The Spovangelist

By Crystal Clark This old phone box was standing on the corner of First and Jefferson, crying out for a bit of attention. A quick whip of string and tin can later we have a play on outmoded technology and the connections we make in our modern lives. My son is a natural in front [...]

By Taylor Weech Spokane has a style all it’s own: a mix of high and low brow, city and country, grungy and funky. Beyond the surface of chain stores at the mall we have a growing array of local shopping options, many of which are run by young entrepreneurs. Boutiques like Swank and Lolo, vintage [...]

There is a lot of excitement in the air about South Perry that has been mounting steadily over the past few years. Stand outs like The Shop, South Perry Pizza, The Lantern, and the Farmer’s Market have all conspired to put this tucked away Spokane neighborhood on the map. This summer, these staple establishments have [...]

I compulsively chit-chat with strangers wherever I go. So while I was running an errand at the courthouse the other day, I saw this man in the stairwell and asked him, “Do you know why Spokane has such a fancy courthouse?” He started to explain, “Well back in the late 1890s they held a design [...]

I spent part of last week doorbelling for the local candidate, Andy Billig. This time around, I had a list of registered voters in the neighborhood so I could know which houses to stop to encourage them to vote. In the Upriver Drive area, about every five houses were registered, but on one block, there [...]

If ancient Greece had the Agora and ancient Rome had the Forum, what is Spokane’s modern day equivalent? One might think that Riverfront Park plays this role because large numbers of people gather there, but such events only take place a few days out of the year. There is no daily market activity in the [...]

After living in New York I moved to Spokane during the first of two winters which were soon referred to as “The Snowpocalypse.” (Religious terminology is everywhere!) When I arrived I did what many newly-minted Spokanites do, I went church shopping. My only requirement was that I had to agree with the bumper stickers on the [...]

Tomorrow, er, today is First Friday Art Walk in Spokane. For the past two weeks now I’ve been collecting emails and newsletter announcements inviting me to the latest and greatest that Spokane’s surprisingly vital and diverse art scene has to offer. I’ve been meticulously calendaring a course throughout downtown so that you don’t have to. [...]

I am a Bloomsday fanatic. Thanks to the strong sense of tradition and civic pride instilled in me by my mother, I have participated in Bloomsday every year of my life without exception. This year will be my 27th race, even though I’m only 26 years old. Figure that one out! Bloomsday spirit down in [...]

I like architects because let’s face it, they’re geeks. They love to live in a conceptual dimension with a vocabulary all of their own. Architects are at the very center of shaping a city’s identity because they are creative professionals that operate at the interface between disparate fields like urban planning and interior design. So [...]