Li’l Firehouse coffeeshop to open second locationCustomers wanting to grab their favorite burger and shake at Richland’s iconic drive-thru restaurant before it closed for good stood in long lines to get them.High school students and other loyal customers stopped by to say goodbye to Bomber’s Drive Thru on its final...

A career fair is planned from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at Washington State University Tri-Cities in the Consolidated Information Center and Student Union Building at the Richland campus.The free event is open to WSU Tri-Cities students, alumni and the public. The event allows organizations to discuss employment...

By R.J. Marx and Brenna Visser, The Daily Astorian, & TCAJOB staffThe owner of Richland’s newest waterfront hotel died Sunday morning at his home after a short illness. He was 64. Tom Drumheller, Escape LodgingTom Drumheller envisioned The Lodge at Columbia Point as a regional boutique hotel unique to the...

Seniors attending this year’s All Senior Picnic in Richland can expect to sing and sway along to popular songs from Bobby Darin, Wayne Newton, Frank Sinatra and Elvis.“It’ll be danceable and enjoyable and memorable — whatever makes the crowd happy,” said David Cooley, front man for the Cooley Band, which...

An extensive remodel is underway at an affordable senior housing complex in east Kennewick that’s requiring residents to be temporarily relocated and their belongings packed up.The lengthy list of improvements coming to the Kennewick Garden Apartments on West Fifth Avenue includes new flooring, lighting, millwork, doors, appliances and landscaping.[blockquote quote="We...

The deal to close on 1.8 acres to build a new Richland City Hall was 15 years in the making.“It took an act of Congress. Literally,” said Joe Schiessl, the city’s director of parks and public facilities.The city sealed the deal with the federal government Aug. 25 and plans to...

While a proposed Richland solar power project would be the biggest in the state, the economic future of this source of electricity in Washington is not yet written in stone.This will be the first American venture for the French solar power company Neoen. As Neoen studies the potential installation of...

Team helped to raise more than $2M in donations over seven seasonsThe Tri-City Americans are celebrating their 30th season with a home opener on Sept. 30 against the Everett Silvertips. For the team, the anniversary provides a chance to reflect on their history and how they’ve sown their roots in...

The Gesa Credit Union branch in north Richland will be closing permanently Oct. 31.Gesa reports that the 808 Dalton St. branch is “underutilized” and its “transaction volumes are low” compared to other locations in the Tri-Cities.As a nonprofit cooperative, the credit union determined it wasn’t a good use of members’...