The Spovangelist

We took a bike ride up to Worley, Idaho yesterday, and I saw this beautiful thing. Since I grew up in a Catholic family where nobody was naked – EVER, the whole concept of a family nudist resort makes me a little uncomfortable. Make of it what you will.

Close your eyes. Picture the transportation advancements in the last sixty years. Bike lanes. Light rail. Maybe you even thought of space travel. But before Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier, Spokane focused on simpler plans. In 1946, the city released a study in response to an obvious prediction for the future: increased North-South traffic. [...]

In an era of iffy employment, Spokane has fared relatively well compared to other regional hubs. Some people like to say we never had as far to fall in the first place, others point out our well-rounded economic base. Regardless of the cause, or what your job-seeking friends might tell you, Spokane’s unemployment has consistently [...]

If ancient Greece had the Agora and ancient Rome had the Forum, what is Spokane’s modern day equivalent? One might think that Riverfront Park plays this role because large numbers of people gather there, but such events only take place a few days out of the year. There is no daily market activity in the [...]

Forget the fact that Andy Billig, a candidate for State Representative in Spokane’s 3rd Legislative District, has competed in Iron Man. The guy might as well be platinum. Not only does he have a well rounded portfolio of experiences ranging from parenthood to running the Spokane Indians Baseball Club, he has that kind of knowing and [...]