 In 1907, Spokane's board of park commissioners retained the services of the Olmsted Brothers to draw up a plan for Spokane parks. Today, Spokane has a system of over 75 parks totaling 3,500 acres, with parks ranging in size from the quarter-acre Skeet-So-Mish Park playground to the 464-acre Palisades Park conservation area.
Spokane has hosted the NCAA Men's (2003) and Women's (2002) Basketball Tournaments, and has been selected to do so again in 2009.
Spokane will host the 2007 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, and was a candidate city for the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships, losing its bid to Los Angeles.
The Spokane Arena is also the perennial host to the State 'B' Basketball Tournament, which brings athletes and fans from many of Washington's smaller high schools to town. (Information provided by Wikipedia .)
If you are looking at visiting, Spokane certainly offers the best to its visitors.
Whether you are looking at relocating, visiting this awesome city, or enjoying your community, Connecting Spokane is here to aid in locating all the area has to offer! |
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Mayor Verner Releases Mid-year Report of City Accomplishments |
Release Date: 7/17/2008 12:00:00 AM
Contact:
Marlene Feist,
(509) 625-6740
“What a difference six months can make!” Mayor Mary Verner said, when talking about the City’s accomplishments of the first half of 2008. “Our employees are listening to our citizens, and we are creating a government that is open and accountable.”
Since taking office, the Mayor has focused the City’s work on five priorities:
Infrastructure.
Public Safety.
Sustainable Economic Growth.
Community Quality of Life.
Leadership and Administration.
“We have made strides in each of these areas,” the Mayor reported. “We continue to fix streets identified in Street Bond plan on time and on budget, and we have patched nearly 3,000 potholes that resulted from an especially hard winter. We’re moving toward the new neighborhood policing model with the addition of 12 new police officers, and we graduated 11 new firefighters to provide necessary public safety.” |
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Riverfront Park Celebrates 30 Years In The Heart of Spokane |
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Release Date: 7/29/2008 12:00:00 AM Day-Long Celebration Scheduled for Saturday, August 2nd Contact:
Nancy Goodspeed,
(509) 625-6297
One of Spokane’s most beloved public assets is celebrating its 30th anniversary. To commemorate that milestone and thank the public for 30 great years, we’re rolling back prices to what they were in 1978, for just one day, Saturday, August 2, 2008. It’s going to be whole lot of fun, and everyone is invited! Check out what we have in store:
1978 Rolled Back Prices
$6.00 All Day Passes
$ .50 Carrousel Rides
$ .50 Train Rides
$2.00 IMAX regular film
$ .50 popcorn/soft drinks
$1.00 hot dogs
$1.00 Old Fashioned root beer floats |
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