A Tri-Cities businessman is being remembered for his quick wit, his easy charm and his tender heart.

Charles “Chuck” Robert Stack died suddenly on May 25. He was 67.

Stack was known for owning several local Round Table Pizza restaurants. 

His path to becoming a “pizza king” involved a lot of...

It’s common for people to leave Hedges Family Estate carrying bottles of the Red Mountain winery’s award-winning wines. But it’s not quite so common for people to show up with bottles already in hand – at least until now.

Hedges has agreed to be a “spoke” in a new...

Terry Maurer has been in the antique appraisal business for years, and he’s never seen anything quite like the apothecary cabinet that’s up for auction in Richland – at least not firsthand.

It’s from Britain circa 1870, designed for compounding medicine in the field.

“When it’s closed, it looks like...

A Benton City wine label maker continues to grow its company, portfolio and staff of women managers. Headed up by part owner and general manager, Katii Deaton, Columbia Label has built out its niche near Red Mountain, offering big city capabilities in the heart of Washington’s wine county.

“It’s...

Q&A with Richard W. Bogert, president of The Bogert Group (Safe Jack, Uncle Norm’s Marine, Bogert Aviation Inc., Bogert Manufacturing Inc.).

A small shop in Pasco pumps out tens of thousands of jars of mustard annually, all made by hand with recipes created in the 1980s by Alice Jones, now 90.

The business is now run by Jones’ daughter, Juli Massingale, yet still bears her mom’s initials, AJ’s Edible Arts.

Jones...

A “restoration home” for survivors of sex trafficking is set to open this year in Franklin County.  

The home, called Esther’s Home, is for girls ages 12-17. 

It will be the first facility of its kind in the state. 

For over 20 years, the shop at 1854 Bronco Lane near the Richland Airport has been the creative lair of local inventor Chris Smith, owner of Intellegration LLC.

The business’ name marries the words “intelligent” and “integration,” which Smith said is short for “integrating intelligent ideas.” It launched in...

Kyle and Becky Thornhill have been riding a wave toward a building of their own since launching Tsunami Catering in January 2018.

And despite setbacks – some temporary, some longer – it’s been a great ride.

“For me, I get excited because it’s connecting with people through food,” Kyle said.

Becky...

You might not think city planning and winemaking have a lot in common.

But Scott Greenberg’s decades of experience helping shape and manage municipal growth has come in handy in his second career as a winemaker and winery owner.

Greenberg, who recently moved his North Bend-based Convergence Zone Cellars to...