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Sports boost female health, well-being

Researchers draw findings for updated release from more than 2,000 studies

January 14, 2010

The findings of a Women's Sports Foundation research team are shedding new light on the social and physical benefits that sports programs offer to girls and women.Released last month and entitled "Her Life Depends on It II," the study is a more

Analyzing causes of MS

Doctors here say lack of vitamin D could play role in disease, obesity in teen women

January 14, 2010

Jeanne Gustafson

A recent study linking adolescent obesity in women with increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis is interesting in its possible connection to a lack of vitamin D, says Dr. Roger Cooke, medical director at Providence Holy Family Hospital's to

Smoking during pregnancy far more prevalent here

17.4 percent of newborns here had mothers who smoked while pregnant

January 14, 2010

David Cole

Spokane County has a far higher percentage of women who smoke during pregnancy than other areas of the state, a statistic well known to public health officials here, who say that while it's not entirely clear why that's the case, they hope to of a

Property owner to divide 13 lots west of Spokane

Application submitted for large-lot subdivision near town of Deep Creek

January 14, 2010

David Cole

The owner of about 285 acres of farmland in the Deep Creek area west of Fairchild Air Force Base says he hopes to sell about 13 10-acre lots from the property for home construction.The property is located south of U.S. 2 and just west of Ritchey

Post Falls eyes master plan for Corbin Park upgrades

Initial conceptual design envisions campground, reconfigures current uses

January 14, 2010

Mike McLean

The city of Post Falls says it's working on a proposed master plan for Corbin Park that envisions adding a small campground and several picnic shelters and reconfiguring roads, parking, a softball field, and the park's disc golf course.In to and

Real Estate Roundup

January 14, 2010

Mike McLean

Sonrise Land LLC, of Spokane, has bought the 7,500-square-foot, three-story Jockey Club building, at 114 N. Washington, as an investment. Greg Byrd, of Byrd Real Estate Group, and Grant Person, of NAI Black, handled the transaction.JJ's Pen a

Liberty Lake office project takes shape - Art only

January 14, 2010

Baker Construction & Development Inc., of Spokane, is erecting a 6,100-square-foot office building pictured here at 1328 N. Stanford Lane. Bernardo Wills Architects PC, of Spokane, designed the $1.1 million project, a portion of which will be by

City awards $1.3 million in sewer, storm-water jobs

Work to include installing series of 28 sunken planters along Broadway Avenue

January 14, 2010

Jeanne Gustafson

The city of Spokane has awarded $1.3 million in contracts for storm-water and sewer projects here, one of which will close Aubrey L. White Parkway, in Riverside State Park, to vehicular traffic from mid-February to May. In that project, MDM of a

City buys former Kar Brite property on East Sprague

Spokane pays $756,000 for 1.8 acres of land, will use for runoff retention

January 14, 2010

David Cole

The city of Spokane has bought 1.8 acres of land that includes a former Kar Brite car wash site, at 902 E. Sprague, for future development as part of its storm-water retention system.The city bought the property for $756,000 from Michael and Joy

Chattaroy couple seeks approval to create 'rural cluster' subdivision

January 14, 2010

Jeanne Gustafson

The owners of Orchard Bluff Farms LLC, of Chattaroy, plan to subdivide a portion of that company's 180 acres of land to allow 12 single-family homes in five small groupings, known as rural clusters, to be developed there. Wally Mattson, who owns