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🎉 Weekend Guide

Friday

🎸 Jack at Copper Top 🧘‍♀️ Yoga at Harmony Yoga & Wellness 🎨 Paint-In Friday at Allied Arts ☠️ Friday the 13th Tattoo party at Autonomous 🚝 The Polar Express at Cottonwood Elementary School 🎸 Jeff Peterson at Budd's Broiler 🧘‍♀️ F*ck it Flow at Lotus of the Moon 🎅 Dinner with Friends at The HAPO Center 🎉 TC Hispanic Chamber End of Year Celebration 🎭 Jingle Bells Batman Smells at ACT 🎯 Merry Dartmas at Espo's 🎸 Mango at RF McDougall's 🎭 Twas the Night Before Christmas at VIBE 🎸Gabriel Knutzen at Atomic Ale 🏳️‍🌈 Lgbtq+ Game Night at Shalom United Church of Christ 🎙 Affiniti & Howard Crosby at Hanford High 🎸 Hot House Blues at Mezzo Thai 🎸 Naughty Pine at Lazy River Taphouse 🎸 Groove Principal at Michele's

Saturday

❄️ STEAM Family Fun Workshop at REACH Museum 🧘‍♀️🍺 Yoga + Beer at LivingFit with Dawn 🍷 Bespoke Wreath & Swag Workshop at Tagaris ❄️ Elsa Extravaganza at The Royal Princess Room 🎨 Artist Reception at Walter Clore ❄️ Winterfest After Dark 2019 🎵 Fil-am's Noche Buena at St Joes Dillon Hall

Saturday Night

🎸 Brandy Larsen at Mezzo Thai 🍽 Make-your-own Kimchi Workshop at Ethos Bakery 🎉 End Of An Era at Espo's 🏒 Teddy Bear Toss Game vs Portland Winterhawks at Toyota Center 🎸 Tupelo Joe at Edge Steakhouse 🍿 Elf at Tri-Cities Prep 🎸 Dutch Donley live at RF McDougall's 🎸 Kat the Boys and Brass at At Michele's 🎸 Undercard / MULe / Acid Reflex / Get 'Em Tiger at Parkade 🎸 Badlandz at The Pub 👑 Christmas Party & Drag Show at Out And About 🎸 Danny Newcomb & the Sugarmakers at The Emerald

Sunday

🎅 Santa brunch at At Michele's 🎵 Clarinet Christmas at Magnolia Music Studio ✍️ Mindful Drawing Class at Lotus of the Moon ☕️ Coffee Cupping/Tasting at Ethos Bakery 🎸 Barefoot Randy LIVE at Goose Ridge 🎤 Opera@TheEmerald Holiday Concert ✨ Star Wars Children's Craft Time at Adventures Underground 🌰 Sensory friendly Nutcracker Suite 🕯 Candlelight Restorative Yoga at The Yoga Community

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👇 This week’s links

Large building framework Bechtel National’s performance rating downgraded due to civil and criminal investigations Community supports Kennewick mom with ornaments honoring her daughter a painting of the nativity scene Living Nativity continues after 55+ years, opening Friday, Dec. 19, at Hillspring Church in Richland CBC Art Department presents Faculty Art Show Jan. 9 at Esvelt Gallery Local law enforcement partners with LYFT to keep impaired drivers off the road Espo’s new owners share plans for business poster of pasco mayor in the stle of an Indiana Jones movie cover Pasco mayor steps down with plans to travel the world

👇 More from this week

Roasters coffee shop with a car in front Roasters Coffee opens new Richland location Friday at Center Parkway and North Steptoe Street in south Richland. Tracci Dial says they’re “working like it’s 1999” after multi-station cyberattack cripples KNDU

Spokane’s KHQ-TV was also affected by the cyber attack

Kayaker in river Richland residents petition for paddle zone at Nelson Island near Leslie Groves Park City of Pasco seeks input on community and services with National Citizen Survey this week Department of Ecology hasn't begun cleaning BNSF diesel spill, but situation is stable Baseball players on the field Dust Devils targeted for termination by MLB

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Man pointing with a pen $300k expiring July 2020 if Pasco shelter ignored Department of State holding town hall meeting on modernizing the Columbia River Treaty Regime, Dec. 16 at the U.S. federal building in Richland Empty room with ladder Heber Hatchets indoor axe throwing coming to Downtown Kennewick Harbor freight holding grand opening, Dec. 16, and Thai Co. The Iron Wok mobile restaurant now open, in Kennewick Richland holding free, hands-only CPR classes every third Thursday begginning in January Kadlec nurses sign new contract BNSF train leaks fuel into Columbia River due to mechanical issue

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Large crowd of people jumping into river Special Olympics Washington plans polar plunge fundraiser, Jan. 25 at Columbia Point Marina Jail transition ‘going well,’ says Benton County Jail commander Train leaks 200 gallons of diesel along tracks from Finley to Pasco. Nine gallons spill into Columbia River Matt Watkins, closeup of face City of Pasco Mayor, Matt Watkins, leaving office after serving community for 16 Years PNNL whistleblower claims retaliation in fraud case. Battelle tells jury she is exaggerating PSD begins annual 'Fill The Bus' food drive

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Benton County corrections officers say jail take over was ‘much-needed change’ Police provide free vacation house inspection while away for Richland residents Three people cutting blue ribbon in front of Tri-City Music building Tri-City Music opens in Richland’s Uptown Shopping Center Kennewick school district sign TCH says Kennewick school substitute teacher dilemma caused partly by Inslee’s closed-door deal Portrait of a woman, Zahra Roach Pasco city council swears in Zahra Roach State accuses feds of withholding Hanford safety data. The fine could top $1 million

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Chocolate covered strawberries Edible Arrangements Closes Cold storage company purchases $1.1 million of Pasco land to expand teachers at Southridge High School Southridge teachers show student love with sign language T-shirts Kid at cash register with police officer Kids shop with Kennewick cops before meeting Santa Annual ‘Bikes for Tikes’ event builds 2k bikes for local kids

👈 Links from last week

Chamber of Commerce rallying in response to Governor Inslee’s workshop, concerning the Snake River Dams, excluding public comment, Jan. 13, 4:30 to 6 pm Kennewick City Council approves creation and certification of Downtown Kennewick Creative District Illustration of woman holding a sword while neeling nude Local playwright holds staged reading of original play Dec. 16 and 18, 7 pm at the Uptown Theatre One year of Pasco Police wearing body cameras makes positive impact Guitarist and drummer playing live Depth charger, Night Argent and the Hague perform at the Scarlet Room Jan. 3

👈 More from last week

building West Richland‘s credit rating improves, meaning better bond rates for police station Kennewick residents request noise wall along SR-395 Kennewick school district sign New Kennewick School District policy limits hours for substitute teachers Rendering of new care center Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic breaks ground on low-income health care center in Kennewick Thursday Tri-Cities projects to increase road safety paused as state contests car tab cuts Recent city council candidate, Randy Slovic, criticizes Richland council pay increase while council members receive ‘benefits (that) equal salary’