A West Richland clock repairman featured in our July issue died at his home Sept. 2. He was 71.Al Nihart owned Nihart Clock Repair, taking over the business from his father in the 1980s.“My business has gotten bigger and bigger because all of my competition has died. I’m one of...
The Wilson family has expanded from a single floating food counter aboard a pontoon on the Columbia River to three full-service restaurants in Kennewick and Richland.Their third restaurant, called Foodies too, is expected to open before Christmas in Richland’s The Parkway, occupying the space once home to Paper Street Brewing...
Tri-City home building permits remain a fraction of the cost they are in larger cities like Seattle and Portland, but the final price tag still has seen steady increases in recent years across Pasco, Kennewick and now Richland.“My counterparts in other regions would probably laugh at our fees. In the...
Nearly a year into the #MeToo movement, the awareness of sexual harassment in the workplace has prompted many large and small business owners to take a closer look at their own policies and procedures. John Heaton, president of Pay Plus BenefitsJohn Heaton, president of Pay Plus Benefits in Kennewick, believes...
Last month’s smoky skies were the worst Joe Creager said he’s seen during his 21 years in the golf industry.Smoke from recent wildfires caused the air quality index to spike into the hazardous range for several days, and the Department of Ecology urged people to stay indoors if possible, which...
A line of hundreds of eager customers waited patiently for Pasco’s newest grocery store to open.The Black Friday-like line outside the new Grocery Outlet extended past the adjacent Planet Fitness and Dollar Tree stores that opened earlier this summer and wrapped around the corner of the building.Some waited for more...
The Food Network taught Leticia Whitten how to cook and even some English.“She watched a lot of Martha Stewart. Well, until (Stewart) got in trouble,” joked Leticia’s husband, Mark Whitten. As a Mexican immigrant, Leticia built her skills in the kitchen while raising three daughters, eventually perfecting her recipes for...
A Tennessee-based health care company now owns two hospitals in the Tri-Cities.RCCH HealthCare Partners bought Lourdes Health Network in Pasco on Sept. 1.The state approved the $21 million Lourdes sale, as well as its conversion from nonprofit to for-profit.RCCH bought Kennewick’s Trios Health on Aug. 4.Lourdes had been part of...
New businesses are opening up left and right in Tri-Cities, while existing ones continue to grow and expand, with new development opportunities like the Vista Field overhaul and other, smaller scale projects on the horizon.But there’s a lot of nuance inherent in starting a new business or expanding an existing...
What causes a kid or teen to drop out of school? The answer to that question can be vast — and attributed to myriad factors, from housing to economic status to food and transportation.nEnter Paulina Valdez, who works for Communities in Schools, or CIS, and has a portable...
