[todaysdate] By Tracy Simmons Members of the Spokane City Council spent more than three hours Monday night listening to residents mostly air their opinions about abortion. The ordinance drawing the crowd, which passed 6-1, revised Spokane’s Municipal Code to include driveways in an ordinance about obstructing traffic. The ordinance states …

It’s looking to be another agonistic Spokane City Council meeting tonight as pro-lifers and pro-choicers gear up to talk about the protestors that frequent the local Planned Parenthood. In Spokane it’s illegal to block sidewalks and obstruct vehicular traffic, but it’s currently OK to block driveways. Anti-abortion demonstrators commonly block the driveway at …

[todaysdate] The Jundt Art Museum at Gonzaga University will open the new year with the exhibition titled “Ric Gendron: Rattlebone,” featuring paintings from the artist’s 30-year career, as well as historic and contemporary cultural objects from the artist’s family. The exhibition runs through April 2, according to a press release. …

The Rev. Kodo Hiromichi Umezu, bishop of the Buddhist Churches of America, will give a Dharma talk at 10:30 a.m., Jan. 11 at The Spokane Buddhist Temple, 927 S. Perry.

She is a second-generation Ethiopian-American raised in Spokane and for FAVS will be writing about issues surrounding racial and economic disparities both locally and abroad.

Please welcome Brien Pittman to the SpokaneFAVS team of writers. Pittman, who recently returned to Spokane, provides local support and counseling for PTSD victims. He specializes in treating Spiritual Trauma Syndrome (STS).