The Spovangelist

There once was a rag tag group of young folks that sought to carve out a bit of quality time to share updates about their mutual interests. They often felt overwhelmed with obligations to multiple jobs, transitions between living situations, the impossible number of worthwhile community events that take place in Spokane on any given [...]

The RiverSpeak Arts Collective has kept up with a great series of monthly creative challenges designed to inspire collaboration and build community. Last month was a Limerick Challenge, and this month is a Postcard Challenge. “Spokane Has Art” is not the Deviant Art group that proclaims: This group is to support the belief that Spokane [...]

I detested the history of local discrimination that prompted the creation of the Spokane Human Rights Commission way back in the day. I was disheartened to learn of the Mayoral smackdown that occurred within the last decade when certain commissioners were too outspoken on the issue of gay rights. I was discouraged upon volunteering for [...]

I was surprised and honored to learn that I was voted Spokane’s 2nd best “Community Volunteer” today. It is a bit mind boggling since the title itself can mean a lot of different things to different people. It is always a gamble with the Best of categories. Some are here today gone tomorrow, others are [...]

It really is stunning what Facebook can do. This was the most recent status update on a fan page called Spokane Aquarium: “Getting closer to the 2,000th fan for the Spokane Aquarium in less than three weeks. Who will be the lucky 2000th?” The aquarium concept is an informal proposal to the former YMCA building [...]