TAG: local
SCORE Business Workshops at the library
Posted in Business and Careers, News on December 29, 2016 at 6:00 am
Spokane County Library District brings you SCORE Business Workshops with experts Chuck Zahara and Josh King. Each month in January through April, they present a workshop covering a topic relevant to small business owners and entrepreneurs. These workshops are for local business owners at all stages, from aspiring entrepreneurs looking to create a b […]
Tags: business, business plan, entrepreneur, entrepreneurs, local, local business, marketing, marketing plan, SCORE, small business, starting a business
Cheney Library: Neighborhood Champion for Small Business Saturday
Posted in News on November 10, 2016 at 6:00 am
By Tami Chapman Small Business Saturday is small businesses’ answer to the hype of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, taking place every year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. This year it falls on November 26. American Express founded Small Business Saturday in 2010 as part of the Shop Small movement. American Express’s Neighborhood Champion Pro […]
Tags: community, holiday shopping, holidays, local, local businesses, Shop Small, shopping, Small Business Saturday
5 local writers talk about fatherhood
Posted in Explore and Discover on June 16, 2016 at 6:00 am
By Erin Dodge Today is the 8th Annual Engaging Fatherhood Conference & Resource Fair at Spokane Falls Community College (8am to 3pm), promoting the importance of fathers in healthy child development and family well-being. The event, including free lunch, is brought to the public by the DADS Committee of Spokane. In celebration of dads, paternal […]
Tags: fatherhood, fathers, local, local authors, parenting, writers
Going local
Posted in Explore and Discover, For You on March 17, 2016 at 6:00 am
by Sheri Boggs In a prominent corner or shelf of your closest County Library you might find stories about Sasquatch, about a derelict hotel rescued from obscurity, about a kid from North Idaho who implausibly becomes a drug kingpin before getting caught and going to prison. There are stories about a woman and her daughter […]
Washington wildfires: Is this the new normal?
Posted in News on December 28, 2015 at 6:00 am
Wildfires raged across the Inland Northwest last year, burning over a million acres and leaving no community untouched. Is this the new normal for the Inland Northwest? We invite you to share your ideas and opinions about the impact of these wildfires at “kitchen-table” style community conversations. Participate in engaging discussions led by t […]
