The Spovangelist

By Carla Brannan Much attention has been given to the rash of young men who have recently committed suicide because they were gay or thought to be gay. In response, high profile people from around the country have stepped up with messages of prevention and hope, and organizations like the Trevor Project have gained greater [...]

By Blush Response What a delight to see young people grabbing on to the reins of Spokane. With the recent success of Terrain, I can’t help but notice how many 20-somethings have carved out a chunk of this city for themselves. The Spokane Symphony’s new Club Maestro is yet another opportunity for young people to discover [...]

By The Apostate Although I can’t quite get the words “Vote Bike” to fit into the “Bicycle Race” tune by Queen, I can give you the low-down on NextUp Spokane’s latest project. Vote Bike is a brightly colored, mobile voter engagement bike trailer. The idea is to ride it out to all the fantastic events [...]

You heard the laments and poo-pooing of young voter turn out in Earning Our Ovals last week, but you may not have heard about NextUp Spokane, a new grassroots network of civically inclined young people who are coming together to take on generational apathy. NextUp meets at Neato Burrito/Baby Bar every third Thursday from 7-9pm. [...]

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 [...]