The Spovangelist

There are so many layers and possible directions for talking about the Community Bill of Rights that no one forum can encompass all the opinions, points and perspectives that concerned citizens care to offer. The issues are so stirring that they have even begun to surface on other Spovangelist threads that have nothing to do [...]

Reprinted with permission from the Youth Sustainability Council. To subscribe, send email to: taylorw@community-minded.org Last Friday, commuters and downtown dwellers were confronted with an unusual sight on Main Street. Sandwiched between parked cars in front of Starbucks was a miniature park and garden of local produce put there by members of the YSC as part [...]

This is who we are rooting for in the Spokane City Council primary races. Please take a moment to read about and support these excellent candidates. District 1: Amber Waldref http://www.voteamber.org/ Amber Waldref Facebook Politician Page District 2: Jon Snyder http://www.votejonsnyder.com/ Vote Jon Snyder Facebook Group District 3: John Waite http://www.votejohnwaite.com/ Vote John Waite Facebook [...]

“This July 4th, let’s declare our food independence by sourcing the ingredients for our holiday meals as locally, sustainably and deliciously as possible, and let’s ask our elected officials to do the same.” Spokane is proud to be an All-American City. What better way to act on our patriotism than to celebrate the bounty of [...]

We’ve got politics on the brain these days. Local politics that is, the kind you can actually have a tangible hand in shaping. This fall’s off-year election is getting a head start with City Council primaries and signature gathering for a variety of thought provoking initiatives. Take a look at Exhibit A: The Spokane City [...]

You may have caught wind of a developing project called Sustainable September. Along with a growing cadre of partners, Spokane’s Community-Minded Enterprises has catalyzed planning for a whole month of sustainability-related education events this September. The purpose of the event is to increase awareness and foster relationships that will lead to a more environmentally and [...]

First we have Tribute to Spokane, a rather uninspired and lengthy slide show featuring a funeral sound track and every last digital image transition known to humankind. Then there is the slightly shorter Spokane Downtown, with music that sounds more “retirement party” than “funeral” – sorry Kevin! The image quality is worse than before, and [...]

The excitement of who’s-who at last Friday’s 4th Annual Sommy Awards got us thinking about band names. But we’ll leave all the juicy details of the Sommy’s up to Skywalk Sensation, a local live music blog who’d be remiss in failing to cover the big event. Meanwhile we’ll take the subject of Spokane music in [...]

We hope to see more of this coming to a City Hall near you!

I’ve often wondered, what are Spokane’s cultural exports? At the top of the list would surely be Bing Crosby, likable, easy-on-the-ears mega star of the 1940s and beyond. What effect might growing up in Spokane have on such famous personalities, if any at all? An appreciation of the simple life? Humility? A sense of colloquial [...]