Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Clark: 3 ways to make City Hall friendlier – and richer, too

  April 29, 2012 in City on Page B1 What’s gotten into Boy Mayor? Now, I’ve been a huge fan of David Condon’s early reign as Spokane mayor. 20

• City Hall remodel focuses on users

  April 27, 2012 in City on Page A1 A plan to remodel the first floor of Spokane City Hall to make it more customer-friendly could cost more than $1.4 million. Moving services to the ground floor that are … 18

• Then and Now photos: Historic City Hall

  April 16, 2012 in City on Page A5 The Spokane City Hall erected in 1894 at Howard and Front streets symbolized the optimism of a plains boomtown, and then fell victim to its success. It cost $165,000 to …

• Mayor has brought changes to his office’s way of doing things

  April 8, 2012 in City on Page A1 Change has come to Spokane City Hall courtesy of voters, who in November ousted Mayor Mary Verner from office in favor of David Condon. In his first 100 days as … 18

• Watercolor society members exhibit at Chase

  March 29, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Paintings of cake pops, tea cups, thimbles and ski boots line the walls of the Chase Gallery in Spokane City Hall. The rich russets of a Southwestern landscape glow and …

• Clark: Council’s last gasp evokes past pungent pranks

  December 15, 2011 in City on Page A5 I’d like to extend rare Clark kudos to lame-duck Spokane City Council members for adhering to that tried-and-true American tradition of screwing over the incoming political opponents. This sort of … 5

• City Hall union offers to freeze pay

  December 1, 2011 in City on Page A1 The leadership of Spokane City Hall’s largest labor union has made an offer that normally might be hard to refuse: Three years of frozen pay levels. But it would leave … 54

• High-tech meters get new test

  September 23, 2011 in City on Page A1 They’re back. High-tech Seattle-style parking meters were installed Wednesday along four blocks of downtown Spokane and in a city-owned parking lot next to City Hall as part of an experiment. 15

• City Hall to add security guard

  May 27, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane City Hall will be watched by at least one security guard 11 hours a day starting next month. The decision, officials say, is the result of a few incidents … 27

• Plugged into future

  March 2, 2011 in City on Page A1 Three charging stations for electric cars in Spokane will be upgraded in the coming weeks for faster service – in time for the first modern electric cars from major manufacturers … 14

• Surveillance cameras help deter crime, manage traffic

  August 30, 2010 in City on Page A1 Maybe Rockwell’s 1984 song “Somebody’s Watching Me,” about the fear of being watched, foretold the future of surveillance. The chorus, “I always feel like somebody’s watching me. I have no … 7

• City Council meeting may have violated state law

  August 17, 2010 in City on Page A10 The Spokane City Council on Monday likely violated state law by meeting during an anthrax scare, which closed City Hall to the public. Firefighters and police were called to City … 2

• Spokane City Hall reopens to public after powder found

  August 16, 2010 in City Spokane city hall was closed to the public Monday after a city worker found white powder while opening mail. 10

• Hearing will address council salary freeze

  May 12, 2010 in City on Page A5 The Spokane Salary Review Commission is recommending a freeze in City Council salaries. 2

• Spokane unveils electric car charging station

  April 22, 2010 in City A bunch of the cutest little cars you’ve ever seen were parked outside Spokane City Hall on Thursday for a special occasion. 3

• Yake, 90, helped reshape Spokane

  December 29, 2009 in City on Page A5 The retired Spokane administrator who led the city’s engineering effort that transformed the industrialized, decaying core surrounding the Spokane Falls into a park that became the region’s central gathering spot … 4

• Dog beating suspect turns himself in

  September 8, 2009 in City The man accused of beating a dog outside Spokane City Hall in June turned himself in early this morning. 1

• Irish colors fly at Spokane City Hall

  March 17, 2009 An Irish flag waved in the breeze above Spokane City Hall on St. Patrick’s Day today, part of a weeklong acknowledgement of Spokane’s connection with Ireland.

• Shots fired into City Hall

  December 23, 2008 in City on Page A6 Six bullets fired into a second-story window at Spokane City Hall over the weekend prompted the mayor to immediately enact new security measures already planned at the historic building. The …

• Shots fired into City Hall over weekend

  December 22, 2008 in News Six bullets fired into a second-story window at Spokane City Hall over the weekend prompted the mayor to immediately enact new security measures already planned at the historic building.

• A hot issue at City Hall

  July 23, 2007 in City on Page A6 Spokane City Council tonight will consider a new heating and cooling system for City Hall with a cost that’s about a third of the value of the whole building. The …