Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• East Central offers first youth cafe

  October 25, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 In talking to young people 14 to 18 years old in East Central, Spokane Regional Health District’s Peggy Slider heard one common complaint: There is no place to hang out. …

• Easy to see differences in well-being among neighborhoods

    September 23, 2012 in City, Health on Page A1 We have a lot of gaps in this country. There’s the achievement gap in schools. The income gap. The opportunity gap. 35

• Liquor board extends fortified beer limits to East Central

  August 2, 2012 in City on Page A1 High-octane beers will soon be banned in yet another part of Spokane. Retailers in the East Central Neighborhood no longer will be permitted to sell certain fortified beers after this … 23

• Officials to ban fortified beer in East Central

  August 1, 2012 in City State liquor officials have decided to grant a request from the City of Spokane for a ban on certain high-alcohol beers in the East Central neighborhood. 23

• Official: Downtown booze crackdown just shifted problem

  July 30, 2012 in City on Page A1 With a bicycle at his disposal, Marcus Hayes will travel to stores in Hillyard, Spokane Valley, or just north of downtown to fill the orders of the residents on “the … 37

• East Central Community Garden entering fourth season

  June 21, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 There’s a bright purple bunch of blooming chives in the middle of East Central Community Garden. Raspberries climb the chain-link fence and on this Friday volunteers are putting woodchips down … 1

• Ban sought on high-octane beer sales in East Central

    March 29, 2012 in City on Page A5 Getting drunk in East Central could soon become more expensive. Spokane Mayor David Condon this week signed a petition asking the Washington State Liquor Control Board to ban the sale … 18

• Trash pickup goes off with a hitch

  November 3, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Trucks hauled 26.74 tons of garbage out of the East Central neighborhood recently, even though some residents didn’t get a flier announcing the pickup in time to put their trash …

• COPS on lookout for new shop

  September 15, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S6 All the Community Oriented Policing Stations in Spokane have their own housing arrangements. Most rely on the charity of a landlord who charges next to nothing for them to use …

• Freeway redraws housing footprint

  April 25, 2010 in City on Page A1 With decades of studies, draft reports, public meetings and money shortfalls, Spokane’s north-south freeway has remained more of a concept than a road. Even the portion of the freeway that … 2

• Neighborhoods show their stuff

  May 23, 2009 in City on Page B1 Things are changing for East Central. The Riverpoint campus continues to grow. Districts on East Sprague and South Perry are attracting businesses and residents. A new affordable housing complex is …

• Medical clinic reopens for needy

  October 2, 2008 in City on Page B1 The East Central medical clinic has reopened, bringing local care back to one of Spokane’s poorest neighborhoods. “There was a cry out in the community, and we’re thankful we can …