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Purpose Roasters opens doors in Colfax to wide community support

ZACH GOFF, Evergreen reporter

September 30, 2018

Filed under Community, Features, Life, Showcase

In small towns, change can be met with adversity, but in the case of Purpose Roasters Coffee Shop the community has accepted it with open arms. Married owners Janelle and Travis Harrison have been roasting their own coffee beans for about 30 years. They started with a popcorn popper and slowly extended...

Recycling not always effective

CHLOE GRUNDMEIER, Evergreen reporter

September 27, 2018

Filed under Community, Involvement, Life, Photo of the Week, Top-feature

In Pullman, commingled recycling, also known as single-stream or single-sort, is the common man’s game, but it’s definitely not where the money is made. This brings up questions of how important recycling is, what happens when we recycle something and how do we recycle efficiently? Contamination Up until recently, ...

Co-op to host fundraising carnival

CHLOE GRUNDMEIER, Evergreen reporter

September 27, 2018

Filed under Briefs, Community, Involvement, Life

The Pullman Good Food Co-op will begin public fundraising to bring the co-op to fruition Friday with its Co-optastic Carnival. This will be the first chance for community members and students to purchase co-op memberships. Co-op Board President Destiny Sternod said she believes any time a community...

Energetic medicine combines holistic techniques

MAGGIE QUINLAN, Evergreen columnist

September 25, 2018

Filed under Columns, Community, Life, Wellness

SAM’s Apothecary in downtown Pullman is, essentially, a folk pharmacy. Owner Kraig Brown sells his products for their unearthly qualities. He believes in energetic healing powers in crystals, essential oils and people. Once a full-time EMT, Brown said he is a healer at heart. His apothecary doubles...

Celebrating community at Birthday Brewfest

RYAN LUNDBERG, Evergreen reporter

September 23, 2018

Filed under Community, Life, Showcase

In celebration of the three co-owners, Moscow Brewing Company hosted its second annual Birthday Brewfest on Saturday. The brewing company has undergone a lot of changes over the last few years, with the business shutting down completely only to be reopened months later by a trio of homebrewers. Ever...

Newbies’ guide to horticulture, taking care of easy plants

HALLE LONG, Evergreen reporter

September 23, 2018

Filed under Community, Involvement, Life, Showcase

For those looking to liven up their living space and try a new hobby, gardening could be the answer. Carol Kawula, a non-graduate instructor at WSU who teaches introductory horticulture classes, knew what it was like to be a beginning gardener. Her love of gardening began with her first horticulture...

Moscow welcomes Bangladeshi, Indian family restaurant

CHLOE GRUNDMEIER, Evergreen reporter

September 23, 2018

Filed under Community, Features, Life, Top-feature

The owners of the new Bangladeshi restaurant Mela in Moscow, married couple Shaheen and Enam Khan, want to use the bountiful legumes and lentils available locally to their advantage while also filling the void for culturally-diverse food. The couple originally moved to the Palouse so Enam could complete...

Late-night bakery opens doors in Washington

MAGGIE QUINLAN, Evergreen reporter

September 20, 2018

Filed under Community, Features, Involvement, Life

The late-night bakery chain Insomnia Cookies opened its doors for the first time in the state of Washington last week at 902 NE Colorado St. The bakery specializes in delivering warm cookies and brownies along with cold milk and ice cream every day until 3 a.m. Marketing Manager Nicole Geyer said...

Moscow local featured in Vogue UK

ZACH GOFF, Evergreen reporter

September 20, 2018

Filed under Community, Features, Involvement, Life

A Moscow business owner received major attention after her clothing designs were featured in the September 2018 British Vogue. Arlene Falcon, owner of the local business “Tie Dye Everything,” said the recent fame brought in several celebrity supporters, all vying for a pair of her tie-dyed jean...

Taproom hosts first-ever painting, beer event

RYAN LUNDBERG, Evergreen reporter

September 20, 2018

Filed under Community, Involvement, Life, Top-feature

The patio of Paradise Creek Brewery’s Trailside Taproom was set up with rows of blank canvases in preparation for its first-ever Brushes and Brews event Tuesday. Emily Dennis was hired in May to coordinate events for the brewery and said she came up with the idea of customers drinking a pint of...

Nuthouse provides comedy, improv to Pullman

CHLOE GRUNDMEIER, Evergreen reporter

September 16, 2018

Filed under Community, Features, Life, Showcase

Nuthouse Improv Comedy’s second show of the semester Thursday hopes to give students a cheap opportunity to laugh and relax. “Let’s be real, as college students we’re all freaked out most of the time,” said August Zamzow, sophomore English major and cast member. “It helps to be able to...

Noshies establishes residence downtown

RYAN LUNDBERG, Evergreen reporter

September 16, 2018

Filed under Community, Features, Life

In its first few weeks, Noshies has established itself as the only bottle shop stationed in downtown Pullman. Owner Willow Falcon came up with the name Noshies from the Yiddish word nosh, which means eating snacks. She wanted to capture the same emotions she felt when she was growing up and share...