[blockquote quote="“We have 56 local artists who are members of our Facebook group," source="Jim Bumgarner" align="right" max_width="300px"]"RRenee Martinez of Richland looks forward to Wednesdays. That’s the day she meets up with fellow artists at different locations each week to sketch whatever suits her fancy.Her subjects vary from week to week...

[blockquote quote="Vista Field is a great location for a performing arts center and will add to the quality of life here." source="Steve Wiley, Task Force chairman" align="right" max_width="300px"]Local arts advocates have campaigned for more than 50 years to get a state-of-the-art performing arts center built in the Tri-Cities. That dream...