There seems to be no coincidence between a family whose last name is “Sparks,” and the way they have set ablaze a full-time lifestyle of impacting the community.From churning out 200 cloth masks a day during the start of the pandemic to offering drive-thru food box pickups, the family’s most...
For a young couple with two kids, John and Kelsey Plughoff found the dream place to run a business: a brewery on a farm in north Pasco.The Pasco couple bought the 10-year-old Paper Street Brewing Company last April from Robby Burns. The pub sits on a farm at 241 Fanning...
The Tri-Cities is getting another shot to support a local food co-op. Alan Schreiber of Schreiber Farms in Eltopia is leading an effort to establish a food co-op at 1420 Jadwin Ave. in Richland. (Courtesy Alan Schreiber)Alan Schreiber of Schreiber Farms in Eltopia is leading the effort.The fifth-generation farmer is...
Tri-Citians should be aware that there is a new wave of bobalicious goodness coming their way soon. Actually, it’s already here. But more is coming.The region is experiencing an explosion of boba tea drinks.Food trucks such as Bobablastic sell it. Pearl Tea at the Columbia Center mall thrives on it....
The Tri-Cities is surrounded by farms, orchards and vineyards.Our state is a national leader in the production of apples, blueberries, hops, pears, sweet cherries and spearmint oil. It is second in the U.S. for potatoes, grapes and asparagus.Even crop sectors that don’t land spots in the top rankings are exported...
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...
The family-run Overturf Motors in Kennewick is set to expand into Pasco in the next couple of years.Doug Overturf, general manager and president of the dealership on West Columbia Drive, said he hopes the new facility south of Interstate 182 and north of Saint Thomas Drive in Pasco will open...
A Kansas-based company plans to pick up where Union Pacific Railroad left off and complete an intermodal ramp in Wallula, bringing increased transportation capacity via rail.The project will open up routes to Northwest docks and as far east as Chicago and beyond through a lease and purchase agreement for the...
Catholic Charities Eastern Washington’s new $16.79 million housing development in Pasco is nearing completion, with leasing expected to begin at the end of March.The Bishop Skylstad Commons project, formerly called Pasco Haven, was renamed in honor of William Skylstad, former bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Spokane and a longtime...
