The Spokane Regional Sports Commission has posted results from this year’s Washington State Masters Cycling Championships. If you missed the race on June 27, read about it here. Top finishers in each group: Junior C (ages 13-14): Luke Feasline (Vertical Earth) Junior D (10-12): Logan Feasline (Vertical Earth) Junior A (17-18): Kyle Brown-Wollin (Unattached) Junior B (15-16): Alex […]
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Every kid in the city will likely be lining up with their $1 entry fee Monday when two shiny, new public pools open their doors in Spokane. According to Spokesman-Review coverage, the A.M. Cannon and Shadle pools are two of six that the Spokane Parks & Recreation department are remodeling. See the plans for the
If you’re still in the market for weekend plans, consider heading to Mountain Gear Sunday morning for Top Rope Anchors. When: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. Where: Mountain Gear at 2002 North Division. What: Learn to set up top ropes on both bolts and natural anchors. Spend the morning learning knots and anchor systems and
Check out the Letter to the Editor below, a response to Out There Monthly editor-in-chief Jon Snyder’s most recent editorial, “Indicating Community,” which discusses recent attempts to focus community improvement efforts in Spokane. Jon, Just read your recent editorial and am very familiar with Patrick and the Community Indicators listing. We occasionally work with Patrick
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Hayden Recreation is offering a chance for intermediate-level whitewater kayakers to hone their skills on the water. Their clinic runs from 5:30 pm to 8 pm Thursday and Saturday at the Upper Spokane River. Contact Hayden Recreation at 208.209.1080 for details. Check out the city’s summer recreation guide for a listing of this season’s outdoor
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Over the last few years, local chef and endurance cyclist David Blaine has hosted a loosely-organized midnight century bike ride. The ride leaves Brown’s Addition at midnight on a warm summer night. Until last year, the route was an all-paved route that took riders out to Liberty Lake and over the hills of the Palouse.
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We talk about “the state of the scene” in Spokane and much is made of particular musicians, certain promoters, the venues they work/play at, and who is/is not attending shows. A key group of participants gets left out of the discussion. For four years, the Inlander’s LUKE BAUMGARTEN has been one of those people. While
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This summer marks my third anniversary as your loyal WYG columnist, and though I’ve enjoyed interviewing our local gearheads to share their tips, I will now be moving on to other OTM features. I could lie and say I wrote the column for so long in order to gain interviewing experience, or purely for the
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The groundbreaking ceremony of the Centennial Trail in 1989 marked a new chapter for spokane recreation, and a new vision for most of the Spokane River. The freshly paved ribbon of asphalt, albeit incomplete, initiated a swell in jogging, Rollerblading and bike riding in the Spokane area. In the same year as the Tiananmen Square
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