Orangetheory Fitness to open in Southridge area this springA popular fitness studio is opening a second Tri-Citylocation at a visible Southridge corner in Kennewick this spring.Orangetheory Fitness franchise owner Richard Cote saidhe’d been searching for a location for a while, making offers on threedifferent places before moving quickly when the...
Catholic Charities ofEastern Washington is putting the finishing touches on a $13.2 million, 52-unithousing project to serve chronically homeless people in the Tri-Cities. The Spokane-basedreligious charity has a deal pending with the city of Pasco for 2.25 acres ofvacant land on Heritage Boulevard on Pasco’s east side. It is also finalizingrequests...
The tinsel candles attached to the light poles gave a festive air to Kennewick’s downtown shopping district in 1978, which at the time included shops such as Coin Cradle, Brutzman’s Office Supplies and the Persian Palace.The festive spirit continued in downtown Kennewick with the annual Numerica Hometown Holiday parade held...
Diahann Howard has been named the Port of Benton’spermanent executive director.Howard, a longtime port employee, had been serving asinterim executive director since May, when Scott Keller retired after more than30 years with the port.Diahann HowardHoward, one of four finalists for the top job, officiallyaccepted the job offer from the port’s...
Melanie HairThe Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business has a new chief executive officer, publisher, editor and graphic designer, though regular readers and customers likely will be familiar with the names behind the titles.Melanie Hair, who has served as publisher and general manager at the Journal of Business since founding it...
It took almost eight years and a lot of on-again, off-again negotiations with different prospective buyers, but the Tri-City Herald building in downtown Kennewick has new owners.Pasco investors Mike Detrick Sr., his son Mike Detrick Jr. and their wives bought the building at 333 W. Canal Drive for $3.9 million...
Tri-City fast food restaurant owners say there’s no way to avoid raising prices when the latest minimum wage increases kick in at the start of 2020, requiring workers be paid at least $13.50 an hour.“Anybody who thinks that prices aren’t going to go up, you’re fooling yourself,” said Tom Tierney,...
A “green” office building will brighten and lighten up a busy west Pasco neighborhood, courtesy of green paint and green energy.The Wrigley Place development is intended to be the first solar-powered commercial building in the Tri-Cities.Developer Dennis Gisi said Wrigley Drive LLC is behind the $5 million investment on Wrigley...
Richland council to review final traffic report at Dec. 3 meetingRichland is close to deciding the best way to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion for drivers moving north and south through the city.The top-ranked project calls for removing a number of traffic signals at intersections along the bypass highway....
By Andy PerdueThe American Viticultural Areas system in the United States is a way for the federal government to officially recognize a wine grape growing region. At this point, Washington has 14 federally approved AVAs.In the Tri-Cities, wineries and grape growers are awaiting approval of the state’s newest AVA: Candy...
