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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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News >  Travel

A sentimental journey to Scotland

My most recent trip to Scotland was a sentimental journey of sorts – a nostalgic nod to my first visit as a 20-something just beginning her love affair with the British Isles in general and Scotland in particular. My magic chariot at that time had been a large tour bus – of the kind that proudly promised 11 countries in 10 days. This time around, the mode of transport was not a bus, but a ...
A&E >  Books

George Takei’s book chosen for ‘West Coast’s largest book club’

SEATTLE — George Takei was 5 years old when he heard U.S. soldiers, who carried rifles with bayonets, pounding on the door of his home in Los Angeles. In 1942, following the signing of Executive Order 9066, soldiers instructed his parents to quickly pack their belongings and vacate the house. His family could “take only what we could carry and nothing more,” Takei said, as they and other ...
A&E >  Music

Ye stops concert 3 times to rail against ‘corny’ lighting

Kanye West, now who legally goes by Ye, stopped his SoFi stadium show mid-performance three times Wednesday to call out the “corny” production. The 48-year-old embattled Grammy winner, who hadn’t played Los Angeles since 2021, struggled to get through a performance of “Good Life,” as he continually took umbrage with the lighting, according to footage published by TMZ. “Pause, pause, pause,” ...
A&E >  Entertainment

10 under $10 for the weekend of April 3-5

1 Spokane Print Fest – Enjoy printmaking demonstrations, purchase prints for sale, browse print displays from a variety of incredible print artists & meet the Artists-In-Residence at the Hive. 2 p.m.-6 p.m. Saturday. The Hive, 2904 E. Sprague Ave. Admission: Free.
News >  Home and garden

Gardening: Plants are ahead of schedule this spring

OK, folks, I think it’s safe to consider winter is over, such as it was. I have gardened here for nearly 50 years and have never been able to dig holes in January or February. It was strange to be out finishing a major path project in a sweatshirt. On to spring.
A&E >  Movies

Movie review: ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ a breathless, busy sci-fi adventure

The “Super Mario Bros.” world has always been a family affair – it’s right there in the title, after all. The wildly successful 40-year-old Japanese video game franchise features a pair of Italian American plumber brothers from Brooklyn who spend their time powering up and jumping around the Mushroom Kingdom. But their motley crew of friends and enemies haven’t had their own sibling dynamic until now, in “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” the sequel to the 2023 smash animated hit, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.”