Remedy, a new bar / restaurant coming to the South Hill

A group of well known local restaurateurs and business owners have acquired the former Grand Cleaners building on the South Hill. There they plan to do an extensive remodel to the building and open an all new bar and restaurant.

The building, which is next door to The Hop Shop close by the corner of 38th and Grand could re-open as this new bar as early as December. No date has been set yet as the new bar, which will be called Remedy will really change the look of the entire structure, even adding some cool new rooftop dining space. Here is a look at one Remedy will look like once it opens-

Remedy's menu has yet to be made available but the motto seems to give some clues. As Remedy's motto is cocktails, cures and rations . We'll continue to keep you updated as we hear more about the drinks, menu and employment numbers.

One Tree Hard Cider planning a new cider house in Spokane Valley

A new cider house is coming to Spokane Valley, from a well known growing local hard cider maker. One Tree Hard Cider will open the new business sometime during the Winter of 2015 in the same Industrial complex as their production facility is in now. The address is 9514 E. Montgomery Ave, Spokane Valley.

One Tree's space will go up to 2,300 square feet with some taken up for cider production. About 1,000 to 1,500 square feet will be set aside for the new cider bar. It will feature new comfortable seating area, all of their ciders on tap and some hard ciders from other producers.

Seating will be available for about 50 - 100 people and while a food menu is not planned for the cider house it will be a " food friendly " establishment but food can be delivered to One Tree and food trucks may also set up shop at the One Tree Cider House.

One Tree Hard Cider has been in business for a couple years or so now and made a positive name for itself. It's products, which come in array of flavors , are sold at many local beer and wine retailers .

For more information on One Tree Hard Cider, visit their website at-

www.onetreehardcider.com

Laundry Land holding grand re-opening!

Laundry Land, a coin operated Laundromat with two locations in Spokane is back under it's original ownership. And, to celebrate the new ownership and changes both locations will be hosting a grand re-opening celebration from Oct. 9th - Oct 12th and it's certainly worth checking out....

The grand re-opening will feature a catered lunch from Sweeto Burrito ( both locations ) , free use of washers for residential customers and drawings for either a 50" flat screen TV or a $100 gift card to either Wal Mart or Fred Meyer.

Laundry Land is open for business at both locations, they are...

2215 W. Wellesley Ave. Spokane

510 S. Thor Ave. Spokane

And, if you can't make it to the grand re-opening, still be sure to check out Laundry Land for all of your laundry needs. Locations are clean, safe and a friendly environment with TV , free wi-fi , attendant on site and fair pricing.

For more information on Laundry Land, visit them or like them on Facebook at-

www.facebook.com/laundrylandspokane

Cracker Barrel gets building permit for first location in the Inland Northwest

Several months after I was able to confirm the rumors of a Cracker Barrel restaurant and country store coming to Coeur d' Alene, it is finally becoming a reality. This as the Plano,Tx based property owner has filed for a building permit to build a location of the restaurant chain near I-90 and the new Winco grocery store.

Currently that building permit is in the processing phase ( as of my writing this ) but will likely be approved for construction to start soon. The building will go up on the empty lot that was last used for a small strip mall at 1675 W. Lee Ct. For reference here is a photo of the purposed site looking north from Lee Ct.-

The current information gives no hints about the size of the building, opening date or how many jobs this new restaurant will create. However the building permit is for a building valued at $850,000 and will likely look like all other Cracker Barrel restaurant locations in the nation, here is an example of what their locations usually look like-

While the restaurant is the main focus of Cracker Barrel locations, they also are home to small retail stores full of gifts, collectables and just general " country store " type merchandise. Here is an example of what the store are looks like seen here in a photo from the Rehoboth,DE Cracker Barrel-

As mentioned before this will be the first Cracker Barrel location in the Inland Northwest, and for now the only one as we have no details on any locations coming to the Spokane area. But this may change, currently the closest Cracker Barrel location to us is in Missoula,MT.

Cracker Barrel is based in Lebanon,TN and operates over 600 locations all around the nation. The restaurant has a good sized menu of meals for all times of day, they describe themselves as -
" where pleasing people with our delicious homestyle cooking & gracious service defines our country spirit "

The site of the new Coeur d' Alene Cracker Barrel will also soon be a very busy site as a Native Grill & Wings and a Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers have also been confirmed to be coming to the empty lots next door. Both of those restaurants are planned to open sometime next year.

For more information on Cracker Barrel , visit their web site at-

www.crackerbarrel.com

New restaurant openings & closings - Oct. 5th, 2015

Been several new restaurants opening around the Inland Northwest lately, here are some of the highlights-

The Wellness Tree , 1025 S. Perry St. Suite A , Spokane

The Wellness Tree is a new smoothie bar in the same suite as a small medical clinic is the South Perry District. The business is located by Perry Street Brewing and has a full menu of smoothies, teas and acai bowls.

The Wellness Tree's medical clinic offers naturopathic medicine, chiropractic care and acupuncture services and is also a new business.

More info- http://www.wellnesstreejuice.com/


Gas Lamp, River Park Square, Downtown Spokane

Now open next door to the AMC movie theater, in the former Arbor Crest Winery space is Gas Lamp. Gas Lamp is a full bar with a food menu, more to come on them soon.

More info- https://www.facebook.com/Gaslamp-1142132565802010


Marketplace Bakery & Deli, 1011 1st , Downtown Cheney

Now open in Downtown Cheney is Marketplace Bakery & Deli . Marketplace is full bakery , deli and coffee shop featuring locally sourced ingredients .

More info- http://www.marketplacecheney.com/


The Bulldog , on campus at Gonzaga University , Spokane

The Bulldog is back in business, just a bit different and in a new space, now on campus. The Bulldog still has a full food menu in addition to beer and wine. The restaurant is on the second floor of the new John J. Hemmingson Center. It is open to the students and the public alike and is operated as part of Sodexo's campus dining program .

Atilano's , 12526 W. Sunset Hwy, Airway Heights

Atilano's , the growing local mini chain of restaurants serving big burritos and other Mexican dishes in a fast food style format is adding a new location in Airway Heights. We haven't heard back for information from Atilano's yet but it will likely be like there other locations. They will occupy a former Thai restaurant space on the east side of Airway Heights.


Longboard Coffee Company, 5417 N. Government Way Suite 1, Coeur d' Alene

Taking over for the former Kootenai Coffee is a new location of Longboard Coffee, across from the Sheriff's Office on the North side of Coeur d' Alene. Longboard is a full coffee shop with drive through and serving organic coffee choices.

More info- https://www.facebook.com/Longboard-Coffee-Company-612456018786706


Rivelles River Grill, 2360 Old Mill Loop , Coeur d' Alene

The former location of the short lived Melone's Culinary Public House is now Rivelle's River Grill, next door to Starbucks in Riverstone. Rivelle's has a full menu of shareable dishes with a good selection of beer and wine.

More info- https://www.facebook.com/RivellesRiverGrill


Stir , 8166 N. Government Way , Hayden

Stir is a new neighborhood style craft cocktail bar with beer, wine and a food menu. Stir is set to open soon in the Ciao Mambo restaurant space. The restaurant is planned to offer a relaxing and comfortable atmosphere with a central location.

More info- http://stir.mobi
                  http://www.facebook.com/stirhayden

Also...

We're also keeping an eye out for a rumored second Chipotle Mexican Grill in Spokane, a new restaurant ( possibly a pizza place ) in the old Blockbuster store space in Liberty Lake, a new Mod Pizza in North Spokane, an organic restaurant and café in the Garland District and a new Zip's coming soon to Post Falls.

Click Distributing East relocates to new bigger distribution center

The wine and craft beer industry continues to be a strong spot in our local economy, which likely plays a big part in the recent relocation and expansion of Click Distributing East's distribution center and office's in the Spokane Business & Industrial Park.

However they didn't move very far, Click moved from building 18 to building 29 still in the Business Park. But there space is now much larger, in fact the new space is almost double the size of their old space. Click had occupied 21,000 square feet and now has 40,000 square feet.

In addition to all new building space they also have new, more convenient cold storage area. Their space is equipped with a 4,000 square foot, 18 foot high walk in cooler which is triple the former amount of cooler space. The move has also created some new jobs, with 3 new jobs filled recently.

With the physical expansion also has come along with some new merchandise to be distributed through Click Distributing East. Click recently added beers from 12 String Brewing of Spokane Valley and Waddell's Brewing of Spokane. The company also hopes to continue to add to that merchandise portfolio that included fine wines, craft beer and only the best ( often locally produced ) spirits.

Click Distributing East is the Spokane division of Click Distributing, which is based in Renton,WA. For more information on Click Distributing visit their website at-

www.clickdistributing.com 

Kootenai Health planning massive expansion in Post Falls

Kootenai Health's only full hospital, Kootenai Medical Center , in Coeur d' Alene has been undergoing a massive expansion for sometime now. A large new two story addition is now up on the east side of the hospital's property, set to open to the public sometime next year. But as that expansion comes to it final steps, the locally based health care system is planning another major construction project. But this time the expansion is coming to the Kootenai Health Park property in Post Falls.

Here is what the property will look like once the expansion is completed. The building that is currently there can be seen in the front with urgent care signage on it...

The expansion will not make the facility into a full hospital but will greatly expand the health care offerings at the Post Falls facility. Part of the reason for the expansion is " Post Falls is growing and so are we " explains a rep. from Kootenai Health.

The new expansion is a 2 story addition with 22,000 square feet of space. Also, it will create 20 new permanent jobs and take about a year to 15 months to complete. Also, Kootenai Health recently purchased a church building nearby it's Coeur d' Alene hospital for office expansion and a new child care center.

For more information on Kootenai Health, visit their website at-

www.kh.org

Liberty Lake Haggen grocery store to close

After being open only a few months since the transition from Safeway to, Bellingham,Wa. based Haggen Northwest Fresh, the chain is making plans to close down it's store in Liberty Lake. The store is located at 1233 N. Liberty Lake Rd. seen here before the switch when it was still a Safeway.

The closure is a direct result of the Haggen grocery store chain's recent bankruptcy filing. This location was the only Haggen branded grocery store in the Spokane area. It was one of the locations purchased by Haggen from Safeway / Albertson's , which was the beginning of the downturn for Haggen, growing too fast and now involved in a lawsuit with Albertson's and chapter 11 bankruptcy.

The closure must be ok'd first by the bankruptcy court and then the locations affected will be given 60 days notice. It is assumed employees will all be laid off and the building will go up for lease. Liberty Lake is one of 14 stores in Washington State under the Haggen name that will close, but it's not as bad as the Southwestern US, where all Haggen stores will close their doors. A map of all closing store locations can be found via this Seattle Times article- http://www.seattletimes.com/business/retail/haggen-wants-to-close-100-additional-stores/

For more information on Haggen, visit their website at-

www.haggen.com

Next IT settling into their new offices in Spokane Valley

" Goodbye, Paulsen Center " was the Facebook status recently of one of the most exciting companies headquartered here in the Inland Northwest. After several months of construction that company, Next IT, has finally moved from Downtown Spokane's Paulsen Center to a brand new, larger office building in Spokane Valley. Here is a shot of that building earlier this year, during it's construction phase-

The new Spokane Valley Next IT building is located at 12809 E. Mirabeau Pkwy in the Pinecroft Business Park. The building has 44,000 square feet of space and provides quarters for all of it's estimated 160 employees. Some hiring is also expected, however I do not have exact figures on that.

Next IT creates and develops virtual assistant software platforms including the " Alme for healthcare " platform which allows those in healthcare fields to be assisted in multiple mediums.
Here's a look at the Next IT facility now that it is completed and open for business-

For more information on Next IT, visit their website at-

www.nextit.com

Archbright opens new office in West Spokane

The Western Washington based business consulting firm, Archbright Workplace Performance Experts has chosen to expend to Eastern Washington with a new office here in Spokane.

Archbright officially opened for business earlier this month in Suite 208 of the Airport Office Center at 5709 W. Sunset Hwy in Spokane. This new office is intended to provide increased capacity for member services, sales and training classes.

Archbright Workplace Performance Experts is a provider of HR advice and legal council to member businesses all over Washington. With membership businesses get unlimited access to an HR Helpline, two hours of legal advice every quarter, survey data and access to an online HR toolkit. Many more features are also available for members to add on to their membership.

Archbright also plans to continue their popular training classes in the new Spokane office. Among the classes offered are supervisory skills and understanding legal issues for supervisors. “We are really pleased with the expansion of training that this move provides to our employees in Spokane,” said Craig Diaz of Haskins Steel, one of Archbright's local members.

For more information on Archbright Workplace Performance Experts, visit their website at-

www.archbright.com