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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

Jul 23, ’25The No-Bake Cookie: A Simple Recipe from a Simple Man
Jul 10, ’25Spokane’s Italia Trattoria and Liberty Lake’s Edith Hansen Loop
Jul 03, ’25Freya Café and the Rekesmørbrød

The Liquor License Stalker™

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

DateBusinessAddress
Jul 31G & B Grocery2104 E Francis Ave
Jul 31Mccracken's Irish Pub11723 E Sprague Ave
Jul 29Walmart #253915727 E Broadway Ave
Jul 29Walmart #43941221 S Hayford Rd
Jul 29Walmart #58835025 E Sprague Ave

Latest From Spokane

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

DateSiteArticle
Jul 31, ’25Food, InlanderPacific Northwest author Nicholas O'Connell releases entertaining new nonfiction book for wine connoisseurs and newcomers alike
Jul 30, ’25Spokesman.com: Food storiesCoconut drinks, agave syrup: Starbucks fleshes out its healthier menu
Jul 30, ’25Inland Northwest Business WatchFresh Today Cafe opens in Northtown Mall
Jul 30, ’25Inland Northwest Business WatchVeteran duo introduces D1 Training to Coeur d' Alene with new location
Jul 28, ’25RANGE MediaQ&A with SPD Chief Kevin Hall on ICE and the protests
Jul 28, ’25RANGE MediaIs the Spokane health board about to get a whole lot bigger?
Jul 26, ’25Inland Northwest Business WatchNew Blvd Doughnut Co / Union Roasters co-branded shop opening in Coeur d' Alene
Jul 26, ’25Inland Northwest Business WatchBack 40 Meadery opens on Newport Hwy in Spokane
Jul 25, ’25RANGE Media20 Questions with District 3 Spokane City Council Candidates
Jul 25, ’25RANGE MediaPOD: A (Conservative) City Council Candidate Forum