Kennewick Business News

Sep 27, 2010 Kennewick Business Leave a comment

Here’s a look at what’s going on in the Kennewick business community lately.

• Clearwire recently opened up a store in Kennewick at at 2810 W. Kennewick Ave., Suite A. The store sells a variety of Internet and mobile computing products and services.
• Mills Music also recently opened a Kennewick store, and it’s located at 6030 W. Clearwater Avenue. The store sells and rents a variety of band, orchestra, and sound equipment. Mills Music has a variety of store locations across Washington.
• Rock Reactor is a new rock music-themed nightclub and restaurant that’s just opened in downtown Kennewick. It’s located at 117 W. Kennewick Avenue. The facility has a stage for live bands, a small dance floor, and TV screens set up in parts of the building that don’t have a direct view of the stage. It’s open from 5 p.m. to Midnight on Monday through Thursday, and from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Live band typically perform from 7-11:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

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Mobile Muse: Walking Tour of Kennewick

Sep 20, 2010 Kennewick Life Leave a comment

This is pretty darn cool if you ask me: If you’re looking for something to do before the weather gets too cold, why not explore some of downtown Kennewick’s history via Mobile Muse, a tech-based walking tour of Kennewick. If you visit the web site, you can see the 20 historical sites that are included in the tour: Read More..

New Rite-Aid Moving Along

Aug 31, 2010 Kennewick Sights Leave a comment

I was able to grab a quick iPhone photo of the construction site where a new Rite-Aid is being built — seemed like the light was red forever, so I snapped away. Looks like they have most of the property leveled, or close to it.

This is at the corner of Gage and Steptoe — there used to be a food mart/gas station there. Rite-Aid hopes to open the new store in late spring 2011. The existing Rite Aid on the Columbia Center Mall grounds will be closed.

Peek Inside Cottonwood Elementary

Aug 29, 2010 Kennewick Schools Leave a comment

School starts tomorrow in Kennewick, and you can bet the students and teachers at Cottonwood Elementary are excited about their first day in a brand new school. KEPR-TV got a sneak peek tour inside the building last week. If you missed it, here’s the video. In a nutshell: Schools sure have changed a lot since I was a kid!

Sunday on the Links

Aug 23, 2010 Kennewick Sights Leave a comment

Well, not the real links … the putt-putt links! Seriously, what better way to spend the best weather day of the season than taking your family out to Golf Universe for 18 holes of mini-golf? That’s what we did on Sunday, and we weren’t alone. Check out these pics — I’ve never seen Golf Universe so crowded in my life. Read More..