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We’re on a personal mission to create a space where everyone is included and we can celebrate the beauty, excitement, and diversity which is the Northwest. We specialize in finding and telling stories of noteworthy people in our communities, as well as featuring expert contributors who highlight the best our region has to offer.

The Best Med Spas in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

Visiting a med spa can be an incredibly rewarding experience. Not only do they offer a wide variety of treatments and services, but they also provide a relaxing atmosphere that allows you to escape everyday life’s stresses. Med spas are designed to help you look and feel your best, offering

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Photo of the rotating seasonal ciders from Locust, including a small sample of their dill cider.

Spokane Cider Standouts

A Taste Tour of Spokane’s Best Hard Cider Spokane cider purveyors and craft beverages are *thriving* lately. While our picturesque city is often associated with its craft breweries and wine-tasting rooms, there is an intrguing newcomer making waves in the local beverage scene: hard cider. Most commonly known as a

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Best Restaurants & Places to Eat in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

North Idaho’s food scene is flourishing, and we have been searching high and low for the very best restaurants in Coeur d’Alene for months now. We consider ourselves foodies here at Trending Northwest, and we take great meals very seriously (maybe too seriously). We have discovered some great cozy cafe’s,

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 7 Amazing Fall Day Hikes from Seattle

Fall is such an underrated time of year in the Pacific Northwest. Peak tourist season has come and gone, the summer heat dissipates, and the region’s color palette transforms into stunning sunset-esque hues. The friendlier temps and lack of bugs also make it a wonderful time to hike the numerous

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Elliott Bay Bookstore, inside the front of the bookstore with thousands of books on display

Best Local Bookstores in Spokane & Coeur d’Alene

I have spent much of my life dedicated to reading stories: fiction, nonfiction, classics, fantasy, everything. Reading is my way of living a hundred lives without ever leaving home. With gloomy fall days ahead, there is nothing better than curling up with a book in hand. Books have been my

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View of the Seattle skyline from a ferry, with the Space Needle visible across Elliott Bay on a sunny day.

Puget Sound Ferry Trips: Where to Go This Fall

The Puget Sound might be the only thing that makes Seattle traffic worth complaining about. Ferry trips in the fall are honestly underrated! When the air starts to get a small chill, the tourist crowd thins out, the trees become golden, and you get the small tail end of whale

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Elbows Out, Ladies

a poem by Amber Jensen Find more of Amber’s work at dirtlifeofferings.com and follow her on Substack here. On ravens, villains, and the audacity of taking up space. I once watched a murder of crows sledding.Not metaphorically. Not in some poetic interpretation of their behavior. Actual crows, lying on their

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Best Spokane Cleaning Companies

There’s nothing like a clean home to make life feel more manageable and to make you feel like you’ve got your life together. But doing it all yourself can be impossible between demanding work schedules, family obligations, and the thousand small responsibilities that fill an ordinary week. Fortunately, some of

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