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👇 This week’s news

District and union wave goodbye to Kennewick strike Washington legislature to sue governor over line-item veto KORD and HAPO seeking nominations of teachers for weekly educator spotlight State making it easier to get Narcan, the overdose-reversing drug Cedars’ Restaurant at Clover Island is about to change hands, but not much else Demolition done, construction starts on new craft cocktail bar Daves across the Tri-Cities feel a little less Famous today as another BBQ joint goes up in savory smoke Oh, hey, everyone who was planning on going to a wolves meeting, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but they’re all canceled. Energy Northwest employees save coworkers’ life with CPR New Kennewick Goodwill opens this Friday Washington state mulling changes to cannabis regulations Moak accepts sanctions Port of Kennewick sanctions, Barnes fights accusation

👇 More from this week

Badger Club to debate whether exemptions should be allowed to mandatory vaccine requirements Kennewick maps all its public art New program documents Pasco’s African-American history Pasco City Council discussed traffic box wraps designed by local artists at latest workshop Kadlec’s parents just look at each other and beam as our little hospital gets named best in Central Washington 2019 Winery of the Year opens new West Richland tasting room Project to create Community Hope Wall at site of Zambrano-Montes shooting needs financial support DrewBoy‘s Diaz wins state Arts & Heritage Award “State of the Cities” video online, mayors of each city discuss each city’s progress and plans LIGO captures gravitational waves of a black hole swallowing neutron star

👈 News from last week

Three hotel projects will add to lodging capacity; two Richland hotels renovating Pasco’s plan to decrease illegal fireworks is to make it more convenient to buy legal ones Regional Transportation Improvement Program open for public comment

Richland repaving five miles of G Way; should be a fun time Former Pasco police chief seeking kidney donor Slovic confirmed as candidate facing Mayor Thompson Kennewick City Council creates ethics position PNNL pushing forward energy grid research facility Massive 20-acre solar project getting ready to break ground in North Richland Long-vacant high-rise building near Uptown moves closer to adding more apartments to downtown Richland Richland is seeking applications for seat on Arts Commission Level Up Arcade sued by Eugene bar over alleged trademark violation

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Kennewick seeking artists for more utility box art Tri-Cities Tech Summit coming to Uptown September 12 Pasco schools‘ dual language program expanding Tokyo Sushi opens at Southridge $7.7mm budgeted by state for STEM center at LIGO PNNL aluminum research could push forward plane and car efficiency and strength What's the scoop on the Richland City Hall property? Employers can no longer ask applicants about salary history They're hiring people to scare folks attending “Scaregrounds” and you probably don't want to look at the pictures in this post Preferred Freezer Services is the name of the largest automated cold storage facility in the country, located in Richland. It apparently just got... bigger? Hanford cleanup effort is testing an effort to speed up cleanup by contaminating groundwater faster I-976 could push Duportail funding strategy off a bridge United Way begins funding campaign, citing huge community need