The Spovangelist

There are so many layers and possible directions for talking about the Community Bill of Rights that no one forum can encompass all the opinions, points and perspectives that concerned citizens care to offer. The issues are so stirring that they have even begun to surface on other Spovangelist threads that have nothing to do [...]

You may remember this story from the Inlander. Some people were inspired by it. Others felt it was intellectual self-congratulation. While we are busy surviving the rigors of Sustainable September Spokane, we thought it might be fun to revisit the unedited version of the opening comments made by local environmental advocate Kitty Klitzke.

“Kitty Ain’t Kidding” [...]

This is who we are rooting for in the Spokane City Council primary races. Please take a moment to read about and support these excellent candidates.
District 1: Amber Waldref

http://www.voteamber.org/
Amber Waldref Facebook Politician Page

District 2: Jon Snyder

http://www.votejonsnyder.com/
Vote Jon Snyder Facebook Group

District 3: John Waite

http://www.votejohnwaite.com/
Vote John Waite Facebook Group

Let’s admit it, yuppie bashing has been around for a long time. Some claim that “too many yuppies” is one thing they can’t stand about Seattle. Yet Spokane has a healthy handful of it’s own brand of yuppiedom, and we’re glad they’re here to stay.
The Spokane Society of Young Professionals (SSYP) is a homegrown network [...]

You may have caught wind of a developing project called Sustainable September. Along with a growing cadre of partners, Spokane’s Community-Minded Enterprises has catalyzed planning for a whole month of sustainability-related education events this September.

The purpose of the event is to increase awareness and foster relationships that will lead to a more environmentally and economically [...]

It’s nice to come back from vacation and be greeted with community recognition. This award means more coming from you, so thanks for sharing the Spovangelist with the general public. Also, congratulations to Spokane food blogs From The Back Kitchen and Taste Everything Once for their outstanding work.  With David Blaine on the production side [...]

Every city has its costume contests, but just imagine the results of an Inland Empire themed competition! Sure there are the obvious options; marmots, Kevin Coe, Lilac Princesses and the rest. But what about uniquely local interpretations of otherwise generic Halloween themes? Forget Sarah Palin, dress up as Mayor Mary Verner instead. Jazz up your [...]

Spokane needs a local independent sports blogger.
When I say “local” and “independent” that is exactly what I mean. The vast majority of sports blogs out there are products of the newspaper industry trying to make the digital jump. But for some reason these “sports blogs” don’t seem to be very much fun at all. [...]

The Inland Empire would strongly benefit from creating a Regional Coordinator of Young Adult Marketing Initiatives to address the problem of talented young people fleeing our area.
This savvy and passionate person would do the following:

Collect, organize and compare all the existing demographic data that describes the composition, behavior, assets and outlooks of young adults (18-35) [...]

Unsurprisingly, the well-meaning mobsters from NC failed to set the world record for largest water balloon fight Bloomsday Sunday. At around 3:15 a dwindling crowd of mostly high school students were already starting to dry off in the pre-summertime heat.
Spovangelist diagnoses this minor disappointment as a simple case of “Too Little Too Late”.
The organizers were [...]