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• 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

• Mayor, officials endorse Chase commission plan

  January 6, 2012 in City on Page A5 Spokane’s youth programs would remain independent from other nonprofit groups under a new plan that has support from Mayor David Condon. Former Mayor Mary Verner, whose 2012 budget eliminated the … 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

• Sheriff gets $128,000 for gear

  June 8, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane County commissioners gave Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich $128,223 from reserves Tuesday – about one-third of the amount he requested for equipment and software. Knezovich requested $372,631 last week, but commissioners … 10

• State pulls Park grant

  May 28, 2011 in City on Page A1 The future of a proposed white-water park in the Spokane River just downstream from downtown is in danger after state officials decided to pull a grant that was supposed to … 13

• City ready to toss Expo-era sculpture

  April 8, 2011 in City on Page A1 When noted Pacific Northwest artist Charles W. Smith was creating a sculpture in what became Riverfront Park, he was often asked what it represented. “Nothing,” he told a Spokane Daily … 6

• 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 …

• Demolition of old YMCA set to begin this month

  February 3, 2011 in City on Page A5 The former downtown YMCA will begin to fall this month after more than five years of debate on the building’s fate. The Spokane Park Board this week approved a $574,700 … 14

• 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

• Commission: YMCA ineligible for historic listing

  December 16, 2010 in City on Page A5 The former YMCA in Riverfront Park is headed for a date with the wrecking ball. The Spokane City-County Historic Landmarks Commission voted 9-0 on Wednesday that the building is not … 2

• Commission rejects historic designation for old Y

  December 15, 2010 in City The former YMCA in Riverfront Park is headed for a date with the wreaking ball. The Spokane City-County Historic Landmarks Commission voted 9-0 on Wednesday that the building is not … 4

• Old YMCA worth saving? Landmarks panel to decide

  December 12, 2010 in City on Page B1 It could be the final chapter for the former downtown YMCA. Or it could be the start of more painstaking, political maneuvering. 5

• YMCA shortens its name by three letters

  July 13, 2010 in City on Page A5 Just call it the Y. The venerable YMCA, known by the acronym alone for generations, has rebranded itself with the single letter – a truncation many members already use. 3

• 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

• Council shifting on future of Y site

  March 21, 2010 in City on Page B1 Support appears to have grown on the Spokane City Council to bring open space to the site of the downtown YMCA. A slight majority said this week that they lean … 3

• 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

• Original bidder wants YMCA

    March 3, 2010 in City on Page A5 The developer who originally wanted to build a 12-story condo tower on the site of the former downtown YMCA has submitted one of three proposals for redeveloping the facility under … 5

• Incoming parks director talks about what he sees ahead for Spokane

    March 1, 2010 in City on Page A5 The Spokane City Council is scheduled tonight to appoint Leroy Eadie, the city’s former planning director, to head the city’s parks system. Eadie has been acting parks director since October. … 4

• 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

• Little-known stream could become new park water feature

  February 21, 2010 in City on Page A1 The YMCA sits near a river channel. What’s less known is that a stream flows through the building. The creek, which is a foot deep or more and changes in … 4

• Interactive timeline of Spokane’s old YMCA

  February 1, 2010 in City A timeline of major events in the development of the downtown Spokane YMCA.

• Healthy snack time

  January 30, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Students participating in the YMCA after-school program in eight elementary schools across the greater Spokane Valley will now receive free snacks from Second Harvest. The food bank has set up …

• City seeks plans for Y site

  December 24, 2009 in City on Page A7 The city of Spokane wants to hear developers’ ideas for re-making the former YMCA building in Riverfront Park into some combination of retail, office and residential space. The city on …

• City seeking YMCA redevelopment proposals

  December 23, 2009 in City The City of Spokane is asking for proposals to redevelop the former YMCA building in Riverfront Park, with potential uses as retail, office or residential space. 2

• County gives city time on YMCA debt

  December 2, 2009 in City on Page A7 Spokane County leaders Tuesday expressed frustration with Spokane City Council’s vague response to their offer to pay off the city’s debt on its purchase of the downtown YMCA. After two … 2

• With caveat, city takes county money for Y

  December 1, 2009 in City on Page A1 Most members of the Spokane City Council on Monday spoke in favor of transforming a building on an acre surrounded by Riverfront Park into apartments and commercial space. But facing … 11

• 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

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