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Materials for the March 12 EGNC Meeting

Materials for the March 12 EGNC Meeting

As another Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council meeting nears, the snow has given way to rain. At least it’s some sort of seasonal progress. And it’s reason enough to join the EGNC on Wednesday, March 12 at 7pm in the Corbin Senior Center (827 W Cleveland) as we begin preparing in earnest for the exciting year ahead. And that’s not just feel-good inspirational fluff. There really is some exciting stuff going on. This EGNC meeting brings five guest speakers — all of whom have been limited in advance…

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Help Us Find a Rocking Chair for K

Help Us Find a Rocking Chair for K

[UPDATE: K got the furniture she was after. Thanks to all those who considered donating.] A longtime resident of Emerson-Garfield is leaving the neighborhood after nearly half a century. Kizuyo — who acquired the nickname “K” many years ago because her name was too difficult for her employer to pronounce — first made her home in this neighborhood in 1968. She’s a former librarian, a cancer survivor, and a woman who’s proud of the independence she’s maintained into her ninth…

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Corbin Senior Center Movin’ & Groovin’ Fair (Mar 8)

Corbin Senior Center Movin’ & Groovin’ Fair (Mar 8)

The Corbin Senior Center (827 W Cleveland) will be holding its tenth annual Movin’ and Groovin’ Fair on Saturday, March 8 from 8am to 2pm. Admission is free to this all-ages event, which offers free health screenings, seminars and giveaways in addition to a raffle and an affordable ($6) lunch. This fair isn’t a small-scale event. The vendor booths generally wind through the whole first floor and lower level of the Corbin Senior Center, and they represent services and businesses from…

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N. Monroe Traffic Presentation

N. Monroe Traffic Presentation

Below is a YouTube movie of the presentation on N. Monroe given by Bob Turner, Senior Traffic Engineer for the City of Spokane, at February’s Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council meeting. It contains statistics such as average daily vehicle counts and vehicle speed as well as a ten-year retrospective of collisions and pedestrian fatalities. Some of the figures might be surprising, even if they do seem to be at odds with our day-to-day experience on N. Monroe. Toward the end there’s a…

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Urban Farming Hearing (Feb 26)

Urban Farming Hearing (Feb 26)

The Spokane City Plan Commission is holding public hearings on Wednesday, February 26 at 4pm in City Hall (808 W Spokane Falls Blvd, City Council Chambers, Lower Level) to receive public testimony on an ordinance related to the topic of urban farming. The ordinance is for the proposed adoption to the Spokane Municipal Code of section 17C.380, which is related to the regulation of market gardens. Any person may submit written comments to the Plan Commission and appear at the public…

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