Cinema Quattro, a four-screen boutique theater in Liberty Lake’s River District, is under construction and expected to open by fall 2026, says founder and creative director Jeremy Whittington.

Since late January, four men who made lasting impacts on Spokane’s culture, business landscape, and community have died: Gordon Budke, Larry Brown, Frank Bouten, and Steve Strom.

As the sun starts to shine and the ground thaws, many celebrate spring by shopping at plant nurseries, digging through soil, ripping up weeds, and nurturing the new growing season’s fragrant flowers and flavorful veggies.

The Transitions Planning Group is made up of residents at Spokane-based Rockwood South Hill who discuss end-of-life decision making. In January, the group covered end-of-life planning, focusing on advance directives.

Bob Scarfo was invited to bring a memory garden to Pullman's Lawson Gardens, a “mini Manito,” as he describes it, with support from longtime Pullman resident Elinor McCloskey, who donated $900,000 to make the project a reality.

A healthy life-work model looks like less work, not no work. It allows for meaningful contribution, income as a tool rather than a crutch, and shared experiences. Working past 65 isn’t a failure of planning. It’s complete planning.

Small business owner Jennifer Gorey specializes in haircuts and other styling services for homebound and special-needs individuals through her mobile salon, Jenn's Mobile Cuts. She's traveled across the Spokane area bringing her services directly into private homes and assisted living facilities since launching the mobile salon in summer 2020.