The Spovangelist

Spokane parks are a large part of why Spokane is such a glowing gem in the Northwest. It is virtually impossible to find 100 acres of urban park land, or 90 acres of rolling hills and lovingly maintained flower gardens located conveniently in one city– only miles apart, actually. For such a beautiful surface, the Spokane Parks [...]

I’ve been thinking about, no, obsessing over Huckleberry’s this week. Its epic selection of fresh brewed coffee, rivaled only by an even more epic selection of  whole beans. Bulk hippie shampoo. Weird juices I will never, ever drink but admire for existing, like blueberry carrot watermelon parsnip juice. (That’s a made-up one, but super high [...]

When walking through the West Central neighborhood, you are likely to see a few things. Many houses, not always in the greatest of shape. Some parks. Just a few months ago, I saw a pre-teen boy leaning out a door with a gun and a large dog (surprisingly, I’ve been in weirder situations). Because West [...]

Spokane City Council President Joe Shogan is known for running council meetings “his way.” But citizens don’t give him enough credit for his softer side. Whether it’s walking in the Crime Victims Candlelight Vigil or with Human Rights Commission in the Pride Parade, you won’t see much coverage of his kindness. Instead, the reporting is [...]

Stolen from Down to Earth NW: Fact: NextUp Spokane ♥’s Complete Streets in Spokane. It’s a match made in heaven. One organizaton is devoted to youth civic engagement and one is the idea you should be able to move around Spokane by bike, by foot and by car safely. Complete Streets is getting a lot of [...]