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Meet Your Neighbors: Mary Charbonneau

Meet Your Neighbors: Mary Charbonneau

How did we miss this? Last year Emerson-Garfield resident Mary Charbonneau won the Peirone Prize as part of The Inlander’s Give Guide, the alt-weeky’s annual philanthropy issue in which they highlight people who are making things better here in the Inland Northwest. The paper featured a long profile of Mary and her work with Washington Bassett Rescue. Mary is a familiar face at neighborhood council meetings, neighborhood events, and even (or especially) in the virtual ‘hood on our Facebook page….

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Photos from the Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market Launch

Photos from the Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market Launch

The first-ever Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market yesterday was a promising launch event. The foot traffic was fairly steady throughout the afternoon despite the 95° heat. And perhaps just as importantly, patrons were overwhelmingly enthusiastic that a market was now in our area. More than just a place to buy fresh-baked bread, delicious local produce, or mouth-watering food truck fare, it brought together people who live, work, or just pass through Emerson-Garfield and gave them a chance to slow down and socialize….

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Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council T-Shirts

Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council T-Shirts

It’s all going off. As of today, we have brand new Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council T-shirts thanks to Pat Maguire. Pat’s an E-G resident and the owner of Spokane Valley Screen Printing. Totally unsolicited, he offered to make us T-shirts so that EGNC members and organizers can be better recognized at neighborhood events and strut their E-G pride. The front bears the logo designed by former EGNC Chair Liorah Wichser (it won our neighborhood logo contest a few months back). On…

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Farmers’ Market Launch Today

Farmers’ Market Launch Today

Well, the big day is finally here. The Emerson Garfield Farmers’ Market launches today (Friday, July 19) at 3pm and will run until 7pm in the parking lot Knox Presbyterian Church (806 W. Knox) [map]. The buzz so far seems to be great. Yesterday we got a wonderful writeup in The Inlander‘s food newsletter, Entree, and this website saw some of its highest traffic ever. In the past 24 hours alone, we’ve added LyLo’s Teriyaki food truck and Orange Thyme…

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Farmers’ Market Vendor Lineup

Farmers’ Market Vendor Lineup

On Friday we sent confirmation e-mails to the vendors and food trucks who had applied to be part of the first-ever Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market. Here are the ones you can expect to see each week at the market this season: The Bistro Box The Father’s Table The Gingham Apron Gluten Busters JJ Goats Jennifer Michelle Massage LyLo’s Teriyaki Old Harbor Sustainable Seafoods Orange Thyme Pacific Produce Petunia’s Marketplace Pleasant Prairie Farms The Rocky River Soap Co. SavorX The Scoop Sweet…

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