Self-help books, romance and thriller novels, and memoirs all top the 10 most popular fiction and nonfiction titles checked out from the Mid-Columbia Libraries and the Richland Public Library in 2024.

Books on building habits, leadership skills and finances are among the most popular nonfiction titles checked in 2023 at Tri-City libraries.

It’s a tough call – did the Tri Cities economy start with the year with a bang to end with a whimper? Or is it the reverse? A comparison of where things stood at the beginning and the end of this year leads to conflicting signals.
Let’s first consider a couple national measures that influence the regional economy.

Saving up money for specific goals has been, for good reason and with good results, a healthy and beneficial habit to develop from childhood, from traditional piggy banks to allowances, from saving accounts to educational funds.
Another valuable and rewarding tool might not spring to mind, but it pays rich rewards: a retirement fund, specifically a Roth IRA.   

Washington state has published its estate tax threshold for 2024. Spoiler alert: it hasn’t changed from 2023.
When learning about the estate tax, people generally want to understand how to avoid it. But the first question is not “How do I avoid the tax,” but instead, “What is the potential tax?”

Restaurants and new developments around the Tri-Cities are always popular with our online readers, and our 10 most-read stories of 2023 show it.
These stories cover several developing properties, restaurant ownership changes and the elusive second Costco among other topics.
Here are the top news stories of 2023, according to tcjournal.biz readers...

In the past year, the Tri-Cities lost several business and civic leaders who have shaped the area, including
TRIDEC vice president and Tri-Cities champion Gary Petersen; community advocate and entrepreneur Josefina Wannarachue; and Charles “Chuck” Stack, a local Round Table Pizza owner.
Here’s a look back at some of the Tri-Cities’ most notable losses in 2023.

In an industry known for cuts and scale backs, we’ve been adding rich content.