❤️ Your Monday Spokane Update

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Saturday gave Spokane sports fans everything: a stoppage-time penalty that stole two points from Velocity, and a 6-1 Chiefs statement to stay perfect. Now the week ahead trades cleats for culture: free music downtown tonight, a midweek market hanging onto harvest season, and Elizabeth Gilbert touching down in ten days.

In today's Spokane Pulse:

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💵 The top zip codes where insurers dropped coverage in Spokane County due to wildfire risk: Wildfire risk is driving cancellations, and Spokane County is getting hit hard: 99205, 99208, and 99207 have seen the most dropped policies in the county, per the state Insurance Commissioner's office.

🚧 Spokane council defers permit fees for rebuilding homes lost in August fires: The council voted unanimously Wednesday night to extend the mayor's emergency order: rebuilding homeowners won't owe permit fees until their homes are ready to occupy. County commissioners approved a similar program taking effect January 1, 2027.

🆕 Gov. Ferguson brings phone-free schools pitch to Spokane: At Lewis & Clark High School on Friday, the governor launched the Phone-Free Schools Act, his "Away for the Day" bill to keep phones stored away during the school day starting September 2027, with no suspensions in year one.

📉 How Rob Curley's plan for the Spokesman-Review ended in a newsroom revolt: InvestigateWest and RANGE report on the collapse of the plan to move the 143-year-old paper into Curley's nonprofit, weeks before the planned Oct. 30 transfer. Curley was suspended Aug. 7 after a union no-confidence vote.

🔥 Spokane Velocity FC plays Portland to a 3-3 thriller: Three first-half goals weren't enough Saturday at ONE Spokane Stadium, where a stoppage-time Portland penalty stole two points in a dramatic draw.

🎉 Chiefs stay perfect with 6-1 rout of Portland: Six different goal scorers, a season-high 41 shots, and a highlight-reel night for captain Chase Harrington in Saturday's road rout. Spokane's next home game is Friday against Lethbridge.

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A Monday series pairing Feast World Kitchen pop-up menus with original live music; this week features Tristan Hart Pierce.

Judah & the Lion bring their folk-pop energy to the Knitting Factory for a Tuesday night show.

The Wednesday farmstand keeps harvest season rolling with a smaller midweek market at Coeur d'Alene Park.

Volunteer attorneys from the Sandy Williams Justice Center offer free 30-minute legal consultations, first come, first served.

Spokane Is Reading hosts author Laurie Frankel for an evening talk on her novel One Two Three.

A gloriously disastrous take on J.M. Barrie's classic lands at the Civic Theatre for a night of theatrical chaos.

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🎤 Elizabeth Gilbert: All the Way to the River: The bestselling author launches the paperback of All the Way to the River with Auntie's Bookstore, and your ticket includes a signed copy. (October 15)

😂 Maria Bamford: Maria Bamford's singular stand-up returns to the Comedy Club for an 18+ special event. (October 15)

🎨 Hillyard's Third Thursday Art Walk: Market Street fills with art, music, and vendors for a free evening stroll through Hillyard. (October 15)

🎵 ABRA Cadabra: The Music & Magic of ABBA: A family-friendly ABBA stage extravaganza takes over the Fox, with doors at 6:30 and the show at 7:30. (October 16)

😂 William Lee Martin: The cowboy comedian brings his Seemed Smart at the Time tour to the Bing. (October 16)

🎨 The Minutes: Tracy Letts' acclaimed play runs Oct. 9–Nov. 1 at the Firth J Chew Studio Theatre; stay after the Oct. 15 performance for a talkback with the cast. (October 15)

😂 Chelsea Handler: The High and Mighty Tour: The comedian and seven-time NYT bestselling author brings her High and Mighty Tour to the Fox, with doors at 7 and the show at 8. (October 17)

Free Shred Day is back at Washington Trust Bank on Friday, Oct. 16, from 9 a.m. to noon. Bring old bank statements, tax documents, and mystery boxes of paperwork to participating Spokane-area branches (Lincoln Heights, Northgate, Valley Financial Center) and watch them disappear. It's free, it's quick, and your filing cabinet will thank you. Details: watrust.com/shred.

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