New mixed-use building planned in the Post Falls City Center area

 A large new mixed-use building is planned for a site at the southeast corner of Spokane St. and 4th in the City Center area of Post Falls. Plans call for removing a couple of structures that are currently on the site for the new building.

The new 50,000 square foot mixed use building named "Nonna" has already gone in for permitting with construction starting soon. With a deep desire to better their hometown, this exciting development was conceived by mother-daughter duo Laura and Kelsey Horn, who both graduated from PFHS (Laura class of '92 and Kelsey class of '19). This new development will occupy most of the north block and will abut Republic Kitchen + Taphouse. 

The upper floors of Nonna will house 33 apartment units with 9,800 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor. A 3,000 square foot space on the ground floor is already taken by Horn's and will be a new brunch resturant called Miss Dazee's. Over many years of travel the pair have visited numerous cafes and brunch spots, inspiring their dream of opening a unique brunch venue in their hometown.

HDG Architecture, co-founded by Post Falls native and childhood friend of Laura, Josh Hissong is the architecture firm behind the project. The ground-up build will serve as a catalyst for the burgeoning neighborhood, which has seen a handful of other developments in recent years, including a few others that HDG was involved with. 

Petunia & Loomis moving to new space in Downtown Spokane

 Local oddities store, Petunia & Loomis is on the move to a new home. After some time on Riverside, the business in the process of relocating to the storefront at 224 N. Howard, in-between Boo Radley's and Addicus. Meaning the business will stay open and remain in the Downtown area.

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The new location will be a bigger space for the business, allowing them to do more events and activities. They plan to soon host regularly scheduled tarot classes, bug pinning classes, creepy crafting clubs, murder mystery parties, small concerts/ performing arts events and more. Currently they are working on preparing the new space and hope to be open in time for Small Business Saturday. The original location on Riverside is now already closed.

For more information on Petunia & Loomis, visit their website at http://petunialoomis.com

Raising Canes planning Coeur d' Alene location

 Work is underway on Spokane's first Raising Cane's restaurant on Newport Hwy. north of The Y, in a neighborhood which is becoming a hub of chicken restaurants. But it looks like the North Spokane site isn't the only Raising Canes planned to be coming to the Inland Northwest.

Raising Canes also recently applied for site development in Coeur d' Alene at 201 W. Neider Ave. directly at the corner of US 95 and Neider Ave., this is a pad site in front of the At Home store there (former K Mart). No actual building permits have been issued as of today as the city and the company are still working on the details of the planned new restaurant.

Plans currently call for a 3,368 Square foot restaurant building with a dual lane drive thru. The general contractor for the project is listed as Embree Construction Group,Inc. of Georgetown, TX with architectural work done by PM Design Group of Englewood,CO. . Since it is early in the development process no details are available on the actual construction timeline or opening date.

For more information on Raising Canes, visit their website at https://raisingcanes.com

Livaway Suites eyeing Spokane Valley site for a new hotel

 Livaway Suites, an up-and-coming chain of extended stay hotels is eyeing a site in Spokane Valley. The Lehi, UT based hotel chain recently applied for a pre-development conference with the City of Spokane Valley to construct a new hotel at 13110 E. Nora Ave.. While no actual building permits have been issued as of today, the Livaway Suites website does show Spokane as a "coming soon" site. The company also recently opened a hotel in the Tri-Cities and will open another in Missoula in the middle of December.

According to Livaway Suites' website the hotels offer "An extended stay experience that feels more like home". The suites are offer vibrant interiors inspired by Scandinavian home decor and all locations feature on-site fitness centers, smart guest laundry, upgraded vending areas and a co-working hub. A representative with the chain says they hope to build their prototype hotel in Spokane Valley.

The prototype Liveaway Suites is a 4-story 126 room hotel, all suites are equipped with kitchenettes with full-sized refrigerators, cook-tops, microwaves, and dishwashers. They do point out that is still early in the process of building here so further details, like opening dates, etc. are not yet available.

For more information on Livaway Suites, visit their website at https://www.livawaysuites.com

Sirinya's Thai Restaurant & Lounge now open in Downtown Spokane

 Sirinya's Thai Restuarant recently opened a new second location, this time in Downtown Spokane. The new restaurant is located at 230 W. Riverside in the former home of Garageland and is actually just one of two new places in the same block as Bardic Brewing & Cider recently announced their plans to open a second location of their own in the former Mountain Lakes Brewing Co. space at the corner of Riverside & Browne.

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Sirinya's Thai will also keep their original location open as well at 13614 W. Sunset Hwy in Airway Heights. Both locations offer the same menu of Thai entrees and a full bar. Indoor dining and carry out is available as is delivery via UberEATS, DoorDash and Grub Hub

For more information on Sirinya's Thai Restaurant, including how to place an order for food online visit their website at https://sirinyasthairestaurantandloung.godaddysites.com/

Stock Your Larder opens in Spokane Valley

 A locally owned and operated business called Stock Your Larder recently opened a new storefront at 12510 E. Sprague Ave Suite 5 in Spokane Valley. The new store is a home, body and pantry boutique featuring handmade herbal remedies, natural cleaning supplies, and minimal ingredient foods. 

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The majority of the merchandise at Stock Your Larder is made by the owner using only essential oils (no fragrance chemicals). Among the best-selling items is a laundry soap, with 5 ingredients and works in hard water and HE machines. Also, a "Nighty-Night" Magnesium cream.

In the rest of the store customers will locate such finds as small batch, single source olive oils and balsamic vinegars, coffees, teas, a decent sized sourdough and baking section and a whole lot more. For more information on Stock Your Larder, or to shop online visit their website at https://stockyourlarder.com/

Houston TX Hot Chicken opening second Spokane location this month, Post Falls coming soon.

 Following the successful opening of their first Inland Northwest area location, the Las Vegas based Houston TX Hot Chicken chain of quick service restaurants is working on bringing more locations to our area. With one location even opening later this month.

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Houston TX Hot Chicken opened at 1839 N. Ruby in November of 2023, and now in November of 2024 they will open in North Spokane. The new North Spokane restaurant will be a little north of the Y at 9412 N. Newport Hwy. and is set to host a grand opening on Saturday, November 16th at noon. There will be complimentary food & beverages to the first 250 people in line, there will also be a $1,000 spice challenge, munch madness challenge and a car meet with all cars welcome.

Additionally, construction has commenced for a new standalone Houston TX Hot Chicken restaurant in Post Falls. As this location involves building an all-new building for the business an opening date for this location won't happen until sometime during the first quarter of 2025.

The company prides themselves on all-natural and never frozen chicken on a menu that features hot chicken in the form of sandwiches, tenders and more. In the Las Vegas area the company's locations has gathered attention, including being ranked as a "Top Place to Eat in Vagas" in 2021 by Yelp. And, although the restaurant's menu includes chicken of all spice levels, they have been noted in the media for their "Houston, we have a problem!" spice level which at 2m SHU requires customers to sign a waiver to purchase.

For more information on Houston TX Hot Chicken, visit their website at http://hhc.ooo

Spokane Food & Event Services to host grand opening on Thursday

 A new business offering commercial kitchen space and lot more is planning to host a grand opening later this week in Spokane. The business, called Spokane Food & Event Services is located at 723 N. Crestline and will host the event on Thursday, Nov. 7th from 4:30-7pm at which guests will be able to the tour the space and network. Light refreshments will also be provided.

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Spokane Food & Event Services offers a large commercial kitchen space used for catering, event production, classes and commissary rentals. Soon the business will also have a small retail shop as well with ready to eat meals, snacks, frozen items like cookie dough and other Spokane produced items.

Local biscuit maker, Domestikated Biscuits is also joining the new space, with their items being among the options in the new retail store space. For more information on Spokane Food & Event Services, visit their website at http://www.spokanefoodandevents.com or give them a follow on Instagram

Chipotle Mexican Grill opens in Post Falls on Tuesday

 

The wait is over, the first location of the quick service restaurant chain, Chipotle Mexican Grill is set to open on Tuesday 11/5. The restaurant is located on the eastern edge of Post Falls at 950 N. ID 41, a bit north of the Hwy 41 & Mullan Ave. intersection. 

The new restaurant will also feature the brand's signature Chipotlane , a drive thru lane that allows guests to conveniently pick up digital orders without having to leave their cars. The Post Falls Chipotle will be open daily from 10:45a-10:00p . Each Chipotle location includes about 30 new jobs with this location currently actively hiring. For info about jobs with Chipotle visit http://chipotle.com/careers

For more info about Chipotle and their menu, visit https://www.chipotle.com . The chain also already operates five locations in the Spokane area and another new location is currently in the planning phase in Coeur d' Alene.

Little Euro opens today on the South Hill

 Little Euro, a breakfast and lunch place from the same owners as Old European is opening to the public today (Mon. 11/4) at 1235 S. Grand Blvd on the South Hill. Additionally, there is also a second Little Euro restaurant that remains open at 517 N. Pines in Spokane Valley.

The new restaurant features both indoor dining and take out, making the same delicious items with many coming from their Grandma Marie's original Danish recipes. The menu consists of many entrees from the more traditional to European specialties like Goulash and of course the Aebleskivers (Danish pancake balls) that the restaurants have become known for. There is also a kid's menu and beverages like freshly squeezed orange juice and even freshly brewed coffee from Indaba Coffee Roasters.

Little Euro is open every day from 7a-2p, for more information on Little Euro visit their website at https://www.littleeurorestaurant.com/ . 

Also special thanks to Jennifer of the Instagram for covering the soft opening and taking the above photos. Check her page out at https://www.instagram.com/spokanecurious