The Lantern opened in May of 2009 and it's quite possibly the tiniest tavern in town. Owned by Laura Paisley and Jeff Nordvall the place features four different beers on tap and 26 other beers in cans and bottles. "We like to call it a…
Jane Keolker owns Quail Ridge Ranch and she's at the South Perry Farmers' Market together with her friend Hannah Kirk, of Harvey Creek Goats. The two both bring baked goods - Keolker a variety of gluten free breads and cookies, and Kirk brings pies, cookies…
Today the blog is visiting with some of the vendors at the Farmers' Market and the first one on the list is Arabesque Farms and Bakery. Why? Because the bread is amazing.Louise Tuffin explains that she took a "fun class" at the San Francisco Baking…
It took about 10 minutes for the parking lot in front of The Shop (924 S. Perry Street) to fill up with vendors and shoppers, after the market opened at 3 p.m. The blog is spotting lots of fresh vegetables today, new potatoes, beans and…
The blog has a side gig (ahem) writing about road trips and it's always looking for new destination ideas. The latest trip went to Lake Roosevelt and the next one hasn't quite been planned yet. You can read all the stories here - along with…
The blog is skipping the early morning rush on Thursday and showing up at the Farmers' Market at 3 p.m. then moving on to The Lantern around 5ish.Stop by and say hello.
The Spokane Regional Solid Waste System now accepts colored code 2 plastic bottles and jars in the blue curbside recycling bin. Previously, only non-colored code 2 plastic was accepted in the bins.The easiest way to determine what kind of plastic container you are holding in…
The city and the Spokane Police Department sent out a joint press release last week about bicycle safety. It included the following reminders about how to share the road:Cyclists should ride in the same direction as traffic (no weaving in and out) in the middle…
This just in from the city of Spokane: "Hartson and 11th Avenue from Havana Street to Sherman street water transmission main repair began on Monday July 27. The project will install a 48- and 36- inch water transmission main in Hartson and 11th Avenues from…
In conjunction with Spokane's Night Out Against Crime on Aug. 3, the Martin Luther King Jr. Outreach Center is holding an ice cream social in support of a new program for crime victim advocacy. The Martin Luther King Jr. Outreach Center will provide resources and…
Spokane Parks and Recreation Department spokeswoman Nancy Goodspeed said The Liberty Aquatic Center was closed yesterday immediately after morning swim lessons, because a group of young men invaded the pool, pushed the life guards around and in general bullied people.One report that a lifeguard was…
It's a quiet morning on South Perry so the blog was captivated by this story in today's paper: warming adds to marmots' mealtime. And that got the blog thinking about urban wildlife up here: one reader pointed out that the squirrels seem unusually brazen this…
Tomorrow morning, the South Perry Blog will be at The Shop from 7-10 a.m. Feel free to come in and say hello. The blog is hoping to pull off a review of last weekend's big party and a preview of the summer movies that start…
Swim lessons are still going on as planned - but the pool is otherwise closed.
Well, wouldn't you know it? Crews are busy re-paving and repairing South Perry Street. Your alert neighborhood blogger - a trained observer by trade - was not aware of this wonderful news until she headed home last night and was detoured around Grant Park. The…
The Fair and Parade this weekend is over and has been declared a success. It was the 11th year that neighborhood organizers pulled off this event and attendance was higher than ever before. Feel free to post about your favorite or not favorite parts of…
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.
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…
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…
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.
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…
A blog reader wanted to know if there's an outdoor movie at The Shop tomorrow night? There's not - the summer movies start on July 24 with Time Bandits (1981). Here's the rest of the schedule:July 31, Wayne's World (1992)August 7, Stand by Me (1986)August…
The Spokane Regional Health District has selected the East Central Neighborhood - including South Perry Street - as a partner for the 2.5-year-long Neighborhoods Matter Program. The kickoff meeting is on Monday July 19 at East Central Community Center, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.…
So, quite a few of the South Perry merchants got up early this morning to join KXLY's Mark Peterson, who's doing his morning show from the Perry Street Cafe. Cafe owner Geoff White got up extra early - the cafe is now officially open -…
The South Perry Business and Neighborhood Association met at the Perry Street Cafe last night. The business district is part of the East Central Neighborhood Council, yet years ago broke out a smaller business and neighborhood association to better be able to deal with South…
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