Zak Curley

Current Position: Intern web developer

Zak Curley joined The Spokesman-Review in June of 2023 as a summer high school intern focusing on web development. Since then, he's stayed on staff as a junior web developer and journalist, combining aspects of both fields. He is a junior at Cheney High School.

Email: ZakC@spokesman.com
Phone: (509) 459-5473

Most Recent Stories

News > Features

‘Bad guys doing good’: How a group of Spokane professionals transforms from day jobs to charitable Star Wars villains

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 16, 2023

Dressed in clunky, barely breathable armor often limiting their vision, Stormtroopers may be seen walking through the halls of local hospitals on any given day.

A&E > Northwest Passages

Northwest Passages author Stephanie Land’s ‘Class’ praised for ‘raw’ and ‘intimate’ take on poverty and motherhood

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 30, 2023

Stephanie Land – a prolifically acclaimed writer from the Pacific Northwest, a New York Times bestseller and a one-time featured author on a presidential reading list – comes home Wednesday to Northwest Passages at Gonzaga University to discuss her experiences as an English major juggling courses, a child and the expenses of living in our modern world.

A&E > Northwest Passages

Northwest Passages author Jonathan Evison’s ‘Again and Again’ called ‘writing magic’

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 14, 2023

Watch the conversation live at 7 p.m. at spokesman.com/northwest-passages/events/jonathan-evison-again-and-again.

News > K-12 education

The ‘Ridgeline Regiment’ promises to impress with new ‘Rocky’-inspired marching band and color guard show

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 22, 2023

Eric Parker, the director of the Ridgeline High School marching band, was inspired by a classic American film to showcase his students as the pandemic subsides.

A&E > Music

Holy Names Music Center gets new executive directors

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 8, 2023

Music is something that runs in the veins of both Rhona Gouldson-Chen and Archie Chen, the new executive directors of Holy Names Music Center. Both are seasoned musicians, one from Spokane and the other from Dublin.

A&E > Northwest Passages

Local singer-songwriter Gabriella Rose wears her influences, and her family, on her sleeves

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 4, 2023

For Gabriella Rose, music is a family business. And her mother wasn’t initially crazy about that.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Oregon fire in northern Spokane County torches some 30 structures and over 8,000 acres: ‘It’s just emotional’

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 19, 2023

Fifteen-year-old Tyler Murphy not only lost his home, but the Oregon Fire burning near Elk leveled three other homes belonging to his family.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Evacuations ordered as new fire breaks out in Elk area

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 18, 2023

A fire near Elk spurred mandatory evacuations Friday.

News > Spokane

‘It’s fun art, not fine art’: Local artists partner with Spokane Parks for summer classes using Riverfront Park as inspiration

Sun., July 9, 2023

The city of Spokane's Parks Department is sponsoring two local artists to teach painting and sketching this month to a new generation, using Riverfront Park as inspiration.