WSU Tri-Cities is hosting another “Open Mic Poetry Reading Night” at 7:30 pm on September 7th. Poets of all ages and skill levels are invited to share their poetry.
The event is in the East Building Auditorium at 2710 University Drive, Richland. Admission is free and open to the public.
If you plan to read, be there [...]

Here’s the latest business news we’ve heard around town.

A restaurant called J’s Asian Flaming Grill recently opened at 451 Hills Street. It’s open weekdays from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Discount Tire recently opened at 115 Gage Blvd. It’s open six days a week (closed on Sundays), and is the second Discount Tire stores in the [...]

Lee Boulevard in Richland will be closed overnight three times this week while work crews work on paving the roadway. The closures will begin at 9:00 pm on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights. The street will reopen each following morning at 6:00 am.

The Tri-Cities Dog Park Society is asking dog lovers to come out to the new park area this weekend for a work party. It’s happening Saturday, August 21, at 7:00 am.
The group will be finishing the last portion of fence section at the new “Paws-abilities Place,” which is inside Badger Mountain Community Park. If you’re [...]

Here in the Tri-Cities, the shop (outside garage or oversized storage shed or mammoth building) is KING.  Shops add value and are considered a very desirable commodity.
Now, the city of Richland has passed a law banning “monster” garages, actually, any garage that is taller than the house.  It shouldn’t have a significant effect.  Richland does [...]

Good news if you’re looking to rent here. Commercial construction is on the rise in Richland.  The story mentions apartments and a medical facility are both underway.  Woo-hoo!  It’s about time…for the apartments, anyway.  I don’t know if we need another medical facility, but I don’t think they’d get financing for it if they [...]