Walla Walla is increasingly known for its 120 wineries and tasting rooms. What many might not know, however, is that the town is also home to the No. 1-selling red wine stain remover.
A local helicopter operator is the only one of its kind between Lewiston and Seattle, offering a range of diverse services such as cherry drying, flight instruction, photography tours and even Easter egg drops.
Local businesses have felt some strain this year with rising costs, changing tariffs and customers pulling back on spending. Overall, the year has been flat for three longtime local businesses as they work to engage customers in the ways they know best.
Two sisters are welcoming customers to Ink Drinkers Bookshop’s first holiday season at a storefront at 309 W. Kennewick Ave. in downtown Kennewick. They aren’t the only ones betting on downtown either. Their store opening is part of a flurry of new businesses injecting life into the city’s commercial district.
Amazon packages crisscross the country every day, but in the Tri-Cities, many of them arrive thanks to a delivery service owned and operated by someone who calls the area home.