SpoCOOL 2026 Edition

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It’s been twelve 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 – we’re right on the other side of the mountains after all. Check out our Substack newsletter, The Awesomeness Digest, and below, for your convenience, find the ever-updating Liquor License Stalker™ and the current going-ons in Spokane’s blog world.
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The Spokane Posts

Jul 09, ’26Fireweed Baking Company
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

The Awesomeness Articles

Jul 23, ’26Of Zoos and Zombies
Jul 09, ’26Spokane’s Fireweed Baking Company
Jun 24, ’26Luminous Coffee – Colombia Washed Pink Champagne Pink Bourbon

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
Aug 06Riverside Cafe9000 W Airport Dr #cc-02-1210
Aug 06Inland Ale Works Brewing Co505 1st St
Aug 06Chi Dumpling House707 W Main Ave Ste A1
Aug 05Los Tres Potrillos Mexican Restaurant39115 N Newport Hwy
Aug 05Twilight Cider Works18102 N Day Mt Spokane Rd

Latest From Spokane

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

DateSiteArticle
Aug 06, ’26RANGE MediaSpokane area homeowners could lose insurance, adding insult to injury
Aug 05, ’26RANGE MediaThe landscaping that burns down neighborhoods
Aug 05, ’26RANGE MediaIf the Old Trails Fire was arson, climate change was its accomplice
Aug 04, ’26RANGE MediaWhere wildfire victims can find resources, how neighbors can help
Aug 03, ’26RANGE MediaFormer Spokane Zephyr players say club ‘cut corners,’ undercounted hours
Aug 03, ’26RANGE MediaOwner of pets lost after flames: ‘God knows where they are’
Aug 01, ’26Inland Northwest Business WatchPanda Express coming to the Hwy. 41 corridor in Post Falls
Jul 30, ’26RANGE MediaConversations on CONNORSversations
Jul 30, ’26RANGE MediaCommissioner Al French on data centers: ‘Spokane County is not closed for business’
Jul 29, ’26RANGE Media‘Woke-maxxing,’ and ‘rightfully pissed’