The Spovangelist

I did not write this ode. It means so much more that somebody else did. Cheers to the person who loved our city enough to so sincerely say goodbye.

Cheers To My Spokane
By Anonymous on Pg. 58 in the September 3rd Inlander, 2009
Cheers to the mid-size city by the river, my home. To all of its [...]

We’d be curious to find out how many people on the street are aware that a dedicated Spokane advocate is credited for Father’s Day gaining national recognition in 1972. Maybe 20+%?

The oft repeated storyline explains that Sonora Smart Dodd first thought of creating the holiday one Sunday in 1909 while listening to a Mother’s Day [...]

Last Saturday marked the kick-off of the 100th birthday anniversary countdown for our city’s Looff Carousel. Bribed with free cake and eager to get back into the swing of things, we decided to check it out. Beyond the oft repeated “fun facts,” a visit to the carousel (or carry-us-all) reveals a shining example of civic [...]

Fall brings the smell of wood smoke and frosted pine needles to the Inland Northwest. This signals its time to make the 15 minute pilgrimage out to Green Bluff to enjoy the best of fall before temperatures drop and snow begins to blanket the area. One thing Spovangelist loves about the Apple and Harvest Festivals [...]

Anyone who knows anything in Spokane should be reading MetroSpokane. It is the most prolific of our local blogs, and covers a wide variety of things including land use, development, urban design, and other tantalizing topics of civic interest.
Every once in a while, however, this please-all super blog gets a little edgy – commenting on [...]

Search “slip and slide” on YouTube and one thing becomes abundantly clear: kids of all ages can’t get enough of this silly summer fun. Boredom, young people and hot weather are the three key ingredients that spawn slip ‘n slides all across the country. I propose that we in Spokane build the world’s largest, cascading [...]

Bloomsday, for those who don’t know, is Spokane’s annual outpouring of humanity where locals and visitors alike flood the streets in a massive, sweaty hoard of walking/jogging feet. It’s like the Society of Creative Anachronism meets marathon meets soccer mom. This year will be my 25th consecutive race and one day I aspire to become [...]