A pair of housing projects soon will turn the Garland District into a case study examining the effects of the city’s decision to remove minimum parking requirements for new developments.

Eats on Spokane Street LLC, a food truck and restaurant court, will be located at 106 N. Spokane, just north of Post Falls Brewing Co. and just south of Brew Bar PNW.

Funding for emerging companies is in a lull, but overall, the Inland Northwest’s startup ecosystem is growing, and that growth is expected to continue in 2025.

Construction of Spokane’s next dog park is expected to begin in mid-2025 and wrap up two to three months later.

Certified sommeliers Justine Recor and her mother Cathy Hand plan to open Cellar & Scholar this month at 15412 E. Sprague, in the Sullivan Square Shopping Center.