• The New 63 Social House & Eatery Now Open in Former Rocky Rococo Space

  When Rocky Rococo Pizza and Pasta closed in May of 2020, after more than 35 years of serving up their famous square pies and epic salad bar offerings, there was... Read more »

• Spokane Salad & Delivery Now Open in Downtown Spokane Skywalk

  Salad lovers, it’s time to get excited! Spokane Salad & Delivery is now open in the skywalk in downtown Spokane, on the corner of Riverside and Stevens. Take your pick... Read more »

• Meet Spokane’s First-Ever Refill Shop: Spokane Refillery

  Spokane’s first zero-waste refill shop is now open in downtown Spokane at 1105 West 1st Avenue. Don’t let the name fool you: Spokane Refillery is not a place to come... Read more »

• Downtown Spokane Announces Second Year of Cultural Event Grant Funding

  The Downtown Spokane Partnership (DSP) is seeking applications from nonprofit organizations or groups for grant funding to support events that honor the history and traditions of our city’s diverse communities,... Read more »

• Live by Five takes over Post Street in downtown Spokane

  Free summer concert series to begin May 19 The Downtown Spokane Business Improvement District, with River Park Square and Black Cannon Events today announced the return of summer concerts to... Read more »

• Downtown Spokane Partnership Announces New President & CEO

  Experienced leader appointed to focus on next era of downtown Spokane’s strategic growth [Spokane, WA] – The Downtown Spokane Partnership (DSP) Board of Directors today announced the hire of Emilie... Read more »

• Solitude Barbershop Brings the Modern Vintage to Downtown Spokane

  For Jake Rosenberg, stylist and owner of the newly opened Solitude Barbershop in downtown Spokane, the compliment he loves hearing most is “the vibes here are immaculate.” His goal was... Read more »

• Spring Clean Week 2022 is Just Around the Corner

  Spring is underway in downtown Spokane! With the return of legacy events Bloomsday, the Lilac Festival and Hoopfest, the community is invited to get outside between April 25 and April... Read more »

• Do It With Soul Brings Thrifted, Unique Artwear to the West End of Downtown

  Sisters Erin Corder-Brown and Emily Barbour, owners of Do It With Soul in downtown Spokane’s West End District, describe their eclectic clothing shop as a peek into their closets. Growing... Read more »

• Birds in the Coast: Creating Custom Bags, Couture Clothing & Community

  Jáiz Boyd, owner of Birds in the Coast, always thought he’d be a writer. As a teen, his buddies were doing hip hop music and Boyd would write lyrics for... Read more »

• LoKey Cafe Now Open in Downtown Spokane: Coffee & Healthy Eats in a Low-Key Atmosphere

  Spokane native Kelly Stronk spent the majority of her teen and young adult years in coffee shops. They were always the place to be, whether studying or meeting up with... Read more »

• Purgatory in Downtown Spokane: A Full Experience Around Whiskey & Food

  For the biggest selection of whiskey this side of the mountains, head to Purgatory Craft Beer and Whiskey Bar, newly opened in downtown Spokane at 524 West Main Avenue inside... Read more »

• Pink Fern Collective Clothing Boutique: Everyone Is So Ready for This!

  Photo credit: The Inlander “This is just what Spokane needs!” For Roisheen Leinen, owner of Pink Fern Collective, a newly opened clothing boutique in the West End of downtown, this... Read more »

• One-of-a-Kind Downtown Finds

  Article via the Inlander Clothes shopping can be notoriously difficult, but downtown Spokane’s boutiques make it easy and fun to find the right style, size and look — whether it’s for... Read more »

• Everyone Loves a Parade!

  Via The Inlander Downtown Spokane knows how to launch the holiday season in style. This year it all kicks off at 3:30 pm on Saturday, November 20, with the Lilac... Read more »

• Hockey Fans Are Crazy for Lord Stanley’s Sports Bar in Downtown Spokane

  Local hockey fans have a lot to cheer about this season, and not just because the Chiefs and Kraken are underway! With the recent opening of Lord Stanley’s, Spokane’s premier... Read more »

• Emma Rue’s Luxe Café: For Delicious Coffee, Pastries and (Coming Soon!) Desserts & Cocktails

  Emma Rue’s, a newly opened 1920s Parisian-inspired luxe café in downtown Spokane, is a decades-old dream for married couple Bryan and Alyssa Agee and their friend, Aaron Hein. After the... Read more »

• Grand Opening of Two Winey Bitches Tasting Room on Friday, October 1

  The vibrant Spokane Cork District is about to get even better with the grand opening of Two Winey Bitches on Friday, October 1. Like their name, there’s nothing conventional about... Read more »

• New Method Juice Cafe in West End of Downtown: Try It and You’ll Fall in Love

  For meat lovers who swear that nothing will ever beat the taste of a juicy burger, one sip of a made-to-order smoothie, one bite of a refreshing acai bowl, or... Read more »

• Joel Mackay of Renegade Room: I Don’t Do a Lot of Voodoo in the Winery

  When you walk into Renegade Room by MonteScarlatto, don’t expect a stuffy atmosphere where people take themselves too seriously. “It’s not supposed to be ‘whisper time,’ it’s called Renegade for... Read more »

• Downtown Spokane and Spokane Community Colleges Partner to Beautify Downtown

  Students from Spokane Community Colleges partnered to plant flower beds located across from Riverfront Park on Spokane Falls Blvd on Friday, May 14, 2021. The Downtown Spokane Parking and Business... Read more »

• Downtown Spokane to Host Pop-Up Vaccination Clinics

  Spokane, WA — In an effort to increase Spokane’s vaccination rate, the Downtown Spokane Partnership (DSP), Washington State Department of Health and Spokane Regional Health District, with support from the... Read more »

• Jen Menzer of Boo Radley’s: We Try to Encourage Everyone’s Quirks

  Named after the eccentric recluse in the classic novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Boo Radley’s is Spokane’s “toy store for all ages” where you can discover all things wacky, edgy... Read more »

• New Mobius Discovery Center Is Fun for the Whole Family

  Seeing the kids with their faces pressed against the glass, anxiously waiting their turn to enter the new Mobius Discovery Center, was a welcome sight for Mobius CEO Karen Hudson... Read more »

• Ginger Ewing of From Here: Amplifying Black Voices

  When Ginger Ewing was growing up, there was a decades-old narrative that if you were going to have fun or be successful in your twenties, you were going to have... Read more »

• Jan St. George of Whiz Kids: In the Business of Joy

  “What do I want to do when I grow up?” That was the question Jan St. George asked herself in 2005 after suddenly quitting her 30-year career as a paralegal.... Read more »

• Deborah Di Bernardo: Serving Up Damn Good Coffee

  The idea behind First Avenue Coffee was brewed out of necessity. Deborah Di Bernardo had owned Roast House Coffee, a specialty wholesale coffee roastery, since 2010. They’d received several Golden... Read more »

• Michelle Hege of DH: We’re a Business That Puts People First

  Creating a culture where people can thrive has always been the vision at DH, a locally owned advertising, public relations and branding agency. CEO Michelle Hege – the “H” in... Read more »

• Janelle Brennan of Core Four: Step Outside Your Comfort Zone

  When Janelle Brennan took her first Barre class at a friend’s studio eight years ago, it immediately clicked. In the seventh grade, after getting her first horse, she began competing... Read more »

• Octavia Lewis of Inter-Tribal Beauty: Proud to Be a Person of Color…And Thriving

  Octavia Lewis got her first taste of entrepreneurship in the sixth grade. On the weekends, she’d venture to the local 7-Eleven and stock up on Pop Rocks and Atomic Fireball... Read more »