Work began in December, completion expected by MayThe rooms of Richland’s Hampton by Hilton are undergoing their first complete overhaul in more than 10 years.The first phase of the $750,000 remodeling project kicked off Dec. 14 with 44 rooms.The work to remodel all 130 rooms is expected to be completed...

Washington Policy Center’s Farm to Free Market event in Pasco attracts 300 peopleComponents of the 2018 farm bill, an economic model based on the success of New Zealand’s sweeping reform, and the ongoing battle to protect assets and existing legislation that supports agricultural producers were among the topics highlighted at Washington...

Owner cites customers’ changing shopping habits for dwindling salesCrest Hallmark Shops announced plans to close its Kennewick Plaza store this month citing declining sales.The Richland store on George Washington Way in Washington Plaza will remain the sole Hallmark Gold Crown store in the Tri-Cities of the five started by the...

Owner of Proof Gastropub aims to prove Tri-Citians want more than chainsThere’s a new restaurant showcasing the Kennewick skyline: Proof Gastropub.The high-rise eatery on Columbia Center Boulevard features a modern space with upscale bar food and craft cocktails offering fresh twists on old favorites along with the sweeping views.Mike Miller,...

Dupus Boomer’s closes doors amid financial challengesThough the Richland restaurant intended to anchor Swift Boulevard corridor development has closed, the owner said the site would be great for another eatery.Dupus Boomer’s shuttered its doors on Christmas Eve after operating for about a year and a half.“We had a good business....

Eight instructors work between Richland, Kennewick studiosThe owner of Steel 3 Yoga plans to open a third studio to eager Tri-City yoga enthusiasts for “workshops, training and some classes to come” this month.Brenda Steel, an ex-corporate worker turned yogi, took over 11Exhale Yoga’s two existing studios in Richland and Kennewick...

More than 450 people have enrolled statewide, with 117 signed up in southeast WashingtonWashington state’s Department of Social and Health Services recently added two new support programs intended to make more services available to more than 850,000 unpaid family caregivers statewide and the loved ones they care for.The two new...

Ground has been broken on a new Tri-City Title and Escrow office in the Grandridge Business Park in Kennewick.After learning their current office at 8131 W. Grandridge Blvd. had sold, owners Linda Denchel and Chris Willson decided to build their own office to better suit their workflow and customers’ needs.“We’re...

Bartholomew Winery to open before Christmas, Monarcha Wines in FebruaryA year after the Port of Kennewick announced that Monarcha Wines and Bartholomew Winery would be tenants in the new Columbia Gardens Wine and Artisan Village on Columbia Drive in Kennewick, both tasting rooms are poised to open soon.“It looks and smells...