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It was re-opened as the Metropolitan Performing Arts Center and was used for concerts, lectures, and movies. The Met was purchased by local businessman Mitch Silver in 2004 and in 2006 renamed after Bing Crosby when a local historian noticed that the city did not have any landmarks named after the multimedia star, who grew up in Spokane.
The Spokane–Spokane Valley Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of Spokane and Stevens counties in Washington state, anchored by the city of Spokane and its largest suburb, Spokane Valley. [2] As of July 1, 2021, the MSA had an estimated population of 593,466. [3]
Bing Crosby, the crooner born in Tacoma in 1903 and raised in Spokane, had a number-one hit in the U.S. in 1942 with "White Christmas." Jimi Hendrix , one of classic rock's most enduring guitar legends, was born and raised in Seattle and is buried in Renton , and folk rock singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins , who had a No. 1 Hot 100 hit in 1984 ...
Spokane (/ s p oʊ ˈ k æ n / ⓘ spoh-KAN) [8] is the most populous city in eastern Washington and the county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States.It lies along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, 92 miles (148 km) south of the Canadian border, 18.5 miles (30 km) west of the Washington–Idaho border, and 279 miles (449 ...
Filming in late 1983, the newly signed Warner Bros. artist Madonna did not have time to make much of an impression on the set in Spokane, Washington. The actors briefly met the singer who would ...
Spokane–Coeur d'Alene combined statistical area, officially the Spokane–Spokane Valley–Coeur d'Alene, WA–ID CSA as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is a combined statistical area that comprises the Spokane metropolitan area and the Coeur d'Alene metropolitan area. The population was 785,302 as of 2023. [1]
Feb. 1—Prosecutors have accused a former Spokane Children's Theater employee of kidnapping and raping a 15-year-old actress after a show in December 2019. Theater leadership had known of ...
(The Center Square) – The Spokane Park Board passed a resolution on Thursday that, if approved by the city council next month, could delay a vote on its $225 million levy for a third time, this ...