Tag Archives: Pretty Things

Palouse on the Loose: Pt. III Glamour Shots

Sometimes you just gotta stop in a field for a couple of Miller High Life tall boys. We were somewhere around Steptoe Butte enjoying the noise of distant gun shots and howling coyotes. We really felt a sense of country comfort. Cred: Blush Response Cred: Blush Response The point is, if nothing else, the Palouse’s [...]

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April Showers bring May Bloomies

By Audrey Connor I have lived in Spokane my entire  life, and I have never done Bloomsday. Come this time of year, no one even really bothers to ask if I am or ever will. But the truth is, every year there is something about it that doesn’t appeal to me. For a long time [...]

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In Case you Missed it: Earth Day 2011

Earth Day from the rooftop Earth Day 2011 was the best Spokane Earth Day by far. Good eats, good music, and the best collection of non-profit and informational booths. Over the 6 hours I spent there, I had Veraci Pizza (best known as the clay oven pizza from the South Perry Farmer’s Market), a Walla [...]

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Equal Washington?

By The Spokanite Something weird happened when Facebook added “in a domestic partnership” and “in a civil union” to its list of relationship statuses to choose from: Straight couples joined lesbian, gay and bisexual couples in making the status switch en masse. Many straight couples no doubt intend to show solidarity by defining their relationships [...]

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I Heart Complete Streets: Valentine Drop In Action

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 [...]

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