[googleMap name="Construction Area" width="450" height="350" directions_to="false"]Rachel Road and Leslie Road 99352[/googleMap] If you’ve driven down Leslie Road recently, you already know that a big construction project is underway. It’s part of a joint effort the City of Richland is doing with Kennewick and Benton County that’s scheduled to last until July. They’re going to widen [...]

Which seems like a strange thing to say in a city that’s less than 75-years-old, but it is true. Apparently, out at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, they found some old plutonium, stored in a jug, locked in a safe, buried in the ground. When I first heard about it, I thought, “Big whoop – that’s [...]

One really cool thing is that Richland has a Homebuyer Assistance Program (HAP), which provides all kinds of money to help in purchasing a home. In order to be eligible, you need to meet certain income guidelines, be a first time hombuyer (as the city defines a first-timer), provide some money toward the purchase of [...]