The Spovangelist

Spokane seems to have something of a crush on President Lincoln. Be it our beloved Lincoln Statue, the Symphony performing Letters from Lincoln, the Chase gallery exhibiting “A House Divided: The Legacy of Lincoln,” or even just the swank new Lincoln Center on Lincoln Ave., there are an awful lot of Lincolns in the local [...]

Spokane has issues with police public relations that go back for decades.  Unusual names like Otto Zhem and Shonto Pete enjoy household recognition around here, with the litany of incidents touching peoples’ lives in profoundly personal ways. There is the neighbor who witnessed the fatal taser-induced standoff between Spokane police and suicidal Josh Levy on [...]

Last night a cheerful lady knocked on our door to introduce herself as the “Browne’s Addition Welcome Wagon.” She had seen us working in our vegetable patch and wanted to celebrate our new status as neighbors. My roommate and I scored some strawberries, tea, pastries, seeds and a bouquet of fresh flowers, a card and [...]

Awhile back we explored some emerging directions in Spokane’s club scene. Last night, at Vintage Hill in Spokane’s SoDo District, we met an interesting character dubbed the “Commander-In-Flirt” of SpokaneFlirts.com. As he described the services available through his agency, I was watched closely for any hint of reaction or understanding. After all, in such an [...]

Spokane writ 581 x 154 pixels in orange and lime! Gerik Asher, in case you weren’t aware, is a street art duo bent on adding a little color and whim to the city of Spokane. This panorama can’t be done justice squeezed into the confines of our WordPress software, so you’ll just have to imagine [...]

Spring 4-Ward: Local Micro Media Part 1 From behind the Pinecone Curtain emerges a new voice for the North Side Pirates, those talented yet remote Whitworthians – culled from across the world and every small town within 500 miles. As publications go CORSAIR is still in its infancy, but has the raw material to become [...]

Dear Annie Oakley, What would it take to book SWAS in Spokane? I look forward to learning about the possibilities, your work is truly transformative and profound in scope. Sincerely, The Spovangelist A few days back we started inquiring into what it would take to get the Sex Workers Art Show to visit Spokane. We [...]

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January is National Mentoring Month, who knew? Mentoring is proven to be one of the most effective ways to make a positive difference in the life of a young person, often having a higher time-to-impact ratio than tutoring, scholarship programs, and other group-based after school activities. If you’re getting a little bored hanging out with [...]

Goodness knows Spokane has its fair share of shortsighted surface parking lots. Even historic buildings have been razed to the ground in their favor. “His legacy is going to be a surface parking lot,” said Halvorson, President of the Spokane Preservation Advocates. “Wendell Reugh has been making money off of real estate investments in Spokane [...]