Samantha Wohlfeil
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Getter, Raskl, Dirty Vacation, SAV
Getter, Raskl, Dirty Vacation, SAV I can already hear all the excited fans at Getter’s grimy, heavy-bass show hitting up their friends with the greeting he coined back in his Vine celebrity days: “Suh dude?” For a preview of the comedic influencer’s vibe, check out his trippy dubstep music videos, which feature things like dogs with laser eyes (“Headsplitter”) and food dripping with colorful… → Read More
New Spokane theater group Bright Comet Theatre stages Lord of the Flies with all femme-presenting and female cast
With the establishment of Bright Comet Theatre in 2022, Dominique Betts, the group's artistic director, and others hope to create performance opportunities for underrepresented groups. → Read More
Kai Wachi, Hairitage
Kai Wachi, Hairitage In general, Kai Wachi may be labeled as a dubstep producer, but many of the muscular Boise DJ’s new songs from his 2022 EP Skins center on emotional lyrics and melodies. Still, good things come to those who wait, with many of the tracks rewarding listeners with some filthy bass drops. I’d wager Wachi’s stop at the Knitting Factory will have plenty of the headbanger dance… → Read More
When things are overwhelming, there's no better way to tune out than over-the-top drama
I used to watch Grey's Anatomy religiously, and when my then-roommate would tease me about the latest wacky plot point, I'd just say I was watching my "soaps." → Read More
Nine honest horrors, hinky half-truths and heinous hoaxes about fentanyl (no, you won't find it in your kid's trick-or-treat haul)
We media types generally love to write scary stories about all the terrifying stuff coming to kill you and your kids. → Read More
With the death of SpokeFest and resignations at Bloomsday — will COVID kill local races?
Despite remaining financially stable during the pandemic, SpokeFest is gone and Bloomsday is struggling. General fatigue and a roller coaster of event logistics may have... → Read More
Carl Maxey Center gets endowment in honor of late executive director Sandy Williams
Spokane's Carl Maxey Center has received a new endowment seeded with an initial investment from Inland Northwest organizations after the death of executive director Sandy Williams earlier this month. Williams, a longtime journalist, civil rights activist and advocate for Black and LGBTQ communities, founded the Carl Maxey Center three years ago. → Read More
Washington health board won't decide if Spokane health district boss broke law; instead she won't work there again
Amelia Clark will never again be the administrative officer of the Spokane Regional Health District after she reached an agreement with the Washington State Board... → Read More
Getting to know that famous detective through his good friend, Dr. Watson
While my affection for audiobooks has taken me through several other literary tales this year (shoutout to Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide series), I keep returning to a behemoth listening project to fall asleep to. → Read More
A little prep goes a long way to make cooking outside enjoyable and delicious
The great thing about cooking while camping is you can go as simple or as gourmet as you'd like. → Read More
Multiple Inland Northwest behavioral health options are shutting down, leaving fewer options for patients
Over the last month, at least three Inland Northwest behavioral health options closed on what health providers hope will be a temporary basis, but there's no plan for when or whether they may reopen. → Read More
Washington state prepares for an influx of patients if abortion regulation is handed over to the states
Abortion-rights supporters gather in downtown Spokane roughly 24 hours after Politico posts a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court majority opinion showing the court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. → Read More
Washington is the first state offering lawyers to tenants in hopes of better outcomes for all
[IMAGE-1] An 80-year-old Spokane woman with a degenerative back condition is told to clean up her cluttered apartment, where movers stacked boxes far taller than her 4-foot-6-inch frame and never helped to unpack them. Friends who helped with previous moves have since passed away. → Read More
Trout Unlimited national president to discuss dam removal, protecting all interests
As a national organization, Trout Unlimited's 400 chapters work to protect and recover the rivers and streams that cold-water species such as trout and salmon rely on. → Read More
Why I chose a Spotify competitor (and it had nothing to do with Joe Rogan)
Recently, I briefly felt like a technologically inept Boomer as I tried to play a song from a friend's phone while they were driving. → Read More
Sixteen young Montanans will be first in the nation to take their climate change case to trial
Like many during the pandemic, the Busse family visited Glacier National Park in summer 2021 to get outdoors and enjoy the wild, mountainous area that's practically in their backyard. → Read More
Downtown Spokane COVID test site reopens near CHAS this week
The company Curative will reopen a downtown Spokane COVID testing site this week at 1001 W. Second Ave. The testing site, located in a shipping container in the parking lot at the CHAS Health Denny Murphy Medical Clinic, will offer COVID testing from 11 am to 3 pm, Tuesdays through Fridays. → Read More
River polluters could face near-zero PCB limits; plus, the fire department plans a hiring spree
The seesaw of water quality standards for Washington state has tilted back toward more protective pollutant limits from the Environmental Protection Agency. → Read More
Shoshone County holds onto a rare St. Joe River public access point after community outcry
Even as the first weekend of April brought snow and hail to parts of the St. Joe River in North Idaho, anglers braved the somewhat warmer temperatures Sunday, April 3, to cast for cutthroat trout. → Read More
Best of the Palouse 2022
You might know THE HARVESTER RESTAURANT & LOUNGE as the place with the inviting, glowing red "restaurant" sign as you drive on Highway 195 just south of Spokane. → Read More