[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...
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.
Posted by: David Blaine | September 30, 2008 at 06:54 AM
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).
Posted by: Silent Bahb | September 30, 2008 at 07:06 AM
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.
Posted by: MK | September 30, 2008 at 07:14 AM
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!
Posted by: HCNate | September 30, 2008 at 07:34 AM
thanks for all the hard work and information you have provided.
Posted by: laura | September 30, 2008 at 07:38 AM
drat. sorry to see you go. I enjoyed your posts.
Posted by: D Huygens | September 30, 2008 at 07:45 AM
Chickens.
Posted by: Remi | September 30, 2008 at 08:04 AM
Thank you for the blog, it was a great resource for news and information on urban Spokane. Best of luck.
Posted by: NY | September 30, 2008 at 08:04 AM
Thank you.
Posted by: jonp | September 30, 2008 at 08:08 AM
This is a loss. Thanks for all the great posts over the years!
Posted by: wb | September 30, 2008 at 08:27 AM
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.
Posted by: J | September 30, 2008 at 08:29 AM
...a moment of silece.
Thanks!
Posted by: Josh | September 30, 2008 at 08:32 AM
Thanks for being the catalyst for many a wild discussions and for furthering a better understanding of Spokane
Cheers!
Posted by: Bart Mihailovich | September 30, 2008 at 08:47 AM
Thank you, you help us to understand this city a little better and I know that is a very hard task.
Posted by: barney | September 30, 2008 at 09:03 AM
nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo....
Posted by: Ami | September 30, 2008 at 09:21 AM
Thanks for all your hard work!
Posted by: The Basinger | September 30, 2008 at 09:34 AM
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. :)
Posted by: Todd | September 30, 2008 at 09:36 AM
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?
Posted by: Heyduke | September 30, 2008 at 09:47 AM
bollocks!!
Posted by: benJAMMIN | September 30, 2008 at 09:59 AM
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!
Posted by: Brian A. Sayrs | September 30, 2008 at 10:04 AM
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
Posted by: Rick | September 30, 2008 at 10:09 AM
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.
Posted by: spencer | September 30, 2008 at 10:10 AM
wow. i'm stunned! what's a man to do?
Posted by: Shane | September 30, 2008 at 10:45 AM
T'was a great forum, Metro. Hope you'll stay involved in some capacity.
Posted by: Contrarian | September 30, 2008 at 11:06 AM
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?
Posted by: Tritium | September 30, 2008 at 11:30 AM