Let me count the reasons! The bedrock:  great businesses/schools/colleges/hospitals/arts/libraries/parks - BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!

* Spokane River * Dry, sunny, mild!* Riverside State Park 14,000 acres - 2nd largest of 87 WA parks * few mosquitoes, none in the summer! * Good jobs * Farmer's Markets til end of October * Pick your own apples, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, peaches and cherries * Festivals and runs - Bloomsday, Hoop Fest, Cherry Pit Spit and more * Great neighborhoods * Fabulous restaurants * Centennial Trail runs along the river 40 miles from Nine Mile into Idaho * Free muni pool passes * Friendly people * Plenty o' Parks * Scoop and Brain Freeze local ice cream! * Wineries downtown and around town * Craft breweries downtown and around town * Big box stores and wonderful local retailers for all your shopping needs * Stand Up Paddleboard rentals downtown * Looff Carousel, Ice Ribbon, Red Flyer wagon and Garbage Goat within 2 blocks along the river * Symphony * Performing arts * Comedy * Museums * Philanthropic and volunteering community like no other * Great independent bookstore in Auntie's * The Spokesman Review newspaper is alive and vital  * 76 lakes within 1 hour drive * 5 ski resorts within 2 hours of downtown * Mt. Spokane State Park, elev. 5883 ft., is HERE! * The Parkade! * 40 minutes to Coeur D'Alene * Ride the Hiawatha scenic bike route 15 miles downhill over MT ID border only 1.5 hours away! * Historic Wallace, Idaho, with the Pulaski Tunnel Trail and the Oasis Bordello Museum less than 90 minutes * Quinn Hot Springs resort, Paradise, MT, 2 hours