Mike Prager

Wind, blowing dust in the Columbia Basin and potentially damaging cold are expected today across the Inland Northwest as a polar front sweeps into the region and hangs around through Monday, the National Weather Service said. Gusty winds today are likely to be followed by record lows in the upper teens and lower 20s tonight and Saturday night.

Wind, blowing dust in the Columbia Basin and potentially damaging cold are expected Friday across the Inland Northwest as a polar front sweeps into the region and hangs around through Monday, the National Weather Service said.

Browne’s Addition, the oldest residential neighborhood in Spokane, is being recognized by a planning organization as one of 10 great neighborhoods in the United States. The Spokane neighborhood was named because of its history, architecture, geographic setting, planning elements and functionality as a place to live. Its range of housing prices was also a consideration, according to Paul Farmer, chief executive of the American Planning Association, the organization granting the award. .

Cmdr. Michael Dickson, serving aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard, buried his father’s remains in the Pacific Ocean in a special ceremony last week. The Oct. 2 burial was part of a military honor but was unusual in that it involved an active-duty serviceman laying to rest at sea the remains of a family member, according to public relations personnel with the vessel.

Browne’s Addition, the oldest residential neighborhood in Spokane, is being recognized as one of 10 great neighborhoods in the United States for 2009 by a prestigious planning organization.

The Spokane Preservation Advocates organization is asking for help to win a national photo contest on preservation.

A man and a woman were arrested early today after residents living in the 2400 block of West Dean Avenue reported that a Honda automobile was being stripped of its parts in the early morning darkness.

The U.S. post office building in downtown Spokane opened on Oct. 4, 1909, at the height of the city’s explosive population growth in the early 20th century. The architectural jewel combines the classical look of a Greek temple with modern flourishes of the period. Federal officials said they couldn’t let the building’s centennial pass without a ceremony.

Landscape trees along Interstate 90 east of Division Street are coming out. Planted nearly 40 years ago, the trees have grown to a size that makes them a safety hazard.

A hazardous weather outlook was in effect today for gusty winds this evening from the second of two storm systems to cross the Inland Northwest since Friday. Rain was being forecast for this afternoon ahead of increasing winds this evening through Sunday morning.