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The North Cedar, the last drive-in theater in Spokane closed in 1993. At one point, Spokane was home to seven drive-ins-more than any other city in Washington State (Seattle can boast only having had two). Now, movie watchers itching to recreate the drive-in movie experience of their youth must travel north of Spokane to the

Pilates for the Outdoor Athlete Lauri Ann Stricker Fulcrum Publishing, 2007, 248 pages. Pilates for the Outdoor Athlete by Lauri Ann Stricker is a comprehensive book designed to help the outdoor enthusiast achieve better body symmetry and stay free from injury. Stricker breaks down each outdoor sport from rock climbing to kayaking and points to

DAPPLED CITIES Granddance (Dangerbird) Dangerbird Records is home to a slew of bands that create music outside the confines of average. Average ain’t even on their radar. The result is albums that catch you off guard, that surprise you by their off-kilter originality. This mentality has spawned bands like Silversun Pickups, Sea Wolf, The One

An average of 5.5 million drivers speed past the intersection of I-90 and Hwy 395 each year, oblivious to the charms of Ritzville, the quiet German farming community anchored in a cluster of trees just beyond the crossroads. We zoom by the century-old brick buildings punctuated with metal sculptures tastefully placed for our enjoyment and

50 Hikes In Washington Kai Huschke The Countryman Press: Woodstock, 2005, 240 pages. Love Washington’s wild areas? You’ll love them more with this book. “The 50 hikes detailed here were chosen as the best of what Washington has to offer in its respective regions and life zones,” writes Huschke, and a quick glance at the

ON MARCH 21, Nancy MacKerrow planted a tree to mark the 5th anniversary of the death of her daughter, Susie Stephens. Many remember Susie as one of our area’s most dynamic outdoor activists, or as an avid cyclist, or as one of our most enthusiastic supporters of alternative modes of transportation, or as one of

Are you tired of ice skating stories yet? If you aren’t, you probably haven’t been paying close enough attention. Or you’re just passing through Spokane on your way somewhere less new-retro-figure-skating cool. But if you are from here, and you are tired of skating stories, then I recommend you avert your eyes, because here comes

(1.) HARVESTER RESTAURANT 401 West First Street, Spangle, WA (509) 245-3552 MOST POPULAR “neighborhood” restaurants feel as if their ambience came packed in a shipping crate marked “kitsch,” their almost-too-perfect arrangement of quirky signs and fake-vintage photographs. The whimsical conglomeration of old signs, newspaper clippings and other bric-a-brac at the Harvester Restaurant in Spangle, however,