Spokane Postal opens in Shadle Park Shopping Center

 

A new locally owned and operated pack & ship store, called Spokane Postal opened earlier this month in the Shadle Park Shopping Center at 2225 W. Wellesley Ave Ste #103. The new business offers many shipping options wither the item is needed to be shipped overnight, ground, international, etc. they can likely do it with services offered from UPS, Fedex and the Postal Service.

In addition to shipping services, Spokane Postal also offers printing services with document finishing, mailbox rental with 24/7 access, shredding, notary and direct mail services. For more information on Spokane Postal, visit their website at https://spokanepostal.com or follow them on Facebook

SNAP developing Broadway Senior Housing in Spokane Valley

 SNAP is currently in the development phase of a project tentatively named Broadway Senior Housing, a new affordable housing development for senior citizens at 6001 E. Broadway Ave. in Spokane Valley. The development will offer 60 units of affordable housing for residents aged 62 and older in a state-of-the-art new construction 4-story building with elevator.

Of the sixty apartments, 57 will be one-bedroom units with 3 two-bedroom units. All units will be fully accessible with additional features for residents with vision and hearing impairments. The apartments are designed for individuals at or below 60% of the area median income. The Spokane Housing Authority will provide rental subsidies for up to half of the units, ensuring residents pay no more than 30% of their adjusted gross income on rent.

Photo credit- ZBA Architecture

In addition to senior housing the Broadway Senior Housing project will also offer supportive services with a service coordinator on staff to help residents connect with essential community resources, enhancing their ability to age in place.

The estimated budget for the Broadway Senior Housing project is $22 million with 90% of the capital funding being secured by a variety of sources, including Spokane Valley, Washington State Housing Finance Commission (WSHFC) 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, Washington State Legislative Capital, Washington State Housing Trust Fund, Spokane County and Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners (SNAP).

General contractor selection will be done through an open RFP/RFQ process in approximately six months. SNAP will provide a more detailed estimated construction timeline in the coming months, architectural work for the project is being done by ZBA Architecture. For more information on this and other SNAP projects visit their website at- https://snapwa.org

New restaurant opens in Downtown Cheney serving wings, Korean fried chicken and bulgogi bowls.

 A new quick service restaurant called Wings Pan is opening at 401 1st St in Downtown Cheney serving hand crafted buffalo wings, Korean Fried Chicken and Bulgogi Bowls among other items. They even will have homemade Kimchi.

The new restaurant is being started by a Korean-American family who relocated to the Inland Northwest to start the business after regulation's caused the refusal of their once planned food truck in Puyallup. The restaurant has a selection of several flavors of chicken wings, tenders, bowls and a couple of Korean plate meals. Some "munchies" and imported drinks are even included on the menu.

Wings Pan is open Mon-Thurs 11-8, Fri-Sat 11-9 and closed on Sunday. For more information visit their website at https://www.wingspaneats.com or give them a follow-on Instagram

New restaurants coming to Spokane! [Page Update]

 Did you know Inland Northwest Business Watch maintains a list of all the known new restaurants coming to Spokane? Truth be told you might not as I failed to keep it up to date. But fear no more as I am happy to announce that have just completed a full update of the page ( http://www.inlandnwbusiness.com/p/restaurants-coming-soon.html )

As always, we welcome tips on new places and even questions about the ones on the list (contact me directly at matt.behringer@inlandnwbusiness.com). I make every effort to keep the page up to date but unfortunately time doesn't always allow for this and I'm sorry. But today's update does include info on places like- 

Tamale Box Liberty Lake

Hitter's Liberty Lake

Bruchi's

The Milkshake Parlor / Souza's Take and Bake

Indicana

Maharaja Taste of India

Tawney's Sandwich Shop

Al Bacha 

Rasing Cane's

Dave's Hot Chicken

Torra Tea 

Uno Mas Taco Shop

City Brix

Dave & Buster's

The Griffin's Tavern

Old European Breakfast House South Hill

Brew Peddler

Seng's Asian BBQ House

The Human Bean

Tastea Coffee & Boba

Cafe Buenos Aires

Jupiter's Eye Book Cafe

Kindred Public House

Atiliano's 

Pizza Rita South Hill

Sirinya's Thai Downtown

Houston Hot Chicken North Spokane

Check it all out now on the "New Restaurants in Spokane" page at http://www.inlandnwbusiness.com/p/restaurants-coming-soon.html

Walls rise for large new warehouse at McFarlane Commerce Park in Airway Heights

 More warehouse space is on its way to West Plains as construction is progressing for the third warehouse in the McFarlane Commerce Park project, located along McFarlane Rd. west of Hayford Rd. in Airway Heights.

Courtesy photo provided by AT Industrial

The new building is being developed by AT Industrial Co. and once complete will offer 202,800 SF of total space with tenants able to demise the spaces down to 15,560 SF depending on their individual needs. The developers say they are in negations with at least one tenant, but nothing is set in stone just yet.  The second building at the McFarlane Commerce Park was completed just a few months ago and is already home to five tenants. 

The first building was completed awhile ago and is currently fully leased by an Amazon Delivery Station. More development may also come to the McFarlane Commerce Park project in the future as there could be one or two additional warehouses there, although the third building is the only one currently under construction. The construction of the third building will also include 4.2 acres of land that will be used as industrial outdoor storage or trailer parking. Divcon,Inc. is the general contractor for the project with the building shell planned to be complete in October 2024 with stabilization in approx. Feb. of 2026.

Doma Coffee Roasting opening new cafe in Coeur d' Alene this week

 Doma Coffee Roasting Company has been roasting coffee for many area coffee shops in the Northwest since 2000 from a facility located along Seltice Way on the edge of Post Falls. But now the coffee roaster is opening their own coffee shop on the former Atlas Mill site in Coeur d' Alene.

Located at 3091 N. Atlas Rd. the new Doma Cafe will open on Thurs. Aug 15th., the cafe is located on the ground floor of a building in the Bo Apartment community and features a great view of the Spokane River being located directly along the river's banks. 

In addition to the coffee and espresso menu the new Doma will also offer a menu of pastries, bagels, toasts and similar items. The items will even be made using ingredients from local vendors such as Boots Bakery, Locos, The Grain Shed and Back Pocket. The cafe will be open seven days a week from 7a-2p.

For more information on Doma Coffee Roasting Company, visit their website at https://domacoffee.com

Rebel Hart Co. finds a new home on North Monroe

 Rebel Hart Co. is joining the growing roster of new businesses on the North Monroe Street Corridor. Rebel Hart recently announced their plans to open a new store at 2218 N. Monroe. The store will have a grand opening ceremony on Aug. 31st from 11a-7p at the new location.

Courtesy photo of Kodie Hartin, owner of Rebel Hart Co.

The grand opening will feature a first look at their fall collection. Guests will also enjoy bites and beverages, a custom-hat bar, permanent jewelry, music and special discounts storewide. The new space features everything people love about Rebel Hart Co. including their size-inclusive appearel ,custom hat bar and signature "Hype Hunnies" wall to continue to let women leave compliments for each other. This new location will also have an outdoor patio to host various events.

"We are so excited and proud of this expansion" said Kodie Hartin, owner of Rebel Hart Co.. "This new location will allow us to offer a one-of-a-kind shopping experience. Our goal was to walk in and create an empowering environment that changes the way boutiques are looked at while bringing the community together. We can't wait for the Inland Northwest to see what we've built."

The new location was formerly The Gilded Lily for nearly two decades. For more information on Rebel Hart Co. visit their website at https://rebelhartco.com and follow them on social media @shoprebelhart

Kindred Public House to open in new building on N. Monroe

 A new restaurant and bar is coming soon to the North Monroe business district. The locally owned and operated establishment is planned to be called Kindred Public House and will be from the same owners as the Cascadia Public House restaurant in North Spokane.

Courtesy photo of the planned new building at 2901 N. Monroe

Kindred Public House will be the tenant of a new building on a vacant lot at 2901 N. Monroe, by the corner of Monroe and Cleveland. Plans call for a new 2800 square foot stand-alone building that is now under construction on the site. Halme-Cascade is the general contractor for the project and Mercier Architecture is the architecture and design firm for the project.

We're told Kindred Public House will be a gastropub and somewhat of a sister restaurant to Cascadia with a similar menu theme and atmosphere but still unique itself. Exact details like the menu, website and assoiated social media pages are still a work in progress but pending construction delays they do hope to open Kindred around the Spring of 2025.

Cafe Buenos Aires coming soon to Browne's Addition

 Foodies in Spokane will likely remember Tarascon Empanadas, an Argentinian empanada restaurant that was a causality of the Covid pandemic in 2020. But those empanadas are returning with a lot more at a new locally owned and operated restaurant called Cafe Buenos Aires planned to open in the former Browne's Bistro space at 1924 W. Pacific.

Courtesy photo

An exact opening date hasn't been set just yet for Cafe Buenos Aires as the owners are working on the space and permitting at the moment. However, a banner sign is already hanging on the building announcing the new restaurant. In addition to the Tarascon Empanadas the new restaurant's menu will also include Argentian style coffee with house made Argentian pastries and they plan to include even more new dishes as the business evolves.

Social media pages and a new website for Cafe Buenos Aires are currently also a work in progress. Once built more info on the place will be available at https://cafe-buenos-aires.com

Barre3 Spokane University District coming soon on Trent

 Fitness business Spokane Barre is growing and making some big changes. The business is becoming part of the Barre3 chain and will move from their current space on Division St in Downtown Spokane to a space in the Riverwalk building in the University District. They will renovate the space first and operate under the Barre3 Spokane University District.

Courtesy photo of the planned new Barre3 Spokane University District location

They plan to do updates on the construction progress and grand opening announcements on their own social media pages (linked below). Barre3 will be located at 1007 E. Trent in the same building as No-Li Brewing but at the opposite end. The new Barre3 fitness studio will occupy 2300 SF with childcare, a lobby for socializing and retail. 

The space also offers large windows overlooking the Trent Bridge and the Spokane River meaning lots of natural light and high ceilings in the studio itself. Until the new space opens, they will remain open and offering classes at their existing location at 204 N. Division. Another Barre3 location also already exists in North Spokane at 11921 N. Division.

For more information Barre3 Spokane University District visit their website at https://online.barre3.com/studio-locations/spokane-university-district or give them a follow on Instagram

Sierra planning locations in Coeur d’ Alene & Spokane Valley

 Sierra Trading Post, which normally does business under the name Sierra is coming soon to the Inland Northwest. Sierra is a brand of the much larger TJX Companies which operates other popular brands like TJ Maxx, HomeGoods and Marshalls. Sierra has a similar business model to those stores but with merchandise geared towards outdoor recreation, fitness and adventure gear. The stores also offer apparel along with footwear.

The Coeur d' Alene Sierra store is already under construction and will take the place of the new closed Bed, Bath & Beyond store at 440 W. Wilbur Ave, along US 95. In Spokane Valley a Sierra store is also planned to be coming soon but isn't quite as far along with a new building planned for the store there. A pre-development application was filed at the end of July for the planned new Sierra store which would join the Evergreen Crossing shopping center by building in one of the last in-line tenant spots there, with an address of 13814 E. Indiana Ave. 

We reached out to the media contact for Sierra for more information about when the new local stores might open but have yet to receive a response. As of October of 2023, Sierra reported having 90 locations, but the chain is actively growing. For more information on the company or to shop their online store visit their website at https://www.sierra.com

Bru Coffee Hause opening in North Spokane

 Bru Coffee Hause, a very unique looking new coffee stand is opening in North Spokane, tomorrow Aug 3rd. Located at 9803 N. Division by the corner of Division and Westview, Bru stands out to passersby due to its unique silo style design. 

Courtesy photos- Bru Coffee Hause

The owner tells me the silo design is because she wanted the place to be different in every way and the silo is round and circles bring happiness to people's eyes. She also mentions that Bru is about staying positive and being your own biggest fan. 

In addition to coffee drinks, Bru will have an original energy drink called the Bru Booster. which comes from green coffee and has bcaa, vitamins and amino acids, a healthier version of Lotus or Red Bull. They also plan to offer ice cream shakes and ice cream drinks. Food wise Bru will have in house baked items like churros, beignets, and waffles as well as sandwiches.

For more info on Bru Coffee Hause, give them a follow on their https://www.instagram.com/brucoffeehause