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• Then and Now photos: Hillyard

  May 6, 2013 in City on Page A5 In 1892, James J. Hill, the architect and president of the Great Northern Railroad, arrived in Spokane. He told a newspaper reporter: “I am coming here to get your business … 31

• Church supports Hillyard family after fire destroys home

  March 24, 2013 in City on Page B2 A Hillyard family lost almost everything as neighbors and friends watched flames erupt from their home Friday evening. The house was a new start for the family after the Faith … 1

• Family displaced as Hillyard home burns

  March 22, 2013 in City A Hillyard home is destroyed after a fire ripped through the structure and displacing a family and their pets.

• City draws map of pot areas

  February 13, 2013 in City on Page A12 Spokane leaders on Tuesday got a glimpse of where the first pot for recreational use might be grown or sold legally within city limits. The map is heavily dominated by … 8

• New meal program brings kids to the table

  February 7, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page S1 It was only the second time they tried it, but the children at Northeast Youth Center behaved like they’d always sat down for a hot meal in the late afternoon. … 1

• Hillyard allowed new mode of transportation

  November 6, 2012 in City on Page A6 Residents in Hillyard soon will have a new way to travel about their neighborhood. The Spokane City Council on Monday approved a new zone where electric golf carts can drive … 3

• Fire in Hillyard under investigation

  September 23, 2012 A Saturday fire in Hillyard is now under investigation by the Spokane Fire Department’s Special Investigation Unit.

• Northeast collaboration looks at shared issues

  September 13, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 The Greater Hillyard-Northeast Planning Alliance is inviting northeast organizations, residents and neighbors to a new-beginnings meeting at Northeast Community Center on Wednesday. The alliance has been a work in progress …

• Pump House garden helps bring Hillyard community together

  August 16, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 There’s one thing they know for certain at Hillyard’s Pump House Community Garden: They will not run out of water. The garden is located on the Spokane Water Department property, …

• Hillyard to spend three days partying

  August 2, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 This year’s Hillyard Festival is the 101st party put on by the historic neighborhood in northeast Spokane. The main festivities take place in Sharpley-Harmon Park, just off the 6000 block …

• State examining BNSF property

  July 26, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S2 BNSF Railway Co. and Marathon Oil Co. may have to do some cleanup in Hillyard if an investigation prompted by the Washington state Department of Ecology shows petroleum-related contamination. The …

• Four treated for smoke inhalation after Hillyard fire

  June 6, 2012 in City SPOKANE — Four residents were treated for smoke inhalation after an “aggressive, violent fire” that destroyed a Hillyard apartment building.

• Hillyard VFW volunteers acquire cemetery

  May 10, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 The hilly lot covered with big pines is not a quiet place. It’s just south of an interchange of the North Spokane Corridor, and it sits beneath buzzing power lines. …

• Northeast neighborhoods plan spring cleanup April 28

  April 19, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S2 Hillyard, Bemiss and Whitman neighborhoods are having their annual spring cleaning on April 28. The neighborhoods partner with Rebuilding Together Spokane, Serve Spokane and Spokane Housing Authority to help residents …

• Show must go on for Hillyard Belles, the 50-and-older troupe

  February 9, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V5 Gravity and a long, productive life may have pulled Maggie Haverfield’s back into the shape of the number 7, but when she puts on her tap shoes and gets out …

• Man convicted again in ’07 shooting death

  December 20, 2011 in City on Page A6 A jury on Monday found a man guilty of first-degree murder in connection with the 2007 slaying of a man in Hillyard. As a result, Michael D. Coombes, 31, faces …

• Murder trial starts for man who withdrew guilty plea after appeal

  December 14, 2011 in City on Page A10 The trial began Tuesday of a Spokane man who pleaded guilty to a Hillyard slaying in 2007 but was allowed to withdraw the plea after a mistake was made on …

• Hillyard mixes history, fun in celebrating centennial of festival

  August 7, 2011 in City on Page B1 For 100 years, historic Hillyard has celebrated with a festival. For the centennial edition of the Hillyard Festival, organizers went all out. Car shows. Fireworks. Live entertainment. Free swimming. Vendors … 2

• Hillyard pulls out stops for its 100th festival

  August 4, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S1 The Hillyard neighborhood has a very strong sense of place, identity and history, and at no other time is that more apparent than during the annual Hillyard Festival. This year, …

• COPS Northeast wears many neighborly hats

  July 28, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S1 COPS Northeast was the second COPS shop to open, after COPS West, and volunteer Lynn Weiler has been involved there since the beginning. Back in 1992, the shop was established …

• Trike races help cancer organizations

  June 9, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S5 Bill Heitner was just stopping in for a beer on his way home from work a couple of years ago. He had just moved to the Minnehaha neighborhood, and a …

• Book store doubles as music store for movie

  February 10, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V4 For years it was difficult to miss the Hillyard Laundry Building, home of the Pilot Book Store. Painted canary yellow with cobalt blue trim, it stood out like a peacock …

• Book store doubles as music store for movie

  February 3, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S4 For years it was difficult to miss the Hillyard Laundry Building, home of the Pilot Book Store. Painted canary yellow with cobalt blue trim, it stood out like a peacock …

• Water still a stumbling block for Beacon Hill project

  January 13, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S1 The Beacon Hill development was the subject of a preliminary plat and planned-unit development hearing before the city of Spokane hearings examiner last Thursday. About 20 people were there to … 1

• Hearing today on Beacon Hill plan

  January 6, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V8 Beacon Hill Event facility owners Pete Rayner and David Baker hope to get one step closer to realizing a 304-unit home development on the slopes north of the event facility, …

• Early morning fires displace residents

  December 31, 2010 in News Fires early Friday in Spokane Valley and Hillyard displaced five residents, including a child, and killed a dog.

• Officials, cops meet with Hillyard residents, business owners

  December 23, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page N1 In response to a letter sent to City Hall and the Spokane Police Department in November, a community meeting was held last week at the Outlaw Cafe on North Market …

• Snow removal in shopping districts discussed

  December 23, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S1 When city plows battle the snow on the streets, it has to go somewhere; hence the snow and ice berms in the middle of downtown streets and along residential sidewalks …

• Police shooting closes Market Street

  December 4, 2010 in News Spokane Police have closed a section of North Market Street and set up a command center, after an officer-involved shooting. 4

• Hillyard Santa sees busy holiday ahead

  December 2, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Last year, it took a last-minute rally to get enough presents together for Hillyard’s Santa, Clyde Decker. He was hoping to get presents to 750 children, but the demand was …

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