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Spokane mayor’s plan to restart city arts office faces skepticism, concerns from Spokane Arts, commission
Six months after Mayor Lisa Brown announced she would revive the city’s arts office, folding in much of the Spokane Arts ...
Spokane sets tourism records as city, county budgets slip deeper into the red
A new report shows Spokane broke tourism records last year, generating $233 million in state and local taxes, but plateauing ...
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Spokane City Council member eyes county auditor role
Spokane City Council member Michael Cathcart has announced his candidacy for Spokane County Auditor in the upcoming election.
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Spokane City Council considers 'No Turn On Red' policy for downtown area
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Spokane City Council is considering implementing a "No Turn On Red" policy in the downtown area to enhance pedestrian safety. The proposed ordinance aims to prohibit right ...
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Spokane Councilwoman Lili Navarrete will not run for re-election
Mar. 25—Spokane City Councilwoman Lili Navarrete will not run for a new term this year, citing health concerns, she announced Tuesday in a news release. Navarrete was appointed in January to a ...
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Preparing the city for a world's fair wasn't easy — but locals joined together to save the clock tower and bring a bit of Michigan to the Inland Northwest
It also quickly went out of print and was available ... Nineteen members of the Spokane Fine Arts Council wrote a letter to Expo's president, King Cole, with copies to city officials, urging ...
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Spokane City Council districts not changing amid claims of councilmember's boundary fixing for political gain
were drawn by Spokane City Councilmember Zack Zappone. Now, these people are accusing Zappone of fixing those boundaries to benefit his political party. This is what the old redistricting map ...
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City Council shouldn't draw their own boundaries, judge rules, but Zappone's map survives
Spokane City Council member Zack Zappone had designed a city council redistricting map that could ultimately help his own re-election. It put Peaceful Valley and Browne's Addition, two of the most ...
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New map shows some parts of Spokane are much hotter than others
19 people died in Spokane due to the record-setting June 2021 heat wave. The difference in temperature from the coolest to the warmest part of the city was 14° on what was a pretty average summer ...
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The Next Affordable City Is Already Too Expensive
But their new house is twice as big as their Los Angeles home, cost less than half as much and is a five-minute commute from City Hall, where Mr. MacDonald works as Spokane’s director of ...
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Spokane is launching a full-city plow on Thursday. Here's how to track its progress
Plowing in downtown Spokane has not yet been scheduled, the city said. The city has also a snowplow progress map available to view on its website. The green lines on the map mean snow removal ...
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A full-city plow is underway in Spokane. Here's how to track its progress
A map showing the plowing routes for residential areas in the City of Spokane is also available online. The following is a list of maps to check plow progress in areas outside of the City of ...