The Brick Shoppe, at 3902 W. Clearwater Ave., Suite 110, is on track for a grand opening in January. The store will feature new and used Lego, including sets, minifigures and loose bricks to buy in bulk. Customers also will be able to create their own minifigures, or host birthday parties there.

Travis Davis has a term for the 2023 housing market in the Tri-Cities:
“It was a ‘life events market,’ that’s what I call it,” he said.
Davis, a real estate broker with Coldwell Banker Tomlinson and president of the Tri-Cities Association of Realtors, means that if a life event didn’t force someone to buy or sell this year, they likely stayed put.

They’ve been known to knock things over, steal food from coworkers and brazenly nap in the middle of the day. They can’t type worth a darn, and answering the phone is out of the question.
But, if you need a big, wet kiss, a fetch partner or the most enthusiastic greeter possible, they’re up for the job. In fact, at several Tri-Cities businesses, these furry, funny, four-legged (or, in one case, three-legged) office pets pretty much hold the title of Employee of the Month every month of the year.

A Christmas light display at Ted Krishisky's Richland home features thousands of LEDs – about 45,000 this year. They’re arranged in festive shapes and strung throughout his backyard and behind his Bremmer Street home, facing Gage Boulevard. He’s timed the blinking to Christmas music, including some of his favorite Polish tunes, reflecting his Polish heritage.

The WSU Tri-Cities program includes an ambassador network that connects students with mentors, as well as the development of an energy and sustainability certificate that will help students on the path to future careers. The idea is to empower students to bring their unique backgrounds and expertise to clean energy and climate innovation.

The newly revived Richland Chamber of Commerce has hired an executive director. 

The man behind Pep’s Hearty 11 ½ Bean Soup died a little more than 10 years ago.

But Duane “Pep” Pepiot’s memory lives on, and so does the beloved soup he created with his wife, Inie – a savory treat that’s the hit of the Holly Daze bazaar at...

Ken Primus spent 28 years in the U.S. Army, and his service took him all over the world, including to Iraq and Afghanistan. He worked in special operations and civilian affairs and that meant part of his job was going into villages, sharing tea and conversation, and trying...