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• Then and Now photos: Spokane Middle Falls

  April 9, 2012 in City on Page A5 The Spokane Middle Falls circa 1888: The wooden structure at the lower left is an early Spokane water works, which likely featured water turbine to drive pumps to get the … 2

• Then and Now photos: Historic hub

  January 30, 2012 in City on Page A5 The dusty town of Spokane Falls, Washington Territory, was booming with railroads, timber and mining in the late 19th century as black settlers came looking for opportunities and a place … 1

• Then & Now: Harnessing water’s power changed the region

  August 8, 2011 in City on Page A5 From the Monroe Street Bridge, the lower falls of the Spokane River can be seen crashing over a level, manmade spillway that symbolizes the need to harness water to produce …

• River channels to be filled

  July 13, 2011 in City on Page A5 Repair work to restore the historic riverbed beneath the upper Spokane Falls will get started later this summer after the Spokane River drops to seasonal lows. The Spokane hearing examiner … 1

• We dreamed of things that were, and said ‘Y not!’

  June 24, 2011 in City on Page A5 If you were on the fence about the proposal to knock down the old YMCA building in Riverfront Park, go take a look now that it’s gone. My guess is … 13

• Travel way narrowed on park span

  February 4, 2011 in City on Page A6 Riverfront Park officials have blocked the sidewalks along the powder blue bridge overlooking Spokane Falls after engineers determined the edges of the span no longer can be assured of holding …

• YWCA’s riverfront land sold for $3.2 million

  December 17, 2010 in City on Page A8 Spokane’s YWCA finally has sold its prime riverfront campus. The property, which overlooks the North Channel of the Spokane River, sold Dec. 9 for $3.2 million to The Falls, said … 1

• YWCA sells riverfront building for $3.2 million

  December 16, 2010 in News The deal completes six years of work by the YMCA and YWCA to sell their former downtown properties to raise money for joint campus on North Monroe Street. 12

• Group works to balance Spokane River’s aesthetics, power generation

  August 26, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A1 What qualities does a good waterfall have? An evaluation team strolled around Riverfront Park on Wednesday morning, listening to the sound of the Spokane River and rating its appearance as … 1

• Avista testing falls’ appearance with different flows

  August 25, 2010 in City Avista is conducting tests on the Upper Spokane Falls today to determine what flows make the best-looking waterfalls. 2

• Spokane council OKs conservation funds for YMCA

    March 30, 2010 in City on Page A1 A sharply divided Spokane City Council on Monday finally agreed to tear down the vacant downtown YMCA and blend the waterfront parcel into Riverfront Park. It took a year of … 28

• Vote on Y’s future expected to be close

  March 27, 2010 in City on Page A1 A creature lurking in the YMCA’s basement has caused a renewed examination of the Y by city officials days before they could make a final decision on the building’s fate. … 6

• Siddoway chosen to fill Appeals Court vacancy

  March 25, 2010 in City on Page A6 A Spokane attorney involved in a couple of the most contentious civic projects in the past 20 years was named Wednesday to an opening on the state Court of Appeals. … 2

• Spokane council members not keen on YMCA options

    March 10, 2010 in City on Page A1 Spokane City Council members are poised to reject Spokane County’s offer to buy the vacant Riverfront Park YMCA, a decision that could force the city to sell parkland or raise … 18

• Historic merit up for debate

    February 22, 2010 in City on Page A1 A new battle over the former YMCA pits the building’s history against the natural and cultural history of the island on which it sits and the adjacent Spokane Falls. In … 18

• Deadlines near on YMCA’s fate

      February 21, 2010 in City on Page A1 Almost a half-century after David Rodgers turned a shovel of dirt to commemorate construction of a new downtown YMCA, he considers the decision to build the Y along the shore … 12

• City Council faces deadline on $4.3 million for YMCA

  November 28, 2009 in City on Page B1 The $4.3 million question facing city leaders Monday isn’t whether to buy the old downtown YMCA. They purchased the 43-year-old building months ago. 4

• Time-shift to the Spokane of olden days

  September 19, 2009 in City on Page B1 I’ve been immersed in Spokane history recently and, occasionally, when I emerge from the library, I feel like a regular Rip Van Winkle. In fact, there are times when … …

• Tribal cultural center bid likely for falls site

  September 16, 2009 in City on Page A5 Inland Northwest Indian tribes may regain a strong presence along Spokane Falls. The Spokane Park Board last week voted to solicit proposals for a long-term lease of a 1.1-acre parking …

• Avista, Ecology settle river appeals

  February 10, 2009 in City on Page A6 Avista Corp. and the Washington Department of Ecology on Monday announced a settlement in appeals over Spokane River water quality issues that have been holding up Avista’s federal relicensing for …

• Avista must maintain flow of at least 300 cfs during summer

    June 11, 2008 in Idaho on Page B1 Water will cascade more lavishly over the Spokane River’s waterfalls in years to come. Even during dry years, at least 300 cubic feet of water a second will flow over …