bruncheon figured out how to extend the weekend to all week by offering brunch every day, and—oh!—how that pleases us. This modern diner is a combination of breakfast and lunch complemented with classic brunch cocktails. Their menu features comfort food from all over using local farms and producers in the season. This food is food the team loves to eat and is meant to be taken lightly. They make most of their menu items in house including their pastries, which are some of the best around. They also feature some of the best coffees and teas from around the world.

1248 W. Summit Pkwy., Mon-Sun 7 a.m.3:30 p.m. (509) 290-5952. theyardsbruncheon.com.

CASUAL DINING Taste Cafe & Fine Art. If you love the taste of healthy and enjoy putting nutrientdense fuel into your body—while giving your

tastebuds the stuff food dreams are made of—Taste Cafe & Fine Art is a not to be missed downtown destination. Jim and Mary Ann McCurdy whip up their most popular dishes—asian chicken wrap, lentil salad, cookies and a kale salad that would make carnivores drool—among a long list of tantalizing dishes. Mon-Fri 7 a.m.-4 p.m., ThuFri 5:30-8 p.m., closed Sun. 180 S. Howard St. (509) 468-2929. tastecafespokane.com.

Gilded Unicorn. The Gilded Unicorn is a Modern American, Classic restaurant featuring hand crafted foods and drinks located in the historic Montvale Hotel in downtown Spokane, right in the heart the entertainment and arts district. The name reflects their blend of classic and modern without taking themselves too seriously. The Gilded Unicorn showcases local, seasonal food and drinks from the Northwest and beyond coerced into new fashioned flavors that hit you in the soul. This is a “must visit” eatery experience. 110 S. Monroe St., Sun-Sat 3 p.mclose. (509) 309-3698. gildedunicorn.com.

Prohibition Gastropub. A small, but cozy pub on Monroe offering modern meals with a vintage vibe and a carefully curated cocktail menu. Specialty candied bacon appears throughout the menu, from jalapeno poppers to a bevy of burgers. The kitchen is eager to please vegans and vegetarians, as well. 1914 N. Monroe. Mon, Wed-Sat 11a.m.-11 p.m., Sun 10 a.m.-10 p.m., closed Tues. (509) 474-9040.

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 well-crafted 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 p.m.

Expect good service, great atmosphere and an experience you won’t soon forget. TuesSun from 3:15 p.m. to close. 315 Wallace Ave. in Coeur d’Alene. (208) 667-9660.

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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 MonFri 11:15-2:30 p.m., Sat 11:30-2:30 p.m., Dinner Mon-Thurs 4:30-9 p.m., Fri 4:309:30 p.m., Sat 4-9:30 p.m., Sun lounge 2-9 p.m. and dinner 3-8 p.m. (509) 328-5965. clinkerdagger.com.

Masselow’s at Northern Quest.

Named after a strong chief who 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 N. Hayford Rd. in Airway Heights.

(509) 242-7000. northernquest.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 full-service dining experience in a one-of-a-kind space. Unique

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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. 3 p.m.–10 p.m. Sun-Thurs, 3 p.m.–11p.m. Fri-Sat. 159 S. Lincoln, under the smokestacks downtown. (509) 777-3900. steamplantspokane.com.

1898 Pubic House. With a nod of respect to the year the golf club was originally established, 1898 Public House combines a storied history with modern flair. Led by Executive Chef Tyler Schwenk, their culinary team takes pride in preparing classic foods with a fresh twist, while using the finest ingredients. From hand-pressed gourmet burgers and housecured bacon, to house-made rolls and charcuterie, dining at 1898 is an exciting culinary tour for your palate. With signature comfort food dishes and unique combinations designed for the more adventurous foodie. SunThurs 4-10 p.m., Fri/Sat 4-11 p.m., happy hour 4-6 p.m. 2010 W. Waikiki Rd. (509) 466-2121. kalispelgolf.com.

The Melting Pot. If rich, creamy cheeses and chocolates sound like your kind of scene, grab a few friends and meet for conversation, cocktails and some of the best food you’ve ever experienced. The Melting Pot invented the Art of Fondue just for people like you. Try the Loaded Baked Potato cheese fondue, Caprese Salad, Spicy IPA Filet Mignon entrée, and Flaming Turtle chocolate fondue. Mon-Thur/ Sun, 4-9 p.m., Fri/Sat, 4-10 p.m., Brunch Sat/ Sun 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 707 W. Main Ave., (509) 926-8000. meltingpot.com.

PUB AND LOUNGE FARE Manito Tap House. Manito Tap House is living up to 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 a.m.–11 p.m. Sun– Thur. Open until 2 a.m. Fri–Sat. 3011 S. Grand Blvd. (509) 279-2671. manitotaphouse.com.

The Onion Taphouse & Grill. Established in 1978, the Onion is the grand dean of gourmet burgers and casual family dining in Spokane. With the addition of Area 51 Taphouse (with, yes, 51 different beers—and some hard ciders, too), you’ll never want to leave. From gourmet burgers and sandwiches to pizza, salads and their namesake beer-battered onion rings, The Onion Taphouse & Grill pays attention to details and does more from scratch than many other restaurants aspiring to loftier appellations. 302 W. Riverside.

Sun-Thurs 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Fri-Sat 11 a.m.-1 a.m. (509) 747-3852; 7522 N. Division, MonSun 11 a.m.-11 p.m. (509) 482-6100.

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.

3–10 p.m. Sun-Thurs 3–11 p.m. Fri-Sat.159 S. Lincoln, under the smokestacks, downtown.

(509) 777-3900. steamplantspokane.com.

Café at the Gathering House. Is a great place to meet with a friend for a latté or to work away on your laptop. The café offers a full range of espresso drinks as well as delicious baked goods and a host of delicious artisan sandwiches and a salad bar for only $5.95.

One of Spokane's oldest and most respected watering holes and restaurants. We provide the finest BBQ and catering in town. Come join us to meet friends and family alike, for an experience to remember.

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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 on your birthday for a free steak dinner. Open seven days a week from 6:45 a.m.-2 a.m. 1018 W. Francis. (509) 326-6794. theswingingdoors.com.

PUB AND LOUNGE FARE The Blackbird Tavern and Kitchen. Head straight to the bar where there are 34 beers (and four wines) on electronic tap, or take a seat at a squishy leather booth at a butcher block table. If it’s warm enough, you might want to sit on the patio under strings of Edison light bulbs. Located in the historic Broadview Dairy Building just north of downtown, the Blackbird offers southern-inspired gastropub fare like Bacon Fat Popcorn, Marinated Scallops and a bevy of burgers. A convenient location, kind, attentive service, the chance to try ingredients and combinations unlike any other area restaurant, bottomless mimosas at brunch and a bit of homey resemblance to its sister restaurant Manito Tap House on the South Hill make it a solid choice for friends and families alike. 905 N. Washington. Open Mon-Fri 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Sat-Sun 8 a.m.-1 p.m., 3-11 p.m. (509) 392-4000. theblackbirdspokane.com.

Crave. Where to go that’s lively, airy, and serves some of the best pub and lounge fare around. They do wraps, burgers, salads, and fries (yes to the fries!) right. On the super hip corner of Riverside and Washington with eats, drinks, and nightlife done right. Daily, 11 a.m.-2 a.m. 401 W. Riverside Ave. (509) 321-7480 and on Facebook. nYne Bar & Bistro. Pub fair done right. Everything from juicy burgers, and delicious wraps to salads, nachos and a select array of appetizers. All entrees served with your choice of Kettle Salt and Pepper Chips or Tomato and Cucumber Salad. Tacos served every Tuesday with $5 margaritas. Happy hour is Tues-Sat 3 p.m.-6 p.m. $5 appetizers, $1 off well drinks, pints and wine. nYne has one of the best dance floors in town featuring DJs on the weekends and karaoke Tues-Thurs. Live music and special events as well. Private party space available with reservation. 232 W. Sprague Ave. Mon 7 p.m.-close, Tues-Sat 12 p.m.-2 a.m. nynebar.com.

SUSHI Sushi.com. Japanese. We still think the name is about as cheesy as you can get for a sushi 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 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Sat 12 noon-9 p.m., Sun 12 noon-8 p.m. 430 W. Main, Spokane. (509) 838-0630.

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Owners, Cozza Optical Barbara Cozza:

Sam Cozza:

I know that you don’t appreciate growing up in a small town until you leave it. Growing up in the shadow of Glacier National Park was the best childhood anyone could ask for, but I didn’t realize that until I traveled elsewhere and was able to truly see the beauty. As I watch my friends return, I also know that I haven’t taken enough time as an adult to once again enjoy and reconnect with those people and that amazing place we call God’s Country.

What I know is that my dad taught me from an early age, you need to put in your “eight hours.” Sometimes that eight hours actually meant 12-14 hours. It was about getting the job done and doing it right.

I know that having an education may open doors, but it doesn’t make you smart. Sometimes the best education you receive is from life experiences. Those experiences come in many shapes and sizes and you need to be open to seeing them to gain the knowledge they possess.

I know that growing up second to the youngest in a large family (six girls, four boys) is a great way to always have friends (and enemies) close at hand. The lessons learned were many and varied. From never wanting to be the “mean mother” in the game, to always knowing someone had your back and most of all you always had a friend to help you through the ups and downs of life. Those days with my family in Montana gave me the opportunity to experience life as a kid before I had to go out into the world and be an adult. I also know there are too many kids in our world today who never get to be kids and all the experience that brings. That is a sad state, because when you get to be a kid you dream and when you dream you don’t let anything stop you. When you don’t let anything stop you, you can change the world. My childhood taught me that being somebody who treats others like you want to be treated is more important than what you do for a job.

I know that having that many brothers and sisters helped me develop the skill to be sensitive to peoples’ feelings and moods, which has helped me move through this life. That childhood experience has also developed the positive outlook I’ve had my entire life. As my father, a Pearl Harbor survivor, always said “don’t hold a grudge—it hurts you more than it hurts them.” Move on with a smile and face the day.

I know that hockey teaches you more than just how to skate. From lacing on my first pair of skates at the Five Mile ice rink to playing in the United States Jr. National tournament against Mark and Marty Howe—future NHL all stars—I learned the lesson once again about hard work, but also that being part of the team that was something bigger than myself was instrumental in knowing how to deal with lessons that came later in life. Sometimes you just have to hit someone with your stick, sometimes you just need to skate away to be ready for the pass, and sometimes you just have to sit in the penalty box and plan your next move.

We know that when there is a lake, a dock and sunshine it will lead to an amazing day. The beauty of that amazing day is that it can be tranquil by yourself, it can be peaceful with your spouse, or it can be the best of all loaded with friends and full of fun. We know that day will likely go from sunrise to sunset and be a day full of memories that will never be forgotten.

We know that La famiglia è tutto (the family is everything). We were both raised in what a lot of people in the world today would call a perfect family— Mom and Dad met, married and stayed that way for 50-65+ years. Through the good and bad, the ups and downs, they worked through it showing us and our siblings how families do things together.

We know that when those parents start to fade and face the end of their lives, being able to help care for them is one of the hardest but most rewarding times of your life. We know that legacy they’ve left will carry on through us and our siblings.

We know that having your own business is a roller coaster of rewarding times, frustrating times and back again. We know when you’re a partner with your spouse it’s a tough balancing act. Sometimes you just have to divide and conquer the duties of business owner but you need to know when to leave it at the office. We do know this process is always a work in progress.

We know from the business side that you have to take care of your customers, but you first have to take care of your staff so they take care of your customers.

You need to empower your staff to make the decision to put those customers first.

And ultimately what we know is this life is not a dress rehearsal. You need to live it and experience it with its good and its bad. You have to embrace life with those you love and truly live.

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