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One-time events and ongoing activities (public and ticketed) in the Emerson-Garfield neighborhood.

Business Outreach Event Recap

Business Outreach Event Recap

The Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Planning group hosted a Business Outreach Event on April 17 at CSL Plasma (2126 N Monroe). This post (and the video below) offers just a brief recap of some of the highlights; to download the full minutes, please click here. There were 31 attendees in total. Among those speaking at the presentation were Craig Anderson, a Landscape Architect with AHBL; Inga Note, Senior Traffic Planning Engineer within the Streets Department; Jo Anne Wright, the liaison for the City of Spokane Planning…

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Futurewise Land Use Workshop (May 1)

Futurewise Land Use Workshop (May 1)

Do you know what to do to protect your quality of life when the “Proposed Land Use Action” sign goes up in your neighborhood? Futurewise is hosting a free workshop on Thursday, May 1 to answer that very question. It’s called “Navigating Permitting Processes in Your Neighborhood” and will take place at the Downtown Spokane Library (906 W Main Ave) at 2:30pm. Tim Trohimovich, Futurewise’s Director of Planning & Law, will discuss how to navigate SEPA and permitting processes. Tim grew up…

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Garden Plant Sale (May 3 & 4)

Garden Plant Sale (May 3 & 4)

The Father’s Table (1718 N Lincoln) — a philanthropic garden here in Emerson-Garfield; you might recognize them as a summer vendor at the Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market — will be holding a Garden Plant Sale on Saturday and Sunday, May 3 and 4 between 9am and 5pm on both days. Here are some of the starts on offer: Tomatoes: Beefsteak, Early Girl, Roma and cherry, Ukrainian Peppers: Anaheim, jalapeño, sweet (various colors) Herbs: Basil Marigolds and zinnias Plus homemade soaps and lip balms…

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Building Dreams Charity Event (May 10) & Raffle Tickets

Building Dreams Charity Event (May 10) & Raffle Tickets

The West Central Community Center (1603 N. Belt) will be hosting its Building Dreams charity event on Saturday, May 10 at 6pm. Building Dreams is a really fun and worthwhile concept. It began last year as Project Playhouse Spokane, whereby members of the Spokane Home Builders Association designed, built and donated twelve children’s playhouses. The money that was raised at auction on these playhouses helped to fund youth programs at the WCCC and other community centers around Spokane. This year they’ve changed the…

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Spring Workshop: Meetings That Don’t Suck (Apr 26)

Spring Workshop: Meetings That Don’t Suck (Apr 26)

[EDIT: This workshop has been cancelled due to low response rates.] Building Stronger Neighborhoods will be hosting its Spring Workshop, titled Planning and Running Meetings That Don’t Suck (and Instead Are Awesome), on Saturday, April 26 from 9am to noon at the East Central Community Center (500 S Stone). The workshop will give you simple tools to plan and run great meetings that will move your project forward. That means using consensus to reach agreement and share power, sharpening your…

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