Gang Awareness Presentation, Oct 8 & 15

Gang Awareness Presentation, Oct 8 & 15

Spokane COPS and the Spokane Violent Crime Task Force will be holding a gang awareness workshop called “Gang Awareness and Strategies for the Community” on two separate occasions: Tuesday, October 8 and 15. The first will be held at the Southside Senior Center (3151 E 27th) [map]; the second will be held at the Messiah Lutheran Church (4202 N Belt) [map]. Both start at 6pm and run until 8pm. The event invites participants to come and learn about smart, realistic…

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Photos Needed for 2014 Spokane Neighborhood Calendar

Photos Needed for 2014 Spokane Neighborhood Calendar

This is your last chance to submit photos for the 2014 Community Assembly Spokane Neighborhood Calendar! The Office of Neighborhood Services is still looking for more photographs for next year’s calendar, but they need them submitted by Tuesday, October 1. This call is open to anyone who would like to submit a photo. Requirements for Photos: Photos must be neighborhood-centric (no iconic Spokane pictures such as Riverfront Park, Monroe St. Bridge, etc.). This calendar aims to represent the different neighborhoods…

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Neighborhood Training: Event Planning, Oct 7

Neighborhood Training: Event Planning, Oct 7

The Office of Neighborhood Services will be holding the third event in its training series on Monday, September 30 Monday, October 7 from 6-7pm at the Southside Senior Activity Center (3151 E 27th) [map]. This event will show how you can help build community in your neighborhood through event planning. Information will be presented on how to work with the City of Spokane and your neighborhood to create a great event. You’ll also learn about the costs and effects of such events…

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Affordable Care Act Info Session, Oct 1

Affordable Care Act Info Session, Oct 1

On Tuesday, October 1 Riverside Neighborhood Council will be hosting a representative of Community Minded Enterprises to take participants through the details of the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) as well as Washington State’s Medical Care Exchange. A state legislator will also be on hand to respond to questions regarding both of the programs. The event will be help from 5-7pm in Room 1A of the Downtown Branch of the Spokane Public Library (906 W Main Ave) [map].

New E-G Farmers’ Market Tokens

New E-G Farmers’ Market Tokens

The new tokens for the Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market just arrived! The $1 and $5 tokens were generously sponsored by Washington Grown and Landie Chappell (of PrimeLending), respectively. We’re incredibly grateful for their support and are looking forward to putting the new tokens into circulation at tomorrow’s market. If you have some tokens knocking about in your pocket already, don’t worry. You don’t have to exchange them (though you can if you want to!). Vendors will still gladly accept the old…

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