A new 1,300-pound marble monument showcasing the artistic traditions of Cagli, Italy, and bonding the small town with Spokane is on permanent display at the Connections Garden at Riverfront Park. Cagli is Spokane’s newest Sister City, a relationship established in 2016. Spokane’s other Sister Cities are Nishinomiya, Japan; Jilin City, China; Limerick, Ireland; and Jecheon, Korea.

The Sister Cities Association of Spokane dedicated the “Teatro and Torrione” Carrara marble monument, as well as a locally produced “Kokanee Steel” one in a ceremony Saturday at the Spokane Pavilion at Riverfront Park. “Now, Spokane and Cagli, Italy, are linked together,” Tony Anderson, of Sister Cities International and Order of the Sons and Daughters of Italy in America, told the more than 50 people in attendance at the Pavilion.