Tri-Cities Real Estate News & Views - Richland Washington

Richland Wa Public Library Spring Book Sale

Bibliophiles unite! Now is your chance to grab book titles that may be missing from your bookshelves. For parents with young children, this is a great opportunity for you to start your little ones young.

Spring Book Sale
The Richland Public Library will be holding a 3-day book sale starting this Friday, May 2 at 10AM up to 6PM. The book sale will continue through to Saturday, May 3, from 10AM to 4 PM. Last day for the book sale is Sunday, May 4, and you can grab your books from 1PM to 4PM.

There will be different themes for each book day sale. On May 2, it’s Spring Chicken Pickings where you can pick out the best among the books on sale. May 3 will have Super Surprise Saturday where, obviously, you’ll be in for lots of awesome surprises. On the last…

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Richland’s Battelle Film Club Presents Paradise Now

If you don’t have anything planned yet for Friday night, then you might want go to Battelle Auditorium in Richland for one of the movies in their Spring lineup this year.

Battelle Film Club
The Battelle Film Club (BFC) is devoted to bringing quality cinema entertainment to the Tri Cities. So much so that they have opened membership to all interested ones in the community. You may find membership details on their website.

The films they show are not usually shown or available in cinemas or in rental stores in the Tri Cities. Mostly independent, off Hollywood and foreign productions, a short introduction tops off the films they show to help the audience understand the premise of the film. An informal discussion follows the film showing at the lobby of…

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Richland's 2nd Annual Living Green Family Health & Wellness Expo

If you haven’t started yet, now is your chance to start greening up your home and your lifestyle. Head on out to Hampton Inn in Richland, Wa for the 2nd Annual Living Green Family Health and Wellness Expo.

For a Good Cause
The expo is partly in support of Blue Mountain Wildlife, a volunteer, non-profit organization that aids orphaned, sick, or injured wildlife, with focus on birds of prey. This organization provides treatment and care necessary to return the wildlife to their natural habitat.

Health & Wellness Expo
At the event, there will be over 30 local vendors providing information and family-friendly products to help residents live safer, more sustainable, and healthier lives. There will be door prizes, a silent auction, demonstrations, and…

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Fourth Friday LIGO Hanford Observatory Tours, Richland Wa

Everybody is welcome to join the public drop-in tours being offered by LIGO Hanford Observatory every fourth Friday of the month. The tours last about two hours, from 3 to 5PM. This month, the fourth Friday tour will fall on April 25.

Tour Inclusions
As most probably know, LIGO is a facility where everyone can observe gravitational waves of cosmic origin. According to LIGO’s website, LIGO “searches for gravitational waves created in the supernova collapse of stellar cores to form neutron stars or black holes, the collisions and coalescences of neutron stars or black holes, the wobbly rotation of neutron stars with deformed crusts and the remnants of gravitational radiation created by the birth of the universe.”

The public drop-in tours offered by…

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Brushes and a Bottle in Richland, WA

If you want to explore your creative side as you sip on exquisite wine, then Brushes and a Bottle could be just the thing for you. Enjoy a night of art lessons and wine with the artist Rachel Heglar and see a creative aspect to your personality that you may not have seen before.

Brushes and a Bottle
Regardless of your experience in art, Brushes and a Bottle will allow you to release your inner Picasso by letting you experience how it feels to actually create a work of art yourself. With classes that would give you tips and tricks on painting, you get to apply everything you learn real time. Truly a one of a kind experience, you can enjoy mixing paint and bringing images to life on canvas with your friends and loved ones as you sip on a few glasses of…

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Mid Columbia Boat & RV Show at Columbia Point Park

Boat and RV enthusiasts are invited to head out to Columbia Point Park at Bradley Ave. in Richland, Wa. for the Mid Columbia Boat & RV Show. This event will commence on April 24 and will continue through to April 27.

Feed Your Hobby
If you’re one of those hobbyists who own a boat or an RV and are thinking of dressing up your vehicle, then you should be there at Richland’s beautiful Columbia Point Park and Marina. Boat and recreational vehicle dealers from throughout the Northwest will come together for the biggest boat and RV show. You’ll find hundreds of boats and RVs on display where you can find inspiration for your own vehicle.

Admission is free, so you can bring the whole family. If you’re a vendor and you wish to participate in the show, you…

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Sip & Shop For a Cure in Richland, WA

Interested in mixing shopping, drinking wine and helping out a good cause? This is exactly what Sip & Shop for a Cure is set to give you! Round up the girls and head to the Market Vineyards on April 17, 2014 from 6:30PM to 9PM for this fundraising event for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.

Sip & Shop for a Cure
With a number of participating brands like Mary Kay, Silpada, Bandals and Scentsy, the Sip & Shop for a Cure promises a night of fun shopping as funds are also raised for the benefit of the American Cancer Society. To make the night even more interesting, the best wine from Market Vineyards will be served with Country Gentleman Catering’s sumptuous appetizers and a whole lot of other sweet treats from local bakers.

American Cancer…

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Easily Reduce the Property Taxes of Your Tri Cities Wa Home

It doesn’t matter if you live in Kennewick, Richland, Pasco, or West Richland. The fact remains that finally owning the home of your dreams is one of the best goals you could ever achieve. However, the reality sets in a year after acquiring your home, as you’re faced with property taxes.

Many homeowners consider property taxes a burden, and for good reason. A recent study conducted by Zillow showed that a property owner in the United States pays an average of close to $2,800 in property taxes. That is approximately 1.4% of the owner’s home value each year. Given that property tax is based on the home’s value, you could expect homeowners to pay a higher amount while others may pay less. In addition, property tax values rise steadily as time goes by. In…

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Mindfulness through Art in Richland

What don’t you already know about art? Apparently, it can wake you up from the dream you normally live in or shock you into the present moment. There’s something about art or the idea of creating something visually that activates a certain part of your brain and that’s what this event is all about.  

Mindfulness through Art – Playing with Paint to Become Present
Chris Blevins, renowned watercolor artist and teacher is inviting all of you for a night of mindfulness through art. Each participant will learn how to immerse himself in his work until he starts paying attention to what he’s working on – the texture of the paper, feel of the brush, smell of the paper and paint, and the sounds around him – so much so that he might start to lose track of time and…

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My Hanford – A Personal History Presentation in Kennewick

On April 17, at 7PM, Kathleen Flenniken will have a presentation at the Mid-Columbia Libraries in Kennewick. East Benton Historical Society will host this presentation. 

Wide-Scale Environmental Cleanup 
Currently, Hanford is entangled in an environmental cleanup that is considered the world’s largest, by far. Included in this cleanup project is the construction of a $12.2 billion waste treatment plant, which has been beset by problems like aging workforce, a history of secrecy, and a reputation for punishing whistleblowers. 

A Personal Take 
While there have been plenty of news reports about the costly Hanford programs, most citizens of Washington State have very little knowledge about the site and its history.  

That is why Kathleen Flenniken, an…

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