The Spovangelist

Everyone knows that “Video Killed the Radio Star,” but sometimes I wonder if all the drive-thru chains on 3rd are part of what is strangling a more vibrant food cart culture in Downtown Spokane. McDonald’s should change its slogan to “Killing Customers and the Competition since 1955.” At first it might seem a little lofty to [...]

This man didn’t bat an eyelash when I asked if I could take his picture. He jumped right in to explain that he’d been trampled by horses. “I’ve done it all,” he said, waving to a broken cheekbone. Pick-up line: “You’d make a good jockey with that slim figure of yours.” Another verbatim quote: “I [...]

Now is the balmy time of year when volley ball teams and church youth groups start to get their car wash on. But what about a bike wash? After a rainy winter and spring my bike looks like a work horse that has been ridden hard and put away wet. My spokes are covered in [...]

When I was little, I danced on my parents vinyl records. Their rock n’ roll didn’t ring too well in my ears. I needed something else. Like a drum machine. Somebody just snickered but far away from my small town was a simple, raw sound that communicated more to me: Hip-hop. It was immediate, cleverly [...]

I spent part of last week doorbelling for the local candidate, Andy Billig. This time around, I had a list of registered voters in the neighborhood so I could know which houses to stop to encourage them to vote. In the Upriver Drive area, about every five houses were registered, but on one block, there [...]