
Articles by Robin Wojtanik

Leadership Tri-Cities’ service project helps nonprofit launch new store
A boutique resale shop that will provide a future income stream to support clients of Domestic Violence Services of Benton & Franklin Counties is set to open in Kennewick, wrapping…

Interior designers parlay food truck success into Richland delicatessen
Roberta Chalaris-Davis and Marina de Albuquerque have an eye for design, and they’ve branched out from interior spaces to designing artisanal charcuterie boards and home décor at a storefront in…

Market aims to restore dignity with free food distribution
There seems to be no coincidence between a family whose last name is “Sparks,” and the way they have set ablaze a full-time lifestyle of impacting the community. From churning…

Parkway gift shop fueled by sarcasm and sass
A new shop in Richland’s Parkway is filled with snarky gifts, fresh flowers and a few four-letter words for good measure. “I call it a sassy gift shop with a…

Rail site expansion opens local import-export access
A Kansas-based company plans to pick up where Union Pacific Railroad left off and complete an intermodal ramp in Wallula, bringing increased transportation capacity via rail. The project will open…

Campaign underway to get life-saving medication in everyone’s hands
Overdose prevention could be viewed as the new CPR: the Benton-Franklin Health District wants everyone to be prepared and know how to help anyone at any time. The BFHD is…

Trainer motivates seniors to keep moving to stay fit
Personal trainer Claude Hafez believes most everyone can move and she won’t take “no” for an answer. “Regardless of age or injuries or limitations, everyone can move. You think you…

Employee-owned firm creates blueprint for sustained success
From small updates to large-scale projects, commercial or residential, Meier Architecture – Engineering has designed a wide range of structures across the Tri-Cities and beyond. In business since 1982, and…