Jan. 4—Metropolitan Opera soprano Patrice Munsel and the Spokane Philharmonic opened the new Spokane Coliseum in December 1954. Munsel grew up in Spokane but left at age 15 to study music in New York.

From 1975: Concertgoers had been throwing firecrackers into the Spokane Coliseum audience from the balcony, prompting a debate over whether rock concerts there should be banned. In the end, the city’s ...

While most of us use shorthand names for well-known places and venues across the region, it's good to know the full story behind these places' lengthier titles. One of them is the Arena, which, ...

The Trans-Siberian Orchestra is back for their “Ghosts of Christmas Eve” performance at the Spokane Arena. Since 1995, the band has been combining Christmas themes with prog-metal and hard rock, ...