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from Inlander
The intersection of Second Avenue and Division Street in Spokane has a reputation. It's a major thoroughfare, just a few blocks from the downtown core. It's the first thing many visitors see after exiting the interstate, and one of the most heavily-trafficked parts of Spokane, with more than 30,000 cars passing through each day. Mayor Nadine Woodward describes it as "the main gateway into our city." It's also the epicenter of a humanitarian crisis. Suffering is everywhere and impossible to ignore. People in torn clothes and visible states of distress wander the area at all hours, looking lost. Screams and fights echo through the night. ... It's a hotspot for overdoses, and a frequent backdrop for evening TV news segments about drug arrests or local businesses fleeing downtown.
By Eliza Billingham
When Dave Musser walks to work, he knows just about everyone living along the three blocks between his house and Bellwether Brewing. Back in 2015, Musser and his wife, Brianna, opened the brewery, hoping it would help neighbors get to know one another. A happy commute to work proves that it did. So after eight years of success in the Emerson-Garfield neighborhood, the Mussers started looking for another "hole in the wall" spot to build a spin-off taproom and make new friends. Instead, they found a 100-year-old bank building — converted into a vintage shop and overflowing with dusty antiques and slat board — for sale on Hillyard's main strip along Market Street.
from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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