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Entries from April 2009

A Breath of Fresh CORSAIR

April 27th, 2009 No Comments

Spring 4-Ward: Local Micro Media Part 1 From behind the Pinecone Curtain emerges a new voice for the North Side Pirates, those talented yet remote Whitworthians – culled from across the world and every small town within 500 miles. As publications go CORSAIR is still in its infancy, but has the raw material to become [...]

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Spovangelist Turns One

April 22nd, 2009 6 Comments

Happy Birthday Blog! A lot has changed over the last twelve months. Venues and restaurants have come and gone, and countless numbers of people have too. KYRS Thin Air Radio has a whole slew of new shows on the air, and is getting ready to reach Chewelah, Loon Lake and Deer Park with 6,000 watts [...]

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A Political Departure: Comment on the Sustainability Action Plan

April 18th, 2009 19 Comments

While the Spovangelist is weary of polarized two-party politics, we are not apolitical and we certainly aren’t afraid to jump in on important civic dialogue when something groundbreaking is at stake. The Spokane Sustainability Action Plan (SAP) is just such an effort. It is the first attempt by a U.S. City to undergo a comprehensive [...]

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Spring 4-Ward: A Four Part Local Media Series

April 6th, 2009 4 Comments

Spokane’s exciting new crop of independent magazines. Something aside from spring is in the air. March April and May this year will witness the launch of four (count ‘em, 4!) new independently produced interest magazines. Each has its own focus and mission, and each carries new promise for the growth and improvement of Spokane’s local [...]

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Cute as a Button

April 2nd, 2009 4 Comments

It isn’t very often we stumble across local agencies that tell their story so well it needs no annotation. Bravo, behold and admire: Blue Button Apparel is a nonprofit social enterprise dedicated to changing the world both locally and globally.  Located in Spokane, we produce premium quality custom apparel for organizations who care about the [...]

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