A new pet store and dental clinic have set up shop on the busy corner of Burden Boulevard and Road 68 in Pasco.The two national chains, Petco and Aspen Dental, are at 7160 Burden Blvd. in front of Lowe’s.Aspen Dental recently opened in Suite 102.The 3,000-square-foot dental office is led...

Construction on Washington State University Tri-Cities’ new Student Union Building — called the SUB — was completed Aug. 14 and the grand opening was celebrated Sept. 14.The building will be used for student leisure, study, meetings and events.WSU Tri-Cities students voted to assess a fee upon themselves to pay for...

A $1.3 million strip mall at 1020 Queensgate Drive is home to Oasis Physical Therapy and Orangetheory Fitness Studio in south Richland.This Oasis clinic is the fourth location for the Tri-Cities business owned by Mindi Irvine, who is also the executive director.The first Oasis Physical Therapy opened in Pasco in...

Starbucks recently opened at 2411 W. Court St. in Pasco, making it the 15th store in the Tri-Cities and the second one in Pasco.Located inside a former Dairy Queen restaurant, the 2,700-square-foot store features a drive through and a Starbucks café. It opened in June.“This is our second Starbucks in Pasco,...

High ceilings, a state-of-the-art lighting system, study area, community room with projector and drop-down screen and expanded computer, teen and children’s areas are among the new features at the newly remodeled Burbank Public Library.The recent construction project added 2,000 square feet of space to the one-story building.The $919,522 project included...

Most Tri-Citians know the month of August means fair and rodeo timeThe Benton-Franklin Fair & Rodeo runs Aug. 22-26 in Kennewick.This year visitors can enjoy more than $1.6 million in improvements at the Benton County Fairgrounds, located at 1500 S. Oak St., off 10th Avenue.The project consisted of a complete...

Students who attend Pasco School District’s alternative high school will arrive for classes in a newly remodeled $2.5 million building when the school year starts Aug. 29.New Horizons High School at 2020 W. Argent Road spent nearly three decades housed in a series of portables on the west end of...

Columbia Basin College is opening a three-story, $7 million student apartment housing facility, located just off 20th Avenue across the street from the CBC Pasco campus, this fall.The college is anticipating the construction of three buildings, depending on demand.CBC will provide the property management and residence life programming, and a...

Corwin Ford Tri-Cities’ new Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center eliminates the need for appointments for most common car services.Customers can get their service while they wait at 1225 N. Autoplex Way in Pasco.The new center, which features 10 stalls, offers tire buying, care and maintenance, brake and oil change...

The two men who helped design and build the new Westgate Elementary School in Kennewick once attended it.Architect Doug Mitchell and contractor Gary Chervenell once frequented the halls of the old Westgate Elementary at 2514 W. Fourth Ave. before it was demolished to make way for a new school, according...