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• Spotlight: Nomee new head at Jacklin Arts Center

  May 19, 2013 in Features on Page D7 The Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center has a new acting executive director. The JACC’s board named Shaina Nomee to the post on Thursday after Liisa Spink announced she was leaving …

• Huntington Park redesign includes tie-in to Riverfront Park

  April 26, 2013 in City on Page A1 The gate to Huntington Park is often closed, even when the park is open. It’s just one of the access problems to a park that’s mainly a series of steps … 17

• Spokane runners planning memorial for Boston tragedy

  April 16, 2013 in City Members of Spokane’s running community will set up a memorial at the Runners Sculpture in River Front Park between 5:30 and 6 p.m. today to show their support for those …

• Woman rescued from Spokane River

  March 29, 2013 in City Spokane Fire rescue crews fished a woman out of the Spokane River on Friday evening after she jumped in the water along Riverfront Park. 5

• Then and Now photos: The Pavilion

  January 21, 2013 in City on Page A5 Spokane’s Expo ’74 continues to recede in the rear-view mirror, but the silhouette of the former United States Pavilion reminds us of that glorious summer of exhibitions, concerts, rides, famous … 8

• Newcomers find their niche in sport of curling

  December 27, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Canadians are famous for it. The Norwegians did it in loud checkered pants. The Scots and the Dutch still argue about who invented it some 500 years ago, though …

• Picnic table stackers ruined property - and Christmas, crew says

  December 26, 2012 in City A phone call from work interrupted Dave Randolph’s Christmas morning. The city’s labor foreman for Riverfront Park was about to watch his grandchildren open presents, only to learn that picnic-table … 25

• Curtains could come down on Spokane’s Imax theater

  December 4, 2012 in City on Page A1 Last Friday, the number of people who watched the first four films of the day at Riverfront Park’s Imax was zero. It’s a sign of the times for the theater, … 22

• Former railroad span now links office park, Centennial Trail

  October 1, 2012 in City on Page A1 Bill Kessler, of Spokane, has a new shortcut to get to the Centennial Trail. Kessler, who travels on foot, was heading to a ballgame Friday at Mission Park when he … 10

• Heart Walk raises funds, awareness about disease

  September 20, 2012 in Health, Washington Voices on Page V4 Most people don’t notice their hearts when they walk up a flight of stairs or run across a yard, taking each steady beat for granted. But for heart disease survivors …

• Riverfront Park’s entrance may receive a new look

  September 15, 2012 in City on Page A1 The front door of Riverfront Park could get a significant facelift next year – just as some park programs deal with $1 million in cuts. The Spokane Park Board this … 23

• Young, old, fast and slow turn out for fifth SpokeFest

  September 10, 2012 in City, Health on Page A1 They pedaled bicycles and tricycles. They rode tandem. They pulled baby trailers or had toddlers riding in a back seat. Just about every mode of pedal transportation was in evidence … 6

• Unity in the Community brings global flair to Riverfront Park

  August 19, 2012 in City on Page B1 Catherine Fessard recalls having a special feeling about Spokane when she traveled from Europe to visit a friend during Expo ’74. “There was such a joy for life in this …

• Free youth symphony concert tonight

  August 16, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V8 The Spokane Youth Symphony will perform the Sensational Summer Festival at 6 p.m. tonight in the Lilac Bowl in Riverfront Park. The performance will start the 2012-’13 season. The concert …

• Note adds intrigue to table pyramids

  August 11, 2012 in City on Page A1 City workers made an unexpected find while deconstructing the latest mysterious picnic-table pyramid at Manito Park on Friday afternoon. An Urban Forestry crewman discovered a handwritten note addressed to park … 12

• Park full of absorbing moments

  August 11, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Working in downtown Spokane has its perks and Riverfront Park is one of them. Every spring I resume my lunch hour walks through the park relishing the exercise while experiencing …

• Crew finds note atop table pyramid at Manito

  August 10, 2012 in City City workers made an unexpected find while deconstructing the latest mysterious picnic table pyramid at Manito Park this afternoon. 33

• Dairy might be torn down

  July 31, 2012 in City on Page A5 An empty dairy building on West Cataldo Avenue is likely to be torn down this summer, city officials said Monday. The Riverfront Park Committee of the Spokane Park Board is … 7

• Clocktower-to-Mount Spokane foot race draws range of entrants

  July 8, 2012 in City on Page B1 Sharon Carroll ventured out before sunrise Saturday morning to prove that her legs are still strong enough to conquer a mountain. “I’m turning 70 this December,” Carroll said after finishing …

• Clouds clear for star-spangled day

  July 5, 2012 in City on Page A1 The sun shone and the clouds went away as Inland Northwest residents flocked to local Fourth of July celebrations in Coeur d’Alene, Liberty Lake and Spokane on Wednesday. By midafternoon, …

• Groupon invigorates park use

  June 16, 2012 in Business on Page B1 Popular deal promoter Groupon last year sold thousands of tickets for Spokane’s Riverfront Park. The deals, marketed through direct email coupons, were so successful the Spokane Parks Department just approved …

• Man in Spokane River accidentally drowned

  June 12, 2012 in City, News A body recovered from the Spokane River Monday is that of a 23-year-old man, authorities said today. 10

• Lauding connections

  June 3, 2012 in City on Page B1 Spokane Parks worker Mike Aho heard all sorts of guesses from colleagues about how many bridges cross the Spokane River between Monroe Street and the University District. But none were …

• Spokane River Bridge Walk draws about 150 people

  June 2, 2012 in News About 150 people showed up to the annual Spokane River Bridge Walk Saturday mornging.

• Riverfront Park master plan debuts

  May 31, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 There was one word Leroy Eadie, director of the Spokane Parks and Recreation Department, repeated more than any other at last Thursday’s presentation of the Riverfront Park master plan: “draft.” … 13

• Then and Now photos: Riverfront Park

  April 23, 2012 in City on Page A5 Although explorers, traders and missionaries had traveled on horseback through the area since the early 1800s, the first white settlement at Spokane Falls was in 1871. James Glover built a … 8

• Photo: New ponderosas adorn former YMCA site

  March 22, 2012 in City on Page A5 Grove of trees also honors the late Susie Stephens: Nancy MacKerrow holds a picture of her daughter, Susie Stephens, in front of 10 newly planted ponderosa pine trees on Wednesday … 2

• Man rescued from Spokane River downtown

  January 13, 2012 in City, News Crews rescued a man from the Spokane River in Riverfront Park today. 16

• Spokane’s new mayor takes the reins

  December 31, 2011 in City on Page A1 Now all David Condon has to do is wait. After a year of researching, campaigning, debating and fundraising in what some thought was a long-shot bid to become mayor of … 5

• Drunken fight in park ends life of friend

  December 22, 2011 in City on Page A5 A Spokane man accused of killing his friend in Riverfront Park after a night of drinking told police he was so intoxicated that he didn’t realize who he was assaulting … 14

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