INFORMATION ABOUT SPOKANE Spokesman Review spokane.net visitspokane.com Spokane.com Spokane is the second largest city in Washington state, the third largest city in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest. The town site was originally platted about 1880, surrounding the falls of the Spokane River, where the river descends from the Selkirk Mountain range into the Columbia Plateau. Spokane is the arts and culture center for the region.

SPOKANE IN THE PRESS

• Spokane has been named a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation to honor its commitment to its community forest. It is the first year Spokane has received this national recognition. (National Arbor Day Foundation, 2004)
  
  
• Top Intelligent Community in the U.S.—one of seven intelligent communities in the world (Intelligent Community Forum , 2003) 
  
  
• Ranked 41st Healthy City (Organic Style Magazine , 2003)
  
  
• “Most Wired” hospitals in the U.S. (Hospitals and Health Network, 2002)  
  
  
• Spokane Falls is among "the West's best waterfalls." (Sunset Magazine, 2001 )
  
  
• Rated ninth Best City for lifestyle for women   (Ladies Home Journal , 2001) 
  
  
• Ranked no. 2 in the nation for temperate summer weather (Custom Weather , 2001) 
  
  
• One of America 's 50 cities that sizzle (Nation's Restaurant News , 2000 & 2001) 
  
  
• Named one of the top 10 family-friendly U.S. cities (Family Fun Magazine , 2000)
  
  
• One of the West's 24 Best Cities (Sunset Magazine, 1999)
  
  
• One of Top 25 Cities for Small Business (Entrepreneur Magazine, 1998)
  
  
• 25 Choice City Awards (Outlook Magazine, 1998)
  
  
• America 's Best Outdoor Towns (Outside Magazine, 1995)