Retail

New plans emerge for North Side Costco building

Buyer envisions $15 million redevelopment project once warehouse retailer moves

March 29, 2018

San Pedro, Calif.-based Rich Development Enterprises LLC has agreed to buy the current Costco Wholesale Corp. site in North Spokane and plans to turn the large store structure there into a multitenant retail building, says Greg Vena, the development compa

New tavern opens in old Bulldog space along Hamilton

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March 15, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

A new bar and restaurant, called the Logan Tavern, has opened in the old Bulldog Tavern location at 1305 N. Hamilton, just north of the Gonzaga University campus. The building has hosted several businesses since the closure of the Bulldog Tavern in 201

Heritage Bar & Kitchen planned in downtown Spokane

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March 15, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

A new restaurant and bar called Heritage Bar & Kitchen is slated to open this spring in what was formerly the Texas True BBQ space at 122 S. Monroe. Co-owners Gabe Wood and Alex King say they plan to open the restaurant in the 1,350-square-foot space,

Wheel Sport plans cafÃ© in its Grand Boulevard shop

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March 15, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Wheel Sport Bicycle plans to add a cafe space in May to its South Hill store, at 3020 S. Grand Boulevard. 'We've noticed it's common for bike shops in other cities to offer a cafe space, and we wanted to try something similar here,â€ says Sarah

Northern Quest starts $3 million-plus in new projects

Projects include hotel updates, lounge redo, more concert seating

March 15, 2018

Linn Parish

Kalispel Development Co., the real estate arm of the Kalispel Tribal Economic Authority, has three new projects under construction at Northern Quest Resort Casino worth a total of more than $3 million. Those projects-a renovation of the hotel's top f

Northwest Summers: On the cutting edge

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March 15, 2018

Keith Erickson

When a windstorm ripped through the region in fall of 2015, it left in its wake tons of yard waste from battered trees-debris destined for the dump or a burn pile. But Dallas and Kate Summers, owners of Northwest Summers, a custom art business on Spoka

Millwood sets stage to attract business

City plans projects intended to improve safety, walkability

March 15, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

The little city of Millwood is in the midst of a transformation, some say, with several projects in the works that are aimed at improving infrastructure and attracting new businesses. Surrounded by the city of Spokane Valley on three sides, Millwood cove

Spokane Pottery Supply fires up in Valley

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March 1, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

A new pottery supply store has opened at 9405 E. Sprague, in the Behm's Center strip mall in Spokane Valley. Store owner Kyle Patterson is a local pottery instructor who says he's been working with ceramics for the past 24 years. Patterson says his

BSN Sports moves to Riverwalk Building

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March 1, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Sports apparel and equipment distributor BSN Sports LLC is moving its operations here to a new location in the Riverwalk Building, at 1007 E. Trent. A division of Varsity Brands, BSN is a Dallas-based company that supplies college athletics, middle, and

Quilting, yarn shop planned in Reardan

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March 1, 2018

LeAnn Bjerken

Quilter and knitting enthusiast Geri Sauter says she plans to open a quilting and yarn shop this spring in Reardan, Wash., 25 miles east of Spokane. Sauter's new shop, to be named Stitch!, will be located in a 2,000-square-foot space at 243 W. Broadwa