Nicholas Deshais

I just stumbled upon this article in the New York Times about women riding bikes in Gaza and wow.

Spokane's handmade steel bikes got a nice write-up in the latest issue of Adventure Cyclist. And Spokane's South Perry district also got a little plug.

For countless years, Drumheller Springs was a popular spot for wayfarers, the only location with clean, fresh water between Spokane Falls and the confluence of the Spokane and Columbia rivers nearly 50 miles to the west. Native people camped at the spot, once noted for its edible and medicinal plants, their last stop before heading to the falls for the summer.

"I'm excited about not improving the transportation experience, but I'm excited about eliminating it."

An amphitheater in Shadle Park with connections to notable, historic figures in Spokane has been demolished, following concerns from neighbors and police about criminal activity at the old outdoor theater.

If you missed the live, call-in Talk to City Hall last week, now's your chance to see it.

Do you support Avista's plan to lay the groundwork and infrastructure for electric cars? Would you buy an electric car if there were more charging stations around town?

Two large, controversial housing projects in Spokane’s Indian Trail neighborhood already have neighbors worried about the potential traffic problems they may bring. But after a threatening note was left on the windshields of dozens of vehicles at a neighborhood meeting Thursday evening, residents say they have even more concerns about the projects, which could build more than 1,800 living units, primarily apartments, in the suburban neighborhood.

So what is it? Are you going to ride?!

Or, what's totally right about this picture.

City Hall reporter Nicholas Deshais will be there to ask some questions as well.

Breean Beggs, a civil rights attorney, will fill the vacancy on the Spokane City Council. The council picked Beggs to take the seat that was left open when Councilman Jon Snyder resigned last month to take a job in state government. The seat represents south Spokane.

On Friday heads rolled, to borrow a phrase from our own Republican state Sen. Michael Baumgartner. Actually, just one head rolled: Lynn Peterson, the state's transportation secretary. But why?

The good news is an artful, landscaped and multilevel plaza will extend Spokane’s Riverfront Park to the Monroe Street Bridge, the Spokane River will be much cleaner and the 3-mile Gorge Loop Trail will be nearly complete. The bad news is Spokane Falls Boulevard will be closed for nearly two years while the city builds a massive, 2.2-million-gallon stormwater tank next to the downtown library.

Henry Pierce turned the crank on the old Victrola and moved the needle. The air of the cold living room filled with the 1926 jazz song “Baby Face, Foxtrot” by Jan Garber and His Orchestra, and Pierce smiled.

The Spokane City Council will consider a resolution supporting Ron Wells’ proposal to reopen the Ridpath Hotel as low-income apartments.

Spokane may grow a bit this year, but not before neighbors and business owners get a say in the matter. This Monday, the Spokane City Council will hold the first of two hearings about expanding city limits for the first time since 2012 when it considers adding 42 acres to the city on the southeast corner of town.