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.

EGFM tokens

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 ones, even into next season.

And remember: These tokens (just like the old ones) are also valid at the West Central Marketplace, which takes place every Tuesday from 3-6pm at A.M. Cannon Park (right next to the West Central Community Center). We’re the few — if not the only — farmers’ markets in Spokane who have joint currency!

Meet & Eat with Andy Billig & Others, Sep 24

Meet & Eat with Andy Billig & Others, Sep 24

Hillyard Neighborhood will be hosting a Meet & Eat with Andy Billig, Marcus Riccelli and Shelley Redinger on Tuesday, September 24. It will take place at Gateway Church (5201 N Market St) [map] and will run from 6 to 8pm.

A Meet & Eat is an informal event put on by Spokane’s neighborhood councils to give citizens an opportunity to sit down and chat with persons of note. In this case, you’ll get to hobnob with 3rd District officials Senator Andy Billig and Representative Marcus Riccelli plus Superintendent of Spokane Public Schools Shelley Redinger while dining on soup and homemade bread. It’s unlike the usual neighborhood council Q&A appearance in that this isn’t an orchestrated PR session — you’ll get the chance to talk to your elected decision-makers and appointed officials on a casual, one-on-one basis.

Flyer for Meet and Eat 2013

All are welcome, and it’s free to attend this event, which is hosted by the Hillyard Neighborhood Council as well as Gateway Church.

If you have questions, comments or would like to reserve a space at the Meet & Eat, please contact Rich Schaus, Hillyard Neighborhood Council Chair, at rich@spokanegateway.org.

1st Annual N. Monroe Sidewalk Sale TODAY

1st Annual N. Monroe Sidewalk Sale TODAY

Guess what? There’s a massive sidewalk sale along N. Monroe today! It runs until 5pm.

The event might be taking place in lieu of the Ol’ Chicks and Picks Fair, which was supposed to be happening today. We don’t know. The flyer below only arrived in our inbox yesterday.

N. Monroe Sidewalk Sale

Stores from the Monroe Bridge to Dalton will be taking part.

Corn Feed Potluck, Sept 15

Corn Feed Potluck, Sept 15

CornThe members of Emerson Community Garden will be hosting their annual Corn Feed Potluck tomorrow (Sunday, September 15) at Emerson Park [map] starting at 1:30pm.

The idea behind the event is to give everyone in the neighborhood a chance to share in this season’s bounty of the Emerson Community Garden.

All participants are asked to bring a dish, drink or dessert to share. There was a great turnout last year, and everyone involved is looking forward to mingling with neighbors and enjoying the garden’s delicious corn crop on what might be the last warm day of summer.

If you have questions, please contact Dave Musser or Paul Kimball. They are picking the corn right now (10am on Saturday), so if you’d like to lend a hand, head over to the community garden posthaste.