Pieces of the Franklin County Historical Museum’s collection are scattered throughout the county.Some are stored in the basement of the Pasco police station.Some are tucked into the Kahlotus Grange Hall.The Port of Pasco is storing some items for the museum. Past museum board members opened up their barn space. The...

Leo Morales was pleasantly surprised Aug. 26, the day his Havana Café reopened in downtown Pasco after a three-month closure.A steady stream of customers came in for lunch, drawn by his post on social media. It was more traffic than he dared dream and validated his decision, for now, not...

A Pasco ag chemical firm is supplying the Hanford site with the ingredients it needs to bake radioactive and hazardous waste into borosilicate glass logs at the $17 billion Waste Treatment & Immobilization Plant.Two Rivers Terminal delivered a 35,000-pound load of lithium carbonate to Hanford this summer, the first of...

Modern updates have come to Richland’s famed Spudnut Shop, but not from a voluntary desire to change the space that hadn’t been remodeled since 1965.Valerie Driver, the second-generation owner of the iconic Richland restaurant, said she spent tens of thousands of dollars to update the shop after she and several...

Gustavo GutierrezGomezGustavo Gutierrez Gomez has left the Downtown Pasco Development Authority, the nonprofit group that operates the Pasco Specialty Kitchen, Pasco Farmers Market and puts on Cinco de Mayo, Pasco Fiery Foods Festival and more.Gabriel Portugal, president of the board, said Gutierrez Gomez departed effective July 31. Portugal praised his...

The Tri-City chapter of the National Active & Retired Federal Employees Association launched its 50th year with a return to form and its first in-person event in more than a year.The local chapter met Sept. 1 at the Red Lion Hotel Kennewick Columbia Center – its usual spot – in...

The Three Rivers Convention Center is taking over the Tri-Cities Wine Festival after its longtime co-producer pulled the plug on the event.The convention center in Kennewick partnered with the Tri-Cities Wine Society to put on the annual event, which included wine judging, an auction, public tasting and a festival. The...

Despite the challenges with the Covid-19 Delta variant, companies continue to add jobs – a good sign of economic stabilization.Unfortunately, we’re also facing the greatest disruption in the labor market in a century. Employers cannot find enough people to fill their open positions. One would think the math is easy...

When it comes to estate planning, there are many variables for retirees to consider, with one of the biggest being the effect of taxes on how much of their wealth they get to pass on.Between several years of accommodative monetary policy and massive federal spending to offset the economic damage...

Executive DirectorChildren’s Developmental CenterZahra RoachEmployees you oversee: 41What is the Environmental Molecular Sciences Brief background of your organization:Nonprofit that provides early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and developmental delays.How did you land your current role?A combination of things: community service, life experiences and professional background.Giving my time...