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Lisa Brown @lisaforprogress.bsky.social · 2d

Follow Ben Tobin @coldwetdays.bsky.social for excellent PNW street photography- often from early morning walks in #Spokane, but also from “war-torn” #Portland

Ben Tobin @coldwetdays.bsky.social · 2d

Saw the @mayorspokane.bsky.social riding her bike to work last week.

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Valerie Osier @valerieosier.bsky.social · 5d

Civic engagement is not only alive but bumping in Spokane. We had 80+ people out for @rangemedia.co's PolitiCrawl!

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Lisa Brown @lisaforprogress.bsky.social · 8d

Welcome to #Spokane Coach Lukic!

Nicholas Murray @njemurray.bsky.social · 8d

Spokane Zephyr FC has appointed Nicole Lukic as its new Head Coach, following her stint as Director of Talent Identification for @ussoccer.com YNTs.

Lukic previously led @mnaurorafc.bsky.social to remarkable success in its first two #USL-W seasons.

www.gainbridgesuperleague.com/news/2025/10...

Spokane Zephyr FC Names U.S. Soccer’s Nicole Lukic as Head Coach - Gainbridge Super League

SPOKANE, Wash. — October 7, 2025 – Aequus Sports, LLC. announced Nicole Lukic as Head Coach of Spokane Zephyr FC, bringing her proven record of leadership and success to Spokane, WA […]

www.gainbridgesuperleague.com

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Lisa Brown @lisaforprogress.bsky.social · 9d

I ❤️this #Spokane group. The rides are family friendly, music friendly and fun. Let’s get them on Bluesky!

brianmcclatchey.bsky.social @brianmcclatchey.bsky.social · 9d

I went on a bike ride with a bunch of other cyclists in #Spokane on Sunday - #Spokanerides ! What a great way to foster community!

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Mayor Lisa Brown @mayorspokane.bsky.social · 12d

Happy Week Without Driving from the City of Spokane Mayor’s Office! #WeekWithoutDriving @spokanecity.org @americawalks.bsky.social

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David Burbach 🌹 @dburbach.bsky.social · 18d

Your correspondent here in war ravaged Portland, at the moderately busy airport where lackadaisical travellers are headed to Disneyland or Spokane, no doubt fleeing for their lives. Relief supplies down to essentials like cold craft beer and marionberry jam.

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Lisa Brown @lisaforprogress.bsky.social · 18d

I’m in…or rather, out, of my car for the week in #Spokane. 🚲 🚍 🏃‍♀️
rangemedia.co/spokane-week...

COLUMN: Can you go a week without driving? – RANGE Media

Challenge yourself to get to know Spokane in a new way by joining local electeds and grassroots group Spokane Reimagined in going 1 week without driving.

rangemedia.co

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Lisa Brown @lisaforprogress.bsky.social · 25d

Check out “Together Spokane” & come to the Rally! Improvements to every neighborhood, indoor aquatics, lighted fields, trades high school, “In Real Life” no screens activities for all! #Spokane

www.togetherspokane.org

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 28d

Spokane, you were terrific. Thank you for coming to see me. Santa Cruz, you're next! See you tomorrow!

The twin chimneys of the Steam Plant, in Spokane

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Lisa Brown @lisaforprogress.bsky.social · Sep 16

Check this out advocates for film-making in #Spokane

Washington Filmworks @wafilmworks.bsky.social · Sep 16

Hey Spokane, let's get together! Join us October 9 for Behind the Scenes with Washington Filmworks. We’ll share a fresh marketing tool and give you the chance to get to know the team leads working to make WA a standout destination for film.

📍 Magic Lantern Theatre

🔗 RSVP: forms.gle/GfeUp7cqz7HK...

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Erin Sellers @merrywanderer.bsky.social · Sep 11

Cool thing about Spokane: we banned these in city limits

David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · Sep 11

This story introduced me to a new "innovation": bitcoin ATMs, or BTMs. They convert cash into crypto, which can then be transferred to a digital wallet.
And guess what? They facilitate impersonation fraud, routinely. DC's attorney general just sued one of the big operators. James Baratta reports:

Crypto Bank Machine Operators Swindle Seniors

Once described as the ‘AR-15s of the financial services industry,’ crypto ATMs remain a hotbed for scams targeting vulnerable communities. But third-party fraudsters aren’t the only ones laughing all ...

prospect.org

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Lisa Brown @lisaforprogress.bsky.social · Sep 12

The Washington state legislature authorized this incentive. #Spokane is using it to replace surface parking lots with housing.

Mayor Lisa Brown @mayorspokane.bsky.social · Sep 10

The Pavement to People Program encourages the construction of affordable housing on underdeveloped parking lots. The first project utilizing this program is in the pre-development and design stage! This is a step in the right direction, as downtown Spokane needs an additional 3,200 housing units.

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Michelle A Darnell @michelleadarnell.bsky.social · Sep 9

Thank you to Jupiter's Eye Book Cafe for having me!

If you’re in Spokane check out this super cozy book cafe- perfect for fantasy book lovers.

#spokane #booksbooksbooks #yafantasy #localauthor #liveauthorsigning

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Lisa Brown @lisaforprogress.bsky.social · Sep 6

KYRS community radio to host the Grassroots Radio Conference in #Spokane in September! www.inlandnwbusiness.com/2025/03/kyrs...

KYRS to host 2025 Grassroots Radio Conference

The Grassroots Radio Conference (GRC) continues to grow and Spokane's KYRS Thin Air Community Radio has been selected as the host station f...

www.inlandnwbusiness.com

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Lisa Brown @lisaforprogress.bsky.social · Sep 3

This is a fun fall #Spokane tradition. Walk, even better, bike 🚲 to free live music on porches, all afternoon #Porchfest #Porchfest2025

PorchFest West Central @porchfestwcentral.bsky.social · Sep 3

13 porches with 19 musicians (and counting) lined up for Porchfest 2025. September 13th from 3 - 7 pm all around lovely West Central, Spokane.
Interactive map with details at www.reachwestcentral.org/porchfest

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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · Sep 1

Spokane was the first (and I think still only?) city in Washington to authorize the Pavement to People tax incentive, which cuts the sales tax on new construction materials to 0 if developers build homes on a vacant parking lot.

Now it's finally bearing fruit! 🎉🏠

From parking to premises: Urbin Developments, Diamond Parking partner on redevelopment projects

A local real estate development company is partnering with Diamond Parking Services LLC to convert underused parking lots into residential housing.

www.spokanejournal.com

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SpokaneHappens @spokanehappens.bsky.social · Sep 1

#Spokane #acceptingappilcations #local #authors #SpokaneStoryTellers

Apply:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Leah Sottile @leahsottile.bsky.social · Aug 27

“As Mayor of Spokane, I’ve declared a state of emotional emergency.” A Tuesday surprise from @alexdugganreports.bsky.social

www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

Spokane officials have no reason to comment on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement, but we asked them anyway

Spokane officials have no reason to comment about the "Love Story" engagement between iconic pop star Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, but it's pretty clear that most of the...

www.spokesman.com

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Lisa Brown @lisaforprogress.bsky.social · Aug 27

She should “Shake It Off”.

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Lisa Brown @lisaforprogress.bsky.social · Aug 23

This is transformative! They have a waiting list of dozens of unhoused people who want to work. The City of #Spokane is a partner & we are exploring ways to expand our partnership. We need non-profits, faith communities & private businesses to join us in giving people the dignity of contributing.

Mayor Lisa Brown @mayorspokane.bsky.social · Aug 22

Dignified Workday is doing incredible work in our community. They are connecting folks experiencing homelessness to jobs and helping our Code Enforcement teams with garbage and litter cleanup.

Have a project? Learn more about how you can hire their crews: www.dignifiedworkday.org/hire-our-crew/

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Lisa Brown @lisaforprogress.bsky.social · Aug 20

Agree! And supporting the Marshallese, Hmong and other communities that are living here is very important, as well as opposing the Trump order denying law-abiding Haitians and Venezuelans living here a path forward, and speaking out about the failure of Congress to stop the ICE raids.

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Lisa Brown @lisaforprogress.bsky.social · Aug 19

Spokane has the 8th largest urban Native American population in the country and is home to the 3rd largest population of people from the Marshall Islands in the world. Significant first languages spoken in our city other than English are Spanish, Russian and Vietnamese.

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karen-mobley.bsky.social @karen-mobley.bsky.social · Aug 14

Spokane has a cool asphalt art program and this new work by Renaldo Gil Zambrano is excellent. It’s right by the playground and play field off Regal. Worth a look. South Gate neighbors rock!

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Lisa Brown @lisaforprogress.bsky.social · Aug 15

Complete streets 2.0 in #Spokane has passed.

City of Spokane @spokanecity.org · Aug 13

Complete Streets are for everyone, regardless of if they walk, ride, drive, or use public transit. This new policy will move the City forward and aid us in our goal of designing and building streets that are safely accessible for all. @mayorspokane.bsky.social my.spokanecity.org/news/release...

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Lisa Brown @lisaforprogress.bsky.social · Aug 9

Amazing turnout for the #SpokaneBikeParty
We like our bikes 🚴🚴🏻‍♀️🚴‍♂️

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