The Spovangelist

As the cornerstone of the Northwest, Washington has a rich and colorful women’s empowerment history. As a frontier town inside of a frontier state, Spokane has it’s own unique feminist heritage to boast. Making a comeback from the housewifery of the 50′s, a lecture society called the Spokane College Women’s Association was founded in 1963 [...]

Almost everyone has a spot they can go to when they need to get away from it all. A place that is familiar, provides some solace, and offers perspective. It is that “special place” that meditation tapes ask you to visualize when they want you to relax. As a destination Egg Rock has several advantages. [...]

Santa sure came through for us this year in the Spovangelist camp. That said, some of our sillier concepts often get held back by the scarcity (or unwillingness to purchase) certain objects of key importance. The projects that would require the following have not yet been revealed. How would you use these wish list items [...]

I’ve often wondered, what are Spokane’s cultural exports? At the top of the list would surely be Bing Crosby, likable, easy-on-the-ears mega star of the 1940s and beyond. What effect might growing up in Spokane have on such famous personalities, if any at all? An appreciation of the simple life? Humility? A sense of colloquial [...]

Wristbands… What if we were to transform these insignificant strips of Tyvek and plastic into the talk of the town? Instead of snipping them off of our arms and into the garbage after a long weekend, they’d be functional art objects. They’d provoke curiosity, thought and awareness among their wearers, and would foster friendly conversation [...]