After 2 robberies in 2 weeks The Mascot Pizza seeks the community’s support this Saturday

For a small business just 1 robbery can be hard, but The Mascot Pizza has been the victim of 2 in just 2 weeks time. The business, while still a new business, has gathered a following for their delicious pizzas, sandwiches, wings, salads, appetizers and more.

So, they are asking for the support of Spokane this Saturday 5-8:30p. During that time they'll have some yet to be announced specials to bring more people through the doors to help recoup there losses. The specials will also extend to delivery which is available with 5 miles of the restaurant. The Mascot Pizza is located in the Logan neighborhood at 730 N. Columbus.

We encourage all readers of this blog to check out The Mascot Pizza this Saturday, or anyday really. They are an awesome local pizza place this locally owned and operated. The menu consists of about a dozen speciality pizza's , make your own pizzas, calzone and a whole lot more. There is even French fries, onion rings and fried cheese curds and a whole lot more, they really have something for everyone.

For more information on The Mascot Pizza check out their website at http://themascotpizza.com or check them out on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/themascotpizza and while on their Facebook page check the photos of the 2 robbery suspects, there is a reward for information leading to arrest.

New multi-tenant building coming by Global's HQ Downtown

About 2 years ago Global Credit Union acquired the 5 story Freeway plaza office building at 1500 W. 4th on the west side of Downtown Spokane. The credit union has done a number of improvements to the building and now uses much of that building as it's HQ. But, Global Credit Union is planning to invest in the neighborhood as well with a couple of new projects currently in the pipeline.

Just to the north of the Global HQ building plans are currently in the works to re-develop their site at the corner of Third & Walnut. Plans call for re-developing the credit union's current drive thru structure into a coffee shop , likely also with a drive thru. But, apparently further along is Global's plan to build a new 3 bay retail / restaurant strip building at the corner of 4th & Walnut, just south of the Global HQ building.

They hope this new building will be built yet this year. The center would be a 4900 square foot structure with the address of 1505 W. 4th. It would be built on a mostly vacant lot the once contained a drive up coffee stand. Some new surface parking area would be added to fulfill the needs of the new buildings tenants. However, the plans have the new structure directly at the corner with parking on the side and at the rear.

There is no word on who the tenants might be for this new building as it appears to be being built on speculation. The 3 tenant spaces are about 1600 +/- square feet each and one space can have a drive thru lane attached. Kiemle & Hagood is already pre-leasing for the new development with the spaces leasing for $26 - $30 per square foot NNN .

We'll keep watching this project for news on future tenants, if your interested in leasing space contact Kiemle & Hagood via Collin Conway at 509-755-7595 or Casey Brazil at 509-755-7579. More info will also be on http://www.khco.com

It's official- Amazon is building a fufillment center in Spokane

There has been much speculation about this, and honestly most locally assumed the "Project Rose" construction site on Geiger Blvd. was for Amazon. But, as of this morning we can now confirm that this project will be an Amazon fulfillment center.

The new Spokane Amazon distribution center will have a 600,000 square foot footprint and will be a multi-story facility employing around 1500. With all floors included this new Amazon center will have over 2.5 million square feet of floor space. It will encompass over 80 acres of land at 10010 W. Geiger Blvd just off of I-90 and just southwest of Spokane International Airport. Site work has already begun at the site and some roadway improvements / public transit adjustments are also in the works to serve the massive site.

While the center will open with 1500 employees, those numbers will likely increase during peak seasons as well and employees will enjoy benefits from day one. This new Amazon Spokane Fufillment Center is estimated to be open for business in late 2019 and hiring will start next year via http://amazondelivers.jobs

The site plan for the new Amazon center-

Approximate site of the project-

Indaba Coffee Roasters planning another location in Downtown Spokane

Indaba has come a long way since their opening in 2009 as just a single location coffee house in Spokane's West Central neighborhood. Nine years later that same location at 1425 W. Broadway is still keeping an otherwise underserved neighborhood caffeinated with delicious espresso, coffee, teas, pastries and so much more.

But in those 9 years a lot has changed too. In 2015, Indaba branched out for their first time, opening the still open Indaba location on Howard St. in Downtown Spokane. More recently they have also opened 2 small coffee bars in Kendall Yards in spaces shared with other businesses and even have a location called their Sky Bar which is located in a skywalk in the city center.

And, now a second full Indaba coffee shop location is in the works for Downtown. They are now working on creating a new location at 518 W. Riverside next door to Dodson's Jewelers. This new location will take the Indaba brand one step further as they also have announced the addition of Chef Andrew Larson to their team who will lead a food program that will begin at the new W. Riverside location.

The new W. Riverside Indaba is to open this fall and will of course have much of the same menu as the other Indaba locations. But they will also offer up an artisan toast menu and light brunch menu on Saturdays. They say as Downtown grows they will expand their food menu right along with it. Also the new location will have Seraphim pour overs and will even have 8 taps for beer, wine, cold brew and Kombucha.

Watch for even more on this new location coming soon, and for more information now on Indaba Coffee, check out their website at http://indabacoffee.com . While on their site be sure to read their story, they are not your average coffee shop.

Costco and other new businesses to check out this weekend....

Chances are if your reading this site you like to check out new stores and restaurants, and this upcoming weekend will be prime for that with several grand openings happening. Here is what's happening where...

Ye Olde Hock Shoppe

This new pawn shop will have their grand opening on 7/21 from 7-7. They will be open to buy, sell and loan. They are located at 9315 E. Trent in Spokane Valley

Costco

It's finally time, Friday 7/20 will be opening day for the new Costco at 12020 N. Newport Hwy in North Spokane. This new store replaces a smaller Costco store which had been on N. Division and will soon be renovated to suit a handful of new tenants.

The new Costco on Newport Hwy. opens at 8am and will be 167,000 square feet which is over 30,000 square feet larger then the former location on Division. They also have about 50 more employees now with the larger store.

Wheel Sport Bicycles

Not too far South of the new Costco is another new business that will also open this Friday 7/20. The Wheel Sport Bicycle shop chain will have a grand opening celebration for their new store at 9501 N. Newport Hwy. The business has extensively renovated what once was an auto repair shop into a cool new bicycle sales and service place.

They will open for business at 11am and both Friday and Saturday they will have discounts, give aways, group rides , fix a flat clinics and more. Additional info can be found on the Wheel Sport Facebook page.

Altitude Trampoline Park- Spokane Valley

Although they are actually already open this Saturday 07/21 will be the official grand opening for the new Altitude Trampoline Park at 1441 N. Argonne Rd in Spokane Valley. This new trampoline park is quite large and located in a former Safeway store.

Altitude will open at 10am on the 21st with giveaways, discounts, live radio remotes, a dodgeball tournament and much more. 

De Leon's Taco & Bar to open a South Hill location

De Leon's is expanding their De Leon's Taco & Bar concept yet again. This time they'll be coming to the South Hill.

This new De Leon's Taco & Bar will be opening in the former China Café space at 2718 E. 57th Ave. by the corner of 57th and Regal. This new location will continue their more casual concept with a full bar. The menu will consist of tacos, burritos, guisados with menudo and pozole added to the menu on the weekends and frequent daily specials . De Leon's famous locally produced tortilla chips, salsa and tamales will also be available for purchase with catering services offered for groups. Currently this new South Hill location is scheduled to open in September.

This will be the third location for De Leon's Taco & Bar, the first location opened in 2017 at 10208 N. Division, near Whitworth University. A second location is still under construction nearby Gonzaga University at the corner of Hamilton & Nora and will be opening much sooner then the South Hill restaurant. Also, De Leon's still operates their 2 main stores which are full Hispanic grocery stores with restaurants inside at 102 E. Francis in Spokane and 15530 E. Sprague Ave. in Spokane Valley.

For more information on De Leon's Taco & Bar, check out their website at-

http://deleonstacoandbar.com

Woops macaron bakeshop to open in Downtown Coeur d' Alene

Who doesn't love a macaron?  Those delicious French confections are a favorite for many with a sweet tooth. And, in many parts of the country people turn to a chain of bakery's called Woops for their macarons. Soon people here in our area also turn to them because Woops is coming to Coeur d' Alene!

Woops is setting up shop in Downtown Coeur d' Alene at 119 N. 4th St, where they plan to open later this Summer. While there isn't a set opening date yet there will defiantly be a preview of their products at the Downtown Street Fair in August.

Woops locations sell over 30 different flavors of macarons in addition to artisanal coffees. Among the flavor choices will be the common like vanilla and pistachio all the way up to the more unique Peanut Butter & Jelly or Mojito. Typical Woops locations also have a small selection other pastries and sandwiches as well.

The company is a growing chain that has been in business only since 2012, today they are one of the largest retail providers of macarons. Founded in New York City the company has over 30 locations ( several are still in the NYC area ) and most are kiosk style locations, Coeur d' Alene will be one of only a few full Woops bakeshop locations.

For more info on the new Coeur d' Alene Woops Bakeshop, check out http://bywoops.com/coeurdalene

Or, check out this video about their brand from their corporate office-

Dragon's Fury Games & Anime to open soon near Northtown Mall

An awesome new take on gaming stores is coming soon to Spokane. Work is underway to open a new locally owned and operated shop called Dragon's Fury Games & Anime at 41 E. Queen Suite B just north of Northtown Mall.

Dragon's Fury Games & Anime will have an extensive board and card game library for in store play, but what will set them apart is a 21 and over dedicated bar area. Plans are for Dragon's Fury customers to enjoy a cold beer or something non-alcoholic like flavored water, energy drinks and some snacks while mastering a familiar game or discovering something new.

Games that are available for play will also be available for sale. In addition to retail sales of anime, manga and Japanese pop culture products. The store will also sell Japanese model kits and accessories.

Watch for the new Dragon's Fury Games & Anime when they open sometime in August. And, track their progress via Facebook at-

http://www.facebook.com/dragonsfurygames

Could this really be what's going into the soon to be former North side Costco?!?

Costco is nearing completion for their new store at 12020 N. Newport Hwy, which will replace their current smaller store at 7619 N. Division. In fact the opening date for the new Costco is only 10 days away on July 20th, with the N. Division store closing likely on the 19th.

But, while there are a few abandoned big box spaces still around the area, the N. Division Costco will not join those ranks. That's because as you may recall Rich Development Enterprises ,LLC a Calfornia based firm acquired the building back in March and plans to redevelop not just the store building but some of the parking area as well. We had a separate post about that on this site when that sale occurred.

And, with the Costco move out immanent "pre-development conference " documents have appeared about the plans Rich Development has for the site. And, perhaps they are only mentioned to gather hype from nosey bloggers like myself the plans show some tenant names....

Before I mention these it is important to note it is still early in the process, likely none are set in store. I also realize they could just be examples however they are mentioned specifically, which is not common. So, with that said here is what will likely be opening at the site of the N. Division Costco...

Texas Roadhouse ( in a new 7100 square foot building, about where the gas station is today )

Planet Fitness

Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park

Extra Space Storage  ( back half of the main building )

Another pad site near the gas station site is also shown with no names on it just yet. Over the next few weeks we'll be working to confirm all of this but this would be big as I know a number of readers have told me Spokane needs a Texas Roadhouse.

There will be more soon...

Maverik to build a location in Airway Heights

Construction and new businesses coming to Airway Heights is nothing new. But this I figured I'd better mention this early as construction is about to begin on a lot that was originally to be a new Walgreen's.

While we can't rule out Walgreen's building elsewhere in Airway it won't be raising a the corner of US 2 and Hayford Rd. The site, across from STCU will in fact soon be home to a Maverik gas station and convenience store. Continuing Maverik's somewhat quick expansion into the Spokane market.

The new Airway Heights Maverik will be similar to the other locations of the Utah based chain. It will have a 4300 square foot convenience store with a 12 pump canopy covered fueling area in the front and 4 more covered pumps on the eastern side of the property. Like other Maverik locations they will sell all standard c-store items including a line of hot foods made in store and sold under the Bon Fire brand name.

This will be 8th location of the Maverik chain in the Spokane area, with another 2 open over in the Coeur d' Alene area. But this won't mark the end of Maverik's expansion into our area as planning has started for a new location just north of Downtown on Ruby and not 1 but 2 stores in the works for Post Falls.

For more info on Maverik, check - http://maverik.com

Large parking expansion underway at Spokane International Airport

It's been all over the news that Spokane International Airport has experienced exponential passenger growth. Several new flights have begun / we're announced to connect Spokane with several new destinations. Major renovation projects are on the horizon for as soon as next year but some are coming sooner, like the new large expansion of the economy parking area.

Site work has begun for a new economy parking area with a total of 1300 new parking spaces. The project is estimated to cost $6.44 million and will be located on the vacant lots at the corner of Airport Dr. ( in-bound lanes ) and Flint Rd. This is across from the cell phone parking area which itself was expanded not long ago. This new parking area should open in mid-November.

It should be noted that a section of the existing "outside parking area" will be taken away soon as a new 111 room Marriott Springhill Suites is planned in-between the main terminal and the Ramada hotel. We'll have more on that very soon hopefully.

For more information on Spokane International Airport, check- http://spokaneairports.net

Laundry Land out, Domino's Pizza coming in on Thor

A couple of weeks ago was the last day for Laundry Land at 510 S. Thor in East Central Spokane. The mini chain ( now single location ) laundromat business says they we're unable to come to terms on their lease. Laundry Land is still very much in business which will mention in a moment, but first what is happening to the building just south of Fred Meyer where Laundry Land once was...

The building won't be empty long at all as a franchisee of Domino's Pizza has leased the building and will open a Domino's store there soon. Chad Carper, a broker with Kiemle Hagood represented the tenant and the building is owned by local developer Harlan Douglass.

This is part of recent expansion of Domino's Pizza in the area. As you may recall I recently posted about this with new Domino's Pizza locations planned at 1320 N. Hamilton nearby Gonzaga and at 604 S. Sullivan in Spokane Valley.

Laundry Land continues on in their location at the Shadle Park Shopping Center at 2215 W. Wellesley . At Shadle Park, Laundry Land offers state of the art washers and dryers in addition to TV's , free wifi, a/c and attendants that are always on duty. In addition to it being in a convenient location near Wal-Mart.

For more on Laundry Land, check- http://laundrylandspokane.com

And, for more info on Domino's Pizza, check- http://dominos.com