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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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Tri-Cities’ last stop for collectible car parts is for sale

April 13, 2023

Laura Kostad

After over 40 years of collecting an extensive repository of automobile history from around the Northwest and more than 4,000 vehicles passing through his yard, Stafford said it’s time to pass the labor of love on to someone new.

He’s ready to sell the business.

2 menus, 1 roof: Kennewick restaurant caters to diverse dietary needs and palates

April 12, 2023

Laura Kostad

It’s not often that a vegan, a meat eater, a keto dieter and someone with celiac disease or a peanut allergy can all order from the same menu.Especially a menu that’s a mash-up of French and Mexican food.Al Avelar, co-owner of Crepe Haus + El Compadre, knew he wanted his...

Setbacks don’t deter big plans for Pasco’s Osprey Pointe Marketplace

March 13, 2023

Laura Kostad

Four years ago, plans to develop Osprey Pointe Marketplace were announced.
When Eaty Gourmet couldn’t deliver, JMS Construction stepped up with a goal of breaking ground in 2020.
Then Covid-19 upended the project.

Plans underway to open new food co-op store in Richland

March 10, 2023

Laura Kostad

The Tri-Cities is getting another shot to support a local food co-op. Alan Schreiber of Schreiber Farms in Eltopia is leading an effort to establish a food co-op at 1420 Jadwin Ave. in Richland. (Courtesy Alan Schreiber)Alan Schreiber of Schreiber Farms in Eltopia is leading the effort.The fifth-generation farmer is...

Support local farmers by taking advantage of locally-produced food

March 10, 2023

Laura Kostad

The Tri-Cities is surrounded by farms, orchards and vineyards.Our state is a national leader in the production of apples, blueberries, hops, pears, sweet cherries and spearmint oil. It is second in the U.S. for potatoes, grapes and asparagus.Even crop sectors that don’t land spots in the top rankings are exported...

Catholic Charities’ new housing project edges to completion in Pasco

March 9, 2023

Laura Kostad

Catholic Charities Eastern Washington’s new $16.79 million housing development in Pasco is nearing completion, with leasing expected to begin at the end of March.The Bishop Skylstad Commons project, formerly called Pasco Haven, was renamed in honor of William Skylstad, former bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Spokane and a longtime...

86-year-old retiree opens art gallery in Kennewick

February 10, 2023

Laura Kostad

Joe Molvik of Kennewick is proving the old axiom you’re never too old to try something new.At 86, he decided to open an art gallery showcasing his Norwegian-inspired paintings, wood carvings and other woodwork.The former custom metalworker hung up his trade in 2022 after over 50 years in business and...

Rising costs delay plans for fourth CBHA clinic

February 10, 2023

Laura Kostad

Columbia Basin Health Association is coming to Pasco.The small health system, which operates clinics in Othello, Connell and Mattawa, bought an 18-acre site at the northeast corner of North Road 68 and Three Rivers Drive and plans to build a 27,000-square-foot facility on six of the acres.CBHA had originally hoped...

Trained mediators help to find common ground in workplace and beyond

January 11, 2023

Laura Kostad

It can be challenging to work out differences.Sometimes it’s hard to see another’s viewpoint.Sometimes it’s hard to look within.When disputes escalate, they can bog down the legal system.That’s why the Dispute Resolution Center of Tri-Cities (DRC) has been working to resolve disagreements since 1999.The support of trained, unbiased mediators can...

Landscape architects see growing interest in Tri-City market

January 11, 2023

Laura Kostad

As the Tri-Cities expands and reimagines itself in the wake of tremendous growth and an ongoing influx of new residents, new developments around the region are emerging more unique and dynamic in scope and design.This is thanks in part to the work of landscape architects, which are increasingly in demand...

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