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Materials for the Oct 8 E-G Neighborhood Council Meeting

October 7, 2014 Emerson Garfield

The Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council holds its monthly meeting tomorrow (Wednesday, October 8) starting at the new time of 6pm at the Corbin Senior Center (827 W Cleveland).

We’ll be hearing from Tim Schwering, Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Spokane Police Department, about the practicalities and policies of police body cameras. We’ll also be voting on a neighborhood boundary expansion, deciding on details and planting dates for the Greening Neighborhoods Grants, laying the groundwork for a Safe Routes to Schools committee, and preparing for the allocation of almost $60,000 in Community Development Block Grant funding to our neighborhood in November.

The EGNC welcomes anyone who has a stake in our neighborhood, whether you’re a resident (renter or homeowner), a business owner, a church leader, a nonprofit head, or you have a child who attends one of the many schools in Emerson-Garfield.

You can download the October 8 meeting materials as PDFs here:

Agenda for the October 8, 2014 meeting
Minutes from the September 10, 2014 meeting (pending approval)

If you’re on Facebook, you can RSVP for the neighborhood council meeting on the event page.

Children’s Author at the E-G Farmers’ Market (Oct 10)

October 6, 2014 Emerson Garfield

Thanks to support from Catholic Charities Food for All, children’s author Katherine Pryor will be reading from her book Sylvia’s Spinach at the Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market on Friday, October 10. The readings will take place at 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30pm.

Copies of the book will be for sale at the readings, or you can order your own copy in advance from Amazon. Food stamp recipients with children can receive a complimentary copy donated by Catholic Charities simply by showing their EBT card.

For more info on Sylvia’s Spinach, check out the book trailer on YouTube or visit Readers to Eaters to see review excerpts and read short bios on the author and artist.

If you’re on Facebook, please RSVP to the event. And if you use EBT, remember that you get an extra $2 for spending (called Fresh Bucks) for every $5 you put on your Washington Quest card at the market. So, for example, $20 instantly becomes $28 that you can spend on all the vendors’ seasonal fruit and veggies. It’s a great way to make your money go a little further each month.

Add to Your Neighborhood’s Profile at Shaping Spokane

September 25, 2014 Emerson Garfield

The City’s Planning Department is asking for your input on neighborhood histories and identities.

To take part, visit the interactive map at ShapingSpokane.org and use the icons to mark the things and places in your neighborhood that you consider noteworthy. By filling out the Q&A-style text fields on the My Neighborhood Story page, you can enter more in-depth information. You’re not obligated to answer every question. Just pick and choose what topics are important to you and write about them.

Your response will help build a more complete neighborhood profile that identifies what you and your neighbors value most about where you live, work, shop and play. With the community’s help and input, ShapingSpokane.org will showcase each of Spokane’s 27 neighborhoods and help establish policies for land use, transportation, parks, open spaces, shopping, dining, entertainment and employment.

The idea, or so we’ve been told, is that these profiles will be integrated into the City’s Comprehensive Plan to offer a bit of crowdsourced background and give developers a sense of the neighborhoods in which they’re building.

The more responses they get, the better and more complete the profile will be. So feel free to pass along the ShapingSpokane.org links to your neighbors and share them on social media.

And to show your true neighborhood pride, once you’re done with the virtual component, come out to support and participate in all the great neighborhood activities like the Greek Food Festival at Holy Trinity Church (September 25-27), Craftwalk (September 26), the Korean Food Sale at Spokane Hope Christian Reformed Church (September 26), and the Corbin Senior Center Auction (September 27).

Craftwalk This Friday! (Sep 26)

September 24, 2014 Emerson Garfield

One last reminder that the Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market is holding its first-ever Craftwalk this Friday, September 26. It will run concurrent with and alongside the usual weekly food-oriented market (806 W Knox, 3-7pm).

So far 23 vendors have confirmed that they’ll be joining us, and some of them will have multiple tables. Their goods include sculptural and painted art; custom jewelry from beads, metal, hemp, glass and wood; upcycled clothing, aprons and handbags; handmade health and beauty items; embroidery; doll clothes and doggie coats; holiday decorations; one-of-a-kind notepads and photo albums; hand-carved slingshots; knitwear such as hats, sweaters and scarves; duct-tape wallets; unique furniture and “usables” for your home and garden; greeting cards; and tons more.

In other words, there ought to be something for everyone, so there should be plenty of items that will make great gifts for others or treats for yourself.

This marks the first of what the market hopes will be an annual event, so please spread the word in advance and stop by on the day to help make it a success for the vendors, the market and our neighborhood. If you’re on Facebook, we encourage you to RSVP on the Craftwalk event page and share it.

Project Hope Block Party (Sep 20)

September 17, 2014 Emerson Garfield

Project Hope Spokane is holding its autumn Block Party to celebrate of another successful season of job training for the youth in West Central and Emerson-Garfield Neighborhoods.

It’s happening this Saturday, September 20 from 4 to 7pm at the West Central Episcopal Mission (1832 W Dean). And you’re invited!