Jonathan Ray knows what it’s like to lose someone.
He spent 22 years as a pilot in the U.S. Marine Corps, and “I lost a lot of friends in aviation and in war,” he said.
He also knows the power of a final goodbye. His new business, Rest on High, aims to use his aviation expertise to help families give their loved ones a dignified and peaceful final send-off.
Taylor Holmes could have just continued to work in the construction industry, and he would have been a happy man.And then, one day at a job site, an accident changed the course of his life.“(A man) fell three stories at a construction site and died,” Holmes said. “That was 2012,...
Steve Sprague and Ida Ann Wright love dogs.Sprague’s favorite is a German shorthair, but the truth is, he loves every dog.“I think we’d be pretty miserable without dogs,” he said. “They give you that unconditional love. I think the potential with them is incredible. They enrich your lives in so...
A new shop in Richland’s Parkway is filled with snarky gifts, fresh flowers and a few four-letter words for good measure.“I call it a sassy gift shop with a twist,” said shop owner Teresa VanDoorn. “Life is better with sarcasm.”The Teal Box opened in January as a storefront, replacing a...
Ginny Hildreth hasn’t been afraid to make a risky leap in her life when she feels the time is right.The owner of Discount Vac, Sew & Fabric is in the middle of what she calls the third big leap in her life: moving the store’s location of 61 years to...
The pandemic took its toll on Charles and Marlys Aspinwall.The Richland couple readily admits it. There were just too many opportunities to socially drink with friends and neighbors as everyone was forced to stay home from work during Covid-19.But in December 2021, they both had had enough, tired of the...
When Salina Savage took the stage on Nov. 17 to receive the Association of Washington Business Employer of the Year award, she was understandably excited.It was well deserved.If the Northwest hadn’t heard of Apogee Group LLC before it received AWB’s top honor, it soon learned about the small, woman-owned company...
Michael Kohlhoff and his business partners, Justin Jones and Terry Osborn, think they’ve found the perfect restaurant for Tri-Citians.It’s a franchise called the Dog Haus Biergarten, located at 7425 Sandifur in Pasco, and it’s set to open in February.“We’re hoping to open right on the heels of the Super Bowl...
Merced Flores-Garcia gave pizza fans an early Christmas present in October when he reopened his Mercy’s Pizza Taco restaurant in Pasco.Facebook and Instagram responses were full of excitement.City of Pasco employees were ecstatic they could cross the street to enjoy what has become a growing trend: Italian pizza and Mexican...
It took Faith Akopov three attempts at starting her own business before she found the key ingredient to success: passion.She discovered it in a business called Tri-Cities Tackle, located at 660 George Washington Way, Suite M, in Richland. It’s inside the Nutrex Building next door to the Richland Dugout.“Learning your...
