The Spovangelist

People want to know, “Where did you come up with the ‘Shrinking Violets’?” Strangely, it was a T-shirt that inspired the name. From the insignia on an old NOW shirt we built an organization full of creative and enthusiastic people. Today we have launched our very own Violet’s Tee.

After all, Spokane is a T-shirt [...]

Just one year ago a handful of Spovangelites cemented my resolve to start a (mostly) young women’s group called the Spokane Shrinking Violet Society. It is startling what has grown in its place since that time. Hundreds of participants, dozens of lifelong friendships, and nearly 80 events later, we have firmly established what we [...]

Recession be damned. Young entrepreneurs in Spokane are taking the opportunity to switch gears, plan smart, and open up the small businesses they’ve always dreamed of running.  And why not? Retail space is plentiful and relatively affordable in downtown Spokane, offering a variety of price points that make starting a new business a bit less [...]

If it weren’t for having to scrape the frost off her windshield Christmas Eve morning, we wouldn’t have caught this festive young lady on her way to work.

Do you think people in Spokane are more likely to wear red and green during the holidays than in other places?

Just barely caught up with this man by the Olmstead House on my way home from church.

Three cheers for the three piece suit!

A stylish friend told me the other day “Technically Spokane can’t have a street fashion blog. We are all too poor to be fashionable.” So I stand corrected:
Spokane needs a street style blogger, to hell with fashion!

Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say and not giving a damn. – Gore [...]

Spokane needs a dedicated street fashion photographer.

Portrait by Austinspace
We’ve issued an appeal to round out the local blogosphere before, but we’ve learned if you really want something done you’d better be prepared to roll up your sleeves and do it yourself.
Consider: There is a world-renowned street fashion blog called the Sartorialist. It was [...]

When I first spotted this garment in an attempt to find a picture of the Boo Radley’s “Can” T-shirt, I wondered if someone had picked up on my idea to create a Spokane Alumni Society. It would be a fun way to network former residents and enlist them as civic ambassadors and business connections between [...]

“You love to travel but you’re no tourist. No guidebooks. No sightseeing buses. No package deals. You know a country’s best-kept secrets cannot be found between the pages of Fodor’s [...]

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 [...]