Jon Snyder as he appears in the new Knog catalog. Photo courtesy of Knog. What do Tokyo, Rio, Portland, Koln, Brighton, Paris, and Spokane all have in common? If you said they’re all world capitals of bicycle hipsterism you’re absolutely right. What’s that you say? How can Spokane make a claim to being shortlisted for […]
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Scariest thing ever: you’re crunching through the fallen leaves at Manito park, late at night, searching for your lost control point. You stop to check your compass and — crunch! — goes another footstep. That’s when you realize, a moment too late, that you’re not alone… Manito Park will be haunted on October 24th at
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If you’ve been wanting to learn to compost, check this out. It’s free and includes a free compost bin!
State budget cuts this year hurt many programs, including the state parks. Without extra funding, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission estimates it would have had to temporarily close over 40 state parks. The state legislature passed a bill in April establishing a donation program, which includes an option to add $5 to your
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The 2009 Le Grizz Ultramarathon in Hungry Horse, Montana broke multiple records this past weekend – some more impressive than others. Record #1 – largest participation in the 3rd longest-running 50 mile ultramarathon in the nation: 97 entrants, 91 starters. Record #2 – Brian Vandenburg of Spokane won the Men’s Open Division for the 4th
LeGrizz: It Was Cold. And Long. Read More »
This Sunday from 9 am – 3 pm, join the Ice Age Floods Institute for a bike ride in the Columbia Plateau Rails to Trails park . Dr. Gene Kiver, who has been involved in Missoula Flood research in this region for many years, will lead the trip exploring the geologic story of eastern Washington.
49° North Mountain Resort just announced its completion of Angel Peak, a 5295-foot sub-peak of the Chewelah Mountain crest. The project began in July of 2009 and was a collaboration between 49° North and the United States Forest Service. The upper half of Angel Peak will be hike-to terrain, while the lower section will be
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“Spokane City Election Forum,” will feature candidates for Spokane City Council as well as City of Spokane Propositions 1, 2, 3, and 4. This forum will be taped on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 5:30 p.m. The City forum will be replayed on CityCable 5 on: – Saturday, Oct. 10, at 9 p.m. – Tuesday, Oct.
Recycling is green, sure. But what about all the cost — environmental and monetary — of transporting and processing the bottles we toss in the blue bin? The City of Spokane is trying a new way of recycling glass bottles locally: it’s making roads with them. Read the Spokesman-Review story to find out more.
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