The Pavilion at Riverfront Park in Spokane, photo by skodonnell/Getty Images
The Pavilion at Riverfront Park in Spokaneskodonnell/Getty Images

Last week marked the release of our Spokane-themed issue, which was led by Ijeoma Oluo's viral interview on Rachel Dolezal. We also rolled-out our Green Guide. A breakdown of stories from both are included below, plus a look at the most-read posts on Slog for the week of April 17-23...

If you are one of the few people who still haven't checked out "The Heart of Whiteness: Ijeoma Oluo Interviews Rachel Dolezal, the White Woman Who Identifies as Black," get on that. You'll never need to read another story about Ms. Dolezal again. You should also keep your eyes peeled for more from Ijeoma. Here are 5 must-read articles by her that aren't about Rachel Dolezal.

Despite a Letter to the Editor telling us to stay away, the Stranger decided to explore Spokane beyond its notoriously race-confused resident, which found Tricia Romano pondering whether Spokane is the next big thing. She also shared her experiences about what it's like Tindering in the second most populated city in Washington.

For News, Heidi Groover delivered a thoughtful profile of plainspoken Spokane Democrat Ben Stuckart, the man who could turn Eastern Washington blue, while in Weed, Amber Cortes offered a look at the so-called "Weed Queen" of Spokane, Karen Stratton, a City Council member who runs a cannabis farm with her husband. Amber also shed the Person of Interest spotlight on Luke Baumgarten and Ginger Ewing, who've been working on building up the Spokane arts scene since 2008.

For Food & Drink, all the staffers who journeyed to Spokane shared a meal at Durkin's Liquor Bar, and reported back on almost everything the menu had to offer. The highlight? A bologna sandwich. Rich Smith also weighed in on two ginger-molasses cookies—the one he ate at Madeleine's and the one he forgoed at Atticus.

For Books, Rich offered a tour of Spokane's remarkable literary landmarks, while in Music, Sean Nelson surveyed four Spokane record stores, which reflect the city's surprisingly lively music retail economy.

In Film, Charles Mudede examined the loss of the Motion Picture Competitiveness Program, which threatens the entire state of Washington (not just Spokane). There were also reviews of HyperNormalisation (by Marc Mohan), Free Fire (Erik Henriksen), The Lost City of Z (Ned Lannamann), The Promise (Elinor Jones), and Graduation (Kathy Fennessy).

Of course, there were also fresh editions of Free Will Astrology, I, Anonymous, and Savage Love.

And we mustn't forget about the Spring/Summer 2017 volume of Green Guide. In it, Lester Black reports on the booming world of $100,000 bongs (the people who make them and the people who can afford to buy them), the credit unions and small banks that helped solved the cannabis cash crisis, and Washington's dumb rule about weed packaging. Meanwhile, Amber Cortes looked at ways to self-medicate with weed in the age of Trump, and also went on an educational weed shopping trip with a bunch of seniors.

MOST READ ON SLOG, APRIL 17-23.

1) The Heart of Whiteness: Ijeoma Oluo Interviews Rachel Dolezal, the White Woman Who Identifies as Black

2) Excerpt: We Sent Ijeoma Oluo to Spokane to Meet Rachel Dolezal

3) What People Are Saying About Ijeoma Oluo's Rachel Dolezal Story

4) Savage Love Letter of the Day: Caught Between Her Man and His Hot Friend

5) Is North Korea Going to Bomb Seattle?

6) Quick Poll: Who Would You Vote For Mayor If You Could Vote Right Now?

7) Letter to the Editor: Please Don't Come to Spokane

8) Meet the Man Who Could Turn Eastern Washington Blue

9) Cary Moon Is Running for Mayor of Seattle: An Interview With the Brand-Newest Murray Challenger

10) Is Spokane the Next Big Thing? Maybe.