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DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was taught by my mother and grandmother, who practiced what they preached, that condolence letters should be acknowledged.

Blake Lively is preparing to testify in the trial against her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni, whom she accused of sexually harassing her on the set and waging a subsequent smear campaign.

Dear Doctors: I am 66 years old and an avid cyclist. Last winter, after we went for a long ride, I suddenly felt lightheaded and then fainted. My doctor ordered a series of heart scans that found slight mitral valve prolapse. What is that? Should I be worried?

Dear Annie: I have been close friends with “Marianna” since high school, and we still see each other regularly. We always split the bill when we go out to eat. I don’t mind. But often I see at work (I work at a restaurant) that people will fight over the bill and offer to cover for who they’re dining with. Marianna never does this. Even on my birthday two months ago, she didn’t offer to pay for the bill. I felt like I shouldn’t have had to pay for my own birthday brunch. We went to a museum on my birthday, too, and she expected me to pay her back for the ticket. Am I being selfish and entitled? It really irks me. I don’t know what to say or do. – Upset and Over It

OK, gardeners, get out your wagons, carts and wallets. The 24th annual Garden Expo is Saturday at the Spokane Community College campus.

For several years, the Garland Business District held its Garland Summer Market in the Gathering House parking lot.

It’s all about atmosphere for the Osprey Restaurant and Bar as they put on their first organized concert series.

The Spokane Symphony will be rounding out their season with Grammy Award-winning guest cellist Zuill Bailey and a final Masterworks performance of the year, “Tales of Hemingway,” this weekend.

Country artist Whitey Morgan will be stripping down his outlaw sound for a solo acoustic show at the District Bar.

It’s been more than a year since “Beautiful Things” singer Benson Boone skyrocketed up the charts with his breakout hit — one of the biggest songs of 2024 — and his star only continues to rise.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When hosting a cocktail hour, how does the hostess gracefully navigate the quantity of food served? For example, if the cheese platter is reduced to a few bites, should the hostess be constantly monitoring and replenishing it, even if the planned “hour” has passed?

Louis Armstrong? Or Parliament-Funkadelic, Earth, Wind & Fire and proto-rap group the Last Poets?

Mother’s Day, always falling on the second Sunday of May, is this Sunday. It’s been that way since becoming a national holiday in 1914. Greeting cards and flowers are a big part of the modern holiday celebrating mothers and motherhood. Special dinners, at home and out, are high on the list of popular Mother’s Day activities. Today’s recipes may be helpful to those contemplating a Mother’s Day dinner at home for their moms.

At the 1964 World’s Fair in New York, a fun food item debuted in the U.S. with a splash – actually more like a dip or dunk.

No-Li Brewhouse’s Wrecking Ball Imperial Stout earned a gold medal at the 2025 World Beer Cup, after it recently ranked among Forbes Magazine’s Best Stouts in the World.

When Percival Everett’s novel “James” won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction Monday, it seemed like an obvious choice. Everett’s subversive reimagining of “Huckleberry Finn” had already landed critical acclaim and a string of literary honors, including the National Book Award and the Kirkus Prize.

Things have been good for Josh Hartnett these past few years. The Y2K era teen star has established a fun new groove for himself, working in genre pictures like this week’s bonkers actioner “Fight or Flight,” directed by James Madigan, M. Night Shyamalan’s devious “Trap” from last year, and Guy Ritchie’s homage to “Heat,” “Wrath of Man” (2021). So in honor of “Fight or Flight” hitting screens ...

Take note: if you have any anxiety about flying, James Madigan’s “Fight or Flight” will not be for you. But if a cheap and cheerful one-setting action thriller a la “Bullet Train” featuring one of the preeminent heartthrobs of the Y2K era is up your alley, well then belly up to this (airport) bar. 

ATLANTA — André 3000 floats to the tune of his own key. Quite literally. A week after Outkast was announced as Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, the Atlanta rapper, flutist and now pianist has yet to address the honor publicly. Instead, on Monday night, he dropped new music — moments before appearing on the Met Gala red carpet. “7 Piano Sketches,” his surprise EP, is seven tracks of solo ...