My wife called me on her way home and said she heard Hillary Clinton was going to be in Spokane at the West Central Community Center today. We live about 3 blocks from the Community Center so I decided to at least walk over and check out the scene.
I guess people had been standing in […]

Posted on Feb 08.08 to Local News, Areas and Neighborhoods   

I feel quite confident that we have found the best authentic mexican restaurant in the Spokane area. I can say this because their tacos ($1) and burritos ($3.50) are probably the best I have ever had anywhere.
The menu is simple and cheap. The service is friendly but you can expect to wait a while for […]

Posted on Feb 02.08 to Restaurants   

I guess we are having a crazy winter in Spokane, the likes of which have not been seen for over a decade. Suffice it to say there’s a lot more than average amounts of snow on the ground. I measure yesterday and with last night snow we are up to 16 inches in our yard.
With […]

Posted on Jan 31.08 to Opinions   

Up off Grand Avenue on Spokane’s South Hill there’s the Saint John’s Cathedral (www.stjohns-cathedral.org) which I have driven by a lot but never stopped to check out - until today.
It’s a beautiful building just driving by but going in is even better. I don’t know if I should have gone in but I found a […]

Posted on Jan 18.08 to Things to Do, Areas and Neighborhoods   

Finally made the trip to Frank’s Diner (www.franksdiners.com) in downtown Spokane and have to say it was excellent food, not to mention that it’s very cool to eat inside of an antique train car.
I ate biscuits and gravy with a side of big sausage while my wife had a cheeseburger. Both were very good. The […]

Posted on Jan 18.08 to Restaurants   

I’ve never been to a Cabela’s (www.cabelas.com) retail store so when I heard the one in Post Falls was open I knew we had to go. It took a while but today was the day and it was crazy. Never has a retail store felt so much like an amusement park. So much eye candy […]

Posted on Jan 18.08 to Things to Do, Local Businesses   

Did you know Spokane has two roller derby teams? For Christmas my wife asked for a pair of roller skates. Roller skates? Are we in middle school? Judging by the photos I would say no. These are definitely full-grown ladies (and I use the term “ladies” loosely) on skates.
At first I was planning on being […]

Posted on Jan 03.08 to Around the House, Entertainment   

So it’s only January 2 and I am already tired of the frozen tundra town feel. You know it’s bad when the online weather widget says “Dreary” for the forecast. Snow is fun - when you can leave and go back down the mountain to sunshine and warmth, not as much when it sticks around […]

Posted on Jan 02.08 to Opinions   

Moving from California we were excited to get to play in the snow in Spokane. Three weeks ago we bought a sled and headed for Downriver Golf Course on the advise of a neighbor. Well, there were signs all over the course condemning any sort of snow sliding on the course. Not wanting to get […]

Posted on Jan 02.08 to Things to Do, Areas and Neighborhoods   

My snowboarding crazed brother-in-law and I went up to 49 Degrees North yesterday for a little intro to the snowboarding season. He’s a junior in high school and completely consumed with the sport (i.e. he built a rail in his backyard but lives in Seattle). I was this way in college but that’s not […]

Posted on Dec 15.07 to Things to Do, Local Businesses