Brick West Brewing Co., of Spokane, is launching Upstream, the brewery's first Salmon-Safe certified beer, says Scotland Shouse, Brick West's head brewer.

Spokane-based bar and taco restaurant Cochinito Taqueria is opening a second location in Hayden this fall, owners Travis Dickinson and Justin Curtis say.

In Kendall Yards, three new commercial projects are under consideration in the last chunk of undeveloped land in the business district. At present, just 25% of land within the 20-acre commercial district remains undeveloped, says Jim Frank

Local entrepreneurs Pete Taylor and Joel Barbour have launched PNW Provisions LLC, a snacks and beverages company that met its $10,000 Kickstarter goal within 24 hours of the crowdsource campaign's launch.

The lingering effects of the pandemic on downtown restaurants are continuing to weigh down the industry, as office-employee foot traffic has been slow to return to the city core, several restaurant owners and representatives here say.

Editor's Note: This column first appeared in the Flynn's Harp enewsletter on July 22. As of Aug. 8, the Mariners have a record 8-10 since the All-Star Game break but remain in the American League playoff race.

The former operators of Bigfoot Pub & Eatery are opening a restaurant and live music venue in the former Prospectors Bar & Grill space in the Wandermere area, on Spokane's North Side. John and Shadda Lee, who are husband and wife, plan to open Hammers

Magnuson Hotels, which the Journal last spotlighted in 2016, has fared much better over the past few years than most of the larger publicly traded hotel brands, claims the privately held company's CEO Tom Magnuson.

Exotic ornamental fish store The Marine Ravine is set to open this fall in Hayden. Owner Eric Cross says the store will open by early October at 2235 W. Dakota, in the Dakota Park Industrial Condos, just south of Coeur d'Alene