A flurry of restaurant closures has marred Spokane’s food scene in recent months, with at least seven Lilac City establishments either closing or announcing plans to close since October.

The downtown Rite Aid store located at 112 N. Howard, neighboring the Parkade Plaza parking garage, will close permanently on Dec. 6.

A former Brooklyn Deli employee is trying to pay homage to the now-closed downtown Spokane sandwich shop with Paper St. Coffee Co.

Three Spokane hotels—the Madison Inn, the Courtyard by Marriott, and the Wingate by Wyndham—have changed hands in the past few months.

Graduating from pop-up shops to a storefront in the heart of the Garland District, Spokane Baby Co. has opened its doors at 825 W. Garland.

Evan Armstrong, a Spokane restaurateur who some say introduced Mexican fast food and full-service restaurants to Spokane, is being remembered by those who worked around him as a fun, daring, generous, and grateful boss and entrepreneur.