Emerson Garfield

Spokane Public Montessori Will Unify in Emerson-Garfield

February 13, 2014 Emerson Garfield

The Spokane Public School Board voted last night to unify the Spokane Public Montessori program at the Community School (aka Havermale; 1300 W Knox) here in Emerson-Garfield. It goes into effect for the upcoming 2014-15 school year. For the past 26 years, Spokane’s public Montessori programs — public, not private, being fairly unique in and of itself — have been housed within Balboa Elementary to the north (just above Francis) and Jefferson Elementary to the south (on 37th). Unification at this…

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Materials for the February 12 EGNC Meeting

February 10, 2014 Emerson Garfield

We know the snow is knee deep in places, but there are 101 (count ’em) reasons to brave the winter weather and make it to the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council meeting on Wednesday, February 12. It starts promptly at 7pm in the Corbin Senior Center (827 W Cleveland). At this meeting the EGNC will be taking sidewalk and traffic-calming requests. This means that if you have sidewalk that is missing or in need of repair outside your home, business, church or other property,…

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Law Enforcement Partnership to Reduce Underage Drinking

February 10, 2014 Emerson Garfield

From a press release from the West Central Community Coalition regarding a proposed law enforcement partnership to reduce underage drinking: Data shows that in a large portion of the Spokane Community arrest of youth is nearly twice that of the state average with alcohol being a contributing factor. The West Central Community Coalition in partnership with the Spokane County Sheriff’s Department, in collaboration with Spokane Police Department and Spokane School District 81 have received a grant to reduce and bring…

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Project Hope Meet & Greet (Feb 13)

February 9, 2014 Emerson Garfield

Project Hope, our neighborhood partner in the Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market, is hosting a meet and greet with James Kashork, the organization’s new executive director, on Thursday, February 13. It will start at 6pm at the Maxwell House Restaurant (1425 N. Ash). James is a familiar face around Spokane, not least due to his involvement with a variety of faith-based organizations such as Spokane Urban Ministries and Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. As the new full-time executive director for Project Hope, he’s already hard…

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Submit Your Traffic-Calming and Sidewalk Requests

February 6, 2014 Emerson Garfield

It’s time to make your annual neighborhood traffic-calming and sidewalk requests. Here are the sort of problems you can address: A stretch of sidewalk in Emerson-Garfield that is missing or in need of repair An arterial or residential street in Emerson-Garfield where drivers speed, accidents occur frequently, and/or the safety of pedestrians is endangered. To see the boundaries of Emerson-Garfield, check this handy map. And here are the sort of solutions you can propose: Curb bump-outs Signage Roundabouts/traffic circles Chicanes…

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