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Friday

🎨 Gallery Exhibit: 'Wolf Fork Canyon' at CBC Arts Center 🃏 Walk-in Tarot Readings at Lotus of the Moon 🎸 Rollin' Fresh and Carter Freeman LIVE at Goose Ridge 🎭 Diversity's Got Talent at The Academy of Children's Theatre 🎸 Knutzen Brothers live at McDougall's 🏒 Tri-City Americans vs. Winnipeg Ice at Toyota Center 🎸Groove Principal at Kimos 🎸 Macrotones The Emerald

Saturday

🧘‍♀️ Free Flow - Yoga for EveryBODY at Lotus of the Moon 🚴‍♀️ Cranskgiving Ride & Food Drive at Greenies 🛍 Women Holiday Pop-up Shop at Exclusive Styles Boutique 🍳 Holiday hors d'oeuvres class at Red Mountain Kitchen 🧘‍♂️ Meditation with Ravadi at The Emerald ❄️ Frozen: A Day in Arendelle at Mid-Columbia Libraries

Saturday night

🎄 2nd Annual Festival of Trees at Three Rivers Convention Center 🎸 Pat & Rich2 at Budd's Broiler 🎸 Zilliox at Mezzo Thai 🎸 Dakota Brown & Lance Stevens at RF McDougall's 🎸 Bobby & Faith at D's Wicked Cider 🏒 Tri-City Americans vs. Kelowna Rockets at Toyota Center 🎸 Nostal-Gents at At Michele's 🎸 Neck of the Woods at The Tin Hat 🎸 Devon Wade Live at the Branding Iron

Sunday

🦃 Turkey Shoot at TCSA Shotgun 🥪 Thanksgiving Giveaway at Badder ink

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Army Corps of Engineers testing green, bird deterring laser on Columbia River pumpkin pies Kennewick Costco finishes first again in country‘s pumpkin pie sales frost me sweet owner Food network episode featuring Frost Me Sweet owner airing early. New Wendy‘s opening on Road 68 in Pasco

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👇 This week‘s links

Paul Carlisle criticizes United's closure of L.A. flight as cynically banking subsidized flight dollars from $1 million grant gained through massive community effort and investment of local funds One man singing while another plays electric guitar Visit Tri-Cities video encourages geeks to tap into their geekiness with science tourism video killer whales in the water State seeks opinions on removal of four lower Snake River dams Pasco School District accepting referrals for highly capable program houses in a row City of Pasco awarded funds for housing affordability digital rendering of new solar-powered development Developers invest $5 million in Tri-Cities first solar-powered commercial building in west Pasco Listen to Richland High grad in reprised role as Prince Hans in 'Frozen II' today

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Affiniti Holiday benefit concert features Irish trio, Affiniti, and nephew of Bing Crosby at the Hanford High Auditorium Dec 13 Award winning artists, Kouzov Duo, to perform cello and piano music at Kennewick First Presbyterian church, Nov 23 at 7:30 pm Multi-tenant flex space and retail building coming to Tri-Cities Airport Business Center masked man on securty camera Blue, sugar disk eating monster of Sesame Street fame has passion for cookies rivaled after man breaks into Richland restaurant for a handful portrait of Davin Diaz DrewBoy`’s Davin Diaz named executive director of Arts Center Task Force Meeting to discuss jail transfer leaves problems unresolved Pasco School District Board of Directors named ‘board of distinction’ by state association Recent Richland school board candidate, Jay Clough, donates remainder of campaign funds to cover negative lunch balances in Richland

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Pasco doubles firework stand permits from 4 to 8 Cockroaches found in half of Columbia Center Mall restaurants Southgate Cinema from the outside New, Kennewick cinema takes ticket pre-orders for Friday‘s grand opening Man standing at cash register Local business owners discuss belt-tightening over upcoming minimum wage hike Cross country teams racing Kamiakin boys cross country won repeat regional championship for shot at national meet Dec 7 Graphic for 12 days of christmas giveaway Kennewick Parks and Recreation will give away $500 cash prize during 12 days of Christmas scavenger hunt Richland‘s annual Winter Wonderland Festival of Lights shows start Dec 6 Tri-Cities to Los Angeles non-stop flights ending Jan 5, 2020 Hanford High School swimmer takes home state competition gold medal

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City of Pasco approves the establishment of arts and culture commission Taxpayers possibly overcharged after Bechtel‘s failure to audit 18 years of Hanford work PNNL researchers working on nano solutions to large problems Firefighters in a line digging into dirt with shovels Benton County Fire District 4 breaks ground on new fire station on Keene in West Richland Tumbleweeds launches 'Cafeteria Burrito', sending 50% of each purchase toward negative lunch balances in Richland School District CBC adds pantry for food-insecure students Kennewick School District collecting coats for homeless students A cougar Cougar strikes in Kennewick Hillary Kelsay holding Hummingbars Kroger adds Richland's hemp-based ‘Hummingbars’ to shelves

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Colville tribes and City of Pasco to sign cooperation agreement Wednesday and consider waterpark or casino construction Herald building buyers plan to bring in businesses while the Herald searches for new home Port of Kennewick auctions 8.5 acres in Southridge area for $1.3 million Benton commissioners work out rough jail take over Columbia Basin Badger Clubs hosting gun control initiative debate Thursday at the Riverfront Hotel in Richland Dovetail Joint food truck opens brick and mortar location in Historic Uptown Shopping Center Hiraki Center NW cuts ribbon on non-touch, Japanese healing location in The Parkway Gallery Underground to hold holiday art sale in the Roxy‘s loft, Dec 13 and 14 from 10 am to 5 pm The Rude Mechanicals to perform ‘The Thanksgiving Play’ Nov 21-30

👈 Links from last week

Traffic Richland may trade signals for ramps to improve traffic flow Majority of Ben Franklin bus drivers seek change in leadership with no-confidence vote Kennewick School District Superintendent Dave Bond retiring with deputy superintendent to take over Jan 1 Hanford vitrification plant workers lack whistleblower protections old raceway aerial view West Richland has big plans for future development of old raceway pitbull City of Kennewick officially removes legislation requiring permits to own specific dog breeds Kadlec nurses petition for fair contract before next negotiation

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People sitting in a meeting Ex-sheriff’s deputy announces run for Benton County Commissioner after friction-filled meeting between Commissioner Delvin and Sheriff Hatcher Kadlec reports uptick in flu cases Zahra Roach becomes first Muslim woman elected to office in Washington State with Pasco City Council win Kennewick‘s Ridgeline Drive and Pasco‘s Lewis St. overpass projects uncertain after tab fee cut vegan ice cream in tubs Richland creamery offers eight flavors of non-dairy, vegan ice cream With ballots cast and (almost) counted, the winners have emerged Hanford Guards union seeks authority to enforce traffic safety on site Tri-City developer buys Kolzig mansion to create subdivided housing developments and event center