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- Feed Preview The Pacific Northwest Inlander | News, Politics, Music, Calendar, Events in Spokane, Coeur d'Alene and the Inland Northwest, Inlander -
In promoting the world's fair, organizers saw music as a way to entice people to "meet... by the river" at Expo '74
Music was one of many attractions at Expo '74, with big-name artists including Gordon Lightfoot, Helen Reddy and Buck Owens, among countless others entertaining visitors throughout its six-month...
Spokane County's regional 911 dispatch center wants Spokane to either fully commit or provide its own dispatch
Similar to many on-again, off-again relationships, the board of the Spokane Regional Emergency Communications center has apparently hit a breaking point and wants the city of Spokane to commit: ...
Question of the Week
Expo '74's theme was the environment. If Spokane held another world's fair, what should the theme be? DAVE HAMMER…
Expo '74: Fifty Years Later
The story of Expo '74 is packed with dramatic chapters, narrative rabbit holes, heroes like the guy who went by "King," odd icons like the Garbage Goat and gifts that keep on giving like the U.S...
https://www.inlander.com/culture/expo-74-fifty-years-later-27885323
Expo '74's featured the biggest movie screen on the planet — IMAX
When we gaze at the skeletal Spokane Pavilion these days, we see instantly recognizable local iconography — a city landmark set amid a thriving downtown park that's truly Expo '74's gift that ...
From a childhood spent at Lakeland Village, Gordon Vales debuted his art at Expo '74
Amid hot air balloons, giant metal sculptures, flashy sailboats and a flashing Ferris wheel, a handmade sign with black lettering leaned against a small easel…
Spokane will require four to six months of advanced notice ... landlords haven't complied with the city's other rental rules
On Monday, the Spokane City Council passed a consequential — and hotly debated — city ordinance that aims to give tenants additional time to prepare for rent increases…
In 1974, promoter Mike Kobluk and architect Bruce Walker la...the Spokane Opera House as the centerpiece of the world's fair
If you loved live entertainment and you lived in Spokane in 1974, well..…
North Central's ProStart culinary team competes nationally for the first time in Spokane Public Schools' history
It's a sunny afternoon in mid-April at Casa Cano Farms…
The Spokane Symphony sends off three percussionists retiring after more than four decades each with the orchestra
At the end of the Spokane Symphony's current 78th season, three musicians will put away their music stands for the final time, taking a combined 142 years of symphony percussion experience with ...
Star Wars: The Phantom Manace's rerelease proves every saga has a beginning... again...
Lately, it can be hard to fathom a time when one's average pop culture carte du jour wasn't dominated by content derived from George Lucas' space fantasy universe, especially after the Disney ac...
On Taylor Swift and the trend of extremely overlong albums...
"But to confess the Truth, I am now too lazy, or too busy to make it shorter." — John Locke (and, presumably, Taylor Swift)…
https://www.inlander.com/music/on-taylor-swift-and-the-trend-of-extremely-overlong-albums-27885356
Young people aren't consuming cannabis like they used to
In the 1980s, Nancy Reagan, then first lady during President Ronald Reagan's administration, helped popularize the phrase "just say no" when it came to recreational drugs…
https://www.inlander.com/news/young-people-arent-consuming-cannabis-like-they-used-to-27885351
A Gonzaga track athlete reflects on Bloomsday and Spokane's reputation as a great place for runners
I've spent a fair amount of time running around Spokane…
NEWS BRIEFS: Spokane mayor says a public safety levy is needed to prevent layoffs
Plus, Washington schools get local food; and City Council will consider another Latah Valley moratorium In a memo to Spokane City Council members last week, Mayor Lisa Brown warned that the city...
How a former Spokanite's app is turning ADHD self-care and productivity into a whimsical fantasy adventure
When Ryan Arneson was diagnosed with ADHD four years ago, he was inundated with a world of self-help books claiming they could assist him in his day-to-day life…
It took a true design professional to crack the code on the world's first environmental-themed world's fair
It all started with Time…
The Expo mastermind's work to renew Spokane's urban core to...orld; the city wouldn't be the same without King Cole's vision
Those who've heard of King Cole likely know that he and his family moved to Spokane in the mid-1960s to help with business-led efforts to reinvigorate the city's downtown…
The U.S. Pavilion still stands in Spokane today as a reminder of the legacy of Expo '74
During the world's fair, the U.S. PAVILION delivered a plea for the environment…
A decade after its founding, Spokane Women on the Fly conti...to educate and empower women to enjoy the sport of fly-fishing
The nature of Eastern Washington and North Idaho is one of the top reasons many live in the Inland Northwest…
I Saw You
I SAW YOU RIVERFRONT BRIDGES & PAVILION: We passed a few times on 4/22 around 4…
Viewing Spokane's world's fair — and the year of 1974 —...he lens of President Richard Nixon's record on the environment
It was a shimmering spring day with wisps of cirrus clouds against azure Maxfield Parrish skies…
Expo '74's big environmental legacy continues to inspire conservation of the region's natural assets
The "butterfly effect" describes the phenomenon that even small actions can have vast consequences…