For decades, Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners has helped people establish stability and self-reliance. Today, more than 30 SNAP programs support Spokane County and Eastern Washington residents. Broader than many people realize, those services range f

A year into his role as Spokane Symphony executive director, Jeff vom Saal often uses the word momentum for describing recent work boosting ticket sales and drawing wider audiences to the Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox. He's also focused on improvin

At a remote private shooting range, 19 students lined up in prone position side by side to aim their rifles at targets 50 yards away, requiring a focus on both marksmanship and safety. Their instructor pressed hard on both principles. Defensive Reality,

Wearing virtual reality goggles, someone using 3-D technology can step into the middle of a North Pines Middle School common space that doesn't exist yet. With the same goggle headset, the person with a head tilt or circular movement can get a panorama

Demand for respiratory therapists is growing alongside that discipline's increased educational requirements, soon to be packaged into Spokane Community College's first four-year degree program. Starting next fall, SCC will offer its new bachelor of a

Clay Cerna easily whips up a batch of cheese-stuffed bagels to sell for an office meeting, but as owner of Sweetbox Delivery, he sees more growth potential in providing a service that brings baked goods to clients' doorsteps. Cerna handles delivery of

It's good to press hard in a race running toward the finish line, but one Coeur d'Alene woman wanted to get to that point with a little less perspiration. A runner of marathons, Wendy Harris heard the same complaint from other female distance runners

Four years ago, Lisa Repp decided she'd create a decorative wall unit for holding grab-and-go essentials in her Spokane home. Mainly, the wall unit held keys at a visible point near an entry because she and her husband always seemed to be searching for

While resting in her Cheney home, Robin Allen turned to her smartphone for a face-to-face video chat with a nurse practitioner to discuss a recent infection. Within a 10-minute virtual exam, Allen received a diagnosis of pink eye. She didn't feel well

A Spokane Regional Health District program helps hundreds of women in Eastern Washington who qualify for free screenings to detect whether they have breast, cervical, or colon cancer. The district has overseen what's now called the Breast, Cervical and