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 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 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
Apr 23, ’25On Spokane’s Cult Fast-Food Chain, Zip’s Drive-in, and Recipes for Their Tartar and Fry Sauce

The Awesomeness Articles

Apr 30, ’26El Rinconsito and The Slap Tag Files
Apr 23, ’26The Randomness Digest #1
Apr 15, ’26Taco Time II: The Molly Mooning

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
May 01Lariat11820 N Market St
May 01Boomers Bar And Grill18219 E Corbin Pl
May 01Brews Bros Coffee Bar And Bistro601 W 1st Ave
May 011919 Wine Cellar1919 E Sprague Ave
May 01The Plains9810 W Melville Rd

Latest From Spokane

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

DateSiteArticle
May 04, ’26RANGE MediaFast & Furious, Lightning McQueen impressions could soon be banned in Spokane
May 01, ’26RANGE MediaBringing people together and taking care of each other
May 01, ’26RANGE MediaSpokane Transit Authority will ask voters to renew 0.2% sales tax in August
Apr 30, ’26RANGE MediaAre you smarter than a Spokane 12th grader?
Apr 30, ’26The Awesomeness DigestEl Rinconsito and The Slap Tag Files
Apr 29, ’26RANGE Media‘Pensé que habría democracia’.
Apr 28, ’26RANGE MediaThe cop-to-content pipeline
Apr 28, ’26Inland Northwest Business WatchPeople's Waffle coming to Coeur d' Alene
Apr 28, ’26Inland Northwest Business WatchNew Taco Bell under consideration on the West Plains
Apr 27, ’26Trending NorthwestSip Local: The Best Coffee Shops in Coeur d’Alene Idaho