A good day to be a kid in Grant Park 1
There are all sorts of childrens' activities this afternoon in Grant Park: pony rides, a bouncing castle, goats and chickens to pet - and story time is being put on by the Spokane Libraries.
South Perry Blog archive for July 17, 2010
SATURDAY, JULY 17, 2010
Parade is over - let the rest of the fun begin
Now that the parade has passed through the neighborhood, the fair in Grant Park is going full speed. There were 54 vendors this morning - and then the ice cream truck showed up, so now there's 55, making it the biggest fair in the 11…
And the 11th annual parade went off without a hitch
It may be short but it sure doesn't lack in energy: the South Perry Parade is just over and the street is open again. Between firetrucks and politicians, little kids on decorated bikes and a few classic cars was grand marshal Wille Earthman - or…
Fancy rides lining up
I spotted this beauty lining up for the parade. And a traffic note: the police department is closing off South Perry Street for the next hour. Barricades are going up right now from Eighth Avenue to 12th Avenue.
It's a busy morning in the neighborhood
The vendors are setting up in the park, people are crowding in for coffee and breakfast, the merchants all have specials and down in the Hi-Co parking lot the parade is getting ready.The big question of the morning is: where are you? The parade starts…
Pia Hallenberg covers everything going on in the South Perry neighborhood, where she lives.