The Spovangelist

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 [...]

Get around enough and eventually you’re bound to be in the right place at the right time. That is how I got on the cover of Spokane Couer d’Alene Living magazine. I didn’t open an amazing restaurant or build a real estate empire, I just happened to get called in by (and in turn called) [...]

Last week I sat in on a LaunchPad Social Media panel with Chris Pirillo at the Crosby Theater. Between Bill’s cheeky sense of humor and Chris’s propensity to shock and opine, the audience went home thoroughly edutained at the end of the night. Photo by Mark Anthony I knew I had a unique perspective on [...]

I often thought about how Spokane Valley earned it’s name. The ramshackle thoroughfare into northern Idaho masks what must once have been a vibrant pastoral riverbed. Now a series of stoplights and drive-thrus cut harsh lines across the countryside, pausing – only briefly – to deposit their passengers in gated communities and parking lot cul-de-sacs. [...]

Some friends were buzzing about a silly article in Seattle Weekly that featured some of their local “Earth Lovin’ Hotties.” Since it is Friday I thought I’d whip up a short list for Spokane. Crystal Gartner Crystal has done an amazing job working for Conservation Northwest for many years now to promote collaborative processes that [...]

Our community communication outlets are all over this one. As you probably already know if you are reading RiverSpeak, the Arts Commission newsletter, Jon Snyder’s blog, or listening to KYRS, the City and the Art and Wastewater Departments have sponsored a design competition for people 18 and under that will resurface the way we look [...]

The RiverSpeak Arts Collective has kept up with a great series of monthly creative challenges designed to inspire collaboration and build community. Last month was a Limerick Challenge, and this month is a Postcard Challenge. “Spokane Has Art” is not the Deviant Art group that proclaims: This group is to support the belief that Spokane [...]

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 [...]

Spokane is beautiful, don’t you ever forget it. Can you name every mural in this video? Do you recognize all the different neighborhoods? I love how uniquely Spokane this is, yet the pavilion and clock tower are nowhere in sight. How cool is it that this band held their last CD release party at a [...]