Arts & Culture https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/rss en-us Tri-City businesses awarded $20K grants ty@tcjournal.biz A long-time independent bookstore and a salon specializing in natural hair care have received $20,000 grants to help them to continue growing and serving the community. A long-time independent bookstore and a salon specializing in natural hair care have received $20,000 grants to help them to continue growing and serving the community. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7903 Mon, 25 May 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/tri-city-businesses-awarded-20k-grants NewsUpdate.jpg Emerald of Siam raising $100K for required upgrades to stay open One of the Tri-Cities’ most iconic restaurants and performance venues is asking for the community’s financial support as it faces a major reconstruction project in order to stay in business. One of the Tri-Cities’ most iconic restaurants and performance venues is asking for the community’s financial support as it faces a major reconstruction project in order to stay in business. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7890 Tue, 19 May 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/emerald-of-siam-raising-100k-for-required-upgrades-to-stay-open Emerald of Siam Tri-Cities business leaders, retirees form unlikely music group rachel@tcjournal.biz This unlikely rock band – made up of local business leaders and retirees – has grown beyond a one-time gig for a fundraiser into an unexpected outlet for connection, collaboration and community involvement. This unlikely rock band – made up of local business leaders and retirees – has grown beyond a one-time gig for a fundraiser into an unexpected outlet for connection, collaboration and community involvement.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7793 Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/soup-dogs Soup-Dogs-1 Reach Museum hosts Earth Day Festival More than 50 organizations are gathering to celebrate Earth Day at a free event April 18. More than 50 organizations are gathering to celebrate Earth Day at a free event April 18. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7742 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/reach-museum-hosts-earth-day-festival Reach Museum Arts Center Task Force to lead Reach Museum amphitheater study The Richland Public Facilities District, or RPFD, has selected the grassroots group that has worked for decades to establish a performing arts center in the Tri-Cities to study how an existing outdoor amphitheatre can better support community and cultural events. The Richland Public Facilities District, or RPFD, has selected the grassroots group that has worked for decades to establish a performing arts center in the Tri-Cities to study how an existing outdoor amphitheatre can better support community and cultural events.  

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7732 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/arts-center-task-force-to-lead-reach-museum-amphitheater-study Reach Museum Columbia Gardens adds art studio to tenant mix rachel@tcjournal.biz An art studio offering classes in oil painting, watercolors and mixed media has joined the collection of wineries and food trucks at Columbia Gardens Artisan Village in Kennewick. An art studio offering classes in oil painting, watercolors and mixed media has joined the collection of wineries and food trucks at Columbia Gardens Artisan Village in Kennewick.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7707 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:30:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/brand-dayton-art Brandi-Dayton-2 25 years strong, Dust Devils help fuel Tri-Cities sports tourism ty@tcjournal.biz As the Tri-City Dust Devils mark their 25th year, its new ownership group is looking beyond baseball to position its stadiums as a year-round event venues – a strategy aimed at boosting tourism and drawing more visitors. That shift is appears to already underway at Gesa Stadium, with the Pasco ballpark set to host multiple World Cup fan zones this summer. As the Tri-City Dust Devils mark their 25th year, its new ownership group is looking beyond baseball to position its stadiums as a year-round event venues – a strategy aimed at boosting tourism and drawing more visitors. That shift is appears to already underway at Gesa Stadium, with the Pasco ballpark set to host multiple World Cup fan zones this summer.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7686 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:30:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/25-years-strong-dust-devils-help-fuel-tri-cities-sports-tourism DustDevilsCrowdField Snake River cruise stop coming to Burbank ty@tcjournal.biz Another port of call for cruises on the Columbia and Snake rivers will be welcoming passengers in the coming years. Another port of call for cruises on the Columbia and Snake rivers will be welcoming passengers in the coming years.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7681 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:30:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/snake-river-cruise-stop-coming-to-burbank Snake River Cruise Dock Empty big-box storefront bounces back to life rachel@tcjournal.biz A new entertainment option for kids and families is coming to the Tri-Cities this fall. A new entertainment option for kids and families is coming to the Tri-Cities this fall. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7676 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:30:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/urban-air-kennewick Urban Air Richland club keeps lifelong learning alive for nearly six decades United in a quest for knowledge, a group of women meets monthly in Richland to focus on “intelligent inquiry” as a means of personal growth. United in a quest for knowledge, a group of women meets monthly in Richland to focus on “intelligent inquiry” as a means of personal growth.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7671 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:30:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/questers The Questers Taco Crawl returns for its 10th year Rejoice, taco lovers: the Pasco Taco Crawl is nearly here. Rejoice, taco lovers: the Pasco Taco Crawl is nearly here. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7510 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:00:00 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/taco-crawl-returns-for-its-10th-year TacoCrawl.png Connell farm to be featured on ‘Ask This Old House’ A Connell grass seed farm along with a Washington State University researcher will be featured in a Feb. 19 episode of a long-standing public television show helping homeowners address everything from ceiling fans and leaky faucets to landscaping issues at their older homes. A Connell grass seed farm along with a Washington State University researcher will be featured in a Feb. 19 episode of a long-standing public television show helping homeowners address everything from ceiling fans and leaky faucets to landscaping issues at their older homes. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7470 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:00:00 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/connell-farm-to-be-featured-on-ask-this-old-house WSU Turf From FFA to their own shop, teens nurture their budding venture rachel@tcjournal.biz Two friends turned their love of flowers into a business. Their fledgling floral shop has weathered its first year of weddings, holidays and hands-on lessons in entrepreneurship. Now, the teen owners are ready to let their floral ambitions bloom even bigger. Two friends turned their love of flowers into a business. Their fledgling floral shop has weathered its first year of weddings, holidays and hands-on lessons in entrepreneurship. Now, the teen owners are ready to let their floral ambitions bloom even bigger.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7413 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/floral-shop J&A Floral Company.jpg Knockerball owners shift focus back to mobile events, axe throwing rachel@tcjournal.biz After launching in a physical location for the first time last year, a mobile Knockerball business closed its indoor operation at the end of 2025. The owners are shifting their focus back to mobile events and their axe-throwing business. After launching in a physical location for the first time last year, a mobile Knockerball business closed its indoor operation at the end of 2025. The owners are shifting their focus back to mobile events and their axe-throwing business. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7379 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/knockerball-shifts-focus KnockerBall-Axe_Owner A story of family, faith and healing becomes a children’s book rachel@tcjournal.biz A first-time children’s author whose life story spans from rural El Salvador to Pasco, as well as profound personal loss, has debuted her new bilingual children’s book, “Mango Market Adventure.” A first-time children’s author whose life story spans from rural El Salvador to Pasco, as well as profound personal loss, has debuted her new bilingual children’s book, “Mango Market Adventure.”

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7284 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/mango-market-adventure Veronica Blair Columbia Gardens’ newest food truck serves up Cuban food rachel@tcjournal.biz Another food truck is opening its doors at Columbia Gardens Wine & Artisan Village in Kennewick, offering authentic Cuban eats. Another food truck is opening its doors at Columbia Gardens Wine & Artisan Village in Kennewick, offering authentic Cuban eats.  

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7115 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 21:00:00 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/columbia-gardens-cuban-food-truck Cuba-Libre It’s an ace. Pickleball gets its own Washington license plate In the works for three years, it is the second of seven specialty plates to hit the market since getting approved by lawmakers earlier this year. In the works for three years, it is the second of seven specialty plates to hit the market since getting approved by lawmakers earlier this year.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7094 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:34:31 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/pickleball-gets-its-own-washington-license-plate Pickle-Plate New seating marks latest transformation for children’s theater ty@tcjournal.biz The Academy of Children’s Theatre hopes word of the revamped theater and seating, with improved sight lines and more accessibility for theater goers with limited mobility, will lead people who’ve never seen an ACT production to check out a show. The Academy of Children’s Theatre hopes word of the revamped theater and seating, with improved sight lines and more accessibility for theater goers with limited mobility, will lead people who’ve never seen an ACT production to check out a show.


]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7016 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/act-theatre-seating ACT-new-seats Pasco coffee shop expanding to Kennewick A coffee shop that opened in the heart of downtown Pasco almost two years ago is bringing its focus on community and creativity to a new location on the other side of the Columbia River.

A coffee shop that opened in the heart of downtown Pasco almost two years ago is bringing its focus on community and creativity to a new location on the other side of the Columbia River. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7007 Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:38:30 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/pasco-coffee-shop-expanding-to-kennewick Cafe-con-Arte-exterior Funeral home to host community Día de los Muertos event Celebration and remembrance will be the focus of a family-friendly event at one Tri-Cities funeral home. Celebration and remembrance will be the focus of a family-friendly event at one Tri-Cities funeral home.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6967 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/dia-de-los-muertos-event Einan's at Hillcrest Pasco Día de los Muertos Cash-strapped symphony launches effort to stay afloat rachel@tcjournal.biz The Mid-Columbia Symphony has an abbreviated slate of concerts this year as it works to build up its resources amid financial instability. The Mid-Columbia Symphony has an abbreviated slate of concerts this year as it works to build up its resources amid financial instability. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6902 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/symphony-finances Mid-Columbia-Symphony Watercolor artist focuses her paintings on Tri-City landmarks Chris Walling claims she’s only doing it to pay her Visa bill, but the Tri-City watercolor artist has made a name for herself painting local landmarks and businesses, including many around Richland. Chris Walling claims she’s only doing it to pay her Visa bill, but the Tri-City watercolor artist has made a name for herself painting local landmarks and businesses, including many around Richland.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6895 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/walling-watercolor Photo of grain elevator - Chris Walling art Creators bring haunted vision to life with custom builds A large part of It’s Alive’s success is the unique, hand-crafted, high-quality facades, sets, props, animatronics and more that the team builds from the ground up. And they’re not just for Halloween either. A large part of It’s Alive’s success is the unique, hand-crafted, high-quality facades, sets, props, animatronics and more that the team builds from the ground up. And they’re not just for Halloween either. 


]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6888 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/its-alive-productions Pure-Evil It's Alive Productions Mom builds creative haven for kids one stitch at a time A Kennewick mother with a lifelong love of sewing has transformed her home-based sewing lessons for homeschooled kids into a full-fledged sewing school. A Kennewick mother with a lifelong love of sewing has transformed her home-based sewing lessons for homeschooled kids into a full-fledged sewing school.


]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6867 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/jessicas-sewing-school Jessica-Sewing-Portrait Documentary on cattle mutilation mystery to screen in Tri-Cities A string of unexplained cattle mutilations that rattled a tight-knit ranching community in Oregon is the subject of a documentary screening in Richland. A string of unexplained cattle mutilations that rattled a tight-knit ranching community in Oregon is the subject of a documentary screening in Richland.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6927 Sun, 12 Oct 2025 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/not-one-drop-of-blood Not-One-Drop-of-Blood Recording Latino history in the Tri-Cities http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6936 Fri, 10 Oct 2025 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/recording-latino-history-in-the-tri-cities Manhattan Project park pumps tourism dollars into Tri-Cities The unit of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park based at the Hanford site brought nearly 20,000 visitors and pumped hundreds of thousands of tourism dollars into the Tri-Cities in 2024. The unit of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park based at the Hanford site brought nearly 20,000 visitors and pumped hundreds of thousands of tourism dollars into the Tri-Cities in 2024. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6862 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/manhattan-project-park-pumps-tourism-dollars-into-tri-cities B-Reactor-Manhattan-Project-National-History-Park Restoration of historic Connell building earns state award A largely community-funded effort to bring a historic building in downtown Connell back to life is getting noticed. A largely community-funded effort to bring a historic building in downtown Connell back to life is getting noticed. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6848 Sun, 28 Sep 2025 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/historic-connell-building Connell-bank-restore Heads up: Plan for Ironman event traffic impacts The IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon is only days away and will bring thousands to the Tri-Cities. It will also bring a slew of road closures, detours and delays that you may want to plan for. The IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon is only days away and will bring thousands to the Tri-Cities. It will also bring a slew of road closures, detours and delays that you may want to plan for. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6799 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/ironman-event-traffic-impacts Ironman2 Fair group wraps successful season amid tensions with county over lease terms ty@tcjournal.biz With a successful fair in the rear view, the fair board’s attention is now focused on hammering out a lease for the fairgrounds amid tense negotiations with their landlord, the Benton County commissioners. With a successful fair in the rear view, the fair board’s attention is now focused on hammering out a lease for the fairgrounds amid tense negotiations with their landlord, the Benton County commissioners.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6762 Thu, 11 Sep 2025 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/fair-lease Fair-1