In the three years she’s been a volunteer at 2nd Harvest Tri-Cities in Pasco, tons of food have passed through Kathy Mitchell’s hands. Mitchell is a retired Kennewick School District teacher, who spent decades teaching first graders the fundamentals of reading, writing and arithmetic.[blockquote quote="We need about 1,000 volunteer hours...
Tri-Cities area residents will soon have additional places to store their extra furniture, family keepsakes, even out-of-season toys like boats and RVs.Broadmoor Storage Solutions, Inc., is adding 125 storage units to those already at 9335 Sandifur Parkway in Pasco.Sound Investment Group LLC, a Tri-Cities’ company, owns the facility. The architect...
It’s been more than two decades since the Tri-Cities Cancer Center first opened its doors.[blockquote quote="Volunteers are a big issue. We can’t do what we do without them." source="Phil Gallagher, Tri-Cities Cancer Center Foundation board president" align="right" max_width="300px"]The Cancer Center started as a partnership between three local hospitals, Kadlec Regional...
When you have a hankering for deep-fried chicken and a glass of high quality Red Mountain wine, there’s only one place to go — The Chicken Shack in West Richland.“I know it sounds odd but it works,” said Steve LaMarr.LaMarr and his wife, Tracy, and partner Ken Poletski, opened The...
Crimson Wine Group (OTCQB: CWGL) has purchased the Seven Hills Winery in Walla Walla for $5.75 million.Seven Hills was founded in 1988 by Casey McClellan, the winemaker, and his wife, Vicky. It was the fifth winery in Walla Walla at the time.Casey McClellan was a fourth-generations farmer who planted the...
The Kennewick Irrigation District’s new administration building at 2015 S. Ely in Kennewick is now complete.The $4.5 million, 15,000-sq.-ft. building was constructed on KID-owned property where its operations team was previously located.The energy efficient building was designed by SOLARC Architecture & Engineering of Portland.The general contractor was T.W. Clark Construction...
A new 16,700-sq.-ft. BioLife Plasma Center will be built at the southeast corner of Road 76 and Wrigley Drive in Pasco, across from the Mid-Columbia Library’s West Pasco branch.The general contractor on the construction project, which is estimated at $2.7 million, is W.D.S. Construction Inc., of Beaver Dam, Wis.BioLife operates...
City of Richland, Port of Benton and Tri-City Development Council officials celebrated the official transfer of 1,341 acres of former Department of Energy land to the city and port in early February.[blockquote quote="Part of our challenge will be convincing others how it would best be used." source="Robert Thompson, Mayor of...
Although the Tri-Cities unemployment rate is still higher than the state and nation, other economic indicators are strong in the Mid-Columbia.[blockquote quote="Our area is in dramatic need of new construction." source="Gayle Stack, owner of EverStar Realty" align="right" max_width="300px"]Local industry leaders and experts, from economists and realtors to hospitality and government...
Learn some new culinary techniques, test out some tasty recipes and enjoy spending time with fellow foodies at one of the many cooking classes being offered now through this spring.Kennewick Community Education has an impressive list of classes to choose from ranging from traditional Jewish dishes to Chinese cuisine, quick...