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New E-G Farmers’ Market Tokens

New E-G Farmers’ Market Tokens

The new tokens for the Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market just arrived! The $1 and $5 tokens were generously sponsored by Washington Grown and Landie Chappell (of PrimeLending), respectively. We’re incredibly grateful for their support and are looking forward to putting the new tokens into circulation at tomorrow’s market. If you have some tokens knocking about in your pocket already, don’t worry. You don’t have to exchange them (though you can if you want to!). Vendors will still gladly accept the old…

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Meet & Eat with Andy Billig & Others, Sep 24

Meet & Eat with Andy Billig & Others, Sep 24

Hillyard Neighborhood will be hosting a Meet & Eat with Andy Billig, Marcus Riccelli and Shelley Redinger on Tuesday, September 24. It will take place at Gateway Church (5201 N Market St) [map] and will run from 6 to 8pm. A Meet & Eat is an informal event put on by Spokane’s neighborhood councils to give citizens an opportunity to sit down and chat with persons of note. In this case, you’ll get to hobnob with 3rd District officials Senator Andy Billig and Representative Marcus Riccelli…

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1st Annual N. Monroe Sidewalk Sale TODAY

1st Annual N. Monroe Sidewalk Sale TODAY

Guess what? There’s a massive sidewalk sale along N. Monroe today! It runs until 5pm. The event might be taking place in lieu of the Ol’ Chicks and Picks Fair, which was supposed to be happening today. We don’t know. The flyer below only arrived in our inbox yesterday. Stores from the Monroe Bridge to Dalton will be taking part.

Corn Feed Potluck, Sept 15

Corn Feed Potluck, Sept 15

The members of Emerson Community Garden will be hosting their annual Corn Feed Potluck tomorrow (Sunday, September 15) at Emerson Park [map] starting at 1:30pm. The idea behind the event is to give everyone in the neighborhood a chance to share in this season’s bounty of the Emerson Community Garden. All participants are asked to bring a dish, drink or dessert to share. There was a great turnout last year, and everyone involved is looking forward to mingling with neighbors and…

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Materials for the Sept 11 EGNC Meeting

Materials for the Sept 11 EGNC Meeting

The Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council meets tonight (Wednesday, September 11) for its first regular meeting since June. (There was no meeting in July, and August was an informal potluck.) This meeting departs from the usual format in that it’s a city-wide town hall with Mayor Condon (or his emissary) on the 2014 budget, so the EGNC agenda is relatively brief on account of the shortened meeting. A few items we will be considering: The city has proposed changes in neighborhood council…

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