• Summer Safety Week | Road Safety Day

  Get ready to rev up your safety skills at Road Safety Day during Summer Safety Week August 5 through 9. Dedicated to teaching you the essential rules of the road.... Read more »

• RFP: Downtown Spokane Seeks Banner Installation Vendor

  In an effort to promote special events, the Downtown Spokane Business Improvement District (BID) encourages use of the downtown community banner program to enhance the promotion and esthetic of downtown. The... Read more »

• Call for Applications: Art Beats

  Art Beats is an exciting initiative by the Downtown Spokane Partnership (DSP), inviting local musicians and visual artists to showcase their talent to the public in downtown Spokane. Running from... Read more »

• Downtown Spokane Embraces New Identity as “Downriver Spokane”

  In a historic move aimed at rebranding and revitalizing the area, Downtown Spokane Partnership today announced an exciting initiative to adopt a new name: “Downriver Spokane.” After months of deliberation... Read more »

• Downtown Spokane Gears Up for Spring Events with Gateway Cleanup

  In preparation for the upcoming NCAA Basketball Tournament and Pacific Northwest Qualifier volleyball tournament weekends, the Downtown Spokane Partnership (DSP) and local business leaders have joined forces to ensure the... Read more »

• Request for Qualifications: Employee Benefits Services

  The Downtown Spokane Partnership (“DSP”) has initiated a Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) process to identify a qualified and licensed Employee Healthcare Benefits Provider (“Contractor”) to provide employee healthcare coverage administration,... Read more »

• Request for Information: Supplemental Security Services

  The Downtown Spokane Partnership (“DSP”) has initiated a Request for Information (“RFI”) process to identify a qualified and licensed private security contractor (“Contractor”) to pilot supplemental security services in downtown... Read more »

• A Little Unruly: Startup Spokane

  Written by Kate Hudson, Public Relations Manager for Visit Spokane Spokane is on the cusp of something big. Pay close attention to the undercurrent, and you’ll feel an energy and... Read more »

• Summer Safety Week | Keeping Kids Safe

  It’s Tuesday of Summer Safety Week in downtown Spokane! July 31 through August 4, downtown is sharing resources and tips to foster a safer, more inviting, community for all. Downtown... Read more »

• Call for Interest | Downtown Logo and Style Guide Refresh

  Downtown Spokane Partnership (DSP) is seeking a firm to create and launch a new style identity for our organization that ties in closely with the downtown business district, relates to... Read more »

• DSP Seeks Proposals for Tenant Representation Services

  The Downtown Spokane Partnership (“DSP”) has initiated a Request for Information (“RFI”) process to identify qualified and licensed commercial real estate brokerage firms (“respondent”) with experience in providing commercial real... Read more »

• Happy (Hour) Holidays

  Nothing beats a great happy hour special, especially when you’re taking a break from holiday shopping or touring downtown with a group of friends or out-of-town guests. Trendy Wooden City... Read more »

• First of its Kind “Back to Downtown Week” to Kick Off Oct. 24 – 28

  Promotions and activities seek to bring employees and energy back to downtown Spokane Spokane, WA—Energy and excitement are taking back center stage in downtown Spokane with the launch of the... Read more »

• Request for Quotes: Strategic Planning Services

  The Downtown Spokane Partnership (DSP) has initiated a Request for Quotes (RFQ) process to identify a qualified consultant to guide and execute a strategic planning process and evaluation of the... Read more »

• RFQ: Human Resources Information System / Payroll Services

  Issue date: August 29, 2022 Deadline: September 15, 2022 The Downtown Spokane Partnership (DSP) has initiated a Request for Quotes (RFQ) process to identify a qualified vendor to provide basic... Read more »

• First Friday Alley Pop-Up

  Stop by during First Friday for an opportunity to contribute to an art piece, listen to live music by local musician Erin Parks, and provide feedback on proposed alleyway improvements.... Read more »

• Downtown Spokane Partnership to Launch CEO Search

  Current CEO, Mark Richard, has accepted leadership position with USL On January 5, 2022, the Executive Board of the Downtown Spokane Partnership (DSP) announced it will launch a national CEO... Read more »

• Riverfront Park: The Center of It All

  Article Via The Inlander All season long, Riverfront Park is the spot for fun holiday activities. Everything starts at 4 pm on Nov. 27 with the NUMERICA TREE LIGHTING CELEBRATION.... Read more »

• New Method Juice Cafe in West End of Downtown: Try It and You’ll Fall in Love

  For meat lovers who swear that nothing will ever beat the taste of a juicy burger, one sip of a made-to-order smoothie, one bite of a refreshing acai bowl, or... Read more »

• Downtown Spokane and Spokane Community Colleges Partner to Beautify Downtown

  Students from Spokane Community Colleges partnered to plant flower beds located across from Riverfront Park on Spokane Falls Blvd on Friday, May 14, 2021. The Downtown Spokane Parking and Business... Read more »

• No one likes litter

  Litter costs you whether you realize it or not. If you litter, you are paying for it…and so are the rest of us. Litter clean-up costs in the United States... Read more »

• Ginger Ewing of From Here: Amplifying Black Voices

  When Ginger Ewing was growing up, there was a decades-old narrative that if you were going to have fun or be successful in your twenties, you were going to have... Read more »

• RFP: DOWNTOWN BANNER INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL

  In an effort to promote special events, the Downtown Spokane Business Improvement District (BID) encourages use of the downtown community banner program to enhance the promotion and esthetic of downtown. The... Read more »

• Why a Downtown Stadium Is the Right Choice for Spokane

  What seemed a missed opportunity is now one step closer to becoming a reality. The Downtown Spokane Partnership announced on March 2, 2021, a comprehensive proposal for consideration by the... Read more »

• Octavia Lewis of Inter-Tribal Beauty: Proud to Be a Person of Color…And Thriving

  Octavia Lewis got her first taste of entrepreneurship in the sixth grade. On the weekends, she’d venture to the local 7-Eleven and stock up on Pop Rocks and Atomic Fireball... Read more »

• Hiring: Clean Team Member

  The Downtown Spokane Business Improvement District is seeking applicants for a position on the downtown Clean Team. Clean Team Member The Clean Team provides cleaning and beautification services throughout the... Read more »

• Holiday Happenings 2020

  Wheatland Bank Horse and Carriage Rides Enjoy the sights of Riverfront Park from a horse drawn carriage, sing your favorite carols with family and friends, and sit back to enjoy... Read more »

• Father’s Day Ideas in Downtown

  Father’s Day is coming up quick and if you want to show your appreciation but still aren’t quite sure how, downtown has plenty of options to help you out. Here... Read more »

• A new home for a safer downtown

  Contribute to the new downtown Spokane Police Precinct The downtown police precinct is returning to the core, and we need community support to put out the welcome mat. In 2012... Read more »

• MEDIA RELEASE: Downtown Spokane Partnership Supports Regional Plan for Reopening

  As Spokane prepared to enter into Phase One of Governor Jay Inslee’s phased approach to reopening business in the State of Washington on Monday, Board leadership of the Downtown Spokane... Read more »