Liquid Transformations at 1707 E. Holyoke has finally opened and is ready to wow Spokane with a cool Hydrographic process. Steve, Jeff and Derek had known each other for many years and had also worked together, they wanted to do something on their own and be their own boss. Liquid Transformation was born and after the building was found and several months of clean up and renovation they have started "printing" . The process is simple you have a sheet with a design on it, layed out in water and sprayed with an activator...the paper dissolves and the ink remains, undisturbed.

People in Riverfront Park got serenaded with the sweet sounds of young local bands Saturday. 12 teen bands competed in BOBfest 2011, Battle of the Bands at the Clocktower Meadow.

The competition gives young musicians a chance to perform in public and get critiqued by local judges. This year, Better Than Yesterday took first place. The band is made up students from Ferris High School and Odyssey Middle School. Lewis and Clark students in the band Battlesound got second place.

A competition to find the best heavy equipment operator in the Inland Northwest in underway at the Spokane County Fairgrounds.  The Western States Rodeo consists of five challenges that tests the operators skills and speed.  Events include stacking tires with a backhoe, navigating a skid steer through an obstacle course while balancing a large pipe on a pallet and picking up soccer balls with an excavator.  Each event is timed and the competitor with the fastest overall time is the winner.  “Cat equipment is known for its reliability and durability, so it is only fitting