Lionell Singleton Houston LillardLionell Singleton and Houston Lillard were fierce competitors when they played for the Tri-Cities Fever, an indoor football league.They clashed on the field – Singleton as a defensive back and Houston as quarterback. Off the field, they were the best of friends and roommates who leveraged their...

The Tri-Cities Animal Shelter and Control Services in Pasco has a new operator and a renewed interest in breaking ground on a long-anticipated new building.Rebecca Howard and Dr. Julie Chambers formed the nonprofit Neo’s Nation Foundation to submit the winning bid for the contract to operate the animal shelter and...

Richland-based Heartlinks Hospice & Palliative Care is expanding to take on new Tri-City patients after Chaplaincy Health discontinued palliative care at the end of 2020.It announced the addition of a new nurse practitioner, Christopher Monk, ARNP, to support the expansion.Heartlinks is a nonprofit that emphasizes serving clients for both its...

For as long as she can remember, Justine VerMulm has known Pasco Golfland as both her playground and her workplace.“My mom was pregnant with me when they were selling golf balls out there from a fireworks stand,” she said. “I worked out there as a kid. As a family, we’ve...

Amid pandemic shutdowns and canceled art expos, Knights Welding retooled its business model and opened a Kennewick storefront.The custom-made metal art shop was grateful for a solid holiday shopping season.“Christmas was good for business,” said owner Pat Knight, adding that it’s the shop’s busiest time of the year, punctuated by...

Jason Zook is best known in the Tri-Cities for Smile A Mile Painting, a residential and commercial painting business with operations in the Tri-Cities and Central Oregon. Jason ZookBut Zook has a background in construction and has always built projects for himself, something he treats as a hobby.“I know the...

A family-owned Richland company is expanding to a new building, thanks to rising demand for its gluten-free bread, cake and other mixes.GF Blends will occupy a 20,000-square-foot production facility on Battelle Boulevard when construction wraps in April, said owner Glen Call, who is also a contractor. Allpro Inc. is developing...

Russ Cazier, the owner of a string of Subway and Costa Vida restaurants in Eastern Washington and Oregon, is bringing the Costa Vida fresh Mexican brand to Pasco.The newest Costa Vida will occupy a space Cazier first leased more than a year ago at 6627 Burden Blvd., next to Proof...

When the owners of Pacific Pasta & Grill decided to downsize to survive the pandemic, they also took the opportunity to create a more efficient operation.“We fixed all the mistakes of the old restaurant,” said co-owner Niki Young.The restaurant opened Dec. 19 at 603 Goethals Drive in Richland after closing...

Chaplaincy Health Care, the Richland nonprofit that serves the terminally ill and the grieving, will close its palliative care program at the end of December.Gary Castillo, executive director, cited fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic and an unsustainable financial model for the move. He notified staff and the program’s 160 patients...