The Spovangelist

Last Monday I sat through as much as I could take from the Spokane City Council. It was hard to stay comfortable, or even awake. It’s no surprise that Council President, Joe Shogun, nods off from time to time. Outside of the formality of the City Council meetings, they’re hard to follow as someone not [...]

The concept is simple. Make walkways, driveways and bikeways safe for walkers, drivers and bicyclists. Get it? Complete Streets Spokane makes transit safer for all users. When it’s safe to get around, the whole city can change the way it moves. It sounds easy but the process is long. It takes tons of work convincing [...]

It all started with Jon Snyder, creator and former editor of Star Wars Insider, and now the geekdom has exploded in the city council race. John Waite, candidate for Spokane City Council District 3 posed as a player in the game Starcraft, a military science fiction real-time strategy online game much like World of Warcraft. [...]

The Spovangelist is often asked if we were high when making our political endorsements. Although we were not necessarily high when made our suggestions, we can’t deny the catnip allegations. It wasn’t ours, man. We were holding it for a friend. A feline friend named Woody the Election Cat . Woody didn’t go to Harvard [...]

Transit is sexy. Don’t get me wrong. I love driving my girlfriend’s ‘92 Buick Century, affectionately known as “Kennth.” I’m proud of our road trips to the Oregon coast despite the wear and tear. But like all of you reading I’m more than just one thing. I walk. I bike. I bus. That’s why I’m [...]