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🎨 From Local Talent to Your Tee – The Community Collection!
This Community Collection design, created by a local artist and chosen through our design contest, celebrates the creativity and local journalism that connect our community.

📰 Elizabeth Chambers & Alexandra Fil
This design was inspired by our work studying the health of Washington’s local news industry as graduate student researchers at Washington State University’s Murrow College. An essential quality of local journalism is that it is grounded in a sense of place, which we represent through the Sasquatch and his accouterments. The elegant serif font marries the traditional look of print newspapers with a modern sleekness, symbolizing a melding of the old with the new.

We acknowledge the use of generative AI in the creation of this design, technology that is exacerbating the decline of local news through copyright infringement, siphoning digital advertising revenue from local news sources through features like search engine summaries, and inflaming a preexisting conflagration of online misinformation.

Elizabeth Chambers is a former local journalist turned marketing and public relations writer, having sold out for better health insurance. Alexandra Fil is the author of the popular blog Happy Hagfish, a home for obscure science fiction, weird sea creatures, and food for thought.

Show your Spokane pride and support local journalism with this ultra-soft tee designed for everyday comfort.

Fit: Unisex sizing with a comfortable, everyday fit. If you prefer a more relaxed fit, we recommend sizing up.

Shipping: This shirt is professionally printed to order. Please allow 7–14 business days for production and delivery.

Product Details:
• Ultra-lightweight 4.3 oz. tri-blend fabric for a soft, breathable feel (50% polyester, 25% combed and ring-spun cotton, 25% rayon)
• 1x1 rib-knit neck adds durability with a touch of stretch
• Shoulder-to-shoulder taping helps maintain its shape over time
• Side-seamed construction provides a consistent fit
• Satin label for itch-free wear

Questions? Contact us at support@spokesman.com and we'll be happy to help.