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The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHappy Bloomsday. A less-hectic pseudo-Irish holiday than St. Patrick’s Day, Bloomsday commemorates...
Bloomsday leadership shaken up with departure of director, 2 board members
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 14—Bloomsday Race Director Jon Neill resigned this week from his role leading one of Spokane's most iconic events. He cited a "toxic" work environment after the nonprofit's board of directors ...
Bloomsday 2024: Rain doesn't stop Spokane's annual 'great big party' in race's 48th year
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo Sports· 1 month agoMay 5—Racers of all skill levels, ages and attire poured into downtown Spokane and spilled into the surrounding neighborhoods Sunday morning for what shaped up to be a damp running of the 48th ...
Former Bloomsday board members slam 'reckless' vote that spurred race director's resignation as...
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 16—Former Bloomsday board members hope the iconic 12-kilometer race can weather the controversial resignation of "tailor-made" director Jon Neill and several board members amid complaints ...
Bloomsday returns to Spokane Sunday boasting larger turnout; trade show kicks off Friday
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo Sports· 1 month agoMay 1—Bloomsday will grace Spokane streets this weekend, and organizers expect it to be their biggest spring fling since before the pandemic. Race organizers say 33,300 racers have signed up ...
Bloomsday 2023 looks to bounce back from pandemic as registrations, vendors increase
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 30—Bloomsday boosters say early numbers show a continued bounce-back year for the Inland Northwest's biggest road race following the pandemic. "Our numbers are like our weather right now ...
Bloomsday 2022: The joy of Joyce’s Ulysses is that it isn’t intuitive at all
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis year marks 80 years since the death of the great Irish writer James Joyce (1882-1941). His most...
'It's time to see the course records go': Bloomsday organizer expects raised stakes to heighten...
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo Sports· 1 month agoMay 2—"New" is the apt word for the 2024 Bloomsday elite races. No 2023 elite or wheelchair open champions return. What will make the 48th running of Bloomsday elite is to be determined. The ...
Octogenarian who plans No. 45 Bloomsday credits running the race to good health
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMay 4—Sharen Robertson credits Bloomsday for her good health at 83, and she plans to lace up her shoes again for her 45th finish Sunday. She first covered Spokane's 12-kilometer course in 1980 ...
Details for Bloomsday 2024 announced; new theme and poster revealed
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFeb. 22—Festivities for Bloomsday officially began Thursday when race founder Don Kardong, members of its board of directors and even the 11-foot vulture that looms over racers at the top of ...