Pia Hallenberg

When Spokane Youth Symphony’s artistic director Verne Windham announced his retirement from the orchestras in 2009, everyone knew he’d be extremely difficult to replace. The question on everybody’s mind was: Who on earth would apply for a part-time position as artistic director of a youth symphony in Spokane?

Link to community garden survey

Tolley takes a big fall

Hillyard-based IEL facing cuts

Speakers of English as a second language say that they respond differently when someone speaks to them in their first language. There’s a deep emotional connection to that first language, and a strong response to hearing the words of grandparents and great-uncles. LaRae Wiley hears the same thing about Salish, the native language of Spokane-area tribes, for which she has just opened an immersion day care program.

The first phone call came almost 20 years ago. It was about a tiny child at St. Anne’s Children Home with shaken baby syndrome. The baby was so frail and mistreated staff were afraid the child would never be able to form a lasting bond with anyone. Terry Beuhl answered the phone that night and after a conversation with her husband, Jerry, the couple decided to make the one-year commitment it took to become the baby’s foster parents. Today, the couple continues to open their home, arms and hearts to abused, sick and mistreated babies who need a temporary home. As foster parents, they have lost count of how many babies they have held, rocked, burped and changed over the years.

Remember the South Perry Sock Drive? The South Perry Business and Neighborhood Association started a sock and boot drive in early December. If you’ve spent time in the neighborhood you’ve probably seen the collection bins at South Perry Pizza, The Shop and other local merchants. What was pretty amazing about this sock drive is that bags of hats, scarves and mittens began appearing before the official bins were put out. Some showed up at South Perry Pizza and some were dropped off on location with the South Perry Blog.

Eat pizza, support Grant Elementary School

Hogwarts in Hillyard

Speakers of English as a second language say that they respond differently when someone speaks to them in their first language. There’s a deep emotional connection to that first language, and a strong response to hearing the words of grandparents and great-uncles. LaRae Wiley hears the same thing about Salish, the native language of Spokane-area tribes, for which she has just opened an immersion day care program.

Remember the South Perry Sock Drive? The South Perry Business and Neighborhood Association started a sock and boot drive in early December. If you’ve spent time in the neighborhood you’ve probably seen the collection bins at South Perry Pizza, The Shop and other local merchants. What was pretty amazing about this sock drive is that bags of hats, scarves and mittens began appearing before the official bins were put out. Some showed up at South Perry Pizza and some were dropped off on location with the South Perry Blog.