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• Trio recount South Hill beating

  December 31, 2011 in City on Page A5 Jacob Culberson had never experienced anything like it. Back in Spokane on Christmas break from college, the 18-year-old was out with his former Christian school classmates when they were attacked … 4

• Education Notebook: Rogers students present ‘Curious Savage’

  November 17, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S13 Rogers High School drama students will show audiences that money doesn’t bring happiness, even when you’re left $10 million by your deceased husband – but, friends in the nut house …

• Traveling da Vinci exhibit proves big hit for MAC

  September 11, 2011 in Features on Page D7 The final numbers are in for “Leonardo da Vinci: Man – Inventor – Genius.” About 38,000 people attended this summer-long traveling exhibit at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture …

• Symphony back for Labor Day weekend shows

  September 1, 2011 in Features on Page C1 Last year on Labor Day, if you wanted to hear “1812 Overture,” you had to stand in your backyard and hum it. This year, Spokane’s longtime Labor Day tradition has … 1

• Comstock friends reunite, learn what’s changed and hasn’t

    July 10, 2011 in Features on Page D1 Tom Perko and Dee McGonigle, both 52, grew up a block from Comstock Park. They became best friends when Perko was in the sixth grade and his family moved to … 1

• Getting There: Summer street parties offer fitness activities

  June 13, 2011 in City on Page A1 Spokane Summer Parkways returns to the streets later this month for the first of three celebrations of human-powered transportation. Last year’s two inaugural events drew nearly 2,500 people, and organizers … 1

• Symphony’s absence noted at annual Comstock Park fete

  September 7, 2010 in City on Page A5 Where beach chairs and blankets last Labor Day covered the grass at Comstock Park, the Cataldo Catholic School football team practiced on-side kicks. Instead of the Spokane Symphony and Rossini, … 3

• Sun, crowd emerge in time for Spokane Symphony concert

  September 8, 2009 in City on Page A5 Usually people share blankets and lawn chairs, but this year umbrellas and big blue tarps were in high demand, too, as picnickers claimed their spots at the Spokane Symphony’s traditional …

• Digging dooms old Siberian elm

  August 20, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page S1 When a new irrigation system was installed in Comstock Park this summer, some of the digging got too close to old trees, damaging their root systems. An old Siberian elm …