The South Perry Farmers Market found a home in the Buddihist Temple gym, 927 S. Perry Street and it's open tomorrow, Thursday Dec. 2 from 3-6 p.m. This is directly across the street from The Shop's parking lot - best of all - it's indoors…
It's happening: the South Perry Business and Neighborhood Association and TEAM Grant is sponsoring a sock, boot, mitten and hat drive for the students at Grant Elementary - and what better time to get going than in the middle of the first big snow?The blog…
The City of Spokane Solid Waste Management Department is asking residents for assistance during these snowy days. Residential customers are asked to place their garbage carts and recycling bins in front of snow berms and clear of other obstacles. Commercial customers are asked to remove…
Wednesday Dec. 1 is the Fig Tree's delivery and mailing day. We need some additional volunteers to help deliver bulk orders and to help with a larger than usual mailing. We'll be at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 24th and Grand, from 9 a.m. to noon…
I follow the South Perry Farmers Market on Facebook here and just saw a post saying the market is "so close" to a permanent indoor home. When the market makes that announcement it will be the first permanent indoor farmers market in this town, for…
- let's hope they make it before the next storm hits tonight. I just ran home for lunch and was happy to see what looked like sand on some of the smaller hills in my neck of the South Perry neighborhood. The side streets should…
The East Central Library may be closed - neighbors are encouraged to show up at the Spokane City Council meeting on Monday, Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. The blog got this e-mail from Joy Hart of the East Central Neighborhood Council this morning - it's…
If you must go shopping today, keep your local businesses in mind. A bunch of them have gotten together to create their own shopping challenge - read the story here and stop by. Remember that many smaller businesses like coffee houses and restaurants sell gift…
As an adult immigrant to this country, Thanksgiving is a holiday I had to learn. I'm not ashamed to admit that at the time, the differences between that and Halloween were not quite clear in my little European head. It all seemed to be about…
SCRAPS - the Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service - sent out a reminder today to all pet owners that pets should be brought indoors. There’s a blizzard warning in effect overnight and it’s already well below freezing outside. “No pets should stay outside for…
With a couple inches of snow on the ground, City of Spokane street crews have been out since the early hours of the morning Monday plowing snow and putting down de-icer on City streets.Crews concentrated first on hills and now are working on arterials throughout…
If you'd like to stay in touch with your local COPS Shops, join them here on Facebook. The social network makes it easy to keep up with a variety of community groups; if you explore a little you'll also find that many of your favorite…
In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, Spokane City Hall will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 25 and 26. Municipal Court also will be closed both days. City libraries, the solid waste transfer stations, and the Waste to Energy Facility will be closed on…
The market is back today from 3-6 p.m. in the parking lot at The Shop. Brian Estes said that the market will take a break for Thanksgiving next week and that should hopefully give them enough time to find an indoor location. Patio-style heaters will…
South Perry Pizza is having a fundraiser for Grant Elementary's PTG on Tuesday Nov. 23. They have one every quarter, and on Tuesday 10 percent of the day's gross sales will be donated to the PTG. There will also be a "jar" available for additional…
Alright, those of us who live here already know that South Perry is a cool neighborhood, but would you check this out: the local blog SpoCOOL had it's own 'best of Spokane' contest and South Perry was a big winner. In the category best pizza,…
Krista Kautzmann of South Perry Pizza will be a guest on Mayor Mary Verner's small business show Thursday morning from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The show can be seen on City Cable channel 5 or you can come down to the city council chambers and…
Krista Kautzmann of South Perry Pizza will be a guest on Mayor Mary Verner's small business show Thursday morning from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The show can be seen on City Cable channel 5 or you can come down to the city council chambers and…
The South Perry Business and Neighborhood Association is sponsoring a sock and boot drive for students at Grant Elementary School. About 90 percent of students at Grant receive free or reduced lunch because they live in poverty. At last weeke's SPBNA meeting it was discussed…
Anna Rowe and her three-year-old son, Sullivan Rowe, live in the neighborhood and shopped at the market all summer: "It would be a shame for the market to disappear, it gives us all a great community feel. It would be very nice to have it…
Samantha McDonald makes felted items for her craft business Strange Magic Moments - today is her first day back at the market: "I live close by and have participated in the market in the past. I just decided to get back into it. The market…
South Perry Pizza chef Chris Deitz has been shopping at the market regularly all summer: "I like to support the locals, that we try to take care of each other. The world builds on small businesses. Today I'm picking up squash - but over summer…
The South Perry Farmers' Market is outdoors today, from 3-6 p.m., in the parking lot in front of The Shop. It was supposed to have been indoors at the Emmanuel Family Life Center, but the the fire marshal nixed that last Thursday. The blog is…
The South Perry Farmers' Market is back out in the cold - here's a bit from this morning's story: "Things didn’t go quite as planned last week, when the South Perry Farmers’ Market was supposed to move indoors for the winter at the Emmanuel Family…
The South Perry Business and Neighborhood Association decided to start a boot, sock, hats, mitten and scarf drive to benefit students at Grant Elementary School. The blog agreed to help out setting this up.About 90 percent of kids at Grant qualify for free or reduced…
Pia Hallenberg covers everything going on in the South Perry neighborhood, where she lives.
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