Kids feeding ducks! Parks! Sunsets over High Drive! Historic houses! Gardens-the Rose Garden, the Perennial Garden, and most of all, the Japanese Garden. Tree-lined streets! Yards full of flowers. Neighbors who talk to and look out for one another.

These are the things that come to mind when describing the Manito-Cannon Neighborhood. Other neighborhoods have these features also, but somehow everything comes together here to create an environment that is a pleasure to be a part of and live in.

The Manito-Cannon Neighborhood is primarily a residential neighborhood located on Spokane's southwest side between 29th on the south, 16th on the north, Grand Avenue, and the bluffs overlooking Latah Creek. Houses date from the late nineteen-teens to the late 1950's, with architectural styles ranging from classic bungalows and Tudor revivals to small cottages and ranchers and an occasional Spanish colonial or Art Moderne. Although commercial establishments are few (two to be exact), any house in the neighborhood lies within 10 minutes of grocery stores, shopping centers, theaters, and the enticements of downtown Spokane.

The neighborhood takes as its special responsibility looking out for Cannon Hill Park and Manito Park. Members have taken an active role in upgrades of park playground equipment and plans for changing the layout of Manito Park to improve safety. They also intend to participate in the park patrols being organized as a means of reducing vandalism in the parks.

The Manito-Cannon Neighborhood is a great place to come home to.

What’s HOT - The latest issues that directly affect our neighborhood

• Upcoming Events Join us on April 24th for a presentation on the Challenges of Urban Gardening. Whether your space is small or large, conventional or unique, the panel of experts will help you maximize your space. Five master gardeners will present on topics including container gardening, drip irrigation, native plants, composting and raised beds. As usual we meet at Wilson School on the corner of 25th and Lincoln.

Community Oriented Policing Substations (COPS) help establish a visible law enforcement presence in neighborhoods throughout Spokane, in addition to lending themselves to a variety of community services. The Manito neighborhood is served by COPS SouthWest for west of Bernard, and Cops SouthEast for east of Bernard. The Spokane Police Department publishes crime statistics by neighborhood; here's a map showing the number of calls for service in the Manito neighborhood and the number of calls for
service from the Cannon Hill neighborhood.

Links to the City of Spokane's web site:

• List of neighborhood councils from the city Office of Neighborhood Services
• Office of Neighborhood Services main page
• City of Spokane web site