Documents filed under Washington’s environmental review process reveal a long list of projects in the works for the Mid-Columbia.The State Environmental Review Act, or SEPA, often provides the first look at the mixed-use projects, mini storage facilities, apartments, industrial expansions, subdivisions and more that are working their way through the...
Editor’s note: The city of Richland reports it could not reach an agreement with Drs. Luay Ailabouni and Elhami Hannan for a piece of land where they intended to develop a medical mall, including an urgent care clinic. The Horn Rapids plan will not move forward. This story, which originally...
Ryan WattenbargerIt took the owners of Kennewick’s Moonshot Brewing almost a year, but they’ve found a spot for their second location.Ryan Wattenbarger and his staff have been busy tearing up the floor and the kitchen of a former Thai restaurant overlooking Howard Amon Park in Richland.The new location at 94...
Innovative waterfront apartments listed for saleVertisee Heights, a small loft-style apartment complex near the Richland Wye, has been put on the market by the former Tri-City Fever duo who built it.Lionell Singleton and Houston Lilliard formed World Builder Inc. to develop the 24-unit complex in the 1156 block of Columbia...
September brought good news and bad for Tri-City homebuyers.The inventory of unsold homes rose to 614. That’s half more than the same month a year ago, which gave buyers more to choose from.But it was still well below the 1,200 needed for a balanced market, according to the most recent...
A growing Hermiston company will build a powder coating facility in Richland’s Horn Rapids Industrial Park as it moves to keep up with rising demand from the Tri-Cities.N.W. Metal Fabricators Inc. has a tentative agreement to buy 5 acres near Polar Way and Logan Street from the city of Richland....
The Tri-Cities lost one of its growler-fill taphouses in October when the Growler Guys shut down.The Richland shop at 110 Gage Blvd., Suite 204, couldn’t recover from the pandemic shutdown, said franchise owner Robin Walker.In mid-October, Walker posted on the store’s Facebook site that she and her wife were looking...
The city of Hermiston moved into its new city hall in stages beginning in early October.The eastern Oregon community’s new city hall was jointly funded by the city and Umatilla County.The county provided $3 million in exchange for first-floor space for a health department outpost. The city funded its share...
January 2023 and October 2024.Those are the dates to keep in mind as Pasco moves to build a $40 million, voter-approved aquatics center and possible community center.January 2023 is when a two-tenths of a percent sales tax kicks in to pay for the center. Pasco’s sales tax rate rises to...
An entrepreneurial couple and an experienced coffee shop leader plan to create the new “it” coffee chain in the Tri-Cities.The key ingredients to make it a success? An experienced staff. Quality coffee. Locally-made breakfast foods from Tsp Bake Shop and El Fat Cat Grill. Top-notch customer service.Swigg Coffee Bar opened...
