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Neighborhood Planning Meeting Tonight

Neighborhood Planning Meeting Tonight

The Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Planning Committee is meeting again tonight at the Corbin Senior Activity Center at 7:00pm. Tonight’s meeting will introduce the planning firm that the committee will be collaborating with in preparation for the neighborhood’s part in the City of Spokane Comprehensive Plan. Two representative’s from Spokane planning firm AHBL will be present to discuss the firm’s scope of work, and begin organizing with the committee for E-G’s upcoming open house workshops. The Neighborhood Planning Committee is a group of neighborhood stakeholders…

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Need Help Hauling on Spring Cleanup?

Need Help Hauling on Spring Cleanup?

If you can’t come to Spring Cleanup this Saturday (April 27), there’s a chance that Spring Cleanup could come to you! A group of volunteers from North Central High School and Cub Scouts from Pack 151 are going to be doing on-site collection — which means they will come to your home and haul away the refuse that you’re unable to bring to the roll-off containers at Faith Bible Church. If you or someone you know — a housebound or…

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February Neighborhood Council Meeting Recap

February Neighborhood Council Meeting Recap

[What follows is a recap of the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council Meeting that took place on Wednesday, February 13. You can either read slimmed and streamlined version of the minutes below, or download the full version of the meeting’s minutes here.] The meeting began with a presentation from Judge Tracy Staab of the Spokane Municipal Court. The judge gave a Powerpoint slideshow that detailed the many facets of the Court, such as crime statistics, budgets, and punishment or rehabilitation methods. The slideshow was supposed to…

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What Is a Walk Score?

What Is a Walk Score?

In the recent print mailing, we mentioned that Emerson-Garfield scores a 73 (out of a possible 100) on WalkScore.com. That places our neighborhood third in Spokane (which nets a meager 54) — just behind Riverside/Downtown (92) and Browne’s Addition (76). But what exactly is a walk score? It’s an international measure of walkability and ease of pedestrian/commuter access to amenities like restaurants, stores, parks, cultural hubs, bus stops, and more. It’s primarily used by realtors to assess the amenities near…

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Event Calendar Is Now Live

Event Calendar Is Now Live

Our event calendar is now up and running. To view it, you can click the page title in the navbar above, or you can simply click here. But wait: there’s more! As much as we like seeing you, you don’t have to keep returning to this website to stay up-to-date on all the latest happenings in Emerson-Garfield. You can subscribe to the calendar and always have it handy on your desktop, laptop, tablet, or mobile phone. For most calendar apps,…

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