The Spovangelist

As much as I adore Spokane it is time to get out of dodge for a few weeks and experience a whole different culture. I look at vacation time as a palate cleanse for place-based perspective and insight. Unlike last time, the Spovangelist now has a whole team of talented new writers and editors to [...]

The Spovangelist is growing fast and is introducing a second regular contributor. Please welcome The Apostate. You can see author bylines by visiting the Spovangelist right here on the website, and can reach The Apostate and other contributors by writing to: thespovangelist@gmail.com. Author’s Statement: The Apostate believes Kurt Vonnegut was on to something when he [...]

Last Friday, I took part in East Central Neighborhood’s Spring clean-up. We were headquartered right behind One World Spokane, which I’m sure you know about as a Spokanite worth your salt. The neighborhood clean-up inspired me. I’d eaten at One World before, but had never stepped out into their garden, a source for many of their [...]

There is a lot of excitement over the new University District, but like a lot of things in this town it is kind of a kludge.  As great as it would be there is no going back to create a longstanding Spokane State. Imagine what this place would be like if we could magically squeeze [...]

New to Spokane, fresh off of a particularly painful breakup, I found myself in fight or flight mode. I needed a rebound, fast. My college instincts kicked in as I started to venture out and explore the bar scene. It didn’t take me long to find a comfortable niche among poor twenty-somethings out for dollar [...]