The Spovangelist

By Jan Fletcher Community infrastructure — we use it everyday, but how does it come to be? For most it appears to spring up out of the ground, creating muddy holes we must pick our way through, slowly revealing a skeleton that is eventually clothed in brick and mortar, or metal and glass. These are [...]

By Connor Dinnison The Interdisciplinary Design Institute of Washington State University Spokane held its Sixth Annual Design Research Conference October 7-8 to discuss a variety of interesting topics, from investigating the calming properties of wood to sustainable aging in the built environment. This was an interactive conference where presenters and students from a wide range [...]

By Blush Response Before I head out the door each morning I have a choice between wearing my hat as a freelance photographer, radio producer or host on a non-profit community radio station. But no matter what day of the week it is one thing stays the same, I am a citizen and a woman [...]

Water is sacred in Spokane, just as it is in many places around the world. We like to boast about our precious aquifer, indulge in enormous lawns that we maintain throughout the hottest months of the summer, and go to the lake (if we can afford it). Today is Blog Action Day. Because I’m a sucker [...]

You might remember our Blog Action Day rally post a year ago about sending a message to global leaders to limit carbon emissions to 350ppm in the atmosphere. When all was said and done, the rally was a huge success and the subject generated an obscene number of comments here on the blog. Local advocates [...]