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Front Porch: Getting old takes some adjustment

I’m old. Happy to be here, especially since there was a time I didn’t think I’d make it to here. I’m just having a little trouble recognizing that there’s a here here and that I’m actually, you know, here.
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New shop goes retro

Gina Campbell has turned her passion for all things vintage and retro into a new business: 1889 Salvage Co.
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Somebody Needs You

The goal of Somebody Needs You is to match donors with the specific requests of needy Spokane residents.
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Spokane Valley in line for sidewalk funding

Spokane Valley was considering six different sidewalk projects that may qualify for 2017 Community Development Block Grant funding. Last year, a proposed sidewalk along Blake Road set off a storm of criticism first from residents on Blake who were opposed to the sidewalk, and then from critics of the Spokane Valley City Council who accused Deputy Mayor Arne Woodard of giving away the
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Weathercatch: Unruly Halloween weather, past and present

Last Halloween, whether you ventured outside to attend a party or your little ones strolled house to house, you may remember superhero capes flapping in the wind and Harry Potter robes getting pelted by rain. Though the weather system that’s expected to lurk Friday to Monday looks similar to what barreled into the Pacific Northwest last Halloween, it shouldn’t be as spooky this time around.
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Somebody Needs You

The goal of Somebody Needs You is to match donors with the specific requests of needy Spokane residents.
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Spokane Arts seeks volunteers

Spokane Arts is looking for volunteers who are willing to work two-hour shifts at the annual Spokane Arts Awards Costume Ball and Fundraiser on Nov. 5 at the Historic Washington Cracker Building, 304 W. Pacific Ave.
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1,000 birthday candles: Senior center honors centenarians

It’s a good thing they didn’t light all the candles on the birthday cakes at the Southside Senior and Community Center on Tuesday. After all, 1,000-plus candles is a lot of firepower. The center hosted a luncheon to honor 10 Spokane residents 100 years and older. The youngest honorees were an even century, while the oldest, Mae Fischbach, was 104.
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Briggs leaves Spokane Valley Partners

The board of the Spokane Valley-based nonprofit social services organization, Spokane Valley Partners, promoted longtime development director Jennifer Schlenske to executive director, and she began working in her new position immediately.