Casey's Blog

Here is a little local website that I hop on every once in awhile...I know that we can not shop our way to a greener planet and that a lot of the so-called "Green products" aren't so or have no trail to prove they are.  However I do believe that if everyone does a little, we can make a difference...

  Gonzaga University's Bozarth Mansion and Retreat Center, sits on approximately nine acres, was purchased by the University in December 1963. The 23 room mansion and a number of smaller buildings were included in the $85,000 purchase price, as were a number of antique furnishings. Two small bri...

ITS TRUE! Slugger Manny Ramirez's stormy relationship with the Boston Red Sox is over. Ramirez has been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Red Sox will pay the remaining $7 million of Ramirez's contract, ESPN.com's Peter Gammons reported. "When a player like Manny becomes available, I don't t...

   Unity in the Community Spokane's Unity in the Community is celebrating its 14th year this year in Riverfront Park!  Come and join the fun.  Officials are estimating close to 10,000 people could be in attendance this year marking another year of growth!  Unity in the Community is an opportunity...

I know this is 2 days late, but our Spokane Mayor, Mary Verner, proclaimed this week "Paint the Town Orange Week" in Honor of the Spokane Shock and in celebration of the af2 2008 Playoffs. Majority owner and CEO of the Spokane Shock, Brady Nelson, along with Shock Fullback, Katon Bethay, represe...

I stumbled across a little chart of the largest mortgage lenders in America.  The results only take into account the second quarter.  From top to bottom the list is Wells Fargo, coming in at no. 1, followed by Chase, CountryWide, Bank of America and Citigroup.  It will be interesting to see how m...

Interesting turn of events.  People who live on the west coast have probably heard the Hayes Barnard commercials...not going to say anything bad and just let the article do the talking. State goes after Paramount Equity Mortgage The state wants to revoke the license of Paramount Equity Mortgage I...

There is an article in the latest Men's Health Magazine about a study done to distinguish what cities are the most environmentally conscious in the US.  Guess what?  Spokane made the list!  The study covered a wide range of topics and after compiling a number of factors - gas consumption (Spokane...

An older, tired-looking dog wandered into my yard; I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home and was well taken care of. He calmly came over to me, I gave him a few pats on his head; he then followed me into my house, slowly walked down the hall, curled up in the corner ...

Although the season is 9 games old, the opening home stand is here tonight!  The festivities kickoff tonight at 5:30 at Avista Stadium (game start 6:30 - free magnet schedule give-away).  The Spokane RiverHawks are a summer baseball collegiate invite-only league.  Somewhat of a Semi-Pro team.  If...