Project Hope Spokane is holding its autumn Block Party to celebrate of another successful season of job training for the youth in West Central and Emerson-Garfield Neighborhoods. It’s happening this Saturday, September 20 from 4 to 7pm at the West Central Episcopal Mission (1832 W Dean). And you’re invited! For more information, call (509) 703-7433 or visit projecthopespokane.org.
Following a much-needed break in July and last month’s Summer Potluck in Emerson Park, the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council will resume its monthly meetings at the Corbin Senior Center (827 W Cleveland) tomorrow — that is, Wednesday, September 10 — starting at 7pm. Among other things, we’ll be discussing shifting the neighborhood boundaries, Fulcrum‘s plans for renovating a building on N Ash, the status of our Greening Neighborhoods grants, the current crop of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding opportunities, and voting on the proposed MoU between Project Hope Spokane and…
Calling all artists, crafters, and those who love their work! The Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market is holding its first-ever Craftwalk on Friday, September 26 concurrent with the market (3-7pm). Artists and crafters will line the sidewalk around the market for this inaugural event. The Craftwalk will be a great chance to get some unique handmade items for yourself as well as the friends and family who are already on your holiday shopping list. There will be reclaimed and repurposed goods, quilts, jewelry, soaps,…
What follows is a condensed version of the minutes from the short meeting of the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council that followed the annual Summer Potluck on August 13, 2014 in Emerson Park. Prior to the meeting, during the barbeque, some neighbors brainstormed with Joe Cannon, a restoration ecologist from the Lands Council, about what trees would be ideal to plant throughout the neighborhood as part of the current Greening Neighborhoods grants. The meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm, and…
In case you haven’t spotted the news on the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Facebook page or the Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market Facebook page, there’s a free cooking demo TODAY (Friday, August 8) with chef Adam Hegsted at the Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market (806 W Knox). The event ties in with National Farmers Market Week and will feature recipes provided by the Washington State Farmers Market Association using fresh market-sourced ingredients. It’s actually a “no-cook” cooking demo that will showcase kitchen knife skills and amazing…