Laura Kostad

Laura Kostad

Laura Kostad is a freelance reporter for the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business and Senior Times. After completing her bachelor’s degree in creative writing at the University of Washington in 2015, she moved to Kennewick to pursue new opportunities and launch her career. She has been with the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business since 2017 and has enjoyed getting to know her new community through journalism. In her spare time, she enjoys working on the many book ideas she has and the occasional poem.

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Chinesegardens

Owners of Pasco’s oldest restaurant plan to retire

Laura Kostad
Pasco’s oldest continuously operating restaurant has been serving the Tri-City community for 58 years.Chinese Gardens at 1520 N. Fourth Ave. has been a Pasco cornerstone since late founder Jack Lee opened it in 1965.The building is hard to miss with its mashup of pagoda-esque midcentury brick architecture and flamboyant, dragon-flanked...
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Populardoughnutsfamily

Popular Kennewick doughnut shop lives up to its name

Laura Kostad
A Kennewick business that frequently sells out of its tasty, doughy treats lives up to its name.Popular Donuts at 101 N. Union St. serves up daily a variety of shapes and unique flavors, frequently selling out toward week’s end.“All hours listed are until sold out,” it warns on its Facebook...
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Kie 1

Longtime Kennewick company begins transition to third generation

Laura Kostad
A third generation is poised to take over KIE Supply Corp., the iconic 67-year-old Kennewick business.KIE, established in 1955 by Augustan Kittson Sr., is a longtime supplier of irrigation, plumbing, electrical, lighting, appliance and bathroom fixtures for contractors and DIYers through stores in Kennewick, Hermiston, Sunnyside and elsewhere.Its gleaming fixtures...
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Novelcouple2

The pandemic couldn’t close book on Novel Coffee + Teas

Laura Kostad
It’s not the typical narrative for small business owners.When statewide shutdowns in the wake of Covid-19 closed the Richland Public Library’s doors, its café, Novel Coffee + Teas, shut down with it.Though many businesses took advantage of the lull to re-imagine their brands, spaces and business models, few were faced...
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Cityofkenn1 oct21

City of Kennewick: Forging forward to ‘normal’ despite pandemic

Laura Kostad
As the Tri-Cities negotiates its second year of the Covid-19 pandemic, cities and private developers alike continue to forge ahead with projects, bringing new services to the community.Despite state and federal level mandates limiting in-person business, tightened budgets and ballooning construction costs, Kennewick – the largest and most densely populated...
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Quail eggs

Columbia Quail supplies bite-size alternative to chicken eggs

Laura Kostad
Fancy a fancy quail egg?A Pasco farm’s flock supplies them by the dozen to several Tri-City retailers.These quail eggs don’t come from the kind of wild quail commonly seen around the Tri-Cities. The small, speckled eggs are produced by their larger cousin, the Japanese coturnix.These quail look like a small...
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exterior of Fresh Leaf Co featuring sign

Fresh Leaf Co. puts down new roots in Richland

Laura Kostad
 A forced move amid a pandemic may have been a blessing in disguise for one Kennewick restaurant.Fresh Leaf Co. is moving to Richland with plans to open in March and expand its menu and hours.The restaurant closed the doors of its bright green building after more than five years at...
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