This Saturday, Planned Parenthood Of Greater Washington and Northern Idaho is hosting a free event to learn how chemicals in the environment can harm your health. You'll learn about toxic-free cleaning products and they're asking you to bring a children's toy or another item made…
Who's ready for Sustainable September? In its second year, the month of all things sustainability related in Spokane gets the party started right with a luncheon on September 1st at the Masonic Temple featuring Global Exhange founder Kevin Danaher. Check their calendar for events HERE.…
Remember this photo?And this?Good on ya Judge John Bradbury. In a major ruling, Judge Bradbury denied permits that would have allowed the ConocoPhillips oil company to start shipments of those ridiculously over-sized loads of oil equipment on Highway 12 to the nasty tar sands of…
One of my favorite events, "The Spokane River Forum's Meet Me At The River Raft and Kayak Passport Series," is finishing up for the summer but there's still time for two more adventures. The final 2010 Spokane River Trips: August 28th (5 spots remaining)Kayak Tum…
The power of the mockumentary is truly appreciated at DTE. Wryly taking aim at nature documentaries, we follow the persistent life of a plastic bag as Jeremy Irons – the voice of Scar from The Lion King – narrates. "Today we explore the cycle of…
Thank you Stephen Colbert. Amidst all the doom and gloom, Colbert swoops in to save us from the absurdity in "All's Well That Ends Oil Well." His latest target is the report of a 22-mile oil plume still lingering under the surface of the Gulf,…
I love Walk Score, primarily because I can go “nah-nah-nah-nah” since I live in a neighborhood that scored an 82 while the average in Spokane is 59. It’s all about bragging rights after all. But the web tool calculates how walkable a neighborhood is and…
Remember that post about the big nasty clean-up plan in the Coeur d'Alene basin? Now, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will extend a public comment period by 90 days for its upper Coeur d’Alene Basin cleanup plan. Comments on the plan will be due Nov.…
Get ready Spokane: The South Perry Farmer's Market, located in the parking lot of The Shop, 924 S. Perry every Thursday from 3:00-7:00pm, is hosting the Tomato Festival tomorrow. (Full disclosure: This blogger is on the SPFM board.)There will be cooking demonstrations, a tomato contest…
You have until 8pm tonight folks. As Spin Control reminded us, that means postmarked, not just dropped in some random mail box at 7:59 p.m. But you can save yourself a stamp and be sure of getting it in by depositing it in an official…
Just another reminder: Summer Parkways needs YOU and there's still time to volunteer. The idea is based off ciclovías – Spanish for “cycle way” or “bike path”- an event in Bogotá, Columbia where 70 miles of streets close for automobiles and open for people powered…
Last night, Joel Biel and Elly Blue brought their fun cycling roadshow "Bikestravaganza: Off The Chaining Tour" with films, zines and good conversation to the Community Building. Barb Chamberlain, Kitty Klitzke, Bill Bender, Jeff Everett and more did an awesome job speaking to a diverse…
The second Summer Parkways is upon us and if you’re looking for an opportunity to join your friends and neighbors and enjoy walking, running, cycling, and other forms of active transportation on a city street all in a car-free environment, this event is for you.…
Dolores Huerta in a 2005 interview with Fight Back magazine when asked about her work with young people and the commitment to the movement: I think that young people, once they understand what is happening, then they do want to do something. I think where…
Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in Senate history, once said "they say I lose my temper. But I know right where it is." He began his political involvement before statehood and he helped build Alaska but it wasn’t always pretty. He left the U.S.…
Since Top Hat, the Junk Shot and a plethora of wacky terminology to plug the oil well in the Gulf didn't work, many had forgot the catastrophe was unplugged. But US Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu just made an announcement on the current state of…
I think this should be a more common event. After the first round of public workshops for City Of Spokane Valley Bike/Pedestrian Plan, you are invited to help showcase the needs and opportunities for Valley cycling. Join local bicyclists, elected officials, and staff for an…
Former DTE blogger and current Spokane Riverkeeper Bart Mihailovich has a new blog about his experiences and observations on the river and it is an invaluable resource for readers to stay attuned to Spokane River issues. Fittingly enough, it's called The Living River. I look…
How fortunate are we that Bikestravaganza: Off The Chainring Tour is coming to town? Spokane is positioning itself well for improving bike infrastructure and there are so many bike events this month, the momentum is evident. But you can’t miss this next fun event.On Monday,…
It seems so quick but one of my favorite events is upon us: The 8th Annual Spokane River Clean Up is coming this September 25th. Last year more than 800 volunteers collected eight tons of debris from along the banks of the Spokane River, and…
“Can the city feed itself? Maybe, but do you want the city to feed itself? I don't think so. Having the consumer protection of upstate land is one of the most important things the city can do for the state.” - Annie Novak.The rooftop garden…
As one resident says, cleaning up the Coeur d’Alene basin ain’t easy. Or cheap. But the new $1.3 billion cleanup plan for 340 old mining sites and millions of tons of mine tailings has a community concerned since EPA’s strategy seems illogical. Even Hecla Mining…
There’s always a lot happening in the International District. Did you know each Thursday from 4pm-7pm, p.e.a.c.h. hosts a neighborhood farm stand at the One World Garden behind the café? Now visitors will be greeted with a sweet new mural. Thanks to Holly Martin for…
What will our transportation future look like in 2030? It is a way off, I know, but a draft plan hopes to plot a 20-year course for Washington State’s transportation system, focusing on funding, service challenges, and solutions. More importantly, once this plan is complete,…
The photo is courtesy of ZUMA press and I first came across this on the SRTC blog under the “This is making the most of your transit system…”. Depicted are Hindu devotees traveling on the roof of a train after participating in Guru Purnima Festival…
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