The kick-off event for Spokane's Big Read will take place at the Spokane City Hall Chambers on Friday (March 4) from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. -- and organizers will be handing out free copies of "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien. This won't…
One of our true regional jazz giants – pianist Arnie Carruthers – will get the recognition he deserves later this month at the Spokane Falls Community College Jazz Festival. The festival will be a tribute to Carruthers, who was an institution at the Davenport Hotel…
Ali Vincent, who won "The Biggest Loser," will be delivering her inspirational story at the Spokane Club on March 10, 6 p.m. She lost 122 pounds to become the first female winner of "The Biggest Loser." She'll talk about the power of setting goals --…
Local poet Jonathan Potter had a national airing today. Garrison Keillor read Potter's poem "You and I" on "The Writer's Almanac" on NPR this morning. A few weeks ago, Potter sent Keillor his poetry volume, "House of Words," published by Korrektiv Press, expecting ... well,…