Labor Day is right around the corner and so is the first day of school, the furnace is starting up in the morning and with a little luck some of the green tomatoes are finally turning red. So what you are doing this fall? What…
In observance of the Labor Day holiday on Monday, Sept. 6, Spokane City Hall will be closed along with other City facilities, including the garbage transfer stations and the waste-to-energy plant. Parking meters don’t have to be plugged on Labor Day, and garbage pickup and…
From Tony Kliment: I took a walk down Ninth Ave. this weekend and it looks like the project has a long way to go. There's about half a mile of sewer and water main pipe laying on the road and there is still another half…
We have just celebrated Unity in the Community and the Garland Avenue Fair with its ongoing theme of Judy Garland and the Wizard of Oz. That leads me to wonder what if the Perry Street Fair had a theme? We could go with something like…
Tony is the first person to officially hold "the keys" to the South Perry Blog - here is a bit about him in his own words:"I have lived in Spokane for 15 years, mostly in and around the South Perry Street neighborhood. I truly believe…
Via reader e-mail earlier today: "Say, at the moment, the police are pulling people over going up and down Altamont, and a quick Google yielded the fact that you have blogged about the repairs, so I thought I'd see what you know. Obviously, they have…
This came in via e-mail from SCRAPS this morning:Just last week alone SCRAPS received more than 100 cats and kittens. “We have been inundated with cats in the last week and need to do as many adoptions as we can over this weekend,” said Nancy…
This is a bit outside the neighborhood, but some may want to attend the meeting at Jefferson Elementary School tonight at 6:30 p.m. Spokane Public Schools have conducted a traffic study and a property valuation study in connection with the proposed Jefferson and Hart Field…
On Friday evening at Liberty Park United Methodist Church, a small group spent an hour letting our souls be fed by the music of John Nilsen. Pieces ranged from original adaptations of traditional hymns to boogie-woogie. John’s original songs are often inspired by family –…
The road construction isn't quite done on South Perry: The intersection at Ninth Avenue and Perry Street will be closed Sunday and remain closed through mid-week. Ninth Avenue remains closed from Perry to Julia Streets. It's the same water main project that's progressing west-ward and…
From the Spokane Police Department: there has seen a huge surge in malicious mischief over the last couple of days, and reports are continuing to come in. Initial numbers look like we are double what we normally see on an average week, and most of…
There were about two dozen entries in the tomato beauty pageant - and - well - everyone who entered was a winner. Chef Chris Deitz, the South Perry Blog and two community volunteers judged three other categories: size (the smallest one won) - ugliness (it…
Chef Chris Deitz of South Perry Pizza is taking his cooking across the street and doing live demonstrations at the Farmers' Market tonight. As part of the tomato festival Deitz is preparing several tomato-centered recipes, including a salsa fresca with peppers and cilantro, and 'South…
It's not too late to enter your special tomato in the tomato beauty pageant at the South Perry Farmers' Market - judging begins at 5:30 - everyone is welcome and encouraged.And the market is full even though it's barely been open for half an hour.…
Liberty Park United Methodist Church is offering a series of free community concerts, with the first one being held on Aug. 20 at 7:00 pm. The artist is John Nilsen, musician and composer from Portland Oregon. He will be playing a piano concert called "Places…
The South Perry Farmers Market will host its first Thursday Market Tomato Festival at the Shop tomorrow - and stay open for one more hour, so from 3-8 p.m. The event will feature tomato-focused cooking demonstrations and recipes by South Perry Pizza chef Chris Deitz,…
Here's an idea free for the taking: how about bringing First Friday to South Perry? The downtown art and retail walk and celebration has gained a huge following over the last couple of years. For those unfamiliar with the idea, it's a simple concept: on…
Emmaus Church is moving into the church building located at 1317 E. 12th Avenue - just off Perry Street. Pastor David Von said the congregation has been working hard to get ready for its first service on Sept. 12 at 10:03 a.m."We have spent a…
Just a quick update from the neighborhood: the construction on Perry is over, but Ninth Avenue is still closed, so don't come up Altamont on your way to the Perry District.Today is Farmers' Market day - expect lots of fresh fruits and veggies from local…
It was quite a party at Odyssey Tuesday evening. At 5 p.m. friends, youth and supporters began piling in for cake and snacks, visits and hugs.Odyssey's mission statement is to work with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth and their allies, friends and families…
The Odyssey Youth Center is throwing an open house today from 5-7 p.m. The youth center, which is located at 1121 S. Perry Street, is the only all inclusive lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and straight-allied (LGBTQA) youth center in the Spokane-area.The center provides social…
This just in from the South Perry Business and Neigborhood Association:Friends, the SPBNA has traditionally taken off the month of August. Our current executive committee decided to continue that tradition as three of our four officers are out of town this week. We will be…
When I posted the first blog post here on April 30, I wasn’t sure exactly how the blog would shape up or how frequently I’d be able to post – as I continue to write for the paper-newspaper as well – but things have worked…
Merchants were seeing a noticable drop in business over the past couple of weeks - some down 25 to 30 percent - as South Perry and Ninth Avenue were under construction. They'll be happy to hear that South Perry is now open for good, just…
The Odyssey Youth Center is throwing an open house on Tuesday, Aug. 10 from 5-7 p.m. The youth center, which is located at 1121 S. Perry Street, is the only all inclusive lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and straight-allied (LGBTQA) youth center in the Spokane-area.The…
Pia Hallenberg covers everything going on in the South Perry neighborhood, where she lives.
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