The Spovangelist

Before it even began the annual Sustainable September festival was presaged by Expo ’74 “Celebrating Tomorrow’s Fresh New Environment.” The first year took Spokane by storm, proving that our city was ready for a higher degree of collaboration and information sharing. In its second year, Sustainable September experimented with eight topical “Tracks,” allowing experts and [...]

I know I’ve already talked about Broken Mic (Wednesdays at Neato Burrito) and Neato Baby Music Time (Thursdays, also at Neato,) but Et. Al. Arts Collective, which is behind both weekly, free events, now has something new up its sleeve that’s got me excited. Aiming to broaden the spectrum to other forms of art besides [...]

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 [...]