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Welcome to The Lilac Shop!

Welcome to The Lilac Shop!

There’s a new store opening along the North Monroe business corridor at 2209 N Monroe (where the dojo used to be). It’s called The Lilac Shop and it’s based on an interesting concept: pop-up retail, which is a relatively recent commercial trend that has to do with short-term storefronts.

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Here’s what owner Alyssa Agee says about it:

The Lilac Shop is a POP-UP consignment shop specializing in men’s and women’s clothing, shoes, accessories and home decor items. We’re so excited to be a part of the North Monroe business community.

We’ll be opening our doors on Thursday, May 5 with a Grand Opening Party from 5–7pm. Please join us for desert, goodies, and a raffle!

The shop will feature gently used clothing but also housewares and home decor and furniture. Think boutique-chic meets thrift store pricing. We are also so proud to feature local artisans and their one-of-a-kind wares.

The shop will open May 5 and run only for the month of May. Opening days are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 12–6pm. Should the response be positive, Alyssa says she might be open to making the space an extended or even permanent home for The Lilac Shop.

In the meantime, check out the shop’s Facebook page, where you can also RSVP for the grand opening event.

If you’re interested in consigning in the shop, please call Alyssa to schedule an appointment at (509) 850-0719 or e-mail her at shopthelilac@gmail.com.

STEAM Ahead: New After-School Activities

STEAM Ahead: New After-School Activities

Starting this week, there’s a new after-school option for third and fourth graders in the neighborhood. It’s called STEAM Ahead and is hosted at a brand new facility called Discovery Junction located at 808 W Spofford. It will be open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5:30pm.

If you think the building looks like a house, well, that’s because it is. The Spokane Central Seventh Day Adventist Church here in Emerson-Garfield worked hard to renovate the historic Craftsman bungalow in order use it for outreach activities like this.

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STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, art and math, which will be the key activity areas for this enrichment program. We’ve been told that some students from Garfield Elementary are already scheduled to take part in STEAM Ahead at the outset.

For more information on STEAM Ahead or Discovery Junction, e-mail steamaheadspokane@gmail.com or call (509) 328-8027.

Materials for the April 2016 E-G Neighborhood Council Meeting

Materials for the April 2016 E-G Neighborhood Council Meeting

The Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council meets tomorrow (Wednesday, April 13) starting at 6pm in the Corbin Senior Activity Center Center (827 W Cleveland).

This month we have two more guest speakers: City engineers will fill us in on the large-scale CSO tank that’s slated to be installed at the top of TJ Meenach Drive. A map of the project is included in the downloadable agenda below — and by the way, there’s a public meeting on the conditional use permit for that project tonight (Tuesday, April 12) at Audubon Elementary starting at 6pm. We’ll also hear from Spokane Public Library Director Andrew Chanse on the library’s Future Study initiative. He’s going to solicit feedback on that topic as well.

Further agenda items for this meeting include planning for the upcoming Concerts in the Park, updates on Spring Cleanup, news on North Monroe revitalization, plus annual elections for the following executive positions on the neighborhood council: Chair, vice chair, secretary, Community Assembly rep, and Community Development rep. Our PeTT Committee rep is also likely to have some information and queries for the neighborhood council about a comprehensive citywide sidewalk program that is being developed.

Please help reduce paper waste and keep our printing expenses low by downloading the materials as PDFs:

Keep in mind that everyone who lives, works or owns property in Emerson-Garfield is welcome, so we look forward to seeing you tomorrow! And if you haven’t yet, please RSVP to the meeting on Facebook or on Nextdoor.

More Free Trees Available Now

More Free Trees Available Now

The Residential Tree Program—part of the Forest Spokane Initiative—is back with another round of free trees for Spokane residents.

As some of you might recall, the Residential Tree Program held similar distributions in the spring and fall of 2015 that gave away a total of 2,000 trees as part of a combined citywide greening, beautification and stormwater mitigation effort.

This program aims to do the same in 2016. The first 1,000 trees will be distributed during the week of April 18 to 24 and the remaining 1,000 trees will be distributed this fall. Some general FAQs are in the flyer below.

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For Emerson-Garfield residents, here are the essentials:

  • Register for your free tree online by April 6 or at the March 9 (i.e., tonight) or April 13 meeting of the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council. The meeting starts at 6pm in the Corbin Senior Activity Center (827 W Cleveland).
  • Once you’ve successfully signed up and selected a tree from the available species, a voucher for your tree will be e-mailed to you shortly after registration closes.
  • Bring your voucher to the participating nursery to pick up your tree between April 18–24. It’s your responsibility to pick up your free tree from the nursery and plant and care for the new tree.

There’s a detailed blog post over on the City’s website with more information about the program and the process. If you still have questions, reach out to Damon Hunter at dhunter@spokanecity.org or ask a neighborhood council member at the March or April meetings.

Spokane Public Radio Has Left the Building

Spokane Public Radio Has Left the Building

The Hoban Building, that is — which is the official name of the building at the intersection of N Monroe and W Carlisle where Spokane Public Radio was based for 35 years, and where the retro/antique store Vintage Rabbit continues to operate.

SPR spent the past two months removing traces of having been there, which was quite a lot of work. Between arriving in late 1979 and departing last month, the organization had had more than enough time to put down extensive roots.

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Early 1900s image of North Monroe from Montgomery Ave. On the left is SPR’s first home, the Hoban Building and its apartment garages, surrounded by empty lots and a field. Bottom: Same area as shown in Google Street View (2015).

SPR has written a bittersweet “goodbye” blog post featuring several photos from the move as well as the then/now photo featured above. In another post, you can take a virtual tour through their new digs further south on N Monroe at the former Fire Station No. 3.

Though we’re sad to see them leave Emerson-Garfield, the new facility looks fantastic and will be a great new HQ for Spokane Public Radio.