Visit Tri-Cities honored a community advocate and a Red Mountain business for their work to promote tourism around the region at its annual meeting and tourism showcase event on Nov. 13.Those receiving the recognition were:Tourism Champion of the Year: Dave Bryant was recognized as the 2017 Tourism Champion of the...

Zintel Creek Golf Club, formerly the Tri-City County Club, is holding a cocktail party and silent auction to celebrate its history and future on Nov. 18.There will be a silent auction for an assortment of country club memorabilia.Organizers are seeking old photographs from the 79 years of events held at the club....

A former Tri-City man will appear on CNBC’s new primetime series, “The Job Interview” on Nov. 15.Paul Roy, a longtime Tri-City resident who landed his dream job in his dream location of Kauai, Hawaii, will appear on the show. Paul RoyRoy, who previously worked as the manager of Coldwell Banker...

The Kennewick School District invites community members to submit suggested names, mascots and colors for two new elementary schools opening in August 2018.Community members may submit their suggestions for Elementary #16 and Dual Language Elementary #17 using an online survey: www.ksd.org  The survey closes on Nov. 17.Suggestions will be provided to each...

The Local, a coffee shop on Gage Boulevard in Kennewick, will be opening a second location inside BlankSpace in December.BlankSpace owner Olivia Berg announced the news Nov. 7 on her business’ Facebook page.“We are absolutely thrilled to be part of bringing a high-end coffee experience to the Southridge area (and...

The Better Business Bureau serving the Northwest has issued a warning about a new email scam involving Amazon.com.The scam email appears to be from Amazon and asks the recipient to “confirm” their personal information.Here’s how it works: Recipients open their email and see a message from “Amazon.com” with a subject line...

Seventeen businesses in The Parkway are offering discounts and deals during an annual cancer awareness fundraiser called Pink the Parkway.Organized by Warrior Sisterhood, a support group offered through the Tri-Cities Cancer Center, the event features two cancer survivor fashion shows, live music, vendors, dance and cheer demonstrations, a silent auction...

There is little chance of rain ruining the trick-or-treating in Kennewick, making it the No. 3 city in the country for collecting Halloween candy.That's according to a list compiled by online financial technology company SmartAsset. Last year Kennewick ranked No. 4 on the list.The ranking considered seven metrics: data for population...

Congressman Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, will host a Higher Education and Job Training Expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 28 in Kennewick.The free expo is open to Central Washington students of all ages and their families. Colleges, military institutions and job training programs will be available to offer information and resources...

More than 40 people turned out in person or tuned in via webinar on Sept. 21 to learn more about the siting, construction and operation of a proposed capsule storage area at Hanford.If approved, the facility will be built for dry storage of cesium and strontium capsules—currently in wet storage...