The Spovangelist

As a native Spokanite I find it curious bumping into tourists downtown. The father of a well groomed family (probably from Montana) will walk over and ask “Can you please tell me where the Imax is at?” This prompts a thought experiment: What would it be like to vacation in Spokane? Would it be . [...]

Search “slip and slide” on YouTube and one thing becomes abundantly clear: kids of all ages can’t get enough of this silly summer fun. Boredom, young people and hot weather are the three key ingredients that spawn slip ‘n slides all across the country. I propose that we in Spokane build the world’s largest, cascading [...]

Consider: Portland Population: ~568,380 Spokane Population: ~202,900 If my math is correct, why with only 2.8 times the density does Portland seem to have ten times the artists, independent designers, street theater projects, fashion boutiques, experimental gallery spaces, garage bands, music festivals, and conceptual media makers? IT JUST ISN’T FAIR! We all know that birds [...]

Bloomsday, for those who don’t know, is Spokane’s annual outpouring of humanity where locals and visitors alike flood the streets in a massive, sweaty hoard of walking/jogging feet. It’s like the Society of Creative Anachronism meets marathon meets soccer mom. This year will be my 25th consecutive race and one day I aspire to become [...]

Growing up on the North Side I went to Mead – “Spokane’s preppiest high school” (with Ferris coming in a close second). To make a typical story short this environment rubbed me the wrong way so I spent half my time at M.E.A.D. Alternative just across the street. Alternative schools are often unfairly stigmatized in [...]

While attempting to get at the heart of what makes Spokane so unique, many point to the conspicuous absence of a major state university. Just try and name a city on the west coast that is as large without one. Each of the surrounding towns schooling us (ha ha) on the ‘perceptive per-capita culture scale’ [...]

I think it’d be hilarious to get a small number of people together to form a fake group called the Spokane Aesthetics Police. This satirical organization could play on a number of humorous themes and would spark conversation in a variety of unconventional ways. The basic idea would be to go around issuing “aesthetic citations” [...]