Kamiakin HS on Newsweek’s Top Schools List (again)

Jun 21, 2010 Kennewick Schools

This is getting redundant, isn’t it? Kamiakin High School is, once again, on Newsweek magazine’s list of the Best High Schools in America. Congrats! This is Kamiakin’s fourth consecutive year to make the list.

This year Kamiakin ranks at #1,058 overall, on a list of 1,600 schools. Just by being included, Kamiakin can say that it’s among the top six percent of high schools in the U.S. It’s also listed as the 17th-best high school in Washington; you can see the full list of Washington honorees here.

Newsweek’s rankings are based on stats related to how many advanced placement tests are taken by students, as well as how many students graduate each year.

New York Richie’s: Restaurant Review

Jun 16, 2010 Kennewick Business

New York Richie’s is one of the newest restaurants to open in Kennewick, and I think it’ll become one of the places I visit a lot with family, friends, and business partners. I had my first meal there today at lunch to talk business with a friend, and am already thinking about when to bring the family back for their first taste of New York Richie’s.

It sits in a somewhat small space in the strip mall at 5011 Clearwater Avenue, and that’s one of the first impressions you get — it’s smaller than I expected, with maybe 15-20 tables/booths. It’s clean, and the atmosphere inside is good. I think there were 3-4 big screen TVs up on the walls, all showing a World Cup soccer match. It wasn’t too loud at all.

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Free Movies This Summer at Regal Cinemas, Kennewick

Jun 12, 2010 Kennewick Life

School’s out and that means a lot of folks are going to be looking for things to do with their kids this summer. Regal Cinemas in Kennewick is helping again with a summer-full of free movies beginning June 22nd and ending August 19th.

The free movies will be shown every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 10 am. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Here’s the schedule for Regal Cinemas in Kennewick:

June 22-23-24, 2010: Tale of Despereaux (G), Coraline (PG)
June 29-30, July 1 2010: Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything (G), Astro Boy (PG)
July 6-7-8, 2010: Charlotte’s Web (G), Planet 51 (PG)
July 13-14-15, 2010: The Rugrats Movie (G), Ice Age 3 (PG)
July 20-21-22, 2010: Rugrats In Paris (G), Kung Fu Panda (PG)
July 27-28-29, 2010: Wallace & Gromit (G), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (PG)
August 3-4-5, 2010: Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (G), Monsters vs. Aliens (PG)
August 10-11-12, 2010: Doogal (G), Hotel for Dogs (PG)
August 17-18-19, 2010: Muppets From Space (G), Paul Blart: Mall Cop (PG)

The schedule is subject to change, so you may want to check with Regal Cinemas before showing up at the mall for this summer’s free kids movies.

Temporary Street Light Coming to Edison St. Off-Ramp

Jun 7, 2010 Kennewick News

Hats off to KEPR-TV for doing a nice job reporting and following up on plans to add a street light to the seemingly always backed-up Edison St. off-ramp from Hwy. 240. This past Friday night, KEPR reported that installation of a temporary street light there should start around July 4th and will cost about $42,000.

The DOT is considering either a permanent street light or a roundabout as the long-term solution for easing traffic at this exit, but they don’t have the money to study which option would be best.

Here’s the video of KEPR’s story.

Edison St. is Preferred Columbia River Bridge Option

Jun 5, 2010 Kennewick News

It’s not a binding choice by any means, but Tri-Citians have indicated that a new bridge between Edison St. in Kennewick and Road 68 in Pasco is their preferred option if such a bridge is ever approved and built. The consultants who are working on the Columbia River Crossing Study have posted a bunch of info on their web site, including this chart showing that 37% of survey respondents listed an Edison St. bridge as their top choice to meet existing and future travel needs.

It’s hard to read (sorry), but the second option that got the most public support is a new bridge between Columbia Center Blvd. and Road 100. The consultants reviewed the survey results and a bunch of other factors (costs, traffic volume, neighborhood impact, etc.) and have narrowed the original 10 options down to these four:

#1 –A new span located just north of the Hanford 300 Area and connects to Columbia River Road and W Sagemoor Road on the east.

#7 – An additional bridge next to the existing US 395 “Blue Bridge

Here’s what they look like on a CRCSTC map (the finalists are in red):

You should check out the CRCSTC.com site for more information and maps. There’ll be another survey coming later this summer to get public input on those four finalists.