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👋 It’s been ten years since we bid farewell to Spokane, but that doesn’t mean we’re not around. Nor does it mean we don’t write about Spokane now and again. Check out our newsletter, The Awesomeness Digest, which you also can subscribe to. And below, for your convenience, find the ever-updating Liquor License Stalker™ and the current going-ons in Spokane’s blog world. The latter also posts to Bluesky.

The Spokane Posts

Apr 23, ’25On Spokane’s Cult Fast-Food Chain, Zip’s Drive-in, and Recipes for Their Tartar and Fry Sauce
Jan 31, ’25Picabu Bistro’s Fire Pasta Copycat Recipe
Jan 08, ’24The Spokane Mini Food Tour: Chapter III—The Coffee-ing

The Awesomeness Articles

Oct 23, ’25Cold-Pressed Shrub in Three Easy Steps
Oct 17, ’25Mystery Island and Hallmark’s Movies & Mysteries
Oct 10, ’25El Cabrito – Mexican Food Par Excellence in Burien

The Liquor License Stalkerâ„¢

The man—aka the Liquor Board—keeps all the secrets of places opening around Spokane. We snoop on their information. View full listing.

DateBusinessAddress
Oct 31Super Store13415 E 32nd Ave
Oct 31Bob Mart1501 E Crawford Ave
Oct 31Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits Of Washingto16005 E Euclid Ave Bldg S-25
Oct 31Chipotle Mexican Grill9602 N Newport Hwy Ste A
Oct 31Gerardo Mexican Food1530 E Francis Ave

Latest From Spokane

The latest from Spokane blogs and other relevant sources. View all links.

DateSiteArticle
Oct 31, ’25RANGE MediaLast minute pocketbook-peeking of city council candidates
Oct 30, ’25RANGE MediaResolution 8201: Should the WA Cares Fund play the stock market?
Oct 29, ’25RANGE MediaWA state Republicans are trying to turn school districts red
Oct 29, ’25Inland Northwest Business WatchNew dough shop opens in Coeur d' Alene
Oct 29, ’25Inland Northwest Business WatchNew paint your own pottery studio opens in Hayden
Oct 28, ’25RANGE MediaDistrict 2 residents sue to disqualify candidate Alejandro Barrientos from office
Oct 27, ’25RANGE MediaEven stricter restrictions could be coming to punish visible homelessness
Oct 27, ’25Inland Northwest Business WatchPNW Espressgo to open new cafe along Mirabeau Pkwy in Spokane Valley
Oct 26, ’25RANGE MediaFrom one voice to many: Women speak out on Idaho prison abuse
Oct 26, ’25RANGE MediaIdaho law challenges prosecutors seeking to penalize prison guards for sexual abuse