Candies the colors of the rainbow from more than 20 countries line the shelves of Diana Milton’s candy shop. A neon sign encourages customers to “treat yo’ self.” Milton’s sweet little shop in the Park View Plaza, across from Richland’s Howard Amon Park, celebrated its one-year anniversary there in early December. 

In the midst of pandemic closures, Todd and Traci Grabner first drummed up an idea for a side gig that began to really start humming along once the community began enjoying live music performances again.
The duo formed The Live Music Junkies, first as a Facebook presence, and now as a paid service available to both venues and artists. They promote live music in all genres throughout the region.

In an industry known for cuts and scale backs, we’ve been adding rich content. 

Q&A with April Castañeda, chief human resources officer for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.