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  City of Spokane Official Website
The City of Spokane is seeking residents who would like to help determine how to spend a portion of the funds raised by the Tax Increment Financing district created earlier this year around the Kendall Yards project.
Spokane Mayor Dennis Hession today announced that his 2008 City Budget proposal will include a reduction in citizens' water, sewer, and garbage bills.
Community youth and adults are invited to attend the Chase Youth Commission's annual Youth Issues Candidates Forum, from 4 to 6:30 p.m.
www.spokanecity.org   (228 words)

  
  TIME Wireless: The City That Cut the Cord
Spokane is one of those sleepy cities bursting with small-town pride—its residents will be glad to inform you, for example, that it's the smallest city ever to be host of a World's Fair—but it's a pretty quiet place on a Tuesday night.
Spokane is actually a radical experiment in urban wireless technology, a live-in laboratory where city-employed nerds are crash-testing the wireless technotopia of the future.
Downtown Spokane was suddenly blessed with wireless goodness, and the tournament went off without a hitch, all those pesky little slips of paper having been replaced by sleek wireless PDAs.
www.time.com /time/2004/wireless/story.html   (1203 words)

  
  Spokane   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Spokane is a mid-sized, somewhat dreary city in Eastern Washington known for its timber and agricultural industries.
Spokane's July 2001 Close Quarters EP (Acuarela), a precursor to the group's fall 2001 sophomore record, The Proud Graduates, continues in the tersely moody vein of their debut.
Spokane recorded 2002's Able Bodies, their fourth LP in the last two years for those of you keeping score, after the group's members were involved in a highway car accident, which, luckily, all escaped without serious energy.
www.epitonic.com /artists/spokane.html   (427 words)

  
  Spokane, Washington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spokane (pronounced "spō-CAN" [spoʊˈkæn]) is the county seat of Spokane County in the State of Washington.
Situated at the foot of a valley, midway between the rise and mouth of the Spokane River, it is 280 miles east of Seattle and 375 miles northeast of Portland.
Spokane is also home to a National Historic Landmark hand-carved carousel, created in 1909 by Charles Looff as a wedding present for his daughter.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spokane,_Washington   (1939 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Local News: Bush's campaign office in Spokane burglarized, vandalized
Offices that house President Bush's re-election campaign in Spokane were broken into and vandalized last night, the latest in a string of crimes at Republican offices across the country.
The computer and the TV had recently arrived in Spokane and the computer was loaded with information from the Republican get-out-the vote program.
The Spokane building leased by the state Republican party and serves as the area office for party operations as well as the campaign for the President and other Republican candidates.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/localnews/2002059735_webbushoffice11.html   (443 words)

  
 Spokane travel guide - Wikitravel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Spokane is the economic hub of a surrounding agricultural area that serves roughly 1.5 million people.
Spokane International Airport [2] is a few miles to the west of Downtown.
Spokane is located in a valley, bicycling around can be difficult due to the hills.
wikitravel.org /en/Spokane   (1619 words)

  
 Spokane County, Visiting Here: Festivals & Special Events
Spokane is privileged to host many special events and festivals throughout the year.
First Night Spokane seeks to foster the public's appreciation of visual and performing arts through an innovative, diverse and high quality New Year's Eve program that provides a shared cultural experience, accessible and affordable to all.
The Lilac Bloomsday Run is Spokane's premier 12k run held annually on the first Sunday in May. First run in 1977, the 2001 event marked the 25th anniversary of the largest timed road race in the country.
www.spokanecounty.org /asp/vis_festivals.asp?theme=Visiting   (436 words)

  
 Jim West :: A Spokesman-Review Investigative Report
Spokane City Attorney Mike Connelly on Monday named a fifth member to an independent panel that is being asked to investigate Mayor Jim West and his use of city computers and an internship program to solicit dates from young gay men.
Spokane city residents may be facing a choice between higher taxes or new cuts in city services, but Spokane Mayor Jim West on Monday used much of his annual address to the City Council to talk about the good things going on in city government.
Spokane Mayor Jim West, fighting to keep the public from seeing the sexually explicit contents of his City Hall computer, is buttressing his legal case with an affidavit from the city's director of information technology.
www.spokesmanreview.com /jimwest   (7996 words)

  
 Spokane Indian Tribe
Spokane means "children of the sun." The Spokane Tribe's reservation, bounded in the south by the Spokane River and in the west by the Columbia River, consists of 154,000 acres in eastern Washington on the Columbia River Plateau.
The Spokane Tribe of Indians' ancestors were the Spokan, a plateau people that shared numerous cultural traits with their neighbors.
From the 13th to 17th centuries, gradual changes to the Spokane culture appear to have arrived from the west.
www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1570.html   (1320 words)

  
 Spokane Safe Start Initiative
Spokane’s Safe Start Initiative is one of nine communities that are model programs intended to reduce the risk of violence exposure in young children.
Spokane Safe Start is part of our community’s effort to break the cycle of violence.
The program was launched in May 2000 and is expected to receive roughly $2.5 million over a five-year period to support a community plan to reduce violence exposure risk.
www.spokane.wsu.edu /safestart   (177 words)

  
 Spokane's 'creative class' plans to build a gay district
A gay district would signal that Spokane is tolerant and progressive, proponents contend, the type of community that can attract the so-called "creative class" that will build the economy of tomorrow.
Spokane is some 90 percent white and a gay district will promote the notion that such a community can still be tolerant and have diversity, Aspen said.
Spokane -- which in trendy Seattle is shorthand for tragically unhip -- has long been dominated by conservative politics that stem from its history as a mining and farming center.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /lifestyle/207921_spokanegays.html   (847 words)

  
 Spokane City Guide and Yellow Pages at SuperPages.com
Spokane, WA Named for the native tribes indigenous to the area, Spokane ("children of the sun") began as a sawmill built by two squatters near the south bank of what is now Spokane Falls.
The name was changed to Spokane in 1883, and the city became the seat of Spokane County in 1886.
Spokane is nestled between the wheat farms of the Columbian Plateau and the pine-green foothills of the Rocky and Cascade Mountains.
www.superpages.com /cities/Spokane-WA.html   (698 words)

  
 Spokane Life
Spokane was voted as one of the "Top 10 Best Cities to Raise a Family" by Reader's Digest.
Participation in Arts and Education brings the people of Spokane together in activities of enrichment.
Spokane has a growing high-tech business community driven by the pursuit of excellence in education and technologies.
www.steamplantsquare.com /spokane.htm   (120 words)

  
 Fort Spokane   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Fort Spokane was the last of the frontier army posts in the Pacific Northwest.
During its existence, Fort Spokane was considered to be the army's most important post in the Department of the Columbia.
Troops were also sent to Spokane to put down disturbances caused by the 1893-94 depression and losses of jobs.
hometown.aol.com /Gibson0817/fortspok.htm   (1911 words)

  
 Spokane, Washington (Cities)
It is located on the Spokane River and is crossed by Interstate 90.
Today Spokane, population 195,629, is the major urban center and cultural hub of the Inland Northwest, a sprawling lumber, mining and farming area comprising of eastern Washington, northern Idaho, and western Montana.
Spokane is part of the Spokane, WA metro area.
www.ohwy.com /wa/s/spokane.htm   (249 words)

  
 City of Spokane - City Jobs
The City of Spokane is currently recruiting for the position of Human Resources Director.
The City of Spokane is currently recruiting for the position of Public Works Director.
The City of Spokane is currently recruiting for the position of Economic Development Director.
www.spokanecity.org /jobs   (427 words)

  
 Spokane Real Estate Agents, Spokane Homes For Sale, REALTORS and Spokane
Spokane, Washington, located on the eastern side of Washington State is the second largest city in Washington.
HomeGain has services to help you find a top Spokane real estate broker or agent, get the value of your Spokane home and a comparative market analysis (CMA), view Spokane real estate and MLS listings, prepare your home for sale, and more.
Cuando se registre para encontrar un agente de bienes raices en Spokane, simplemente indique que necesita un agente que habla Español.
www.homegain.com /local_real_estate/WA/spokane.html   (591 words)

  
 Spokane County Washington GenWeb
In 1864 Spokane was reorganized as part of Stevens County.
In 1879 Spokane County was disorganized, reorganized from Stevens County, and recreated as Spokane County.
Spokane County is the center of the "Inland Empire".
www.rootsweb.com /~waspokan   (364 words)

  
 Spokane Apartments for rent Spokane apartment rentals, Spokane furnished apartments to rent.
Spokane Apartments for rent Spokane apartment rentals, Spokane furnished apartments to rent.
Spokane housing rentals, apartments, roommates, houses, tenants and landlords have not been verified or evaluated.
Individuals utilizing this rental service to find Spokane rental property and Spokane roommates take full responsibility for their actions.
www.sublet.com /area_rentals/Washington/Spokane_Rentals.asp   (69 words)

  
 Vivato Antennas Bring Wi-Fi To Lare Area Of Spokane - Technology News by TechWeb
The City of Spokane has installed what is believed to be the country's largest municipal wireless network.
The system is beginning to be used by various Spokane municipal services for police, fire, rescue, and traffic activities.
The project was something of a natural for Vivato, which was founded in Spokane and maintains its 65-person research-and-development operation in the city.
www.techweb.com /wire/26804129   (672 words)

  
 Spokane Web Communications - Design and Web Development - Spokane, WA
Spokane Web Communications - Design and Web Development - Spokane, WA Marketing Associates of Spokane
Spokane Web Communications is a full service web development firm specializing in online communication and self maintaining websites.
We are located in Liberty Lake, WA and service websites in the Inland Northwest and beyond.
www.spokaneweb.net   (229 words)

  
 Spokane officer injured arresting car theft suspect | KOMOradio.com - Seattle, Washington | Local & Regional
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A Spokane police officer was treated at a hospital Tuesday morning for minor injuries suffered while arresting a suspected car thief.
The 21-year-old was jailed for investigation of felony assaults on officers and possessing stolen property.
Police also caught a 26-year-old after the stolen car was stopped and he led officers on a foot chase through yards and alleys.
www.komoradio.com /news/local/5009191.html   (183 words)

  
 DJ Spokane, WA - Spokane, Washington DJ, Spokane DJs
Spokane DJs are plentiful on Gigmasters, and most of our Spokane Deejays have photos and videos available on their online press kits.
A top notch Spokane D.J. may need to be booked 6 to 12 months in advance, especially if you're looking for the DJ to also serve as a Spokane Master of Ceremonies.
Most professional Spokane Emcees and DJs in Spokane WA will also require a deposit in order to secure them.
www.gigmasters.com /DJ/DJ_Spokane_WA.asp   (988 words)

  
 Spokane, Washington (WA) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, news, sex ...
The ratio of number of residents in Spokane to the number of sex offenders is 928 to 1.
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www.city-data.com /city/Spokane-Washington.html   (2683 words)

  
 Visitors in Spokane
With all the big city amenities you could wish for, abundant natural beauty, four distinct seasons and 260 sunny days each year, the Spokane Region is truly a special place.
Spokane is the perfect base for an amazing number of outdoor recreational opportunities.
And when it's time for a little refreshment, you'll find restaurants serving up some distinctly regional tastes paired with Spokane's own incredible wines.
www.visitspokane.com /visitorpages/index.php   (250 words)

  
 Your luxurious Spokane Washington Hotel: Courtyard Spokane Downtown at the Convention Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Courtyard by Marriott Spokane Downtown hotel is a secluded getaway on the banks of the Spokane River and adjacent to the Spokane Convention Center.
Fifteen minutes from your flight to Spokane, on the Centennial Trail in the University District, we are in the middle of it all!
To make your business trip or vacation to Spokane as relaxing as possible, enjoy the outdoor landscaped courtyard and gazebo, and the indoor pool, whirlpool and fitness center.
marriott.com /hotels/travel/gegch-courtyard-spokane-downtown-at-the-convention-center   (360 words)

  
 Spokane Outdoors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
To see value in one's environment and become more at one with the land and its history.
Some of the activities described in the text of Spokane Outdoors information service website are inherently dangerous (e.g., Mountain Biking, kayaking, etc.).
Every effort is made to insure the accuracy of the information provided.
www.spokaneoutdoors.com   (135 words)

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