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Crêpe Café Sisters to open Liberty Lake location

Restaurant to take over former BBQ eatery space
September 11, 2025
Tina Sulzle

Crêpe Café Sisters is getting ready to open its second brick-and-mortar location in an area where the company got its start 23 years ago: Liberty Lake.


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Smoking Monkey Pizza opens in downtown Spokane

West Side-based restaurant offers up over 30 pies
August 28, 2025
Tina Sulzle

Smoking Monkey Pizza, an award-winning restaurant founded in Renton, Washington, has expanded to the Inland Northwest with the opening of its third location — this one across from The Davenport Hotel.



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Alibi nightclub opens in Indian Trail neighborhood

21-and-older establishment offers food, craft cocktails
August 14, 2025
Tina Sulzle

Deb and Bill Weisgerber’s latest business venture brings a new nightlife destination to the Indian Trail neighborhood.


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North Idaho boat club adds third location

Lake Coeur d'Alene added to Hayden, Pend Oreille options
July 31, 2025
Tina Sulzle

For those who dream of a boating life without the hassles of boat ownership, Carefree Boat Club of North Idaho offers an enticing alternative – pay a yearly membership fee and enjoy unlimited boating.


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New owners take the helm of Soulful Soups & Spirits

Restaurant will continue soup rotations, sandwiches
July 17, 2025
Tina Sulzle

The legacy of Spokane’s decades-old downtown staple, Soulful Soups & Spirits, will live on as Lauren D’Arienzo hands over the ladle to new owners, Aaron and Kaden Earle.


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K9 Country Club changes hands in Spokane Valley

Pet center offers VIP suites, grooming, other services
June 19, 2025
Tina Sulzle

After more than three decades spent in the world of police K-9s, executive protection, and animal cruelty investigations, canine behavioral specialist Dianna Young has returned to her Spokane roots and purchased K9 Country Club Pet Center in Spokane Valley. 


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Café to open in former tattoo parlor space in Valley

Coffee shop to offer salads, smoothies
June 5, 2025
Tina Sulzle

A new café featuring grab-and-go salads and fresh-pressed juices is opening soon in Spokane Valley.



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Former tech executive buys Nine Mile Feed & Hardware

Store plans to add rental services, feed delivery
May 22, 2025
Tina Sulzle

Moving from the cloud to the ground, Spokane-area entrepreneur and former technology executive Jeff Aden has purchased Nine Mile Feed and Hardware and is giving it a modern makeover.


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Perry District retailer opens second location in downtown Spokane

Veda Lux's new store offers clothing, curated items
May 8, 2025
Tina Sulzle

Fifteen years ago, Summer Hightower was selling her “handmade adornments” out of a vintage suitcase at roller derbies. 



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Neighborhood gastropub to open in Browne's Addition

Jewel of the North aims to offer fresh, locally-sourced food
April 24, 2025
Tina Sulzle

A local bartender and server are joining forces and opening a restaurant, Jewel of the North Neighborhood Gastropub, in a recently vacated, historical mansion in the Browne’s Addition neighborhood.





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