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🎉 Weekend guide

Friday

🎸Jeff Peterson live music at Goose Ridge 📚 Donelle Knudson Book Signings at Adventures Underground 🎨 WSU Faculty Exhibition & Reception at WSU Tri-Cities 💵 Family Friendly Bingo at West Richland Senior Center 🎸 SwingShift live music at Kennewick Eagles 🌠 Friday Public Shows at CBC Planetarium 🎸 Bobby & Faith live music at RF McDougall's 🎸 Ben Naught live music at 3 Eyed Fish Kitchen + Bar 🎸 Nostal-Gents live music at Michele's 🎤 Carlos Rodriguez headlines at Jokers

Saturday

🦜 Bird Walk at Bateman Island 🍽 Tamale making at Pasco Specialty Kitchen 📚 Richard Nordgren athor signing at BNKennewick 🎸 Elwood live music at The Emerald 🎸 Dakota Brown live music at Koko's 🎸 Riverside Rhythm & Bluez live music at D's Wicked Cider 🎸 Knutzen Brothers live at RF McDougall's 🕺 Three Rivers Contra Dance at Richland Masonic Lodge 👑 Atomic Drag Wars at The Emerald 🎸 Groove Principal live music at Michele's 🎸 Liberacion Industria Del Amor Bryndis Los Fugitivos Los Dinos at The HAPO Center 🎸 3 Legged Dog at the Branding Iron

Sunday

🎮 Modern Warfare Tournament at PLAYlive Nation

✨ Fresh links

A no parking sign Mobile home park residents outraged by new management’s no street parking rule Pasco’s A’niyah Heavens dribbling the ball down court past Hanford’s Olivia Davis Pasco girls basketball take overtime victory against Kennewick, Kennewick girls bowling wins league title Local law enforcement purchases professional clothes for Boys and Girls Club competition finalists Pasco Fire holding first responders marriage class to help workers talk about their job and cope Meet honorary K-9 Eddie from Mikey's Chance at PetSmart on Saturday, 11 am to 1 pm

👇 This week’s links

award honorees on stage News anchor Tracci Dial, retired PNNL exec Peggy Vasquez are 2020 Athena Award honorees for encouraging women in their careers There’s a good discussion happening with lots of information, history, and perspective on the question of consolidating Kennewick, Pasco, Richland Kennewick’s Mayor Pro-Tem wants to revive the renaissance fair Benton County breaks ground on new administration building on W. Okanogan Place in Kennewick Tri-Cities area teams turn up the heat as regular season winds down Richland fitness coach trains cancer patients with new program CBC students shine light on sex-trafficking in Tri-Cities with human chain

👇 More from this week

The Emerald of Siam sign Moser Works making documentary on Tri-Cities music, bands New U Women’s Clinic and Aesthetics open on S Louisiana St in Kennewick Kennewick Crime Prevention Specialist, Mike Blatman, passes away days before retirement TRIDEC to address economic issues facing the region at annual Economic Outlook event, Feb. 20 Bosnian proprietor serves up European desserts, appetizers Catholic Charities letter calls Pasco council decision “categorically and inexcusably, discrimination” and the state’s Civil Rights division is taking interest Port partners with Richland to revitalize Columbia Park Trail, updates on Vista Field and Columbia Gardens Tri-Cities lawyer, Shelley Ajax, campaigns for Benton-Franklin Superior Court judge seat

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Local cosmetologist opposes bill aimed at freelancers Kennewick's Ye Merrie Greenwood Renaissance Faire canceled due to ‘irreconcilable issues with the 2020 Kennewick contract’ Starbucks and Habit burger to join MOD pizza in Columbia Center strip mall Construction begins on new Amistad Elementary building and other capital projects updates CBC students direct staged readings in performance of ‘Facing Our Truth,’ opening Feb. 13 Chipotle to open in Queensgate Qdoba space Academy of Children's Theatre to perform Freaky Friday musical, beginning Feb. 21 Catholic Charities asks Pasco to salvage homeless project, says $2 million grant is in jeopardy Mirror Ministries wants to open home for sex trafficking victims in Pasco. Neighbors say ‘it’s just not the right place’

👇 More from this week

Hanford contractor, Mission Support Alliance, appeals $8 million jury award Three Pasco police officers, two firefighters, awarded medals for saving man attempting to jump off Cable Bridge Twain Elementary teacher, Minerva Espinoza, receives PSD’s crystal apple award Local photographer spreads body-positive message with women-only lingerie show at The Uptown Theatre, Feb. 1 Benton/Franklin School Retirees Association awards mini-grants to nine KSD classrooms Three Rivers Carousel Foundation considers continuing Kennewick’s annual fireworks display Tri-Cities Cancer Center offers healthy, cancer-fighting food classes at Red Mountain Kitchen a green rv Couple converts RV into Thai food truck

👇 More from this week

tri citian of the year logo 2020 Tri-Citian of the year nominations now accepted Franklin County sheriff continues to cooperate with federal immigration officials after Keep Washington Working Act Tracci Dial News to release Tri-Cities podcast Explore Washington State visits Vinny’s Bakery, Café & Bistro in Pasco Tri-Cities smashes home sales and price records, continues to grow

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Local organizations team up to give away $2.2 million in grants to Benton and Franklin county non-profits Sheriff Jerry Hatcher opposes new gun legislation in Olympia Three students sitting outside starbucks with sign that says stop upcharging for vegan milks Kamiakin students sit-in at Starbucks for climate cause U.S. Census Bureau to hire 400 in Benton and Franklin counties before April Porter's to leave Parkway location for new, bigger building on G-Way

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👈 Links from last week

Pasco Haven supporters met in the wake of Pasco council’s vote against selling property for Catholic Charities’ affordable housing project TRIDEC names Idaho economic development leader new president, CEO Tri-City Union Gospel Mission starts search and rescue program to find people living on the streets who aren’t receiving help Veterans Therapeutic Court to graduate first class from program $10 billion Hanford Central Plateau Cleanup Contract is appealed. 2nd protest creates uncertainty

👈 More from last week

City of Richland seeks to fill multiple open positions for boards and commissions, including planning commission and youth arts and parks & rec. commissions Kennewick residents submit petition for Mayor Don Britain’s resignation Kennewick marijuana retailer wants to professionalize the CBD industry KSD saves $720,000 in health insurance costs with substitute teacher cuts Richland denied grant for Aaron Drive bridge State withholds money to rebuild Pasco’s Edwin Markham Elementary and Richland’s Badger Mountain Elementary Portrait of a woman Richland woman earns CBC‘s MLK Spirit Award for service to community The Rude Mechanicals picks new executive director: Phinney Brown Hot Mess Burgers & Fries opens as ‘ghost Restaurant’ Tri-City Area Gaming partners with WSU Tri-Cities English course to simplify board game instructions for translation