Merced Flores-Garcia gave pizza fans an early Christmas present in October when he reopened his Mercy’s Pizza Taco restaurant in Pasco.Facebook and Instagram responses were full of excitement.City of Pasco employees were ecstatic they could cross the street to enjoy what has become a growing trend: Italian pizza and Mexican...
It took Faith Akopov three attempts at starting her own business before she found the key ingredient to success: passion.She discovered it in a business called Tri-Cities Tackle, located at 660 George Washington Way, Suite M, in Richland. It’s inside the Nutrex Building next door to the Richland Dugout.“Learning your...
An online business based in the Tri-Cities ships all over the country to provide custom creations for people who want to dress up their dogs.Kori Pollington of Kennewick put a new leash on retirement life by opening an online boutique featuring custom dog apparel.K9 Haberdashery offers custom outfits designed to...
White Glove Detailing is a Kennewick business focused on cars, trucks, boats and RVs and is run by a couple of proud car fanatics.Dawn Caldwell-Carter and Rickie Carter are so passionate about keeping cars in mint condition, Dawn’s brand new Ford Mustang GT is being given at least two weeks’...
With autumn in the air, people are craving bowls of warm, cozy comfort food.At Richland’s Stone Soup, pots are always simmering, no matter the time of year.A different soup is offered daily (tomato pasta, baked potato, creamy mushroom, broccoli cheese, clam chowder and southwestern corn chowder were in rotation recently),...
“Anything you can think of that’s fun in a house, that’s what we do.”That’s how Bryan Brooks describes the services offered by his family’s business, Traffic Jams.The Kennewick-based shop is locally owned and offers more than car audio, including security systems, cameras, central vacuums, network connections and home theater or...
A new driving school opened in Kennewick, offering instruction and Department of Licensing testing from three professionals with a combined 20 years of experience in traffic safety, teaching and education.Top-Notch Driving School at 1350 N. Louisiana St., Suite E, opened over the summer by a mother-son duo, Myel and Steven...
Tucked into a pocket of West Richland is a native plant haven.It’s a nursery in Ann Autrey’s backyard called Tapteal Native Plants.Her business is a grassroots effort to raise awareness about the value of native species, as well as to supply the Columbia Basin with region-specific varieties from its unique...
After growing his business from a mobile shop run out of a Jeep, Nathan Goetsch looks forward to rolling up the doors at his new 5,600-square-foot automotive repair building at 8504 W. Clearwater Ave. in Kennewick.Goetsch, the sole owner and operator of Platinum Automotive, is taking the plunge to finance...
Guty Villa probably could have been content continuing his work as owner of G’s to Gent’s Barbershop in Kennewick.He’s happily been cutting hair and running the shop for seven years now. It’s a successful shop with plenty of customers and barbers.He also has a great family.But something was missing: Boxing.“I...
