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United Soccer League men’s, women’s pro teams coming to Spokane

The United Soccer League says the new men’s and women’s pro teams will be hitting the field in Spokane in 2024. 

Chef Ian Wingate is back in Spokane for his new restaurant, Ousider

Outsider is the first of three proposed eateries to occupy the Papillon building near Riverfront Park (Downriver Grill's Juli Norris plans to open Kasa Restaurant & Taphouse, as well as Lorèn, a jazz bar, later this year).

Climate, cost and quiet: why so many remote workers are moving to Spokane

Spokane is one of dozens of midsize American cities experiencing what some have referred to as a "Zoom boom" — an influx of workers from major tech hubs like Seattle and San Francisco moving to smaller cities to work remotely.

Ladder Coffee is serving the community, one warm cup at a time

Ladder Coffee is on a mission to help people elevate themselves through coffee, hence the name Ladder Coffee.

The Next Affordable City Is Already Too Expensive

In Spokane, Wash., home prices jumped 60 percent in the past two years. Five years ago, a little over half the homes in the Spokane area sold for less than $200,000, and about 70 percent of its employed population could afford to buy a home . . . now fewer than 5 percent of homes — a few dozen a month — sell for less than $200,000, and less than 15 percent of the area’s employed population can afford a home.

Construction on downtown Spokane stadium underway

Crews started work on the $31 million new Spokane stadium project last week.

Spokane officials choose United Soccer League to bring men's and women's teams to new downtown stadium

The path was cleared Tuesday morning for a United Soccer League team to play in Spokane. By unanimous vote, the Spokane Public Facilities District Board of Directors voted to begin negotiations with the USL to field a League One franchise, possibly in the spring of 2023.

Podium Hosts Its First Event

The Podium hosted its first event— the Spokane Invitational, Saturday, Dec 11, 2021. The inaugural track and field event inside Spokane’s new world-class sports facility, hosted 680 athletes with as many as 900 spectators watching from the stands.

10 Hottest Real Estate Markets in 2022

The nation’s top markets of 2022 are largely tech hubs in the Mountain West and Midwest that offer an affordable alternative to overpriced cities on the coasts. These are places that also have healthy economies of their own, with low unemployment rates and substantial job growth.

Groundbreaking on a new downtown stadium is coming this month

A new stadium is coming to downtown Spokane. Groundbreaking is scheduled to take place on Nov. 30 of this year. The stadium is set to start welcoming fans in 2023.

Three cheers for Spokane: Ranked No. 1 city for beer lovers

Spokane has been ranked No. 1 in the United States for being the best city for beer lovers, according to a new article from Lawn Love.

Spokane is third most attractive destination for West Coast Movers

Nearly 24% of people moved to Spokane from elsewhere in 2018 with more than 7% of the workforce working from home.