Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Planned homes rile Rockwood neighbors

  June 6, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page S1 It’s not unusual for new developments in old neighborhoods to cause heartburn among neighbors who want to preserve the character of the area. What many property owners don’t realize is …

• Chief: COPS shops could be City Hall outposts

  February 7, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page S5 The 27 Spokane neighborhood councils each send a representative to the monthly meeting of the Community Assembly on the first Friday of every month at City Hall. The tightly structured …

• Court OKs expansion of St. Mark’s parking lot

  January 24, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Come spring, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church may be able to finalize its parking lot expansion. The project has been held up in court since 2010, when the church tore down …

• Volunteers still drive neighborhood patrols

  January 17, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page S1 It’s a chilly Friday afternoon in northeast Spokane. Kim Bailey and Sandy Smith have been watching the weather forecast carefully for a couple of days, hoping it wouldn’t start snowing … 3

• City seeks traffic calming projects

  December 6, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 The office of Neighborhood Services and Code Enforcement hosted a workshop and training session at City Hall on Monday evening to explain how neighborhoods may apply for the next round …

• A slowed, darkened NYC begins to stir to life

  October 31, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Two days after superstorm Sandy brought New York to a standstill, residents itching to get back to work and their old lives noticed small signs that …

• Women’s home fighting insurance giant to stay put

  October 11, 2012 in Nation/World CINCINNATI (AP) — As Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic battled for the title at the Western & Southern Open north of Cincinnati, a small plane buzzed overhead, trailing a banner …

• 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

• 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 …

• Artists apply their talents to neighborhood branding

  September 7, 2012 in City on Page A5 Several local artists are trying to make their mark on Spokane’s neighborhoods. With professional backgrounds in graphic design, the five artists created brands and logos for a handful of neighborhoods, … 8

• Logan’s older homes get praise

  March 1, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 This Old House magazine has named Spokane’s Logan neighborhood one of the best old-house neighborhoods in the West. Located around Gonzaga University, with the Spokane River to the south, Ruby …

• South Perry celebrates ‘awesome’ community

  October 20, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S4 More than 10 years ago, when the South Perry Business and Neighborhood Association held its first meetings, most of the businesses that now define the South Perry District were not …

• National Night Out will be Aug. 2

  July 21, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V12 Neighborhoods across Spokane County will gather on Aug. 2, between 5 and 9 p.m. for the 28th annual National Night Out Against Crime. Residents are invited to keep watch over …

• Homeless drop-in center causes problems for Coeur d’Alene neighbors

  July 9, 2011 in City on Page A5 Dozens of neighbors who live near a downtown Coeur d’Alene homeless drop-in center say in the two years the center has been there, they’ve been subjected to panhandling at their …

• Neighborhood notebook

  April 7, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S9 • The North Indian Trail Neighborhood Council meeting will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 8441 N. Indian Trail Road. • The West Hills …

• Neighborhood updates

  March 31, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S12 • The Community Assembly Committee will meet Friday at 4 p.m. in the Council Briefing Center, City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. • The Browne’s Addition Neighborhood Council meeting …