Space was getting tight at Amber and Joe Owens' two Spokane bake shops.
Dwindling tabletop area, oven racks and refrigeration shelves at the couple's two Celebrations Bakery locations had begun to present challenges in fulfilling their many wholesale accounts and custom orders, and keeping up on inventory for walk-in customers.
So when a lease came up in June for the former White Box Café and Pies space on the Division-Ruby corridor just north of downtown Spokane, the couple took the leap. Lilac City Bakery, the latest venture in the Owens' growing collection of local food businesses, also including Casual Friday Donuts nearby on Division, opened its doors at the end of October.
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