The Spovangelist

by Adam Membrey With news that the Geiger Corrections Center will be closing its doors soon, it’s clear that two things are on Spokane’s mind: budget cuts and the relative location of the imprisoned. So while Spokane County has been running their prisons at a deficit, Spokane has been dealing with an even greater deficit for a long [...]

Childhood seems to screw with everyone; mine just chose an interesting route.  Treasure Island, Nancy Drew, Jupiter Jones and every choose-your-own-adventure book grabbed my imagination in a chokehold.  So many treasures and puzzles that needed solving. I will never admit to actually trying to create treasure hunts for myself (with the plan to just forget [...]

by Rachel Palmer When Kim Kardashian is the woman you see the most on the cover of magazines in the grocery store line, you know there’s a problem. MissRepresentation is a documentary that addresses media’s demeaning portrayal of women and how it keeps women out of positions of power and influence in America. The list [...]

After five months of on-again off-again winter, and being teased by slightly springy weather, I’m officially ready for warmer times to come. I want to be outside. I want to frolic. I want to read a book on my lawn, or better yet, at a parklet. What is a parklet? Well, envision an underused parking [...]

I often wonder if the City of Spokane actually paid an advertising agency to come up with the phrase “Near Nature. Near Perfect”. Hairline Media decided to come up with some updated and slightly more honest catchphrases: Snark or snark-free, can you think of any other one line quips about Spokane? For click Hairline, click here.