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Meet Your Neighbors: CrossFit Dūrātus

Meet Your Neighbors: CrossFit Dūrātus

After a year of planning, six months of preparation, and a month of work in the space, CrossFit Dūrātus (1303 N Washington) [map] opened its doors in August in the Emerson-Garfield neighborhood. Already enjoying a loyal following of dedicated athletes and fitness enthusiasts, CrossFit Dūrātus is an inspiring and growing local business, founded by Kevin Longmeier. “What I love most about CrossFit is that it is more than just fitness. It’s a community,” says Kevin. And fortunately for Emerson-Garfield, Kevin…

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October Neighborhood Planning Workshop Recap

October Neighborhood Planning Workshop Recap

On behalf of the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Planning committee, we’d like to give a big shout out to everyone who participated in last night’s important workshop! We had a very spirited crowd of about 50 neighbors and a few business owners, who came together to contribute their unique perspective to creating the vision for our neighborhood and what issues need our attention to attain that vision! It was an incredibly valuable and inspiring evening, and we hope even more neighbors will plan…

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

Vintage, Hearts & Flowers Charity Event, Aug 24

Vintage, Hearts & Flowers Charity Event, Aug 24

The annual North Monroe Vintage, Hearts & Flowers charity event to benefit the Women and Children’s Free Restaurant here in Emerson-Garfield will take place tomorrow (Saturday, August 24) at The Heart of Spokane (3017 N Monroe) [map] between noon and 5pm. The event is both a canned food drive and family-friendly shopping extravaganza. In addition to face painting for the kids and fundraising raffles, you can wander up and down North Monroe and visit the many individually owned retro, craft, and…

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Urban Farming Open House, July 30

Urban Farming Open House, July 30

The Spokane City Council and Planning and Development Services Department is hosting an Urban Farming Open House on Tuesday, July 30 from 5:30 to 7:30pm in Room 1A/1B of the Downtown Branch of the Spokane Public Library (906 W Main) [map]. The event was organized in response to increasing local interest in urban farming, which is gaining popularity throughout the country. Organizations like Project HOPE (the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council’s partner for the Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market), community gardens like the Emerson…

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