Although the temperatures were edging into the high 80s by 9 a.m., Fields of Grace volunteers continued reaching high into the trees, picking handful after handful of crimson cherries.The group, which consisted of 15 or so, spend their springs and summers gleaning everything from fruit to spuds to donate to...
In arid Eastern Washington where most of the state’s wine grapes grow, efficient irrigation is the name of the game. Yet little research has been done to determine the best irrigation strategies for white wine grapes.Washington State University viticulturists Yun Zhang and Markus Keller are discovering promising ways to conserve...
Encounter the Andrewjeski family and their Percherons draft horses at a fair, parade or show and they’ll gladly answer your questions.But please, please don’t ask them the one they hear the most.“Does it hurt when they step on your foot?” Helenka Vanderbilt of Connell said.With an average weight of anywhere...
Northwest Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine owners are bringing their practice together in one building.The Northwest Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine practice began under the guidance of Dr. Lewis G. Zirkle Jr. in 1976. The practice expanded and in 2012 became a division of Proliance Surgeons LLC.The Northwest Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine...
LU LU Craft Bar + Kitchen at 606 Columbia Point Dr. in Richland opened in April.Inland Bath & Kitchen Inc. in Richland was the general contractor for the 8,000-sq.-ft., single-story restaurant.The restaurant, which overlooks the marina at Columbia Point, was designed by Terence L. Thornhill Architect Inc. P.S. in Kennewick.LU...
Senior Life Resources’ new Fowler Street Campus will be complete in July.The nonprofit organization, which operates Meals on Wheels in the Mid-Columbia, broke ground on the new Fowler Street facilities in Richland in November.The campus has three physical addresses. The new administration building is at 1824 Fowler St., the kitchen...
It’s been two and a half years since an airplane taxied down a runway at Vista Field in Kennewick. Kennewick residents haven’t seen much activity at the airfield since it closed Dec. 31, 2013. Tim Arntzen,Port of KennewickThat’s not because the Port of Kennewick isn’t working on the project to...
Construction is nearly complete on a four-building expansion at Broadmoor Storage Solutions at 9335 Sandifur Parkway in Pasco. The expansion will add 125 units in addition to a variety of outdoor parking spots.Sound Investment Group LLC, the Tri-Cities-based company that owns the facility, started the $1.7 million construction project in...
Construction is complete on a $2 million expansion and renovation project at Sheffield Manor, 125 N. Wamba Road in Prosser.Mountain States Construction was the general contractor for the expansion of the assisted living facility and Chad Null was the project manager.Prior to the expansion, the facility had 27 rooms.Mountain States,...
For a decade, the owners of Savage Logistics, a Richland trucking firm, have shared an office.“We’ve made it work,” said Salina Savage, Savage Logistics co-owner. “I spend a lot of my time outside the office but when we’re both here it’s easy to just turn around and say, ‘hey, what...
