Angie Gaddy

A new family-style barbecue restaurant will open in the Valley the first week of April. Owners of O'Doherty's Irish Grille and Arizona Steakhouse in downtown Spokane will open Smokey's Family Barbecue at 11723 E. Sprague. The new restaurant will serve family-style meals of smoked turkey, chicken and ribs, said Terry Best, partner with Tim and Sam O'Doherty and Tim's brother, Shannon.

Plans for a 136-unit apartment complex at the northwest corner of Fourth Avenue and Evergreen Road will go to Spokane County for a public hearing on April 3. Arger Capital Corp., a Spokane limited liability corporation created by Greg Arger and his brother Prokey, plans to develop six acres south of the Target store on East Sprague Avenue.

Once a berry patch and vegetable garden, former Dhaenens land now sprouts new homes. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review

A California developer wants to build a scaled-back version of a commercial center, including a 24-hour grocery store and office buildings, at the corner of Highway 27 and 32nd Avenue. San Francisco-based Farallon Real Estate Services has asked that 5 acres on the southeast corner of 32nd and Highway 27 be used for an Albertson's grocery store. Another area would be used for offices, said Farallon's attorney F.J. Dullanty, Jr.

Ed and Dee Peck, left, and Dotti and Fred Gurney started up friendships and then this greenhouse. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review

1. This black Labrador mix represents the most popular breed in the Valley, and he even has the most popular name: Bear. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review 2. Charles Filibeck dotes on Chico, his chihuahua. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad will discuss its plan to add a second rail line through the eastern Spokane Valley with county officials and the public on March 16. The hearing was ordered by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, which regulates railroad crossings, after Spokane County expressed concerns about traffic delays and safety. The hearing will take place at Gonzaga University's Conference and Convention Center, 800 N. Pearl.

(From Valley Voice, March 7, 1998): Captions accompanying the photographs that ran with the cover story in Thursday's Valley Voice misstated plans for property from which two older homes were recently moved. Modern Electric, which owns the land on East Broadway Avenue, has said it intends to use the vacated parcels as a storage area. 1. Two homes near Broadway and Pines are being moved to make way for office buildings. The heated-up property market is causing some businesses to convert old hosue. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review 2. At the same time that many houses are being turned into offices, this house is being moved to make way for a new office building on East Broadway. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review