r/Spokane

I can understand banks and credit unions charging fees to non-members, but I just found out that STCU now charges 3% cash in change.

The last few weeks have obviously been devastating for a lot of people in our community (and really the community as a whole), and I've been thinking about how much the Spokane Complex Fires may change the way we think about this city/region going forward.

Has it changed or confirmed how you think about where we build, wildfire preparedness, local response, our changing climate, Spokane's sense of community, etc.?

For me, what really stood out is that, even though it was an incredibly destructive disaster, *not a single human life was lost,* albeit many tragically lost pets. The lack of human casualties has increased my trust in our response teams. Bless them all. I've also been impressed by the responses from small, local businesses offering support like free meals to victims. It's been a long time since I've felt this strong of a sense of community anywhere.

I'm curious what has stood out to everyone else.

I work at the Bank of America building on Riverside downtown... we just got put on lock down. No one in or out. Haven't been told why. Anybody got a clue?

Hello everyone. I have a bit of an unusual situation and wanted some local input.

Background: My current phone is dying (old iPhone 8). I bought an iPhone SE Gen 3 as it's newer with the same size. My work, which previously paid for my phone plan, has stopped doing so. ("Cost cutting measures.")

So I'm left wondering which provider to go with.

Now, I use my phone almost entirely on Wi-Fi. Including Google Voice, which I use for my primary phone number. The only reason I'd need to get a phone plan at all would be for texting and Maps use while out & about.

Paying AT&T or Verizon 50 bucks a month for that is ridiculous to my mind. I'd like to find the cheapest provider that has decent-enough service in our area.

Any suggestions? Thanks.

I'm searching for a special copy (basically anything a step above a basic print) of "For Whom thr Bell Tolls" by Ernest Hemingway as a final gift for my uncle. Unfortunately, I'm not very familiar with the city's book scene. I just recently visited Giant Nerd Books, which have a lot of great selections, but they didn't have what I'm looking for. Does anyone have any advice/tips for how to better continue my search?

I’m taking my car to Mechanics Pride downtown tomorrow for a diagnostic/estimate and wanted to see if anyone here has had work done there.
Reviews seem pretty mixed, so I’m mostly curious about people’s experiences with pricing, honesty, and whether they felt like the diagnosis/repairs were fair.
Would you recommend them?

Does anybody know of any studio musician work in the area? I’ve done google searches and can’t seem to find anything and starting to wonder if there is work or if it is a word of mouth/ you just have to know someone type situation? I’ve played Guitar for 22 years and also play Bass guitar, violin, and have just started to learn banjo. Thanks in advance

I noticed that they had chicken curry hiding behind their fried foods. Apparently she (dunno her role there) makes it for group events for the doctors at the VA and started selling it a month or two ago. They were not expecting it to be as popular as it is. Very kind people, really good food. Highly recommend giving it a shot. If you disagree I give you permission to come back to this post to downvote me. I'm willing to take that risk.

Has anyone experienced the same? Happened with my last 2 orders however one impacted a vacation.

Order something on a Monday you need right away, it says it'll be here Wednesday or whatever as you place the order, then it adjusts to Saturday the next day or two days after you place the order (which I'll be out of town and purchased the item for this trip). Try to cancel it so you can buy locally because it's way after you need the item and they can't cancel. So you have to make sure someone will be able to grab it off your porch so you can return it later.

I understand if things can't arrive right away, but I wouldn't place orders for when I know I won't be home and especially when I need the item for when I'd be leaving. So I do rely on when they say it will at checkout. Based on everything you look at being blue and saying "add to Saturdays order", it feels like a major strategy shift on how they're going to start delivering packages. Which at that point makes local certainly more appealing.

Hi all, I've been trying to find Ruby Red Squirt (canned, preferably) but I can't find any in the area. Does anyone know where I can find some?

I am trying to find before and after school care for the Pasadena elementary area.

However, everything adds like 20 or 30 minutes to a simple 20 minute drive to work for me, moving it to almost an hour.

Does anybody know somewhere actually close by to the school that has it? I have family in Spokane but not close enough to help every single day.

I don't live there yet, moving there this weekend from out of town!

I have a fairly significant landscaping project that I would like to get done before the cold weather hits. I'm looking for any recommendations for guys that weren't crazy expensive. Not really looking for design help just basically the labor.

Pretty unfortunate, here’s some news on the smallest fire of the bunch and what it took from us.