MetroSpokane has left the building...

[Image by moshpitrockchick via the MetroSpokane Photo pool].  That's it folks.  We're tapped out.  Nearly four years ago this site went live and thus began the documentation of the countless things we loved about our city as well as those things about the built environment here that annoyed us to no end.  Along the way we picked up a few friends, regulars and even local media folk who routinely dropped in every day to lurk around reading the latest piece and sometimes leaving a comment or a cookie behind. 

It's been a blast, a burden, and a learning experience all at once.  We hope you've learned a thing or two about your city as well.  Spokane's not done though.  There's an absolute need for higher-quality public spaces and for buildings that relate better to people and to the streets that make them possible.  If all MetroSpokane really inspired was some good exchange about our built environment and local development, then we've accomplished what we set out to do.  Thanks for participating.  We're signing off.

NOTE:  We absolutely reserve the right to come back at any moment and rant...

Comments

[David Blaine]

Going out on top is always the best way to do it and truly this site has been on top of the Spokane web scene. It is a sad loss.

[Silent Bahb]

Without an adequate replacement, I can't begin to cope . . . but I truly understand MS. Thanks for all your time and effort over the years. This has been one of the most rewarding blogging experiences I have had and I have truly appreciated the dialogue (and more than a little snarking among commenters).

[MK]

Best local blog ever. Thanks for all the hard work and dedication. Most people don't realize just how hard it is to keep a blog going for 1 year let alone 4. Thanks so much.

[HCNate]

I am not exactly sure how I am going to fill my Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings (and often more frequently) with knowledge. I check MetroSpokane before I read the Spokesman, finding that the dialogue is more engaging and frequently more informative for my line of work.

Thank you for opening my eyes and Spokane's eyes to the urban environment that we live in and the best way that we can interact with it.

Hopefully someone will pick up the reigns or these comments will spawn an encore presentation.

Thank you!

[laura]

thanks for all the hard work and information you have provided.

[D Huygens]

drat. sorry to see you go. I enjoyed your posts.

[Remi]

Chickens.

[NY]

Thank you for the blog, it was a great resource for news and information on urban Spokane. Best of luck.

[jonp]

Thank you.

[wb]

This is a loss. Thanks for all the great posts over the years!

[J]

Thank you so much. I am really sad to see this go. This blog was a step in the right direction towards making Spokane a better place.

[Josh]

...a moment of silece.

Thanks!

[Bart Mihailovich]

Thanks for being the catalyst for many a wild discussions and for furthering a better understanding of Spokane
Cheers!

[barney]

Thank you, you help us to understand this city a little better and I know that is a very hard task.

[Ami]

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo....

[The Basinger]

Thanks for all your hard work!

[Todd]

this was definately one of the first blogs I'd look to each day. You'll be missed. We'll all be here waiting if you choose to return. :)

[Heyduke]

Dear Metro,

Thanks for all the belly laughs, anguish, and knowledge. I for one feel that Spokane was a better place because of your hard work, watchful eye, and skilled prose. It will be missed.

Did that hole ever get filled with something?

[benJAMMIN]

bollocks!!

[Brian A. Sayrs]

What a loss for the future! But, thank you for the information and insight. I'm energized every day knowing that you and so many others are looking for greater support and understanding of our urban environment.

And I'm looking forward to those rants!

[Rick]

Say it ain't so, MS! Few things are more critical to a City's success than good urban design, and few things are more essential to good urban design than quality civic dialogue. MS helped provide - or at least spur - that dialogue.

This is a huge loss. Is it possible we'll see another forum emerge that provides a sustainable, balanced treatment of issues dealt with in MS? For the sake of things key to our City, I sincerely hope so.

Goodbye, and best wishes for your present and future endeavors, MS. Your talents will take you far.

Rick

[spencer]

Is there no succession? Is there no one through whom the message will continue? I guess this is the moment when all of us decide. The true test of the experiment... empowerment and sustainability.

Congratulations MS. You have laid a great foundation.

[Shane]

wow. i'm stunned! what's a man to do?

[Contrarian]

T'was a great forum, Metro. Hope you'll stay involved in some capacity.

[Tritium]

Egads! I just discovered this place a month ago, and for the past month my e-mail inbox makes me happiest when I see a new message from METRO SPOKANE.

How long will this site remain up?