The Tri-Cities are three closely bound cities - Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland - located at Yakima, Snake, and Columbia Rivers meetings in the Columbia Basin of Eastern Washington. Each city borders on each other, making Tri-Cities seem like an undisturbed middle town. The three cities serve as the center of the Tri-Cities metropolitan area, consisting of Franklin and Benton Counties. The Tri-Cities urban area comprises the city of West Richland, CDP Pasco West and Finley, as well as the Burbank CDP, although the latter resides in Walla Walla County - located in the Walla Walla metropolitan area (covering all areas of Walla Walla and Columbia).
The official 2016 MSA Tri-Cities population estimate is 283,846. This is more than a 12% increase from 2010. (Estimated 2016 US MSA) 2017 forecast now shows Tri-Cities as more than 300,000.
The combined population of the three cities is 193,567 in the 2010 Census. On April 1, 2016, the Office of Financial Management of the State of Washington, Forecasting Division estimates cities to have a combined population of 217,430 Tri-Cities Airports located in Pasco providing areas with commercial and private air services. Pasco is the seat of Franklin County, while the other two cities are located in Benton County.
In 2010, Kiplinger rated the Tri-Cities among the 10 best places to raise the family, and CNN/Money ranked Tri-Cities one of the 10 best bets to gain in housing value, due to relatively stable economic conditions since the early 2000- an.
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Area history
Establishment
Pasco was the first of the Tri-Cities to be included, in 1891. Kennewick was founded in 1904, and Richland was followed in 1910. Richland West - Richland suburb, as well as the fourth largest city in the metropolitan area - was founded by the disaffected Richland , who wants to become a homeowner rather than a government-owned tenant, after Hanford's arrival. Despite efforts by Richland to annex the community, they remained detached and eventually became incorporated in 1955.
Initial history
Pasco is the largest city in Tri-Cities, mostly due to the train station. It also has the most land for irrigation and easy farming and is still the largest until Hanford's establishment near Richland.
Agriculture is the basis of almost every sector of the economy in the early years. Indeed, the area remained largely rural well into the 1940s. It did not have a daily newspaper or radio station until the mid-1940s. Even today, agriculture is a big part of Tri-Cities, Pasco in particular.
1940s - 1970s
After the establishment of Hanford Site in 1943, Richland became the largest city of three overnight stays. Columbia High School in Richland adopted "Bombers" as its mascot (complete with mushroom cloud logo). In 1970, Kamiakin High School (in the neighboring town of Kennewick) was established in response to the continuous influx of people. The economy continues to grow, but not without turbulence. Every time the federal government cuts funding in Hanford, thousands of talented and trusted people will suddenly become unemployed and go for other jobs. During this time, other employers slowly enter the area, but they too often will be forced to cut jobs in bad times. During the 1970s, Kennewick took over Richland as the largest (population based) city of the three and has not given up since then. The Columbia Center Mall is built on newly-incorporated land into Kennewick, pulling growth west of Kennewick and southern Richland.
1980s - 1990s
The completion of Interstate 182 Bridge in 1984 made Pasco much more accessible, fueling the city's growth. With the end of the Cold War, many people in the area were concerned about Hanford closure, followed by Tri-Cities quickly becoming a ghost town. This fear was healed after the US Department of Energy changed the facility's goal of creating nuclear weapons to the effective sealing and disposal of radioactive waste. During the 1990s, several large companies entered the Tri-Cities, which helped initiate economic diversification apart from the Hanford sector. In 1995, a sixth public high school, Southridge High, was established in southern Kennewick.
2000s - present
The 2000s continued to experience rapid growth because the Hanford site employed hundreds of workers to assist with cleaning efforts. In addition, Tri-City sees a large wave of retirees from different regions of the Northwest. During this time, and the corresponding national housing boom, the three cities developed and grew significantly. Pasco became the fastest growing city in Washington (in terms of percent increase and new population). In 2005, the Census Bureau reported that the Pasco population had surpassed Richland for the first time since pre-Hanford times.
Despite the economic recession of the late 2000s, the Tri-Cities region continues to maintain steady growth and a stable economic climate as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that directs funding and jobs to the Hanford site and its cleanup efforts..
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Climate and geography
Tri-Cities are in a semi-arid climate, receiving an average of 5 to 7 inches (130 to 180 mm) of rainfall annually. The wind periodically exceeds 30 mph (48 km/h) when Chinook wind conditions exist. Although there are an average of 225 sunny days each year, this is mainly between 1 April and 1 November. Temperatures range from as low as -10 ° F (-23 ° C) in winter to as high as 110 ° F (43 ° C) in the summer, and even reach 113 ° F, 45 °,  ° C ) in July 2006. This area received an annual average of seven inches of snow but has received as much as 50Ã,¼. Due to the semi-arid climate and large amounts of sand, the constant disruption to the population is the amount of wind-blown dust. Thanks to these rivers, large amounts of cheap irrigation are available.
Washington is the most northwest of the 48 lower states - consequently, the region is in the Pacific Standard Time Zone. Tri-Cities form the largest metropolitan area in the southeast quadrant of Washington. The large Cascade mountains to the west contribute to a semi-arid climate, which is much drier than the western side of the famous wet state. See the rain shadow for more information about this phenomenon. The climate of the region produces a shrub ecosystem that has 18 species of endemic plants. To the west of Richland, Landsfoil/Eberhardt Arid Ecological Reserve is established to study the unique plants and animals found in the local prairie ecosystem. It is the largest channel of the prairie bush ecosystem left in the US state of Washington.
The Tri-Cities area offers many star-gazing opportunities. The limited city lights and the absence of photopollution in the area allow naked telescoping and telescopic astronomical eyes depending on time, weather and seasons. The Tri-City Astronomy Club partnered with LIGO to sponsor the free LIGO Star Party, which is open to the public and held at the Hanford Observatory. Famous hiking locations, such as Badger Mountain, Candy Mountain, and Jump Off Joe Butte, provide a great view of the Tri-Cities area - an opportunity to see the sunrise and sunset and learn the celestial and astronomical objects of the stars. Aurora borealis (or northern light) can be seen near Tri-Cities certain times of the year.
Education
Colleges and universities
Current higher education opportunities in Tri-Cities include:
- Washington State University Tri-Cities, a four-year branch campus from Washington State University located in Richland (2,000 students).
- Columbia Basin College, a two-year intermediate institution now offers a four-year Applied Science Bachelor program in Applied Management (8,000 students). The main campus is located at Pasco while a large branch campus and nursing school are located in Richland.
- Tri-Tech Skills Center, a smaller vocational school run by the Kennewick School District and located in Kennewick. The FM radio station, 88.1 The Edge, is located in Tri-Tech Skills Center.
- Charter College, located in Pasco offers technical and medical programs such as Medical Assistance, Dental Assistance and HVAC.
In 2005, the State of Washington approved the transition of Washington State University's Richland campus campus from a two-year campus to a four-year campus. In the fall of 2007 the campus recognized its first undergraduate student. Offering a variety of programs, the campus is heavily focused on biotechnology, computer science, and engineering, because the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the adjacent Hanford Site. The university is beginning to gain a number of qualified teachers and offers a wide range of subjects, including English, history, and liberal arts and other sciences.
Columbia Basin College also offers higher educational opportunities for the Tri-Cities residents, as well as Columbia Basin of Mattawa, Washington, which is 50 miles (80 km), to Umatilla, Oregon, 30 miles (48 km) away.
The University of Phoenix also has a satellite campus in Kennewick, serving local online students.
Primary and secondary schools
Each city provides its own school services through their respective school districts - Kennewick's, Pasco's, and Richland's.
Senior High School:
Kennewick School District
- Kennewick High School
- SMA Kamiakin
- Southridge High School
- Tri-Tech Skill Center
- High School
Pasco School District
- Pasco High School
- Chiawana Secondary School
- New Horizon High School
- SMA Delta
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- SMA Richland
- River's Edge High School
- SMA Hanford
Finley School District
- SMA River View
The area also contains two regional high schools, Tri-Tech and Delta High. Tri-Tech is a technical/vocational technical secondary school in the Kennewick School District that is attended by students from across the Tri-Cities region. Only some of the technical programs included in the curriculum are television/video, automotive, and dental production. Delta High is a high school science and technology focus located in Pasco. The program is sponsored by Pasco, Kennewick and Richland school districts, Battelle, Washington State Tri-Cities University, and Columbia Basin College.
There are also some private and faith-based schools in the area.
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- Tri-Cities Prep Highschool (Pasco, Washington)
- [6] Kingspoint Christian School K-12 (Pasco, Washington)]
- Tri-Cities Adventist School (Pasco, Washington)
- Liberty Christian School (Richland, Washington)
- Bethlehem Lutheran K-12 (Kennewick, Washington)
- Sekolah Kristen Calvary K-8 (Kennewick, Washington)
Industri
Awal Hanford
In the 1940s, the Hanford site employed the majority of the population. The United States government built a secret facility to produce and separate plutonium for nuclear weapons, and decided on a very small area north of Richland. The government built temporary shelters for more than 45,000 workers and built houses and permanent infrastructure for other personnel in Richland. The city experienced an overnight population explosion, but almost no one knew what Hanford's goal was until the destruction of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, by atomic weapons containing Hanford-produced plutonium. After World War II Hanford continued to work on creating materials for nuclear weapons during the Cold War. After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, Hanford, the site of severe nuclear contamination, changed its mission from plutonium production to environmental cleansing and restoration.
Modern Hanford
The Hanford site is one of the largest cleaning projects in the United States, costing more than $ 1.4 million per day to convert 53 million million US gallons (200 Ml) of nuclear waste into glass through a process called vitrification. Vitrification is a proven technique in the disposal and storage of long-term nuclear waste or other hazardous wastes. The initial estimate was $ 2.8 billion over five years to clean up the waste, although forecasts grew rapidly in the early 1990s to $ 50 billion with a 30-year completion date. The cost is now projected at $ 112 billion with an estimated completion date of 2065. More than 18 percent of all occupations in the Benton Region of Franklin County are related to nuclear, related research, or engineering.
Columbia Generating Station
The Columbia Generating station operates ten miles outside of Richland and is the only nuclear power plant in the Pacific Northwest. It uses a boiling water reactor with a type 5 layout and is licensed 10 years to operate until 2043. After nine years of development, the plant begins to operate after a long and costly construction process resulting in the largest municipal failure in US history. Originally operated and owned by the Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS), the coalition changed its name to Energy Northwest in 1998 due to negative associations with real names (generally pronounced "Whoops" in place of WPPSS). WPPSS failed at $ 2.25 billion in bonds resulting in payments exceeding $ 12,000 per subscriber, an amount eventually paid in 1992 (10 years later). Its 1,190 megawatt gross can drive the city of Seattle, and is equivalent to about 10 percent of the electricity generated in Washington and 4 percent of all electricity used in the Pacific Northwest and has some protection to protect against seismic, natural or terrorist threats.
Agriculture
The Tri-City economy has historically been based on Hanford nuclear agriculture and Reservation. From the merger of Pasco in 1891 to the present day, Tri-Cities has had a large agricultural level thanks to irrigation by three nearby rivers. Wheat is the most commonly grown product; however, a large number of apples, corn, grapes are also grown, along with potatoes, and other products including asparagus. Cherries are also grown in this region.
Wine growing in this region is very important to the wine industry. The winery attracts many tourists. With 160 wineries in the Columbia Valley, the industry contributes $ 1 billion annually in Benton County alone. Many wineries like Goose Ridge Estate Winery, Preston Premium Wines and Tagaris Winery open for wine tasting and special events. Often referred to as The Heart of Washington Wine Country, local wineries and Tri-City provide luxury tours and give you the option to enroll in their wine club membership.
Tri-Cities unique climate allows the region to have a broad and sustainable agricultural economy. The local industry provides employment for thousands of people in the Tri-Cities area. Some of the top 20 entrepreneurs in agriculture include ConAgra, Tyson Foods, and Broetje Orchards. Agriculture accounted for 9.5% of the work at Tri-Cities and local businesses combined employed thousands of people. In 2012, the state of Washington is ranked # 1 in the country when it comes to growing apples, hops, spearmint oil, sweet cherries, pears, concord grapes and processed carrots. The Mid-Columbia region including Tri-Cities grows most of these plants. Climate and irrigation in the region from nearby rivers, such as the Columbia, Snake, and Yakima rivers, allow farmers to produce an abundance of corn, straw, wheat, and potatoes. In Washington there are 39,500 farms; The 1,630 farms are located in Benton County and 891 are located in Franklin County. Many farms can be seen from the main and interstate highways.
Local cuisine
Tri-Cities offers a variety of locally owned and operated restaurants. These restaurants show a variety of cuisines offered to visitors and residents of the area. The Spudnut Shop, for example, is located in northern Richland, opened in 1948 and has been family-run ever since. The Travel Channel features The Spudnut Shop and their donuts are "made from potato starch and then fried to perfection." Carmine's, also a family-owned restaurant in the area, serves Italian food in a historic house built in downtown Kennewick in 1929. Another addition to this local restaurant is the Monterosso Italian Restaurant which serves lunch and dinner in an antique car fire.
Wine and factory
In stark contrast to Seattle, the western slopes of the Cascade Mountains, and the rainforests of the Olympic Peninsula, the Valley of Columbia enjoys long, warm days, summers and cool, cool nights. Dry weather combined with rich volcanic soil and controlled irrigation results in almost perfect conditions for premium grape wine.
A wide variety of varieties are grown throughout the region including the glorious Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Riesling, and Pinot Noir, among others. Unlike large vineyards established in other parts of the United States and Europe, Washington's growers and winemakers will often devote their personal attention to the visitors, offer their tastes and discuss their craft.
With over 160 wineries within an hour's drive, Tri-Cities of Kennewick, Pasco and Richland are truly in the heart of the Columbia Valley that includes the Yakima Valley, Walla Walla Valley, Red Mountain, Heavenly Hill Hill, and Wahluke appellations Slope ( areas with a typical developing climate that affects wine production). It's easy to imagine that the Columbia Valley winery will produce top-class premium wines as the Tri-Cities area is located at the same latitude as the world-famous Burgundy and Bordeaux regions of France. The beautiful weather of this region combines with the volcanic soils of the Columbia Valley, resulting in hot summer days and cool, cool night breezes, naturally suppressing the vines, creating conditions for great wine making.
The Tri-Cities area offers many wineries and micro breweries that attract many tourists and visitors to the area. Some local microbrewery include: Ice Harbor Brewery Company, Atomic Ale Brewpub and Eatery, and White Bluff Brewing.
Ice Harbor Brewery Company was founded in 1996 and has two locations in the Tri-Cities metropolitan area, one in downtown Kennewick and one on Clover Island. In 2010, Ice Harbor received bronze awards for Sternwheeler Stout, Runaway Red Ale, Indian Pale Ale (IPA) and Silver Award for Tangerine "ExBEERience" Hefeweizen at the Washington Beer Awards competition. Atomic Ale Brew Pub & amp; The dining place located at 1015 Lee Blvd in Richland serves as the oldest brewpub in Tri-Cities and opened in 1997. White Bluffs Brewery is located at 2000 Logston Blvd. in, Richland, WA was founded in 2010. The White Bluffs Brewery prides itself on using local ingredients, including hops planted in the Yakima Valley.
Farmers market
The market on Parkway in Richland, WA is bustling with vendors and customers every Friday from June to October. Local artists provide entertainment and musical crafts, and businesses along the park open their doors to support the market and interact with customers who frequently visit the area. Fresh produce, specialty foods, art, and crafts can all be found in the Richland farmers market.
Pasco Farmers Market, celebrating 25 years in 2013, takes place every Wednesday and Saturday morning from May to late October. This market mainly consists of fresh products from reputed vendors. Market websites provide a list of seasonal products, so customers can know what to look for and when.
The Southridge Farmers Market, located in Kennewick, takes place on Thursday night and is a great alternative to other morning markets with many of the same vendors. This market runs every June to October.
Automotive
Tri-Cities is also home to SSC North America, which produces the SSC Aero which previously holds the title of the fastest production car in the world.
Other
Other large companies that have facilities at (or based in) Tri-Cities include:
- Amazon.com
- Areva
- Battelle Memorial Institute (operates the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for the Department of Energy Science)
- Food ConAgra (Lamb Weston)
- Fluor Corp.
- Lampson Cranes
- Lockheed Martin
- Light Food from Reser
- Twin Cities Food
- Tyson Food
- URS Corp.
- US Mobile
- AECOM
Tri-Cities is also the setting of the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs.
Infrastructure
Hospital
- Kadlec Regional Medical Center (Richland, Kennewick)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital | Lourdes Medical Center (Pasco Center, Richland, West Pasco)
- Trios Health (formerly Kennewick General Hospital) (Downtown Kennewick and West Kennewick)
Library
The Mid-Columbia Library, an intercity library system that serves Benton, Franklin, and Adams Counties, is based in Kennewick, Washington, and operates five public branch libraries in Tri-Cities, and seven branch libraries in the surrounding area. Mid-Columbia Library customers have access to nearly 400,000 books, movies, magazines, and eBooks and downloadable audio books; the library system spends more than $ 1 million per year on new materials and has the highest per capita expenditure on public library materials in Southeast Washington. Richland Public Library is a single library operated by City of Richland and not part of a much larger library system.
Public libraries at Tri-Cities include:
- Mid-Columbia Library: Keewaydin Park Branch (Kennewick, Washington)
- Mid-Columbia Library: Kennewick Branch (Kennewick, Washington) - Main Library
- Mid-Columbia Library: Pasco Branch (Pasco, Washington)
- Mid-Columbia Library: West Pasco Branch (Pasco, Washington)
- Mid-Columbia Library: West Richland Branch (West Richland, WA)
- Richland Public Library (Richland, Washington)
Other libraries in Tri-Cities include:
- Benton-Franklin County Law Library (Pasco, Washington)
- Columbia Basin College Library (Pasco)
- Columbia Basin Regional Medical Library (Richland, Washington)
- Neurology Resource Center Library (Richland, Washington)
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Technique Library (Richland, Washington)
- Tri-Cities Library Washington State University (Richland, Washington)
Transportation
Airport
- Tri-Cities Airport in Pasco. (IATA: PSC , ICAO: KPSC )
- Richland Airport (Public Flight) in Richland. (IATA: RLD , ICAO: KRLD )
Interstate and main highway
- Interstate 82 stretches along the southern edge of Kennewick connecting Tri-Cities with major cities like Seattle via Interstate 90, and Portland, Oregon and Salt Lake City via Interstate 84.
- Interstate 182 follows the Yakima River through Richland, across the Columbia River on the Interstate 182 Bridge, and continues through Pasco to its terminal with Route 395 AS 390 US runs north through Kennewick, crossing the Columbia River at the Blue Bridge and continuing through Pasco and then north to Interstate 90 in Ritzville, Washington.
- SR 397 runs from Finley to Pasco, crossing the Columbia River through Cable Bridge continues north toward I-90 and Spokane.
- The US 12 is marked with Interstate 182 through the Tri-Cities and continues through the US Route 395 across Snake River to Burbank, Walla Walla, and Lewiston, Idaho.
- State Route 240 runs from Kennewick via Richland, (also known as the bypass highway), then west of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation which intersects SR 24.
Local transit
Ben Franklin Transit provides public bus services throughout the Tri-Cities as well as Night and Sunday TransPlus Night and Sunday limits the capacity of sidewalk-to-edge services for $ 3 each way.
Local taxi services exist, and Uber enters the Kennewick market in December 2016, with an expansion to Richland in March 2017, and Pasco, while allowing Uber, does not offer Uber services as of May 2017.
Passenger Track
- Amtrak provides connections to the Daily Empire Builders serving Portland and Chicago.
Utilities
- Benton County P.U.D.
- Franklin County P.U.D.
- Richland City
- Pasco City
- Kennewick City
- West Richland Town
- Natural Gas Upgraded
- Waste Management
- Charter Communications
- CenturyLink
- Verizon
- Frontier Communications
Recreation
Due to the dry climate, hot summers and mild winters, Tri-Cities offers a variety of outdoor activities.
Golf
This area is home to 10 golf courses that can be played almost all year round.
- Canyon Lakes Golf Course - Kennewick
- Columbia Park Golf Course - Kennewick
- Zintel Creek Golf Club (formerly Tri-City Country Club) - Kennewick
- Sun Willows Golf Course - Pasco
- Pasco Golfland - Pasco
- Columbia Point Golf Course - Richland
- Horn Rapids Golf Club - Richland
- West Richland Golf Course - West Richland
- Meadow Springs Country Club - Richland
- Buckskin Golf Course - Richland
Running
The Tri-Cities metropolitan area offers a number of scenic locations for outdoor walkways. Most of the competition runs throughout the year, detailed and promoted on the Three Rivers Road Runners Club website. The 3RRR Club was established and continues to sponsor three of the oldest foot races in the region. They:
- Columbia River Classic (Est 1975) - "Longest Trek" in the Tri-Cities. It features both a 10 mile and 2 mile run.
- Tri-Cities Marathon (Est. 1980) - Run begins in Richland and continues through Pasco and Kennewick along the Columbia River.
- St. Paddy's Foot Race and Leprechaun Dash (Est. 1980) - Annual event where local elementary and secondary students participate in a 1 mile run while others compete in the 5K or 10K leg race.
These events and many other events are held every year to help promote fitness and outdoor activities in the Tri-Cities community.
System trace
Tri-Cities is connected to a 67 mile (108 km) pedestrian and bicycle path system that crosses cities and along the river. The 23 mile (km) trajectory of Sacagawea trails circles across two bridges and stretches along the Columbia River through Kennewick and Pasco. Sacagawea Heritage Trail is also connected to the Richland Riverfront Trail, an unmarked climbing trail that focuses on the Washington state's contribution to the nuclear history of the United States.
Watersports
The encounters of the Snake, Yakima and Columbia rivers provide opportunities for boating, fishing and swimming. Free ship launches can be found all over the city.
Garden
Tri-Cities is home to seven riverside parks and various parks and other playgrounds. Three skate parks are located in the area; two in Kennewick and one in Richland.
Highlands Grange Park is Kennewick Town Public Park, between 14th and 19th Street from Union at Kennewick. The park covers 26 hectares (11 hectares), serving new and old communities around 13,000 residents.
According to Kennewick Town Town Park and Comprehensive Recreation Plan 2013-2018, this park requires 6 hectares (2.4 hectares) expansion due to a larger than expected community growth of the area. The Southridge Sports and Events Complex helps provide park services for nearby Grange neighborhoods.
This beautiful park has lots of recreation, including playground structure, basketball court, soccer/softball field, tennis court, hockey roller rink, water feature, and 8/10 mile walk through the demonstration park. In addition, there are two picnic sanctuaries for public events and 79 parking spaces (excluding Kennewick branches at Mid-Columbia Libraries).
The most famous park features include demonstration parks and water features. The water feature providing summer entertainment for the local kids invites them to play amidst the colorful metal palm trees that water the water. The demonstration park is the main attraction of Highland House and community pictures, representing visual festivals of roses and other flowers tended by gardening experts from Washington State University. The park is usually used for public occasions, ranging from weddings in pilot gardens to weekend BBQ under picnic shelters. The park also praised the nearby Highlands Grande buildings that are available for reservations and indoor events.
Skateboarding
Tri-Cities has a thriving skate scene, with three skate parks: one in Kennewick and two located in Richland. Jeanette Taylor Park, pictured here, is the number three skate park in Washington. Completed in 2005, the 22,100-square-foot (2,050 m 2 ) garden featured a road element, an 8 foot (2.4 m) long bowl of snake track, and a half-tube/bowl deep inside foot (3.0 m). Skate park Jeanette Taylor often holds contests and events.
Sports team
Tri-Cities is home to a small league baseball team, Tri-City Dust Devils, and a premier jockey hockey club, Tri-City Americans from the Western Hockey League.
The first of these teams to join the Tri-City area is Tri-City Americans. The franchise moved to Tri-Cities initially as the New Westminster Bruins and later renamed "America" ​​in 1988. The Americans have advanced to the WHL final once in their tenure at Tri-Cities, where they lost Calgary Hitmen 4-1 during 2009-10 season. Americans currently play at the Toyota Center in Kennewick, Washington.
The Tri-City Dust Devils is a small league baseball team, short league short season which is an affiliate of San Diego Padres. Dust Devils came to Tri-Cities in 2001, moved from Portland and changed the team's name from the Portland Rockies to Tri-City Dust Devils. The Devil Dust takes over as the main tenant of Gesa Stadium, previously held at Tri-City Posse. The Dust Devil has been the League of Eastern League West Division three times in their history at Tri-Cities, ie 2007, 2009 and 2011.
From 2005 to 2016, there is also a professional indoor soccer team called the Tri-Cities Fever. "The Fever" came to Tri-Cities in 2005 as an expansion team for the National Indoor Football League. Since then, Fever switched to AF2 in 2007, and then to the Indoor Football League in 2009. The fever, housed at the Toyota Center at Kennewick, has won one division title and one league championship. The Fever won the Indoor Bowl in 2005 as a member of the NIFL, and in 2012 they are the Intense Division champions at IFL where they eventually lost the United Bowl Championship to Sioux Falls Storm. During the 2012 season, Fever was awarded IFL 2012 Franchise of the Year. In 2016, Fever announces they will be inactive.
Shopping
- Columbia Mall Center is a shopping center in Kennewick operated by Simon Property Group. A medium-sized indoor shopping center is the signature of the Tri-Cities metropolitan area and the largest regional mall in Southeastern Washington attracts buyers from as far as Oregon. JCPenney, Macy's, Old Navy, and Sears became the temporary center of Maurice's, Barnes & amp; Noble, Starbucks Coffee, and Regal Cinema Theater eight screens create a complex that represents fashionable clothing, jewelry, shoes, beauty products, and home appliances.
Apricot Lane Boutique, Bath & amp; Body Works, Coach and Victoria's Secret highlights a group of over 150 shopping, dining and entertainment options including a food court and children's play area. The latest additions include open open-air malls including Chico's, LOFT, and some of the main dining areas of local communities such as Mizu Sushi & Roll and Twig's Bistro and Martini Bar also contribute to an all-in-one destination.
Theater
- The Richland Players Theater has offered live performances every year for over 70 years. Originally known as The Village Players, the theater group was created in 1944 to bring music, laughter, and cultural opportunities to the local community as a goal to improve morale for Hanford workers. Today, the theater has more than 7,500 attendees annually attracting spectators from all regions such as Spokane, Yakima and Walla Walla. The theater also serves the local community by bringing local pensioners to show and accommodate sight and hearing impairments (with United Blind's non-profit participation).
- Bechtel National Planetarium is on the campus of Columbia Basin College in Pasco. Three retired astronauts attend the opening in December 2012: Charlie Duke, Story Musgrave, and John Phillips. Dome as high as 36 feet (11 m) allowing upward view 180 Â °. Erin Steinert, Planetarium Outreach Specialist said, "This is the largest digital theater in Washington state, where most people sit." The planetarium offers, among other things, information about "black holes, telescopes, stars, planets, or human cells" during public performances on Friday nights and Saturday afternoons and during prearranged private events. K-12 field trips are free.
Events
The main annual events in the Tri-Cities vary and occur throughout the year:
- Cool Desert Nights - a classic car show held in Richland in June. Attracts visitors from all over the northwest.
- Tri-Cities Water Follies - annual unlimited airplanes and planes including the Columbia Cup, are held on the Columbia River in July. The Tri-Cities Water Follies is a popular event held annually in Tri-Cities. In 2012, it marks the 47th year, bringing more than 60,000 tourists and $ 2.25 million in visitor spending to the area. Attractions include:
o Hydroplane Columbia Cup Competition, o Miss Tri-cities Beauty Pageant, o West Hydro Race Grand Prix, o Golden Fluor Tournament, o The Over the River Air Show, o Vintage hydroplane show, o Kids Zone full of activities for kids, child. The main event at Tri-Cities Water Follies is the Lamb Weston Columbia Cup, one of six unlimited Hydroplane races on the American Power Boat circuit. Through a unique propulsion system, boats skip along water briefly making contact at speeds of up to 220 miles per hour (350 km/h). Visitors to the area have the option to venture into the hole and see the hydra up close.
- Allied Arts Show - Richland's annual art show Howard Amon Park, in July.
- Benton/Franklin Fair - an annual, regional event held at Kennewick exhibition at the end of August.
- Hogs and Dogs - annual rally of cars and motorcycles in West Richland, one of Northwest's largest motorcycle parade
- Annual renaissance exhibits are held along the Columbia River, in the Howard Amon Park in Richland or at Columbia Park in Kennewick. Ye Merrie Greenwood Faire features historically accurate costumes and Elizabethan English, as well as many vendors.
- Every November, Star Food Network, World Class Grapes, and local restaurants come together to enjoy Flavor, Bite and Sip 2 Days event at TRAC in Pasco. The event was produced by TASTE Tri-Cities magazine as a benefit to Modern Living Services.
- Radcon is a fan-managed Fiction/Fantasy convention held every year in Pasco. it is the second largest con of its kind in the Pacific Northwest, and it grows every year. His staff consists of volunteers consisting of sci-fi, fantasy, and cos-play fans. Volunteers who are very active in local communities are welcomed to be trained to participate and host the event. The Convention is held annually in February and is open to the general public.
- Kennewick City hosts events throughout the year at the Three Rivers Convention Center. One of the events held in late September is the Annual Tattoo Convention that was first introduced to the region in 2010. This annual meeting is a long weekend event and attracts thousands of people from the surrounding area. More than 60 booths from across the west coast are featured in the latest 2013 Tattoo Convention. The Annual Tattoo Convention gives people the opportunity to showcase their artwork and also receive new tattoos. Live tattoo and tattoo contests are a flagship event held throughout the convention, and local tattoo shops including Monarch Tattoo, 13 Shades, and Hoops Body Arts have all tattoo stations set up at previous conventions. Other highlights highlighted at the event included hypnosis shows, acrobatics, belly dancing, and educational seminars.
- Pasco Flea Market - One of the most exciting cultural stops in the Tri-Cities is Pasco Flea Market, a popular stop for many people from the region. Pasco Flea Market is located at 200 East Lewis Place in Pasco, Washington. Pasco Flea Market offers a variety of cuisines and merchandise including traditional Mexican food for clothing, small trinkets and toys for children, clothing and apparel, animals such as kittens, puppies and birds, cookware, technology and accessory devices, games video, and seasonal agricultural items. One of those unique offerings is Tejuino, a Mexican drink that can only be found locally at Pasco Flea Market. Many food vendors serve Mexican dishes, including burritos, menudo, tacos, conchitas, pozoles, tamales, while other vendors offer goods and goods that are affordable for sale. Pasco Flea Market is open from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturdays and reopened on Sundays from 6 am to 4:30 pm. The market season is officially opened on 1 March and remains open for public access until December 1st. The market averages around 350 different vendors, which is about the maximum capacity that the market can hold. On a Sunday, the market saw between 3000 and 5000 people walking through its alleys.
Culture and demographics
Culture
Historically, cultures in the Tri-Cities are predominantly associated with Hanford and with parallel agricultural emphasis. While these aspects of Tri-Cities culture are locked in Tri-Cities history, the culture evolved to combine urbanization characteristics by embracing its small business roots from Hanford. This cultural development takes place through the generation of demographics, which is the result of becoming one of the fastest growing population bases in the northwest.
A movement by local businesses and community members to express the growing desire to adapt Tri-Cities to its growing urban deployment in the northwest has progressed and is beginning to produce results to create a more vibrant urban culture in the region. The history of the Hanford region is shifting through sustained growth in the wine and food processing industry in the region, followed by the growth of the region's health care industry. The cultural change that accompanies it is economic diversification and has created an economic base for outside developers and industries to see Tri-Cities growth as a legitimate area for investment opportunities, as Tri-Cities is one of the last undeveloped cities in the city. Northwest. Along with many other regional communities, the Tri-Cities culture moves toward craft food (breweries, refineries, eating places, coffee), art development and emphasis on outdoor recreation with nature conservation.
Demographics
The combined history of the Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland populations.
Kennewick
On April 1, 2014, Kennewick population is estimated at 77,700 according to the Office of Financial Management of the State of Washington, Division of Forecasting.
In the 2010 census, there were 73,917 people, and according to the 2000 census estimate, 20,786 households, and 14,176 families living in the city. Population density was 2,384.9 people per square mile (920.9/km²). There are 22,043 housing units with an average density of 961.2 per square mile (371.2/km²). City's racial makeup is 82.93% White, 1.14% Black or African American, 0.93% Native American, 2.12% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Island, 9.4% of other races, and 3 , 37% of two or more races. 15.55% of the population are Hispanic or Latino from any race.
There are 20,786 households where 37.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% are married couples living together, 12.2% have unmarried female households present, and 31, 8% are non-family. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 2.6 and the average family size was 3.15.
In urban areas the population is spread by 29.6% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% 65-year-olds or more. The average age is 32 years. For every 100 women, there are 98.3 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 94.3 men.
The average income for households in the city is $ 41,213, and the average income for families is $ 50,011. Men have an average income of $ 41,589 compared to $ 26,022 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 20,152. About 9.7% of families and 12.9% of the population are below the poverty line, including 18.8% of those under the age of 18 and 8.7% of those aged 65 and older.
Pasco
On April 1, 2014, the Pasco population is estimated at 67,770, according to the Office of Financial Management of the State of Washington, Division of Forecasting.
At the 2010 census, there were 59,781 people, and according to the 2000 census, 9,619 households, and 7,262 families living in the city. Population density was 1,141.9 people per square mile (440.9/km ²). There are 10,341 units of homes with an average density of 368.2 per square mile (142.2/km²). City racial makeup is 52.76% White, 3.22% African American, 0.77% Native American, 1.77% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Island, 37.44% of other races, and 3.9 % of two or more races. Hispanic or Latin of any race is 56.26% of the population.
There were 9,619 households in which 45.6% had children under 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 14.3% had non-husbands female households, and 24.5% were not family. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 3.30 and the average family size was 3.79.
In the city the population is spread by 35.5% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 15.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% 65-year-olds or more. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 women, there are 106.7 men. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 104.2 men.
The average income for households in the city is $ 34,540, and the average income for families is $ 37,342. Men have an average income of $ 29,016 compared to $ 22,186 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 13,404. Approximately 19.5% of families and 23.3% of the population are below the poverty line, including 31.4% of those under the age of 18 and 9.6% of those aged 65 and older.
Richland
On April 1, 2014, the Richland population is estimated at 52,090, according to the Office of Financial Management of the State of Washington, Division of Forecasting.
At the 2010 census, there were 48,058 people, and according to the 2000 census, 15,549 households, and 10,682 families living in the city. Population density was 1,111.8 people per square mile (429.2/km ²). There are 16,458 units of homes with an average density of 472.7 per square mile (182.5/km ²). City's racial makeup is 89.55% White, 1.37% African American, 0.76% Native American, 4.06% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Island, 1.85% of other races, and 2.31 % of two or more races. Hispanic or Latin of any race is 4.72% of the population.
There were 15,549 households in which 34.1% had children under 18 living with them, 56% were married couples living together, 9.3% had non-husbands female households, and 31.3% were not family. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.02.
In urban areas the population is spread by 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% 65-year-olds or more. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 women, there are 96 men. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 93.2 men.
The average income for households in the city is $ 53,092, and the average income for families is $ 61,482. Men have an average income of $ 52,648 versus $ 30,472 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 25,494. About 5.7% of families and 8.2% of the population are below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under the age of 18 and 5.6% of those aged 65 and older.
Based on per capita income, one of the more robust measures of prosperity, Richland is ranked 83rd of 522 Washington-rated territories - the highest ranked in Benton County.
Media
Print media
- Authorized Tri-City Visitors Guide
- Giant Nickel
- Our Community greetings reach the community
- Tri-City Herald
- The Mid-Columbian
- La Voz
- Set Null
- Residents of Tri Town
- tÃÆ'º Disconnecting Media
- tÃÆ'º Disconnect
- Taste Tri-Cities
- Tri-Cities Business Journal Area
Television
Tri-Cities is a joint media market with Yakima.
- KFFX-TV
- 11.1 - Fox
- 11.2 - Telemundo (Spanish)
- KVVK
- 15.1 - Univision (Spain)
- 15.2 - TV Comet
- 15.3 - TBD
- 15.4 - Charge!
- KEPR (KIMA-TV semi-satellite, Yakima)
- 19.1 - CBS
- 19.2 - CW
- 19.3 - Grit
- KNDU (KNDO semi-satellite, Yakima)
- 25,1 - NBC
- 25.3 - Current SWX
- KTNW (KWSU-TV satellite, Pullman)
- 31.1 - PBS
- 31.2 - Create
- 31.3 - MHz Worldview
- 31.4 - Child PBS
- KVEW (KAPP semi-satellite, Yakima)
- 42.1 - ABC
- 42.2 - MeTV
Radio AM
- 610 - KONA - Newstalk
- 870 - KFLD - Newstalk
- 960 - KALE - Simulcasting FM 106.1, classic hit
- 1340 - KJOX - Sports/Simulcasts ESPN Seattle Weekdays
- 106.5 - KEGX - Eagle - Classic Rock
- 106.1 - KKSR - Big 106, 80's and 70's hit
- 105.3 - KONA-FM - Mix - Contemporary Adult
- 104.9 - Exitos - Reggaeton, Bachata, Rock/Pop En Espanol, and Top-40 (AngleÅ¡Ä ina & Spanish;)
- 104,3 - KMBI (Spokane) - Christian talk
- 102,7 - KORD - Countries
- 103.1 - KLOV - Christian
- 102.3 - KWDR - Jazz
- 101.9 - KZIU-FM - Classic Country
- 101,7 - KZXR-FM - La Vaquera - Regional Mexico (Spain)
- 100.1 - KQFO - Bob FM - Classic Hits 70's/80's
- 99.5 - La Ley - Regional Mexico (Spain)
- 99.1 - KUJ-FM - Power 99 - Top 40
- 98.3 - KEYW-FM - 98.3 Key - Adult Contemporary Heat
- 97.9 - KZTB - La GranD - Regional Mexico (Spain)
- 97.5 - KOLW - Hot 97.5 - Top 40
- 97.1 - KXRX - 97 Rock - Mainstream & amp; Classic Rock
- 96.7 - KMMG - La Zeta - Regional Mexico (Spain)
- 96.3 - KRCW - La Campesina - Mexico Region (Spain)
- 95.7 - KALE - Hot Adult Contemporary
- 95.3 - K237DP - Translator KLKY, In Rock Radio from Stanfield, Oregon - Classic Rock
- 94.9 - KIOK - The Wolf - Country
- 94.3 - KSAE - Slavic Christian Mount Vernon Radio
- 93.9 - Juan - Mexican Oldies (Spain)
- 93.3 - KRKL - KLove - Contemporary Christian Radio
- 92,5 - KZHR - Mi Favorita - Regional Mexico (Spanish)
- 91.7 - KBLD - Religious CSN
- 91.3 - KGTS - "Positive Life Radio" - Contemporary Christian
- 90.1 - COLD - Christian Family Radio
- 89.7 - KWWS - Northwest Public Radio - NPR - News and Talk
- 89.1 - KFAE - Public Radio Northwest - NPR - Classical Music
- 88.7 - KEFX - "The Effect" - Christian Rock
- 88.1 - KTCV - The Edge (Student Run Radio)
- Patricia Briggs, urban fantasy writer
- Orson Scott Card, science fiction writer
- Chuck Palahniuk, novelist - Fight Club
- Joseph Santos, artist and painter
- Ron Silliman, poet (born in Pasco, Kennewick resident 1946-47)
- Mike Bivins, Journalist (born in Tri-Cities)
- James (Jim) F. Albaugh - Executive Vice President, Boeing Company
- James N. Mattis - 26th US Secretary of Defense
- John Archibald Wheeler - theoretical physicist, collaborator with Albert Einstein
- Terence Knox, actor - Tour of Duty, St. Elsewhere
- James Otto, country singer and songwriter
- James Wong Howe, Academy Award winning cinematographer
- Keith A. Moore, rapper
- Kevin T. O'Connor, musician, Talkdemonic
- The singer and songwriter Kristine W, (Weitz), former Miss Washington
- Larry Coryell - jazz guitarist, RHS class 1961
- Nate Mendel - Foo Fighters bass player
- Rick Emerson - former radio and TV personality
- Santino Fontana, stage actor, director and composer
- Sharon Tate - actress, murder victim of the Manson Family
- Shauna O'Brien, actress and model
- Michael Peterson, country singer and songwriter
- Adam Carriker - Washington Redskins
- Brian Urlacher - Chicago Bears Pro Bowl linebacker
- Bruce Kison - Pittsburgh Pirates World Series pitcher
- Damon Lusk - NASCAR driver
- Gene Conley - Major League Baseball and Baseball Player, RHS
- Hope Solo - United States women's national team goalkeeper
- Jason Repko - an outsider of the Minnesota Twins
- Jeremy Bonderman - All-Star Seattle Mariners pitcher
- Kimo von Oelhoffen - former Defensive Tackle for Pittsburgh Steelers
- Michael Jackson - Seattle Seahawks midfielder
- Ray Mansfield - National Football League player, center, Pittsburgh Steelers
- Ray Washburn - the former Premier League Baseball pitcher
- Travis Buck - outside Oakland Athletics player
- Tyler Brayton - Carolina Panthers
- Chad Ward - offensive lineman NFL
- Shawn O'Malley - Baseball Baseball Player
- Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce
FM Radio
Consolidation Vs. stay "The Tri-Cities'
Over the years, cities have had difficulty building and projecting identities that will attract and sustain business, tourism, and growth outside Hanford-related business sectors. Much of this comes from the fact that each city has a population of less than 80,000, and does not have much of its own presence. In addition, cities must compete independently to attract business, tourism, and identity building. In an effort to overcome this problem, there is a repeated effort to consolidate the four cities into one integrated region. The idea that moves this movement is that one big city will create the presence necessary to attract more attention and greater focus to the region. As noted above, if Tri-Cities are consolidated into one city, it will be the fourth largest in the state, behind Seattle, Spokane, and Tacoma. To date, the movement to consolidate has repeatedly failed.
West Richland residents and newcomers to the area often suggest that the area changed its name, as there are clearly four major cities in the Tri-Cities. This suggestion is usually shunned by residents of other cities. "Quad-Cities" does not sound good, this name has been linked to a certain Mississippi River community (although Tri-Cities is not a unique name), West Richland has a much smaller presence compared to three major cities, and there are small towns others in the area, too. The name "Three Rivers" has recently been used more for the area (from the Columbia, Snake, and Yakima rivers), but also not unique.
West Richland specifically fights with regional identity. It is often mistakenly considered only part of Richland rather than a completely separate community. He has considered renaming himself "Red Mountain" in an attempt to differentiate himself from Richland, as well as consolidate with the city of Richland. In addition, the western part of the city of Pasco (locally referred to as Pasco Barat) has considered secession, to distinguish itself from the older, poorer parts of the city to the East. This consideration provides further complications with respect to the consolidation and name of "Tri-Cities".
Small town vs. big city
One of the current debates in the Tri-City region is whether to try to maintain a small town atmosphere or to embrace its growth and become a larger metropolitan area. One focal point of this debate is whether to allow the Heavenly Hill of Heaven in the vicinity to be divided into residential areas or leave them alone. Although many of the mid to old generation want to retain the natural beauty of the hills, housing has begun to cover the hills.
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