The Spovangelist

Wednesday night I taught a worm composting workshop in the Saranac Art Projects gallery Chicken SH@# exhibit with local permaculturist Bea Lackoff. It was a blast. All photos courtesy of Gabriel Brown. Next class will be held from 2:30-3:30pm at Fresh Abundance on N. Division as part of their Feb. 20th Seed Exchange event. I [...]

What is the best way to respond when you learn that a building in one of Downtown Spokane’s most beloved neighborhoods is potentially threatened with demolition? The first step is to get your facts straight. Who owns the property in question? In this case it is the Main Street Antiques building located at 7 W. [...]

“In Death and Life Jacobs described in detail how powerful forces were hurting cities, both physically and metaphysically. She discussed the importance of neighborhoods, and what made one block friendly, but another deadly. She talked about the need for old buildings, and faulted restrictive zoning regulations as often harmful to a neighborhood’s vitality. She castigated [...]