Described as “Disneyland for seniors,” an innovative day center is set to open in Kennewick in late winter that will offer “reminiscence therapy” for adults with Alzheimer’s and dementia in a facility designed to mimic the 1950s.

Assisted stretching is making its mark as the new wellness business, and a local couple is behind the first Tri-City StretchLab franchise in Kennewick.

The Tri-Cities’ only Catholic-focused retail store is listed for sale, along with the downtown Kennewick building that houses the home to thousands of faith-focused items.

The Muscle Spa uses a fun play on words to explain why it’s “knot your average massage” place.

Trinity Hot Yoga is a new boutique site in West Richland offering a range of yoga styles and classes for novices to experienced yogis.

The latest golf simulator business is under construction in Richland and owned by a golf professional who is part of the PGA program and has worked at golf courses around the Tri-Cities.

While Richland officials describe the city as having “land for days,” not all of it is available for housing and the number of single-family homes has yet to return to pre-pandemic numbers, though the city grew a modest 1.4% to more than 64,000 residents in 2024.

Pasco recently made a major change to its residential zoning, and the city is seeing immediate benefits when it comes to housing availability, housing diversity and housing prices.

After more than 15 years in the financial services industry, Kevin Floyd has opened Pomona Wealth Management, calling it a “next generation” wealth management firm that’s fully independent and based in the Tri-Cities.

Two of the Tri-Cities’ Firehouse Subs restaurants have closed – possibly temporarily – while the current franchise owner works to transfer to a new franchisee.