Tag Archives: Shock Value

Maddening Masculine

Just when we thought a barber shop would be the last place to expect a jingoistic reaction to the death of Osama Bin Laden, the Man Shop is there to prove you wrong. The testosterone fueled hair salon with the tag line ”A Kickass Place For A Guy To Get A Haircut” featuring Maxim-like women wearing tool belts are [...]

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Mack Salmon is BACK

Remember back when SpoCOOL was “Spokane Owns You” and “Hip as F**k”? If not, they were vlogs by two guys poking fun at things in Spokane; after they made fun of Terrain they disappeared. I stand by them, Terrain is ridiculously sweaty. It seems the creator, Remi Olsen, is back from the grave and up [...]

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A Sign of the Times

The restaurant Cap’n Juicys rubbed me the wrong way, but the hot dog joint to take it’s place is an all-out aesthetic offender. It’s not as bad as the short-lived bar, Kick Ass, on 2nd and Cedar but it is enough to stifle my appetite. Wild Dawgs is scheduled to open this week at 102 [...]

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Head Over Wheels for Vote Bike

When Jafar and Nasim wanted to show the world the peaceful wishes of the Iranian people, they hopped on their bikes to ride around the globe. When Nathan Winters wanted to pay tribute to the work of the Nature Conservancy, he did the same thing. Vote Bike is a generation in Spokane standing up to [...]

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Sane in Spokane

It is a testament to the poverty of our local communications systems when people know all about the Rally to Restore Sanity in D.C. yet are surprised to hear one is going down in our very own back yard. To get your $3 commemorative sign, contact Kay Wright McGlocklin at Preferred Labor Sign, (509) 484-1107. [...]

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