Growing high-quality wine grapes that become award-winning wine and millions of tons of juice grapes that become America’s best-known grape juices make up the viticulture industry in Washington state.Washington’s massive grape crop is among the 10 highest-valued crops in the state, ranking ninth in 2016, according to the U.S. Department...
Washington has developed a reputation for over-delivering on the quality of wine as it relates to the price of the bottle, creating an increasing demand for the state’s wine grapes.“You can’t make good wine with bad grapes,” said Vicky Sharlau, executive director of the Washington Winegrowers Association.In the past five...
Washington produces more juice grapes than any other state in the nation, fueling the building blocks for not just juice, but also jelly, fruit leather and syrup.Despite sitting atop the U.S. supply, the state acreage of juice grapes has declined slightly in the past several years. People aren’t buying juice...
A Richland company has an ambitious goal of bringing city-dwellers back to the central downtown area, to places either dominated by businesses or abandoned altogether.This includes high-profile locations in The Parkway and along Jadwin Avenue and George Washington Way, including the controversial pit at the gateway to the city.“The goal...
“Imagine the possibilities.”That’s what Brad Fisher ponders when he considers what the Columbia River shoreline could look like if it was in the hands of local jurisdictions and not the federal government.The senior vice president of RBC Wealth Management has teamed up with retired U.S. Congressman Doc Hastings and Gary...
Tour De Coop event on April 21 offers scoop on a dozen coopsAnnette Pederson scooped up the fluffy yellow chicks that had just arrived at Kennewick’s Basin Feed and Supply to start her first foray into raising chickens.“I’m looking forward to fresh eggs, recycling all my food scraps, bug control...
Popular eatery and bakery to double in size, offer new dessertsFrost Me Sweet, a popular Richland bakery and eatery, is poised to expand by doubling the size of its restaurant seating and offering more dessert choices.Owners Megan and Jason Savely recently bought the building next door to their restaurant that was...
Hanford workers can soon visit a “one-stop-shop” in Richland to receive guidance and assistance with claims and benefits, free of charge.The project has been talked about for years, but finally “grew legs” and is scheduled to open April 2 on Bradley Boulevard.“If somebody doesn’t know who to call and has...
A new extended-stay hotel is going up near Kohl’s, Mor Furniture and the Holiday Inn Express on Tapteal Drive in Richland.The $6.7 million project has a targeted opening of late 2018. The four-story WoodSpring Suites will feature 122 rooms and a fitness center.Construction financing is still being finalized and a...
Remodeling to begin in September, with Legacy High’s new building opening in 2019Kennewick’s alternative high school is getting a new home as the school district makes way for a new Kennewick High School about three years from now.Legacy High currently sits next to the Kennewick High School Annex on South...
