The Spokane City Council has developed an on-line survey to find out what is important to people.
“We want to know what’s important to our citizens as we move ahead with plans for the coming year,” says Council Member Michael Allen, who led the effort to create the survey. “We are simply looking for yet another way to make our City government more accessible and open to our citizens.”  (more…)

At last night’s CdA City Council meeting the Mayor broke a voting tie to allow wine and beer to be sold at the new Parkside Tower across the street from McEuen Field.  Do you think they’ll allow the wine to be served on the 3rd floor public plaza that LCDC funded?  This building got $820,000 in LCDC help, with $100,000 marked for the public plaza.  The tricky part is that the “public” plaza is on the 3rd floor, so you have to go up the elevator or stairs to find it!

The City’s Pulse Newsletter, By Mary Souza

In his letter to the Editor today, LCDC Executive Director Tony Berns explains why there is a footprint on his tongue.
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Admit it–you’ve all been going through Ed Corridor withdrawal, haven’t you?  Well, wait no more, Dan and I both attended last night’s final Ed Corridor meeting, which was held in Post Falls.  (more…)

The City’s Pulse Newsletter

By Mary Souza,  November 10, 2008

Our United States Presidential election is now over.  It has been a long, intense campaign and I join my fellow citizens in hoping for a quiet return to normalcy. But whether the outcome makes you happy or sad, there is a loathsome lesson to take from this 2008 election: Sexism is alive and well in America.  (more…)