Casey's Blog

    One of the coolest things Spokane Symphony does is a yearly "Concert at the Park" event.  This years concerts are going to be held at Liberty Lake's Pavillian Park at 6PM on August 30th and Spokane's Comstock Park at 6pm on September 1st.  The Comstock concert will include a variety of pre-co...

With all the crackdown on the mortgage industry and the tightening of the lending guidelines that you have all read about (and more than likely experienced) you would think that mortgage fraud would be a thing of the past, or at least be drastically reduced.  NOT THE CASE! A study done by the Mor...

Answer: Neither. Use a reusable bag!  www.greenraising.com Keep them in your car and after you are done stocking the cupbords and fridge with food from the market, put the empty bags next to your keys for your next trip out the door.  This way you will always have them in your car easily accessib...

When it comes to sports, they are!  And the average sports fan loves to see it happen!  However, when it comes to weather I don't think I am going too far out on a limb when I say no one wants to see this happen.  No doubt the inland NW has experienced some rather unusual weather this year and be...

Shock win conference title, and will host the Arena Cup Courtesy: arenafootball2   For the second time in three years, the Spokane Shock will play for the af2's grand prize, the ArenaCup, after defeating the Amarillo Dusters 79-49 in the National Conference Championship game Saturday night.  Havi...

Since Colonel William Ridpath first opened the doors in the early 1900's, guests have enjoyed the ambiance and service for which The Ridpath is widely known, that is until 5PM Monday evening.  This brought an end to the oldest continuously operating full-service hotel in Spokane.  With the need o...

I stumbled across a quote from Ansel Adams (second quote) that rang so true to me that I couldn't NOT share it.  "It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment."  Unbelievable, but true!  Think about that and tell me your jaw doesn't drop.  It inspired me to do...

Now, I know most have seen the email about the abandoned dogs that was forwarded around the US a year or so ago, and I would not have believed this email if I didn't know the guy.  This morning a gentleman I work with was on his way to work and noticed a cardboard box alongside the road - not far...

Being a Gonzaga Alumni I beleive it is my duty to promote fellow Zags as much as possible.  That said, there is a WONDERFUL event being put of this week where the proceeds go to benefit the local chapter of the American Diabetes Association.  Take a day off, play some golf, hang out with some gre...

As many Spokanites know, our community pools are going the way of the Dodo.  With the annual repairs and constant upkeep the city has found them too expensive to keep up.  The alternative they have developed are random "Spray Pads" for kids in existing parks and two wonderful Water parks on the N...