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Hillyard Blog archive for Jan. 1, 2012

MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2012

Northeast Youth Center faces potential cuts

Northeast Youth Center's executive director Kate Zehner Green sent an email this morning, announcing three upcoming public meetings seeking support for NEYC and other programs that may lose funding in 2013. The Parks and Recreation Department is facing a 4 percent budget cut in 2013,…

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2012

Hillyard ChalkArtWalk on Saturday

For the 15th year in a row the Hillyard Heritage Celebrations will be putting on a free chalk art walk on Saturday June 3 starting at 10 a.m. Artists are encouraged to bring their own sidewalk chalk when they register on the corner of Olympic…

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MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012

Easter eggs can be dyed naturally with juices and extracts.  (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)

It's almost time to go egg hunting

The 14th annual flash light Easter egg hunt is this on this Saturday, March 31, at Hays Park which is located at 1700 E. Providence Ave. Sponsored by North East Youth Center the egg hunt is divided into three age categories, with the youngest going…

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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15, 2012

THURSDAY, JAN. 26, 2012

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25, 2012

Clearing snow in business districts

At this morning's Hillyard Merchant Committee meeting there was some conversation about who and how snow may be cleared from street parking spots (aka cut outs or parking bays). In the business districts along Market Street, North Monroe, Garland and South Perry, the snow and…

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FRIDAY, JAN. 20, 2012

Northeast Spokane Facebook connections

If you are on Facebook already and want to stay in touch with what's going on in and around Hillyard, here are some Facebook pages for you to follow: The Greater Hillyard Business Association can be found here. The Hillyard Festival Association can be found…

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THURSDAY, JAN. 19, 2012

The downtown Hillyard district has undergone a big face lift, including  restoration of Market Street with sidewalks, parking stalls, lights and planters.  (Pia Hallenberg)

Northeast PDA approved - now what?

The Spokane City Council approved an ordinance establishing a public development authority for northeast Spokane on Dec. 12. Establishing a public development authority in that area has been at the top of the agenda of the Northeast Development Advisory Board, which was created 12 months…

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Pia Hallenberg covers everything going on in the Hillyard neighborhood.



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