OTM was very sad to hear that head ranger Rene Wiley is leaving Riverside State Park. Rich Landers had a great piece in the Spokesman on Saturday and you can click here to read it. Anyone familiar with recent history at the park will tell you that Wiley is a big reason for the park’s […]
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The Spokane Regional Health District and Inland Northwest Trails have produced some great new walking maps of Spokane neighborhoods available for free in libraries and also online. Here’s the scoop: New maps highlight our area’s many walking routes Free maps designed to get people out and active SPOKANE, WA –The Spokane Regional Health District has
It took a while to crunch the numbers but the Bike to Work Spokane results are in: For that reason we are recognizing teams in each category that recruited the highest percentage of new commuters, as well as high mileage totals. Unlike Commute Challenges in some other cities, we count biking for other transportation besides
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Bloomsday Wheelchair Racers 2009. // Photo Jesse Coble This came in an recent email to finishers: Thanks for being part of Bloomsday 2009! Before we sign off for 2009, here are a few facts about the 33rd running of the Lilac Bloomsday Run: * Entries grew by nearly 8% for the second year in a
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We’ve got a weird situation this year where the water isn’t as high as last year but it might be just as dangerous. We’ve already have death toll on local waterways this spring and we don’t anymore. The Spokesman has several articles about river trouble, including a rescue at Barker Bridge and a fatality on
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On Saturday Out There Monthly was awarded two Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards from Region 10 Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalism. OTM won 3rd Place for Consumer/Environmental Affairs for Alternative Weeklies for the Virginia de Leon’s piece “What Killed Wilcox Organic Milk?” In addition Out There Monthly won 1st place for Opinion Writing
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I’ve recently returned from Iran and I’m already annoying friends and family. Whatever the topic of conversation I add comments about the Islamic Republic. “When I was in Iran…” “That’s just like in Iran …” “The way they do that in Iran is …” As I write this it’s Memorial Day. The way they do
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Every summer there’s a lot of road maintenance. This summer, we’re starting to see a few more bike-friendly bits of construction. Here’s a quick look at what’s coming down the pike this summer. DOWNTOWN LOOP Plan: Bike lanes on Howard from Buckeye to 4th Ave, bike lanes on 4th Ave from Jefferson to Howard, bike
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By Mark Earley & Paul Trautman Had anyone told me that I would run, bike and force march the better part of 8hrs and 22minutes, in the heat and dryness of July, AND have fun, I would have told them; “Fat chance—you have got to be kidding me!” But 8hrs and 22minutes later that is
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