Sunday Dinner

Message about Browne's Addition Concert Series Benefit Hi! Just a reminder that you are invited to attend The Browne's Addition Concert Series Benefit Dinner at Cafe Marron, featuring Mon Cheri! 100% of your ticket will go directly to the concerts series, and we really need your support to be able to make this series happen this year. If you are planning on coming, please buy your ticket soon, so we can let Cafe Marron knowhow much food to prepare. Thanks! For tickets go to: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/101253 or call Sarah at 509.218.9398 to make arrangements to reserve your ticket. Thank you, Sarah and The Browne's Addition Concert Series Committee VIEW INVITATION

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Gathering Wednesday

We will gather again this Wed in the Gilkey Community Room at the MAC at 6:30 pm, out by 8:00.

Important topics include the decision on the bus route STA made, updates on the Garden, and exciting news about Overlook Park!

Also, the concert series planning is moving ahead, and Sarah will have some news about ways all of us can help make it another successful season!

See you there!

Neighborhood Facebook Page

Some neighbors have put up a Facebook page about Browne's Addition, and have been great about keeping us all informed of some of the more interesting things around here.

Check it out!

Wednesday's Gathering

This Wednesday, Jan 6, the Neighborhood Council will be meeting from 6:30pm to 7:58pm at the MAC (Museum of Arts and Culture, 1st and Hemlock).

While there are some important issues before the neighborhood, we also want to take this opportunity to look at how we communicate in the 'hood. We have many different and poorly integrated methods (direct mail, flyers, the Blog, a Facebook page), but not a clear model for how we let folks know what is going on. This discussion leads as well to our very organizational structure: is the chair, vice chair, etc. still the way a neighborhood should be organized in 2010, or is there a more flattened and structure that would do us well?

The point is that the neighborhood doesn't exist for the Neighborhood Council, but the other way around. Maybe we can do things better and more responsively.

come and offer some ideas and suggestions for how we can be a more communicative neighborhood.

STA Public Meetings

We have scheduled for and are preparing for two neighborhood open houses in January: Saturday, 1/23 (10:30 to noon) and Wednesday, 1/27 (6:30 pm - 8 pm) both at the Lutheran Church.

We will be posting notices and distributing leaflets advertising it. If you can post it that would be fantastic.

Thanks,

Karl Otterstrom, AICP
Director of Planning

Spokane Transit Authority
KOtterstrom@SpokaneTransit.com
Phone: http://www.facebook.com/l/6a6d2;509.325.6089

Bus News

Two neighbors, Suzanne Fleming and Steve Eugster, have submitted information regarding the bus changes they would like posted on the Blog.

Steve's info is available at his Blog

There are limitations to what can be posted on this blog (technical limitations, not content, at least not so far.) So we will do our best to post the various content formats received.

(If you would like something posted on this Blog, please submit it in a conventional word processing format, like Word or a text document, or a finished jpg or gif [no pdf]...thanks)

There is also news about the planned STA neighborhood meetings, and that info is posted as well.

Browne's Addition Annual Party

Hello Neighbors and Friends: This year the December community meeting is being held at the (soon to be) 1899 House Bed & Breakfast at 1728 W. First, owned by Shannon & Louie Flores III. This is a neighborhood community event, and pot luck dishes are welcome, and soft drinks will be provided.

The 1899 House looks awesome! Come see for yourself!

If you have any questions about the party, please do not hesitate to call Shannon and Louie at 509 979 5989, or email us at: 1899housebnb@msn.com

The party/gathering is this Wednesday, December 2 starting at 6:30 pm.

1899 House, 1728 W. First.