❤️ What's happening this weekend in Spokane

Good morning, Spokane!

It's Hoopfest weekend. The barricades go up downtown tomorrow evening, and by Saturday morning 45 blocks of Spokane asphalt will belong to more than 6,000 teams chasing loose balls across the pavement. The rest of us will be on the curb with a lemonade, pretending we could still hang. You know the drill by now: find shade, find a court, and whatever you do, do not try to park anywhere near Riverside.

In today's Spokane Pulse:

Let's get to it.

— Laina & Lucas Wyland

🏀 Spokane Hoopfest returns to the streets of downtown on Saturday and Sunday, turning 45 city blocks into the world's largest 3-on-3 basketball tournament. More than 6,000 teams across 450 courts, and it's completely free to watch.

⚾ The Spokane Indians wrap up a homestand against the Tri-City Dust Devils at Avista Stadium all weekend, with postgame fireworks lighting up both Friday and Saturday nights and the Spokane Symphony sitting in on Friday.

The Indians face the Tri-City Dust Devils with the Spokane Symphony joining the seventh-inning stretch and fireworks closing out the night.

ECM jazz trumpeter Ralph Alessi brings his quartet to the intimate Hamilton Studio for an evening of contemporary improvisation.

Spin SZA's debut record front to back at this laid-back vinyl listening night tucked inside Good Medicine Apothecary.

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Browse local produce, flowers, baked goods, and artisan cheeses from regional growers and makers in Browne's Addition.

Buy, sell, trade, and show off your best kicks at this all-day sneakerhead meetup inside the Ruby River Hotel.

Flow through a 45-minute all-levels yoga class at Genus Brewing, then stick around and reward yourself with a cold one.

Bring a dish and your dancing shoes to Mirabeau Point Park for a salsa lesson, an open dance floor, and live Latin rhythms.

Country and hip-hop crossover artist Redferrin headlines the Knitting Factory on his latest tour stop through Spokane.

The brackets narrow and the best teams battle for titles across downtown's courts on the tournament's second and final day.

Wander six private gardens across the Coeur d'Alene area on this self-guided tour, with live music and vendors at every stop.

The Indians close out their weekend homestand against the Tri-City Dust Devils with a Sunday matinee at Avista Stadium.

🍸 After about 20 years on the South Hill, Twigs Bistro and Martini Bar is closing its Regal Street location — though owner Trevor Blackwell says he plans to reopen a smaller South Hill spot down the road.

🌲 New on the scene: Lilac & Pine, a Pacific Northwest–inspired restaurant serving cedar-roasted salmon and Dungeness crab rolls, opened in the Davenport Grand lobby downtown.

🍣 Coming soon: Supa! Authentic Japanese Kitchen opens its fourth location in Spokane Valley next month, with its signature sushi-by-the-pound at $15 a box.

🚂 And after 60 years, B&B Hobbies on Nevada is winding down as the Batch brothers retire — they're keeping the building for occasional pop-up sales.

🍕 The Garland District has a new neighborhood pizzeria: Temple Tavern opened inside the former North Hill Masonic Temple, serving East Coast-style hand-tossed pies and a two-slices-and-a-soda lunch special for $13.

🫎 A well-known North Spokane cow moose tracked by wildlife officials, Moose 229, returned this spring with a rare set of triplet calves, up from twins the year before.

🏀 Spokane's Kim Eng was inducted into the Hooptown Hall of Fame this week as the last woman with a perfect Hoopfest attendance streak — she's played every year since the tournament began in 1990.

🧒 The City of Spokane and Spokane Public Schools announced a new pilot program to expand affordable child care, launching this fall at three school locations.

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