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fter the death of George Floyd last year sparked international outcry and spurred a mass protest movement, the Spokane Regional Law and Justice Council could have been perfectly situated to deliver quick reform. After all, the mission of the Law and Justice Council an intergovernmental committee composed of local representatives from politics, law enforcement, the legal system and other community stakeholders is to reimagine criminal justice in Spokane. Instead, some of the group s members say, the council was mired in stalemate and dysfunction. That was also the conclusion of the three Spokane authors of the
Blueprint for Reform, an exhaustive list of Smart Justice criminal justice reform recommendations that spurred the resurrection of the Law and Justice Council in 2014.
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ast Thursday afternoon, the back corner of Hoffman Music transformed into a makeshift rock club for a few hours. The Heather King Band is on a small stage, a wall of brass horns and saxophones arranged artfully behind them, running through a sound check. They cover Alanis Morrisette and Bonnie Raitt and the Beatles, while Hoffman staff set the right audio levels and arrange a pair of cameras on tripods. In a couple hours, the band s set will be streamed live through Hoffman s Facebook and Instagram profiles, the latest in a series of virtual concerts hosted by the venerable Spokane music store.
John Marshall
FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018 file photo, Gonzaga head coach Mark Few, right, calls a timeout as assistant coach Tommy Lloyd looks on during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against San Diego in Spokane, Wash. Arizona has hired longtime Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as its next menâs basketball coach, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. The school says Lloyd will receive a five-year contract, pending approval by the Arizona Board of Regents. (AP Photo/Young Kwak, File) April 14, 2021 - 5:24 PM
Arizona has hired longtime Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as its men s basketball coach.
The school said Wednesday that Lloyd will receive a five-year contract, pending approval by the Arizona Board of Regents.
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ast March I went on a frantic, crafting dash. I grabbed my keys, and drove to Michaels Arts and Crafts, soaking in every moment of the drive, of normal life. Scanning every aisle from the very front to the back of the store, I grabbed acrylic paint, watercolors, paint brushes, embroidery thread, sewing needles anything I thought would keep me occupied for the uncertain lockdown timeframe. As a last addition to my crafting supply haul, I decided to check Amazon, where I was introduced to the surprisingly extensive world of miniatures and dollhouses. I browsed through coffeehouses with coffee-making appliances, the tiniest cups of coffee, and cozy, homey coffeehouse seating; green rooms filled with paper plants and flowers, gardening tools and birdhouses; and even holiday-themed kits.
Young Kwak photo McKinstry hopes the Catalyst Building it built near Spokane s University District in partnership with Avista Development will serve as proof that cutting-edge clean building techniques and technology don t have to come at a premium price. E
ven before President Joe Biden announced his historic $2 trillion American Jobs Plan on March 31, which includes massive infrastructure investments, it was clear that his proposed solutions would include a focus on cleaner buildings. The built environment think office buildings, schools, hospitals, homes and businesses is one of the largest sources of carbon emissions, largely in the form of energy wasted by inefficient appliances, insulation, lighting and more. Between those inefficiencies and the actual construction and building materials (concrete, for example, is very