A long-time figure in the Downtown Spokane Partnership and University District, Marty Dickinson, is leaving to accept a new position at Sterling Savings Bank.

Dickinson spent six years leading Spokane's central city advocate organization, and ultimately decided she had to take the opportunity to serve as the Corporate Marketing Communications Executive at one of Spokane's longstanding businesses.

Lets be honest, women can always use another handbag, cashmere sweater, jewelry or day at the spa. My point: women are easy to shop for. So when Mother's Day rolls around, there's a long list of gifts to choose from.

Men on the other hand, that's another story. I man isn't going to love if you get him another wallet. He's not going to love another polo shirt. To him, it's all the same. So, what do you get a man who has everything for Father's Day?

How about a bike ride along the Route of the Hiawatha?