The Spovangelist

Transit is sexy. Don’t get me wrong. I love driving my girlfriend’s ‘92 Buick Century, affectionately known as “Kennth.” I’m proud of our road trips to the Oregon coast despite the wear and tear. But like all of you reading I’m more than just one thing. I walk. I bike. I bus. That’s why I’m [...]

The Empyrean coffee house opened up shop in 2005, switched owners in 2006 almost closed due to fire code changes and since then struggled to keep their doors open. As of January 15th, The Empyrean has unplugged it’s mics and emptied the last keg. Some 40 oz of malt liquor will, no doubt, be poured [...]

2010 has been a year of great strides and dialogues surrounding gender, sexual orientation and equality. Beginning with the “It Gets Better” campaign, the strong local showing against the abhorrent bigotry of the Westboro Baptist Church and ending with the senate decision to repeal the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy, we’ve made great strides. The [...]

When Jafar and Nasim wanted to show the world the peaceful wishes of the Iranian people, they hopped on their bikes to ride around the globe. When Nathan Winters wanted to pay tribute to the work of the Nature Conservancy, he did the same thing. Vote Bike is a generation in Spokane standing up to [...]

By Connor Dinnison The Interdisciplinary Design Institute of Washington State University Spokane held its Sixth Annual Design Research Conference October 7-8 to discuss a variety of interesting topics, from investigating the calming properties of wood to sustainable aging in the built environment. This was an interactive conference where presenters and students from a wide range [...]