A thrift store run by Volunteers of America of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho has been reopened at a 21,000-square-foot leased space at 6206 E. Trent, in Spokane Valley, following the loss of its building and inventory in December 2008. of

R&J's Shop LLC, a countertop sales and installation company, has leased a 2,800-square-foot building at 3630 E. Queen and plans to move there from smaller quarters at 3705 E. Nebraska. Tracy Lucas and Mark Lucas, both of Kiemle & Hagood Co., and of

Cascade Equipment Co., which sells tractors, farm implements, tools, and parts mostly to small-acreage farmers, and also services the equipment, says it is moving from Spokane Valley to larger quarters in East Spokane.Scott Dashiell, who owns is

Being able to stay in their homes and remain independent is a daily struggle for many older adults. As we age we tend to lose our flexibility, our connective tissue tightens, and we have prolonged reaction times. Problems with vision, including all

Self-esteem rises steadily as people age but starts declining around the time of retirement, according to a longitudinal study of men and women ranging in age from 25 to 104. "Self-esteem is related to better health, less criminal behavior, of a

Whitewater Creek Inc., of Hayden, Idaho, has received building permits from the city of Post Falls to construct 50 town houses and a community center building in a project valued at an estimated $3.9 million in the 250-acre Tullamore mixed-use city

More than one in four elderly Americans lacked the capacity to make their own medical care decisions at the end of life in a study of published in the New England Journal of Medicine.Those who had done advance directives—including living or

Alzheimer's disease affects an estimated 5.3 million Americans, and that number is expected to double by 2050. Caregivers shoulder a particularly heavy burden as the illness alters the dementia patient's behavior, mood, and judgment, impeding his a