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

Town Hall Meeting on June 11

Town Hall Meeting on June 11

There’s a town hall meeting on Monday, June 11 at 6pm at the West Central Community Center.

The town hall is an annual meeting where Spokane’s neighborhood councils present reports of their past and future activities to the city council and the mayor. It’s open to the general public and is televised.

Liorah Wichser, chair of the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council, will be making the slideshow presentation on behalf of the neighborhood. It’s an opportunity to voice our concerns and also to tell the city council what we’ve achieved over the past year and what we plan to do in the the coming year.

We’d obviously like Emerson-Garfield to have as much representation as possible, so please stop by. The meeting is only scheduled to last about 90 minutes. In addition to offering a show of support for your neighborhood, it will also give you a chance to catch up on what Emerson-Garfield’s priorities were in 2011-12 and what they will be into 2013 and beyond.

You’ll also be able to see what other Spokane neighborhoods have been up to, and whether their activity can serve as inspiration or a template for what we envision in our own neighborhood.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Trinity Cow Plop Tomorrow (June 2)

Trinity Cow Plop Tomorrow (June 2)

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 family-friendly event “The Greatest Plop on Earth.” It takes place directly in front of the school on Montgomery Ave. and will include a street carnival, pony rides, games, face painting, music, and food. Plus, of course, two cows for plopping. (Pictured above: the stars of a previous Trinity cow plop.)

All proceeds will benefit the school, although participants have the chance to walk away with up to $3,100 in first-place prize money. There will be 50 other cash prizes.

Tickets and T-shirts are available by calling the school on (509) 327-9369 or by e-mailing trinity [at] dioceseofspokane [dot] org.

Tossed & Found Barn Sale Today

Tossed & Found Barn Sale Today

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 streets like York and Chelan. Questions? Call Tossed and Found on (509) 325-2607.

Public Planning Event Wrap-Up

Public Planning Event Wrap-Up

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, preferred modes of transportation, vacant lots, and more. (This website will be presenting their findings in a forthcoming series of short posts.)

The students then fielded questions from the audience. And when they lacked an answer, city officials were on hand to offer information.

Attendees were also able to take two new online surveys that are designed to collect feedback about Emerson-Garfield’s present challenges and future direction.

This was the first public event of the neighborhood’s latest planning efforts. If you have feedback about the event, or if you didn’t make it but would like to know more, please contact us. We’re also looking for stakeholders to take part in the planning process — the only thing you need is a bit of free time and a desire to improve your neighborhood!

Public Planning Open House

Public Planning Open House

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 and changes in the neighborhood
  • Network and interact with other members of the community

Everyone with a stake in Emerson-Garfield is encouraged to attend and help spread the word to friends and family via Twitter, Facebook, or even good ol’ word of mouth.

This is part of a wider neighborhood planning initiative in which the City of Spokane, the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council, and the North Monroe Business Association are all taking part.

For more info, you can view the flyer as a PDF. Or click here to read the press release.

We look forward to seeing you there!