In Brief

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A Parade of Instruments

  This past week, the Community Building neighborhood was plastered with amazing parade posters created by the children at the …

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Register for Bike To Work Week

Spokane community invited to participate in an activity-filled week of bike-centric events May 13-19th Registration is now open for Spokane Bike …

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Spokane YWCA Stands Against Racism

Taming the Elephant in the Room Last Friday, Gonzaga Professor Dr. Bob Bartlett spoke to a full house at the …

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Students Take Spokane Off-Grid With Hillyard Village Project

This Wednesday, May 1st, at 2 p.m., On Track Academy and WSU students will present their research on the Hillyard Village Project in …

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Gonzaga’s Transformation Cafe Series

The season finale of Gonzaga’s salon-style gatherings about town. If you were paying attention over the last two months, you may …

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Eat, Drink, Be Artsy

Great Spokane Art Party this Saturday, April 27th! If you have never been to the Great Spokane Art Party, you have …

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Earth Day Weekend Events

Rain or shine, we’ve got a terrific lineup for Earth Day weekend! April 20, 2013: Earth Day Spokane Party right here on …

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Spokane Bike Swap April 13 & 14th

From the folks at the Spokane Bike Swap: Get ready to start biking this spring and summer! Join us April 13 & …

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GetLit! Off to a Running Start

If you notice a lot of people walking around with their noses in books and journals this week, or if …

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Lessons in Baseball

Reflections on humor, compassion and Little League. A guest post by Community Building founder Jim Sheehan. It’s a beautiful Spokane …

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On Spokane and Supreme Court Decisions

Hard to say how things will shake out in the upcoming weeks and months as the Supreme Court wrangles over …

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Meditation on Mediation

Landlord/Tenant Mediation Works by Melanie Nelson, Exec. Director for Northwest Mediation Center If one thing is certain, it is that …

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March Mindfulness: The 2013 Peace and Economic Justice Action Conference

Few events afford us the opportunity to engage in a true meeting of minds. How often, for example, do we …

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Sprouting Life

Get that farmers’ market shopping bag back in the car! Spokane’s weekly South Perry Farmers’ Market opens tomorrow afternoon, Thursday, March 7th. …

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March Mindfulness: BE…Open Mic Night

This article is Part One of a series about community-driven local events that will expand your heart and your mind in …

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Our inaugural Community Building Clothing Swap on Tuesday was a breezy, laid-back, and (of course) stylish event. Folks left the building sporting all …

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Video: A Pianist & A Beatboxer

We love random acts of music in the Community Building lobby.

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Closet Crazy

Clothing Swap: Share Your Surplus While Replenishing Your Wardrobe AMANDA PARRISH   The perfect article of clothing for you already …

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SpIFF Rocks it at Magic Lantern

Granted, there are some good Hollywood movies playing at the regular places, but they will be showing for a while …

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The Bing Honors Black History Month

    Cultural life in our fair city is particularly rich this week as the Spokane International Film Festival is …

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Little White Boys and Girls

When I was ten years old, my father asked if any of us wanted to go with him to hear …

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War Is a Racket

The Spokane community has the opportunity to enjoy an inspiring 15 minute experience Saturday, January 19 at 1:00 at the …

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A Perspective on Guns & Suicide

Below you will find an editorial written on the occasion of the Newtown tragedy that is being made available to …

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Our Future Picassos

Pablo Picasso famously said, “Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up.” For …

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Coal Export Hearing

One of the most significant environmental issues facing our region is being discussed this week in Spokane. Here is an …

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