🌱 Gas Prices Up Almost 9 Cents + Spokane Store Helps Ukraine Refugees

Hey, neighbors! It's me again, Carla Varner, your host of the Spokane Daily.

First, today's weather:

Cooler with showers around. High: 54 Low: 35.

Here are the top three stories today in Spokane:

1. Gas prices in Spokane have gone up nearly 9 cents per gallon in the last week, while the national average rose 4.4 cents. A GasBuddy survey looked at 187 gas stations in the city and found that the average price of gas, as of Monday, was $4.32. The prices ranged from $4.16 per gallon to $4.65. (KREM.com)
2. Ukraine's Closet, a new store in North Spokane, is helping Ukrainian refugees in the area. The store, which Zhanna Oberemok previously operated out of a storage shed, has donated free clothes and shoes to more than 20 families and fully furnished six households with donated furniture. Oberemok said that she's amazed by the generosity of the Spokane community. (FOX 28 Spokane)
3. A teenager riding an electric bike was hit by a vehicle on Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred on 23rd Avenue and Pines. Early reports suggest that the bicyclist cut in front of the car. (FOX 28 Spokane)

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Today in Spokane:

• Family Storytime (Ages 2-5) At North Spokane Library (9:30 AM)
• Storytime Shorts At North Spokane Library (10:00 AM)
• Cheney Library Book Club At North Spokane Library (6:30 PM)
• Container Gardening At North Spokane Library (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Spokane area businesses are hiring! Scroll through the list of companies, positions, salaries, and locations, then click to apply. (Spokane Patch)
• Bloomsday 2022 is one week away and registration is still open. The 12K race draws 5000 - 6000 people to downtown Spokane every year. (KHQ Right Now)
• A former star of Impractical Jokers, Joe Gatto, will be performing at the Spokane Comedy Club this Friday, Apr. 29. Shawn Wayans will take the stage one week later followed by Brian Posehn, Jeff Allen, and Nick Swardson in May. (KXLY Spokane)

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— Carla Varner