🌱 1000 Housing Units For So Val + Catalytic Converter Theft Arrests

Good day, people of Spokane! It's me again, Carla Varner, your host of the Spokane Daily.

First, today's weather:

Times of sun and clouds. High: 60 Low: 37.

Here are the top three stories today in Spokane:

1. One thousand residential living units in the Valley Urban Growth Area are proposed or under development at the south end of Spokane Valley, an area locally known as So Val. Six developments are slated, two of which are residential units offering approximately 650 homes being developed by Black Realty Inc. An open-space area is also being planned for the area. (Spokane Journal of Business)
2. Spokane Police announced the second arrest of a suspect involved in the catalytic converter thefts. 32-year-old Daniel Girton was arrested for possible involvement, while 30-year-old Kennard Supak was arrested for his alleged involvement last Friday. Officers stated that the two men stole a catalytic converter from a parked car in North Spokane. (KXLY Spokane)
3. Seattle ranked ninth in the 50 best "weed cities" in the country, while Spokane didn't even make the list. Real estate website realestatewitch.com. conducted the study that was based on criteria like average price per ounce, the number of dispensaries, and hiking trails. Spokane ranks the third-cheapest among the 50 cities for high-quality cannabis at a price of $226.74 per ounce. (Inlander)

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Today in Spokane:

• Family Storytime (ages 2 - 5) At North Spokane Library (9:30 AM)
• Chinese Dance Performance At Community Colleges of Spokane Lair Student Center (12:00 PM)
• Funny Girl At Spokane Civic Theatre (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture will host a production of "Much Ado About Nothing" on Saturday, Apr. 23 at 7:00 p.m. The production brings the audience into the world of community partying under the summer solstice at Lake Messina, a secret place known only to the locals. (KHQ.com)
• Local chef Travis Tveit recently opened Chowderhead on the busy corner of North Monroe Street near the County Courthouse. The restaurant's focus is chowder-style soups and super-loaded sandwiches, plus grab-and-go breakfast items. (Inlander)
• The Hope for Creation Conference, hosted by St. John's Cathedral, will take place Apr. 22 - 23 at The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. The conference is designed to share a vision of hope for creation and renew Spokane's leadership on environmental care and is hosted in partnership with the Whitworth Office of Church Engagement, the Gonzaga Center for Climate Society and the Environment, Terrain, and Fig Tree, the Hope for Creation Conference. (Visit Spokane)

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— Carla Varner