The Garland Theater in Spokane has been operating since 1945 and, though it’s been closed temporarily before, owner Katherine Fritchie said she believes the COVID-related closure has been the theater’s longest in more than 75 years.
As Spokane movie theaters start reopening at 25% capacity under Phase 2 regulations, Fritchie expects hers will be entertaining patrons again in March.
With her business closed, she said she decided to go back to school to pursue a master’s degree. Now juggling coursework and reopening will be a tricky balance.
For a time, she questioned if she’d have to close the doors of her neighborhood theater permanently. She also bounced around the
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