Scotty’s Doghouse opens near Gonzaga

Scotty’s Doghouse has opened at 1305 N. Hamilton near Gonzaga University, in a 3,000-square-foot building previously occupied by the Chairs Public House and, before that, the Bulldog Tavern. 

Scott Wilburn, who earned his bachelor’s degree in broadcasting there in 1994, owns the business and is leasing the space. He says he put about $100,000 into remodeling it.

“I decided to name it after myself. I figured The Bulldog might be gone, but the doghouse is still there,” says Wilburn.

“When the building became available, I wanted to continue the legacy of having a bar on Sharp and Hamilton,” he says. He adds that he couldn’t use the old name, as it was already being used for an establishment on campus. 

Scotty’s Doghouse offers appetizers, salads, burgers, hot dogs and sandwiches. The bar serves local beers like No-Li, as well as other Washington State favorites like d’s Wicked cider. 

The bar has a focus on sports, with nine TVs. The bar also offers pool and skee-ball, as well as a live deejay on Friday and Saturday nights. Currently, Scotty’s has 12 employees. 

 Wilburn grew up in Western Washington, but eventually moved east, attending high school in Colville before attending Gonzaga. Upon completing his degree, he moved to Seattle and began working in computer programing. 

In 2007, he and two co-founders started an online gaming company called DoubleDown Interactive LLC, producing the game DoubleDown Casino. In 2012, Wilburn and his partners sold the company to International Game Technology Inc. for $500 million. Having done well for himself, Wilburn set out to lease the bar where he used to hang out as a Gonzaga student. 

—LeAnn Bjerken

New bicycle shop peddling in Cd’A

Coeur d’Alene Bike Co., a new bicycle sales and service shop, has opened in downtown Coeur d’Alene.

Owners Alex Castagno and Chris Caro boast a combined 25 years of experience in bike shops.

Castagno says the shop has seven employees and occupies 5,700 square feet of retail space at 314 N. Third.

Coeur d’Alene Bike Co.’s main brand is Cannondale, and it also handles Santa Cruz, Devinci, and Schwinn bicycles, he says.

The shop has a rental department that offers lightweight road bikes, full suspension and hardtail mountain bikes, and hybrid bikes for combination road and trail riding. It also rents out tandem bikes and children’s bikes.

The shop also sells bicycle apparel and accessories and operates a full service department.

Coeur d’Alene Bike Co. hosts rides for road bikes on Tuesdays. The shop also promotes Wednesday Night Bikes Brews & Burgers, a weekly mountain bike ride with rotating sponsors that concludes with a burger dinner at a brewpub. The rides, which will run into the fall until the weather turns, typically attract 35 to 40 riders, Castagno says.

Commercial real estate agent Chris Schreiber, of Spokane-based brokerage Kiemle & Hagood Co., handled Coeur d’Alene Bike Co.’s lease.

 

—Mike McLean

Chiropractor adds exercise equipment

Paul Miller, owner of Advanced Chiropractic, says he has added an exercise room at the practice’s North Spokane clinic, in an effort to promote fitness and balance for his clients.

The clinic, located at 515 W. Francis, now has weights, a rower, and an elliptical machine. The exercise room is free to Advanced Chiropractic patients who call to schedule appointments according to availability.

Miller uses several techniques to help patients recover from accidents and from sports and repetitive-motion injuries.

“We also use corrective exercises as a core component of our treatment plan,” he says. “It’s not all about relieving the pain now, but teaching patients how to prevent the pain from returning. That’s why we believe the exercise room is such an important addition to our practice.”

Miller employs the diversified technique, which he says is the most commonly used form of treatment used in the chiropractic field and relies on a high-velocity, low-amplitude thrust designed to restore proper spinal alignment.

He also uses what is called the Thompson Drop technique in his practice, which involves the use of a special table on which clients suffering from significant pain can be treated.

 

—Kevin Blocker

Fertility clinic here plans Valley office

The Center for Reproductive Health, which is mostly a fertility clinic, will open a second office in November in the River View Corporate Center, at 16201 E. Indiana in Spokane Valley, says Dr. Edmond Robins, owner and medical director of the center. 

The clinic will occupy 2,000 square feet there, which it will lease from Worthy Enterprises LLC.

Nathan Cope, the center’s administrator, says the current clinic, at 508 W. Sixth, has 12 full-time employees. Some of those employees will work at the Valley location, and Cope says the center doesn’t expect to add more employees to help staff the branch office.  

Robins says they chose that location because of factors such as good access and a nice parking lot. The current center sees some patients from North Idaho and Montana, and the Valley office will be more convenient for them, he says. 

Services offered at the new location will include new patient consultations, follow-ups, and drawing blood, says Robins. Most medical procedures still will be performed at the Spokane office.

Currently, the Center for Reproductive Health in Spokane is open to see new patients five days a week from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., says Robins. Tentative Valley hours are Monday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., says Cope. The center accepts most major forms of insurance coverage.

 

—Samantha Howard