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Behind Bloomsday: The club that helped shape Spokane's iconic 12K

Bloomsday Road Runners Club created to sidestep sanctioning issue in early years of the race
May 1, 2026
Jase Picanso

The Bloomsday Road Runners Club functions as a nonprofit running club that organizes races, publishes a monthly newsletter, and supports Spokane’s broader running community.


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Traveling during retirement requires structure

Vacation expenses can be planned, adjusted without sacrificing quality of life
May 1, 2026
Kevin Spafford

If you want to enjoy travel throughout retirement — not just at the beginning — you have to give it structure. Not to limit it. But to protect you.


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Billiards, bingo, and book clubs

Spokane Valley Senior Center offers activities, resources to area's 50-and-over crowd
May 1, 2026
Samantha Peone

On a bright Friday morning in April, the Spokane Valley Senior Center buzzed with activity. A table tennis meeting appeared in full swing, plastic balls pinging back and forth. Groups of people stared at the cards in their hands, deep in focus during a bridge tournament. On the bottom floor, pinochle players congregated in the art room, and across the hall, a handful of men shot pool.


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State expands property tax relief program

Thousands more seniors, disabled individuals now eligible in Spokane County
May 1, 2026
Karina Elias

A newly expanded Washington property tax relief program is expected to lower tax bills for the households of more than 10,000 Spokane County seniors and people with disabilities, with thousands more newly eligible individuals expected to enroll.


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Eastern Coffee Roasters opens at train depot

Original materials were salvaged to maintain its historic 1929 character
May 1, 2026
Matt Stephens

After more than a decade of fundraising, planning, and restoration, the Cheney Depot Society has reopened the city's historic train depot as a community gathering space anchored by a growing coffee company at 15 Union, in Cheney.


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Positive outlook projected for '26 golf season

Early season openings support steady optimism for city, county courses
May 1, 2026
Ethan Pack

Many Spokane-area golf courses opened for business ahead of schedule despite a mid-March snowfall and other temporary closures, and managers say they’re cautiously optimistic for the season.


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Spokane Winery Association builds momentum

Organization's first large event in years sells out
May 1, 2026
Karina Elias

After a quiet period of low activity following the pandemic, the Spokane Winery Association is reemerging with new programming, expanded membership, and renewed momentum, even as the broader wine industry faces uncertainty. 


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Cheney Care Community advances expansion plans

New duplex units create space for seniors to age in place on West Plains
May 1, 2026
Ethan Pack

Nonprofit senior care provider Cheney Care Community is moving forward with plans to develop dozens of independent living duplexes expanding its campus at 2219 N. Sixth, in Cheney.


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Providence ElderPlace supports senior autonomy

West Side success prompts all-inclusive care model for vulnerable adults in the INW
May 1, 2026
Karina Elias

Every weekday at 10 a.m., seniors whose lives have been impacted by issues such as Alzheimer’s, dementia, or injuries and frailties that come with aging arrive at Providence ElderPlace in Spokane's Nevada Heights neighborhood for four hours of adult day care.


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May 2026 Activities

May 1, 2026
Emily Botter-Hanson
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