ePublishing Magazine https://www.spokanejournal.com/rss/articles 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.

]]> Fri, 01 May 2026 16:38:52 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18234-behind-bloomsday-the-club-that-helped-shape-spokanes-iconic-12k http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18234 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.

]]> Fri, 01 May 2026 16:38:42 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18240-traveling-during-retirement-requires-structure http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18240 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.

]]> Fri, 01 May 2026 16:38:26 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18236-spokane-valley-senior-center-brings-activities-resources-to-50-and-over-crowd http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18236 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.

]]> Fri, 01 May 2026 16:38:18 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18244-state-expands-property-tax-relief-program http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18244 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.

]]> Fri, 01 May 2026 16:38:10 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18245-eastern-coffee-roasters-opens-at-train-depot http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18245 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.

]]> Fri, 01 May 2026 16:38:03 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18246-26-golf-season-projected-to-keep-up-momentum http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18246 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. 

]]> Fri, 01 May 2026 16:37:54 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18247-spokane-winery-association-builds-momentum http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18247 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.

]]> Fri, 01 May 2026 16:37:44 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18248-cheney-care-community-advances-expansion-plans http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18248 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.

]]> Fri, 01 May 2026 16:37:32 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18249-providence-elderplace-supports-senior-autonomy http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18249 Fri, 01 May 2026 16:37:06 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18221-may-2026-senior-activities http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18221 Fri, 01 May 2026 16:36:53 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18217-may-2026-events-calendar http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18217 Fri, 01 May 2026 16:36:33 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18212-may-2026-meals-on-wheels-menus http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18212 The Spokane Colleges Foundation has named Paul Read, publisher of the Spokane Journal of Business and Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business, as the 2026 Distinguished Alumni of the Year.

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:49:47 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18230-spokane-colleges-foundation-recognizes-journal-publisher http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18230 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:00:59 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18216-new-hires-and-promotions-april-23-2026 http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18216 A handful of companies across Eastern Washington and North Idaho have raised millions of dollars in recent months, with the majority of funding falling outside the traditional angel- or venture-backed technology, health care, and consumer industries.

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18233-inw-companies-raise-14m-since-january http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18233 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18232-will-businesses-really-leave-thats-the-wrong-question http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18232 An 87,000-square-foot industrial multitenant warehouse building is under construction at Spokane Valley-based Crown West Realty’s Barker Logistics Center project in Spokane Valley.

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18231-crown-west-kicks-off-new-warehouse-build http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18231 A contract dispute between Premera Blue Cross and MultiCare Health System is putting thousands of Spokane-area workers and employers at risk of higher health care costs, or potential disruptions in care if the two sides fail to reach an agreement by the end of May.

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18229-premera-multicare-contract-dispute-raises-cost-concerns http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18229 Packard Wheeler Succession, an employee benefits and wealth planning team of Northwestern Mutual representatives based in Spokane Valley, has joined Cleveland-based Benefit Advisors Network as an independent member.

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18228-valley-benefits-broker-looks-to-future-growth http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18228 Workforce development nonprofit Slingshot is leveraging a $120,000 grant from Spokane-based Innovia Foundation’s LaunchNW initiative to help connect Spokane County students to businesses.

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18227-launchnw-grant-enables-student-job-exploration http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18227 Post Falls-based firearm holster manufacturer Alien Gear Holsters, a trade name and brand of Tedder Industries LLC, has been purchased by Safariland LLC, of Delaware, for $10.3 million following a court-approved bankruptcy auction, according to filings with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18220-safariland-llc-buys-alien-gear-for-103m http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18220 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18219-colleges-and-universities http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18219 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18215-emergency-drive-through-moratorium http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18215 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18218-real-estate-appraisal-firms http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18218 The city of Spokane Valley has issued commercial building permits for a six-building, $18.7 million multifamily development located south of Saltese Creek, permit information shows. 

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18213-saltese-creek-apartments-in-the-valley-underway http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18213 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.

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18207-higher-tax-relief-helps-seniors-stay-home http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18207 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18206-around-town-april-23 http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18206 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18205-business-calendar-april-23-may-6 http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18205 Site work is now underway for a new 4,100-square-foot primary care clinic in Reardan, Washington, and the $2.3 million facility is expected to open by Oct. 31.

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18204-reardan-primary-care-clinic-breaks-ground http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18204 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. 

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18222-catching-up-with-sarah-lathrop-president-of-the-spokane-wine-association http://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/18222