Though many of us have been looking toward Olympia with a worrisome eye, not knowing whether Gov. Jay Inslee would wipe out funding for alternative-transportation improvements, it's important to remember that funding remains intact for Spokane-area road

The phone rang, and I was told to sit down. Our friend, Tom Fritz, had drowned on Lake Coeur d 'Alene that afternoon. How could that be? There must be some mistake. Since then, realism has set in. He was one of the most interesting guys I've ever met

Former high school buddies Kevin Pereira and Jhon Goodwin have opened a restaurant named Lost Boys' Garage Bar & Grill owners in the former Stop N Go Drive-in building at 6325 N. Wall, about a block north of Francis, on Spokane's North Side. Noah Lef

A new McDonald's restaurant will be developed in Hillyard next year to replace one that has been operating along north Market Street since the late 1970s. The Washington state Department of Transportation's acquisition of property near Market Street

Spokane entrepreneur Tom Parrish has relaunched a Web-based company that connects businesses with freelance salespeople. The company, SalesCreed.com, targets sales professionals looking to boost income and small-to-medium businesses wanting to sell produ