Virginia Carr

Current Position: intern reporter

Virginia Carr joined The Spokesman-Review in June of 2024 as a summer high school intern as part of the Teen Journalism Institute. This program is funded with a grant from Bank of America. She is a senior at North Central High School.

Email: virginiac@spokesman.com
Phone: (509) 459-5156

Most Recent Stories

A&E > Stage

Stage Review: Spokane Civic Theatre’s ‘An Enemy of the People’ is a captivating drama with a dedicated cast and crew

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 24, 2024

Arthur Miller’s adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People” is a dramatic historical play following one man, Dr. Thomas Stockmann, and his transformation from a beloved figure of his community to a so-called enemy as he attempts to expose the poison within the town springs’ water supply.

A&E > Movies

Garland District gets Studio Ghibli makeover

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 22, 2024

Kadra Evans, the owner of Little Noodle restaurant and vice president of the Garland Business District has been a Garland local since 2006. She wanted to have some sort of mural on her building but wasn’t sure what to do.

News > Nation

We the People: The Great Depression brought suffering to Spokane – but also – art

Sun., Aug. 11, 2024

In the We the People series, The Spokesman-Review examines a question from the Naturalization Test immigrants must pass to become United States citizens.

News

‘There is a place for everyone on the pitch’: Records broken amid growth in women’s sports

Thu., Aug. 1, 2024

Last Friday, Olympic rugby player Ilona Maher hit 1 million followers on Instagram. By Monday, that number had jumped to 1.6 million. On Wednesday, 2.1 million.

A&E > Stage

Stage review: ‘Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story’ at Spokane Valley Summer Theatre is a rock ‘n’ rollin’ good time

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 1, 2024

Written by Alan Janes, the jukebox musical, “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story,” follows the rise of 1950s musical sensation Buddy Holly and his personal life, culminating in the 1959 plane crash which ended his life at just 22. The Spokane Valley Summer Theatre’s take on the show opened July 26 and runs through Aug. 11.

A&E > Stage

‘The Little Prince’ comes to Spokane Civic Theatre’s summer stage

UPDATED: Tue., July 23, 2024

Eleven performers ages 12-19 are bringing a classic tale about childhood wonder to life at the Spokane Civic Theatre.

News > Local government

Spokane County Fire District 4 proposes new tax to fund emergency fire services

UPDATED: Tue., July 23, 2024

Spokane County Fire District 4 is proposing a new levy on the Aug. 6 ballot which would fund fire services in the northern Spokane County district

News > Local business

Local coffee chain Wake Up Call celebrates 20 years of business

UPDATED: Thu., July 18, 2024

In a land of coffee shop giants like Starbucks and Dutch Bros, Gonzaga alum and Wake Up Call owner Christopher Arkoosh wanted to wake up the people of Spokane to what a locally run, people-first coffee shop looks like in action.

A&E > Stage

Shakespeare in the Park returns for fourth season with ‘As You Like It’

UPDATED: Fri., July 19, 2024

Dancing. Puppets. Boomboxes on bicycles. The Spokane Shakespeare Society brings the hilarious and electric “As You Like It” to Spokane’s parks this summer.