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

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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Neighborhood Planning Meeting Tonight (Sept 5)

Neighborhood Planning Meeting Tonight (Sept 5)

Just a quick reminder that there’s a Neighborhood Planning meeting tonight (September 5) starting at 7pm in the Corbin Senior Center. At the top of the agenda is fine-tuning the format and content of the planning workshops that are now scheduled for October 10 and November 14. These will be neighborhood-wide events that will inform people across Emerson-Garfield about what Neighborhood Planning is and what it aims to accomplish. These workshops will also solicit input about where the neighborhood’s short-…

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Vintage, Hearts & Flowers Charity Event, Aug 24

Vintage, Hearts & Flowers Charity Event, Aug 24

The annual North Monroe Vintage, Hearts & Flowers charity event to benefit the Women and Children’s Free Restaurant here in Emerson-Garfield will take place tomorrow (Saturday, August 24) at The Heart of Spokane (3017 N Monroe) [map] between noon and 5pm. The event is both a canned food drive and family-friendly shopping extravaganza. In addition to face painting for the kids and fundraising raffles, you can wander up and down North Monroe and visit the many individually owned retro, craft, and…

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Open House Tonight on Changes Downtown

Open House Tonight on Changes Downtown

The City of Spokane is inviting citizens to an open house this evening (Monday, August 19) to learn about changes planned for Post Street near City Hall and related projects that are expected to transform that area in west downtown along the Spokane River. The open house will be held in the Chase Gallery in the lower level of City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd [map] from 4:30 to 6pm. Staff also will brief the City Council on the projects…

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Photos from the Aug 14 Potluck

Photos from the Aug 14 Potluck

Jay Cousins snapped some photos of the annual neighborhood picnic and potluck that took place on Wednesday, August 14. There was a great turnout — so great, in fact, that the free hot dogs and burgers ran out before we could blink. An informal Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council meeting took place following the food. Some of the highlights of that included: As a result of our requests, two traffic circles (aka roundabouts) are being installed on W Montgomery between Monroe and…

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