🌱 Pig Out In The Park + Homeless Connect Meeting Postponed

Hey, neighbors! Sean Peek here with today's copy of the Spokane Daily.

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First, today's weather:

A morning flurry; cloudy. High: 38 Low: 34.

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Here are the top three stories today in Spokane:

1. Pig Out in the Park will be returning on Labor Day weekend, after being canceled the past two years due to COVID-19. The annual food and music festival will take place at Riverfront Park from Aug. 31-Sept. 5. This year's free event will feature 50 food booths, three adult beverage gardens, 90 musical acts, and 40 public market booths. (KXLY Spokane)
2. The tenth annual Spokane Homeless Connect meeting has been postponed to March due to "skyrocketing COVID cases." The meeting, which was originally scheduled for Jan. 27, will now take place on Tuesday, March 1. The Spokane Homeless Connect is a subcommittee of the Spokane Homeless Coalition which is an organization that serves those experiencing homelessness in Spokane County. (KREM.com)
3. Spokane Public Schools (SPS) were closed on Tuesday due to COVID-related staffing shortages. Officials are expecting the Omicron surge to peak as soon as this week and are adjusting the school calendar "to provide additional time for staff to complete quarantines required by the Department of Health." As of Friday, 1,158 staff and students were in quarantine due to a possible COVID-19 case, according to SPS. (KREM.com)

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Today in Spokane:

• Picture Book Chat, At Spokane County Library District (1:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• The Spokane County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for information regarding a nude runner in the Minnehaha Park-Beacon Hill area. (Facebook)
• Spokane Arts will be hosting a group application walkthrough today (1/19) at 4:00 p.m. via Zoom for the Spokane Arts Grant Awards applications, which are due on Feb. 1. (Facebook)
• Don't miss The Harlem Globetrotters at the Spokane Arena on Jan. 24! (Facebook)

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That's it for today! See you tomorrow for another update.

— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.