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The Future of North Monroe

The Future of North Monroe

The state of North Monroe has been a point of concern for residents and businesses for a long time now. This poorly lit, five-lane, treeless thoroughfare physically and psychologically divides Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood. There have been pedestrian fatalities. The doors of parked cars have been ripped off by passing traffic. The current environment is downright hostile to anyone who wants to park and walk from shop to shop, and by the same token, it poses an additional challenge to all the…

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N. Monroe Holiday Shopping Bus Tour (Dec 6)

N. Monroe Holiday Shopping Bus Tour (Dec 6)

North Monroe and Emerson-Garfield businesses have banded together and arranged their first holiday shopping bus tour. It takes place this Saturday, December 6 and runs from 11:00am to 3:30pm. The tour includes bus transportation, a shopping guide, wine and food pairings and VIP offerings. The tour starts at Manic Moon & More (1007 W Augusta) at 11:30am (park behind Christ Our Hope Bible Church across the street). There you’ll be given a personal gallery tour of their 1890 Victorian home, which features the works…

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Photos from 2014 Summer Parkways in E-G

Photos from 2014 Summer Parkways in E-G

Summer Parkways returned to Emerson-Garfield last Friday evening. Streets around Corbin Park limited access to traffic to make way for people-powered transportation like bicycles and skateboards. The park itself played host to vendors like Pizza Rita, LuLaRoe and The Scoop plus outreach tables for the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council, Spokane C.O.P.S., the Summer Parkways Staff, Washington Bikes, Spokane Public Montessori, Corbin Park Homeowners Association, Washington Trails Association, Faith Bible Church and others. The E-G Neighborhood Council also held its Concert in the Park…

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Vendor Lineup for 2014 Opening Market

Vendor Lineup for 2014 Opening Market

Below is the vendor lineup for the 2014 season opening of the Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market on Friday, June 6. Bollman’s Second Chance Plants The Farm Yard The Father’s Table Gluten Busters Hope’s Treasure Chest Howell’s Sauces Mary Beauregard Crafts JJ Goats Orange Thyme Pacific Produce Petunia’s Marketplace Pine Hills Farm Pleasant Prairie Farms Pop-n-Corn Ramstead Ranch Riverfront Farm Scone Ranger Shameless Sausages Simply Sweets Slingshots by Riley Vinegar Flats Even though some full-season vendors — such as Jennifer Michelle Massage, who many…

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Business Outreach Event Recap

Business Outreach Event Recap

The Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Planning group hosted a Business Outreach Event on April 17 at CSL Plasma (2126 N Monroe). This post (and the video below) offers just a brief recap of some of the highlights; to download the full minutes, please click here. There were 31 attendees in total. Among those speaking at the presentation were Craig Anderson, a Landscape Architect with AHBL; Inga Note, Senior Traffic Planning Engineer within the Streets Department; Jo Anne Wright, the liaison for the City of Spokane Planning…

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