Profits from clothing sales donated to local charitiesA Kennewick banker never intended to launch a clothing line that’s gaining popularity across the Tri-Cities.[blockquote quote="I want to promote Tri-Cities unity." source="Mike Denslow, owner of Love The Tri" align="right" max_width="300px"]Mike Denslow began selling “Love The Tri” branded clothes celebrating community pride last...

CloudSigns.TV programs digital signs on televisions around the Tri-CitiesRestaurant owners using digital signs can relax on a beach and change the price of a hamburger on their menu back home with the touch of a couple of buttons on their smartphone.That’s the beauty of digital signs and an example Michael Rastovich...

Kennewick’s Columbia Basin Ice anticipates $7M in sales for 2017Tri-Citians reaching into big store coolers to grab a bag of ice on their way to a picnic, party or boat this summer most likely will be chilling their food and drinks with ice manufactured by a growing Kennewick company.Columbia Basin...

By Robin WojtanikThe transformation of sewing from a mother’s necessity to a high-tech hobby has kept Sandy’s Fabrics and Machines in business for 40 years.Today, most sewing projects have moved beyond garment making but Sandy’s shows no sign of slowing. The downtown Kennewick store is filled with computers that use...

By Wine News ServiceNorway doesn’t have much of a winemaking history, but that doesn’t stand in the way of Kyle Welch, owner of tiny Longship Cellars in Richland.[blockquote quote="Here I am, wine industry, I’m coming for you!" source="Kyle Welch, owner of tiny Longship Cellars" align="right" max_width="300px"]Welch grew up in Pasco,...

By Robin WojtanikFresh Out the Box expanding into Marineland Plaza storefrontFresh Out the Box is preparing to serve its Asian-inspired specialties across a counter and not out of a window for the first time ever.After nearly three years in a food truck, the entrepreneurs will open their first brick-and-mortar restaurant...

52-year-old Richland business specializes in trees, plants, landscaping, customer serviceThe owner of a longtime Richland nursery impressed his first customer when he was 8 years old by rattling off the scientific name of a Japanese umbrella pine: Sciadopitys verticillata umbrella folia. [blockquote quote="Our average employment is 12 to 15 years. You...

When a food lover takes a hard look at the Tri-City restaurant scene, a glaring omission in the region is a lack of steakhouses.[blockquote quote="A lot of people have told me it’s nice to have a steakhouse at this end of town." source="Jeff Ballard, co-owner of Fredy's Steakhouse" align="right" max_width="300px"]Jeremy...

When Adam Kessler’s kids want to wish him well before a performance, they tell him to “break a hip.”That’s what the 40-year-old Pasco comedian told his senior citizen audience during a recent show. The joke got laughs around the room.Kessler specializes in clean standup comedy routines with lots of age-appropriate...

Country Gentleman remodels interior, changes name to CG Public HouseCG Public House and Catering in Kennewick has seen an upswing in hungry customers despite experiencing the worst winter weather in recent memory, resulting in a 25 percent increase in profits over the same period last year.The owners credit the upswing...