Springtime

At last, we can look forward to spring and all things green and growing.

As a kid, spring meant my allergies would go haywire and my mother would dress me up for Easter. I didn’t like either, but the memories (and the pictures) are fun. I’m game to celebrate the season.

So is our EWU intern, Heide Tyvan. She’s turned to Master Gardener Julie McElroy for tips on how to prepare our ower beds for success. Once our owers are in bloom, we may cross swords with hungry aphids and spider mites. But Rich Leon can help. He’ll introduce us to ladybugs—predatory insects that love to gobble up garden pests.

Do you crave greens to eat? Spokane born Michael Brown’s delivers the best southern food north of the Mason-Dixon line at his restaurant, Fresh Soul. You’ll love his time-tested recipes and his spiritual mission—to mentor teens as they whip up vittles beside him. “It’s all in the name of God,” he says.

Speaking of spirit, we’ve got Easter covered at Spokane Coeur d’Alene Living. Remember that intern, Heide? She and our publisher Jordan Bozzi have taste-tested the city’s nest made Easter candies and they’re reporting their ndings to you. What a sacri ce, huh?

I’ve researched the ancient roots of our Easter traditions and colored some eggs to test dye kits. And we’ve gathered a team of talented Spokane artists to create Easter egg magic, using all of their favorite mediums.

If Easter is not your vibe, how about the Titanic? e luxury ocean liner sank in the North Atlantic on April 14 and 15 of 1912—111 years ago—with a small group of Spokanites on board. Who lived? Who died? And where are they memorialized in the city of Spokane? Read the article to nd out.

You’ll nd stories on the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture’s remarkable exhibit, “Dancing with Life: Mexican Masks,” curated by Gonzaga professor, Dr. Pavel Shlossberg, an ABBA tribute show at the Bing, Spokane’s best dentists and a promising treatment for chronic pain and PTSD—specially farmed strains of cannabis, with or without the legendary high.

Truth is, spring has something for everyone, and so do we. So dig in, and don’t forget to tell me what you think – editor@spokanecda.com. Kelly