Documents filed under Washington’s environmental review process reveal a long list of projects in the works for the Mid-Columbia.The State Environmental Review Act, or SEPA, often provides the first look at the mixed-use projects, mini storage facilities, apartments, industrial expansions, subdivisions and more that are working their way through the...
Kamila Greutman believes that every person is good at something.The Richland woman discovered her talent in interior design.Since Greutman and her family – a husband, three kids and two dogs – moved to the Tri-Cities seven years ago from Albuquerque, New Mexico, she has operated a successful business called Detailed...
Visit Tri-Cities has hired Kevin Lewis, a tourism and marketing executive from St. George, Utah, to succeed Michael Novakovich as its president and CEO. Novakovich left in July to lead Columbia Industries, a Kennewick nonprofit serving people with disabilities and other barriers to success. Lewis joins the region’s tourism bureau from the Greater...
Half a dozen members of Rambling Travelers, a travel and adventure group, staked out a shady spot at the All Senior Picnic to dine on pulled pork sandwiches and potato salad skewers and to dish about their upcoming adventures. They were among the more than 500 seniors who flocked to Howard...
Seniors can button up their favorite Hawaiian shirt or slip into their favorite tropical dress to celebrate the return of the All Senior Picnic on Thursday, Sept. 29. The 27th annual event was postponed Sept. 15 because of unhealthy air quality.It returns to Howard Amon Park in Richland after taking a...
The All Senior Picnic planned for Sept. 15 in Richland has been postponed because of poor air quality caused by wildfires.The picnic is sponsored by Active4Life, which said it will announce a new date soon.The Washington Department of Ecology rated the air quality in the Tri-Cities as unhealthy for all...
Price inflation has spiraled upward in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.Fallout from lockdowns compounded over the intervening months with the effects of other unexpected events on the world stage is leading to shortages and subsequent price hikes.Though inflation is felt by everyone across all sectors, perhaps nowhere does it...
A pair of Richland business owners and former mayors is reviving the Richland Chamber of Commerce to restore the local connection between business and city hall.The Richland and the Kennewick chambers merged in 2005 to form the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce, a move calculated to give the Mid-Columbia’s business...
The flyers were printed and posted online and anywhere prospective workers might be found.“Job Fair,” it read, against a red background matching the logo of Miramar Health Center, which was hosting the fair.Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, which operates the clinic near Kennewick’s Vista Field, was not coy about its...
Dr. Amy PersonDr. Amy Person, the longtime health officer of the Benton-Franklin Health District, has stepped down to serve as a regional medical officer for the state Department of Health.Jason Zaccaria, district administrator for the health district, said Person was “a shining example” of how public health can change the...
