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5 days ago | 
lauraerickson.substack.com | Laura Erickson
(Listen to the radio version here when I produce it tomorrow.)At the moment I started writing this, on April 15, it was snowing. As long as it stays above 20º or so outside, our heat pump provides all our heating (our gas furnace switches on when temps drop into the teens), but we don’t like squandering energy, so we’re keeping our windows tightly closed. But at 8:43 am Saturday, April 12, while I was working at my computer, I suddenly heard Sandhill Cranes flying over.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
gonzagabulletin.com | Laura Erickson |Sofía Rueda Beltrán |Carrera Guertin
On the corner of Laura and Newark streets in Spokane's South Perry District, The Grain Shed bakery brings traditional bread-baking methods back to life. Unlike most modern bakeries, The Grain Shed has been doing things the old-fashioned way since it opened in June 2018 - using a flour mill to transform its varieties of locally sourced grains as well as baking each product in a wood-fired oven.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
gonzagabulletin.com | Laura Erickson |Carrera Guertin |Henry Krueger
On the corner of Laura and Newark streets in Spokane's South Perry District, The Grain Shed bakery brings traditional bread-baking methods back to life. Unlike most modern bakeries, The Grain Shed has been doing things the old-fashioned way since it opened in June 2018 - using a flour mill to transform its varieties of locally sourced grains as well as baking each product in a wood-fired oven.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
gonzagabulletin.com | Laura Erickson
Gonzaga University alumnus Michael Larson spread awareness of the United States' increasing population of older homeless individuals at a screening of his latest documentary, "No Place To Grow Old." The documentary, which was shown on Nov. 14 at the Myrtle Woldson Coughlin Theater, was created to bring awareness to the fastest-growing demographic of people entering homelessness - those aged 55 or older.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
gonzagabulletin.com | Laura Erickson |Carrera Guertin
For those into vintage clothing, home decor and antiques, quality coffee and local eateries and breweries, they'll find no shortage of things to do in Spokane's North Monroe Business District. Nestled between the Garland District and the Emerson-Garfield neighborhood, a day spent perusing the street's multitude of businesses is a perfect way to escape from the stress of life on campus without having to travel too far.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
gonzagabulletin.com | Carrera Guertin |Laura Erickson
November is often considered a dead month for art and entertainment events in Spokane, having gotten through plenty of Spokane's most popular September and October events. Here is a fun list to keep in mind when trying to find things to do in the following month. On Nov. 1, or the first Friday of the month, there are galleries all throughout Spokane that open their doors to art lovers through the Downtown Spokane Partnership.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
gonzagabulletin.com | Laura Erickson
After years of post-pandemic neglect, a group of pollinator enthusiasts hope to re-establish bee habitats. Gonzaga University became a certified Bee Campus in April 2017 and was buzzing with bee activity with no plans of slowing down. At the time, GU had an acre-long pollinator habitat behind the Stevens Center, which was classified as a pollinator habitat shortly after the center was built in 2014.
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May 2, 2024 | 
nonstoplocal.com | Laura Erickson
SPOKANE, Wash. - The MultiCare Deaconess Hospital earned an “A” grade in hospital safety from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit that annually measures standards for patient care. Based on measurements of errors, accidents, injuries, infections as well as the hospital’s ability to prevent them, Leapfrog assigns a grade to general hospitals across the country from an A all the way to an F.
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May 2, 2024 | 
nonstoplocal.com | Laura Erickson
LEWISTON, Idaho - A woman who was accused of smothering her father to death at a Lewiston Veterans home last year changed her plea to guilty on Thursday. Sandra McCarty, 55, originally pleaded not guilty to the charge back in May 2023, but decided to change her plea in exchange for a shorter sentence, according to the Nez Perce County Prosecutor’s Office.
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Apr 30, 2024 | 
nbcrightnow.com | Laura Erickson
RITZVILLE, Wash. - The Schrag Rest Area along I-90 West will be closed on Wednesday, May 1 for water maintenance, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). Located roughly 25 miles west of Ritzville, the rest area will remain closed from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. while WSDOT crews repair the water line leading to the building and replace the water meter. Drivers will not have access to the rest area during maintenance and will need to find an alternate location.
