Archive for December, 2009
Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Happy Snowy New Year
Happy New Year from Cari & me. Thanks for reading our blog in 2009 – hope you’ll stick around in 2010, and maybe tell some friends and neighbors, too!
Here’s a quick video of the beautiful New Year’s Eve snowfall we had today in West Richland.
No Comments » - Posted in West Richland Sights by Matt McGee
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
Club 24 Fitness opening next week in West Richland
You may have received a postcard today announcing that Club 24 Express Fitness is now open at its West Richland location in Paradise Plaza near Yoke’s. But it’s actually not open yet.
I contacted Club 24 via email, and they’re saying it’s likely to open next week; the exact date isn’t certain yet — it [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in West Richland Business by Matt McGee
Monday, December 21st, 2009
Baum’s Chocolates coming to West Richland
Baum’s Chocolates will have a new home in early 2010 — a new home in West Richland. KEPR reported the move a few days ago, saying the store will be moving to the old GESA location right on Van Giesen Avenue.
“The big advantage of moving to West Richland is better exposure from the street. We [...]
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Monday, December 14th, 2009
Avocado Grill has closed
This won’t be news to some of you, but it was news to me when I drove by a couple days ago: Avocado Mexican Grill up in the Paradise Plaza shopping center (near Yoke’s) has closed down. The door and windows are all covered and there’s a sign saying “We are closed permanently.”
Cari had eaten [...]
No Comments » - Posted in West Richland Business by Matt McGee
Sunday, December 13th, 2009
Congrats to Smitty’s Paradise
It’s not every day that a West Richland business wins a national award, so we’d like to congratulate Smitty’s Paradise on winning the Best Interior Design award in a nationwide contest sponsored by Convenience Store News.
When the store opened last summer, I wrote on this blog, “I went in over the weekend with my [...]
No Comments » - Posted in West Richland Business, West Richland News by Matt McGee
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
Snowing in West Richland
The first snow of the year has arrived in West Richland! Here are a couple photos taken on Bird Hill right at/near the South Highlands Community Park. Can’t really see it falling, but you can see it starting to cover the streets.
The National Weather Service says 1-3 inches are possible by tomorrow morning.