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Local organizer Kitty Klitzke of Futurewise sees smarter, more effective transit as a perfect example of 'shovel-ready' projects from the upcoming federal stimulus package, and she is determined to not only see it succeed, but to make sure Spokane has plans ready to take advantage of these dollars.

Build a bench, and other DIY projects

Tutorial: repurposing tin cans

Thursday was not the day to call for a tow truck in the Inland Northwest. Drivers from across Washington and North Idaho gathered in Spokane to honor an icon in their industry, ending Elizabeth A. “Betsy” Merrill’s memorial service with a funeral procession of nearly 70 tow trucks.

Imagine taking a backyard sprinkler system and stretching it throughout 30 city blocks in an urban downtown. That’s essentially what the city of Spokane did in the mid-1970s in an effort to sustain the trees planted along downtown sidewalks. “It’s the same sort of hardware (as a residential sprinkler system), but beefed up for a larger scale,” says Andrew Rolwes, public policy and parking manager for the Downtown Spokane Partnership.

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Farm charm in Cd'A

Feelin' quilty

Another magazine bites the dust

Sharing bedrooms--is it so bad?

Coeur d'Alene keeps it local

Spokane is playing host to about 1,600 high school musicians, plus their band, choir and orchestra directors, this weekend as the National Music Educators Association holds its annual conference at the Spokane Convention Center. Students from six states are performing with honor bands, orchestras, choirs and jazz bands.

The next time you dig for change to buy a bottle of water from a vending machine or grab one on impulse from a small refrigerator near a supermarket checkout line, consider this: For the price of a single, 20-ounce bottle of water, you could fill up the same container with tap water once a day for more than 13 years.

Tip: let your oven heat your house

Handmade Valentine ideas

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