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Public Art in the Pacific Northwest

Public artists impact their community one piece at a time.

Abby FacklerMay 24, 2022

The brightly painted traffic box you pass every day on your way to work. The mural painted on the wall outside your favorite coffee shop. The sculpture planted in the […]

Cycling Full Circle

Moscow cyclists, bike shop owners share the stories that connect them with cycling

Kyle PfannenstielApril 30, 2019

When T.J. Clevenger saw a stranger enter his shop with his childhood 1982 Schwinn World Sport on his first day of ownership, he gave the man a choice. “I don’t […]

Humans of Moscow: Viva Stowell

Meredith SpelbringMarch 25, 2019

Owner of Palouse Books Viva Stowell has worked in bookstores since the ’90s. She and her husband decided they wanted their own bookstore in a college town, selecting Moscow in […]

A Guiding Paw

Guide dogs across the Palouse train day and night, preparing to save lives

Brandon HillOctober 9, 2018

A rhythmic clicking sound rises above the soft hum of Pullman’s Daily Grind coffee shop. The tip of an ink-black tail peeks over the tops of coffee tables, weaving in […]

A changing landscape — Palouse farmers utilize UI resources to mitigate the effects of climate change

Hailey StewartMarch 7, 2018

In 1901, when Eric Odberg’s great-great-grandfather settled in Genesee, Idaho, he could look out his window and find rolling hills saturated with rich soil as far as his eye could […]

The borders of legality
The legalization of marijuana near Moscow evokes debate among locals

Savannah CardonOctober 10, 2017

Despite Pullman and Moscow being two prominent border towns on the Palouse, a recent rift has formed between them — marijuana. In 2012, Washington state legalized the use of recreational […]