By Jobetta Hedelman-BeaverThe Tri-Cities has grown and changed over the years, but one thing that has stayed constant is that families can head to Atomic Bowl in Richland for a good time. And as the longtime business celebrates its anniversary, the owners are looking to the future.Atomic Bowl celebrated its...

A Prosser assisted living facility has undergone a major expansion and remodel as well as a name change, thanks to the partnership of two longtime Yakima Valley families.The $2 million in improvements at Amber Hills Assisted Living, formerly Sheffield Manor, finished up about a month ago under the watchful eyes...

A new study co-led by researchers at Washington State University aims to understand why significantly more women study engineering in some predominantly Muslim countries than in the United States.The study seeks to identify what motivates women to pursue engineering in Jordan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia, where participation rates by...

Very few women ever fly planes.“Just 5 to 6 percent of all pilots are women,” said the treasurer and spokeswoman for the Mid-Columbia Ninety-Nines, an organization that supports female pilots.

By John StangThe “levy cliff” is a little known, but very real budget problem facing public schools in two years that often gets lost amid the discussion of the Washington Legislature deadlocking over funding a state Supreme Court ruling to increase the number of teachers in the state.The levy cliff...

Joanna Dunn and Heather Anastos came to practice and teach yoga for two different reasons.Dunn started yoga as a way to cope with and manage depression and anxiety, while Anastos practiced for therapeutic relief of neck and back pain.But Dunn said their different experiences are perhaps what makes their new...

A popular Walla Walla furniture store now open in Richland offers customers custom and consignment furniture and eclectic home décor.Main Street Furniture opened a Tri-City branch in November at 950 Keene Road in the Queensgate Village.Kelly and Dave Belcher opened their Walla Walla store at 128 E. Main St. in...

As a child, M’Liss Bierlink loved to play store. She would transform her bedroom into a boutique shop, lining her teddy bears and dolls along the shelves before announcing to her family that she was open for business.[blockquote quote="We love hearing, ‘You never know what you’re going to find here.’"...

By Jeff MorrowJeff Clark knew the new five-story, 663-space parking garage at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland was going to need some electric-car charging stations.“There is a growing interest in electric vehicles,” said Clark, vice president of support services for Kadlec, at a recent ribbon cutting ceremony for the...

Get your favorite breakfast foods served all day when The Original Pancake House opens in Kennewick and Richland.The 4,500-square-foot Kennewick restaurant will open in early 2017 near Bob’s Burgers & Brews, Hampton Inn and Trios Southridge Hospital off Highway 395. It will be able to seat about 140.This will be...