One-time events and ongoing activities (public and ticketed) in the Emerson-Garfield neighborhood.
The moo-vers and shakers of the Trinity Cow Plop. Trinity Catholic School [map] is holding its 22nd annual Cow Plop fundraiser tomorrow (June 2) from 11am to 4pm — or after the third “plop,” whichever comes sooner. Should the idea of a cow plop should be somewhat foreign, think of it as large-scale bovine bingo. You pick a spot on a grid of grass, and hope that the cow eventually feels the need to do a number two there. Trinity is calling this…
Tossed and Found is holding its second annual Barn Sale today (sorry for the short notice) from 9am to 5pm. They’ve even repainted the barn in honor of the event! In addition to their inventory of antiques, they’ll be hosting guest vendors such as Fringe & Fray (Facebook) who will have their own antiques, second-hand items, and handmade crafts. Tossed and Found is located at 2607 N. Monroe Street, and there should be plenty of parking along Monroe as well as the neighboring residential…
Graduating EWU urban planning students present neighborhood maps and statistics. The public planning open house that took place last night saw participation from Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council members, students from Eastern Washington University, the North Monroe Business Association, the City of Spokane — and perhaps most importantly, the residents and business/property owners of Emerson-Garfield neighborhood. Attendees were able to hear EWU students present data they had compiled from census information as well as feet-on-the-ground observation. They talked about sidewalk coverage, walkability,…
Emerson-Garfield is hosting its first neighborhood planning open house on Monday, May 21 from 6 to 9pm at 1905 N. Monroe (formerly Stewart’s Hardware). Neighborhood residents as well as property and business owners will be able to: View the results of a recent demographic study of our neighborhood conducted by EWU students Take a neighborhood survey Add to the neighborhood talent and ideas inventory Help choose a neighborhood identity Learn about crime statistics Find out who is responsible for making decisions…
Don’t forget that Petunia’s Greenhouse Tour takes place this weekend! The tour will be held on Saturday, May 19 from 9am to 4pm. The meeting point is Petunia’s Marketplace at 2010 N. Madison. There will be five local greenhouses on the tour and each will feature a one-hour seminar on gardening. Tickets are $10 and are available directly from Petunia’s. The proceeds will benefit the “Plant a Row” program at the local Second Harvest. Connect with Petunia’s on Facebook for updates and more information….