Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Park budget restores center funds

  September 28, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich and a large group of seniors and youth advocates warned the Spokane Park Board on Tuesday to think twice before slashing the budgets of youth … 1

• Park Board cuts could close youth, senior centers

  September 9, 2011 in City on Page A7 About 100 people, mostly seniors, showed up at the Spokane Park Board meeting Thursday to complain about proposed cuts in the 2012 budget that could result in the closure of … 1

• YMCA demolition $250,000 over budget

  August 2, 2011 in City on Page A1 The city of Spokane Parks and Recreation Department is more than $250,000 over budget on the demolition of the old YMCA building in Riverfront Park. But the department thinks it … 25

• Spokane parks upgrades include new cost

  May 29, 2011 in City on Page A1 It seemed like a monumental task. But Spokane park leaders have built everything they promised and more with the $43 million park bond voters approved less than four years ago. … 13

• Raze the Y, study says

  November 7, 2009 in City on Page B1 A $17,000 study about the future of the former downtown YMCA has come to the same conclusion reached by the Spokane Park Board: The structure will become a strain on … 1

• Tracking board’s actions is no walk in the park

  August 2, 2009 in City on Page B2 Most mornings around 7 a.m., Manito Park is the province of joggers, dog walkers and ducks on “dawn patrol” for healthy eats because the “do not feed” signs have cut … 2

• Park board approves discount pool passes

  May 27, 2009 in City on Page A5 Two weeks after its controversial decision to start charging kids to swim, the Spokane Park Board approved discount passes that will make charges cheaper for frequent pool users. Kids ages …

• Our View: Private development of YMCA site remains sound

  April 19, 2009 in Opinion on Page B10 As recently as last summer, one scenario for Spokane’s 42-year-old YMCA building envisioned its existence and continued use for 15 to 20 more years. That was expected to be a …

• Our View: Plan to buy unwise, a poor fit for conservation fund

  March 29, 2009 in Opinion on Page B8 When YMCA leaders broke ground for their building on Havermale Island more than 46 years ago, Y president (and later Spokane mayor) David H. Rodgers proclaimed it “part of the … 3