A Tri-City film company is making a name for itself producing short movies featuring local actors, crews and scenes.The semi-retired partners behind 2047 Productions say they have not made a dime on the undertaking, but they hope to eventually cover the cost of producing one to two short films per...
The Uptown Shopping Center, Richland’s quirky midcentury retail hub, is being transformed into a living gallery courtesy local artists and business owners.Gallery in the Alley is a city-supported initiative of the Uptown Business Improvement District to clean up alleys and bring in professional artists to paint murals.The district has a...
Ron Swanby is putting down roots for his barbecue business at Columbia Gardens Urban Wine & Artisan Village, courtesy a $37,000 deal to buy a 4,631-square-foot sliver of land on Columbia Drive.Swanby is partnering with Pipeworks LLC to purchase the site from the Port of Kennewick, which developed the wine-oriented...
Sense of community is why we do what we do, and relationships are how we get it done. These two things enabled us to be successful during the pandemic as our industry was crippled by declining hotel occupancies, hospitality staffing shortages and financial hardships.Due to the impacts of the pandemic,...
Despite a global pandemic leading to rising construction costs and difficulty obtaining materials throughout the U.S., the Port of Benton has tried to make good use of 2021, focusing on its infrastructure to attract new business to the Mid-Columbia.Diahann Howard, executive director, said tourism is a big driver of its...
Triple-digit weather. Frigid temperatures. Notorious Tri-City winds. Smoke-filled summer skies.These will no longer be reasons to cancel tee time, thanks to the arrival of Divots Golf in Richland later this month.The Walla Walla-based Divots Golf specializes in the growing sport of virtual golf, offering competitive virtual games to casual and...
Visit Tri-Cities, the tax- and fee- funded agency responsible for putting heads in hotel beds, is dropping its paid membership model in favor of a storytelling approach that includes high-quality videos and images.The shift away from the $250 “basic” membership program ($185 for nonprofits) began before the Covid-19 pandemic knocked...
New grads can enter airline ticket giveawayAvelo Air, a new airline that serves the Tri-Cities, is giving away 21 sets of roundtrip airline tickets to 2021 graduates of area high schools, colleges, trade and technical schools.July 20 is the deadline to enter the contest. The winners will receive two roundtrip...
Corvettes on the Columbia, a long-running celebration of all things Corvette and a major fundraiser for Make-A-Wish Alaska & Washington, returns in September after organizers were forced to cancel the 2020 event because of the Covid-19 pandemic.The 3 Rivers Corvette Club will hold the 2021 edition – its 11th –...
Kirk WilliamsonImagine yourself facing a busload of people all wearing masks. You’re wearing one, too, of course.You were tested for Covid-19 on arrival. You’ve been introduced to the bus driver, and you’ve helped the first 45 guests from the American Empress cruise boat board the bus.You take a deep breath....
