A traditional Chinese menu focusing on fresh and healthy food will be at The China Inn. The new restaurant will open Dec. 1 at 310 N. Fourth St. The location was the home of The Chinese Gardens restaurant that closed recently when owner E-Chen retired after 42 years.

The renovated location can seat 85 customers with a party room for 30 people and a private room for eight. Owners (husband and wife) Wen Luo and Qin Li will offer lunch and dinner with take-out food available. He has 20 years experience in the business. Wine and beer are available. Hours will be 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

Opening in the northeast corner of Pleasantview Road and Seltice Way west of Post Falls, Up North Distillery offers unique spirits based 100 percent on honey. It can be used like vodka in its unaged form or like a whiskey after it ages. Also offered are apple brandy, Applejack (brandy with fresh apple cider) and a full bar with craft spirits, three rotating local craft brews, local wines and 10 signature drinks that change monthly.

Owners Randy and Hillary Mann and Dan and Danielle Beckius will have their products listed with the Idaho Liquor Dispensary to provide product tastings and bottles available.

Hours are noon to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to closing Sunday with the NFL schedule. Check www.upnorthdistillery.com.

Dr. Monte Gores has opened his acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine clinic in Suite 5A at 1034 N. Third St., Coeur d’Alene.

Conditions he addresses include pain, sports injuries, allergies, infertility, migraines and insomnia with the help of acupuncture, herbal medicine, tui-na therapy, cupping, nutritional therapy and qi gong exercises. Dr. Gores has 16 years experience and trained in China.

Tea tales and health facts will be shared at a free Zen Tea event 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7. Phone 620-9986. Check www.drmontegores.com.

- Watch for news on a new Numerica Credit Union in Post Falls, Prime Real Estate Group coming to Riverstone, Monet Floors & Home Design moving on Government Way, The Wellness Bar coming to Hayden Creek Plaza, Post Falls Brewing Co. under construction at 112 N. Spokane St. and a new Ace Hardware coming to 14236 N. Highway 41 in Rathdrum.

- Memory Lane has closed in Silver Lake Mall, and its space will be home to several seasonal vendors. The Memory Lane store remains open in the Plaza Shops on Sherman Avenue with vintage jewelry and glassware, antiques, pictures and giftware 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Dec 24. Phone 777-5999. Check [email protected].

- After getting new tires, I noticed a tail light and a brake light didn’t work when the employee backed my car out so I had those fixed. Keep your lights on so other drivers will see you.

- Spell “capital” when you mean it in a financial sense and “capitol” when you means the state or national capitol building, capitalizing (a pun) it when you mean a particular one such as the Idaho Capitol or the U.S. Capitol.

- A real headline: “Parents keep kids home to protest school closure.”

- Contact Nils Rosdahl at [email protected].