Prosser youth café will be different from now defunct Richland coffee shopProsser youth will have a new place to go after school starting in 2018.A vacant storefront at 613 Sixth St. will undergo renovations this fall to be transformed into the Sharehouse Youth Café.[blockquote quote="...it went from a church program...
Tom Seim wasn’t sure anyone would step up to match his $10,000 pledge.The Richland man threw out the challenge in July, vowing to contribute up to $10,000 to the Mid-Columbia Meals on Wheels program if others in the community donated the same amount.The donations were slow in the beginning of...
Danene Scribner wants other stroke survivors to know there’s life after a stroke.She visits with stroke patients once a week at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland and encourages them to join a monthly stroke support group.[blockquote quote="You can still do the things you love; you just do them in...
Chamber officials, Tri-City retailers remind shoppers to think localLocally-owned Tri-City retailers hope shoppers will “think small” when picking out their holiday gifts this year.“We expect a really great holiday season. Retail is up about three percent nationwide, so it’s doing well. People are spending more money in shops and definitely...
Einan’s at Sunset will transform its Richland event center into the North Pole this holiday season.The fourth annual Santa’s Village is a great way for families to shop for gifts, enjoy holiday snacks, snap photos with Santa and kick off the holiday season, said Holley Sowards, operations manager of Einan’s...
Tri-City thrift store shoppers can check out Kennewick’s newest shop, Tri-Cities Autism Thrift.The new store provides job skills training opportunities for those with autism and other cognitive disabilities.“I had been praying a long time for there to be a place for my 24-year-old daughter — who has high-functioning autism —...
Book appointments for Santa photos onlineAvoid the lines for a photo with Santa at Columbia Center mall by reserving an appointment in advance.Children can share their Christmas wishes and get photos with Santa beginning Nov. 18 through Dec. 24 outside the Sears store.Parents can reserve times with Santa online at simonsanta.com.“One...
Infrastructure improvements also part of 2018 plans; public comments soughtThe Pasco City Council is seeking comments, both online and in person, from the public on the 2018 preliminary budget.The council will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Nov. 20 at City Hall to receive comments from the community on the...
Owner-brothers building Temple of ’Cue with capacity to smoke 3,000 pounds of meat at a timeA second Porter’s Real Barbecue restaurant set to open this spring in Kennewick is only the tri-tip of the meaty master plan.Brothers Porter and Reed Kinney have plans to launch two more restaurants within the...
By Michelle DuplerTwo Tri-City commercial real estate firms have joined forces to become the newly formed NAI Group LLC. Todd SternfeldIn the wake of the departure of former principal Lance Bacon from NAI Tri-Cities in July, remaining principal Todd Sternfeld partnered with Vicki Monteagudo of Century 21 Tri-Cities to open...
