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Happy weekend, Tri Cities!
In today’s happening-today edition: Festival-style flea market deals, a Crystal Apple Award winner celebrated, Pacific Auto Fest revs up, and more. + events worth checking out today & tomorrow.
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📰 In the news
Festival vibes and flexible buying: Skip big box lines and membership fees at the Pasco Flea Market, where fresh produce, variety, and weekend deals fill a lively setting in the Tri-Cities, without the bulk — read the full story.
Excellence in early education: Westgate Elementary kindergarten teacher Kori Cannon is Kennewick School District’s 2026 Crystal Apple Award winner, with a celebration set for March 19 at ESD 123 in Pasco — see why she was honored.
Community-led health work expands: Washington’s Department of Health awarded $2.5 million to community groups, including Semillero de Ideas in Richland and Unidos Nueva Alianza in Ephrata, to support workplace safety and environmental justice projects — see who received funding.
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💎 Local business spotlight
Zero-proof, big vibes: Craving the ritual without the rough morning? This week, find Kindred Spirits, the Tri-Cities’ alcohol-free bottle shop and Sober Bar, pouring inventive zero-proof cocktails, tastings, and NA favorites, from alt-whiskeys to bubbly apéritifs. Voted Tri-Cities Best for Specialty Cocktails, it’s a friendly reset for your midweek wind-down.
Glow goals, unlocked: If winter and your face aren’t getting along, DermaCare TriCities delivers personalized facials, injectables, and laser treatments under one calm roof. Their skin pros craft tailored plans and coach you toward healthier, happier skin this spring… smooth, confident, and finally at peace with the forecast.
Toss by the river: Columbia Park Disc Golf threads through Kennewick’s natural habitat, weaving around ponds and along the Columbia River, with 18 par-3 holes that keep play brisk and shot-making fun. Ideal for an after-work loop, a friendly doubles night, or a mind-clearing lunch nine.
These aren’t ads or sponsored placements, just some cool nearby spots we think are worth a visit.
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🫶 We got your back
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Last call for the CVS Epic Beauty Sale: Today’s your last chance to save on all sorts of self-care products at CVS, including makeup, beauty tools, skin care, hair masks, moisturizers, and more from all your favorite brands. *Shop the sale before it ends →
Paying full price is officially optional: Blu Dot just marked down dozens of their best sofas, beds, dining tables, outdoor pieces, and lighting by as much as 60%. Not because something’s wrong with them, but because every great design eventually has to make room for the next one. The deals change daily, so it’s always a new adventure. *See what’s on sale today →
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📆 Around town today & tomorrow
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All events are subject to change without notice. Always check official event pages for the most up to date information.
🦀 4th Annual Crab Feed @ Eagles in Pasco | Saturday (3/14) at 1:00 AM – Annual indoor crab feed, live music, and it’s free, so you can save the splurge for bread, plants, and that wildly necessary glitter cup. There’s kid fun, coffee or herbal tea for us, local art to peruse, and a mystery surprise, because of course.
🥞 Flapjack Fundraiser Pancake Breakfast @ Applebee’s Grill + Bar (Pasco, WA) | Saturday (3/14) at 8:00 AM – If you’ve been waiting for a sign to eat pancakes for a cause, consider it found. For $15 at Applebee’s on Road 68, you get pancakes, bacon or sausage, eggs, and a beverage, while supporting LCBAS’s work for birds. Get tickets at door or online.
🚶 Walk for Women ’26 @ Howard Amon Park (Richland) | Saturday (3/14) at 10:00 AM – A community walk that actually empowers women and girls, with prime river views to boot. Start at Howard Amon, stash a car at Columbia Point for the 1.4, or go out-and-back for nearly 3, register with a donation, get a real bib, no marathon drama.
🌱 The Art of Perennial Dividing @ Kennewick Branch – Mid-Columbia Libraries | Saturday (3/14) at 10:30 AM – Give those overgrown hostas and daylilies a respectful time-out, and learn to divide perennials with our Master Gardeners. Free, no-RSVP class at Mid-Columbia Library by the Demonstration Garden, great for reviving beds, multiplying favorites, and making more plants without a nursery run.
🍛 Hands-On Indian Cooking Class: Chaat Special @ Red Mountain Kitchen (Kennewick) | Sunday (3/15) at 11:00 AM – Skip another burger run and learn Mumbai’s favorites at Red Mountain Kitchen, where a savvy home chef teaches Pav Bhaji, demos Vada Pav, and blends mango lassi. Real spice work, great stories, then you eat with fellow Tri-Citians, and feel pleasantly superior to takeout.
🚗 Pacific Auto Fest @ HAPO Center (Pasco) | Sunday (3/15) at 1:00 PM – Whether you’ve been wrenching since shop class or just like shiny things, this Tri-Cities car show rolls in with gleaming customs, performance builds, and proper tire-kicking. Expect food trucks, vendors, live tunes, and giveaways, plus family fun. Kids 12 and under free, tickets available.
🍀 Luck of the Irish Flower Vase Design Class @ The Peacock (Kennewick) | Sunday (3/15) at 4:00 PM – Skip the green beer and channel your inner florist at this Luck of the Irish vase design class. For $50, you get the flowers, supplies, and step-by-step guidance to craft a March-worthy arrangement. Less hangover, more bragging rights for the dining table.
Live music & entertainment:
Wanna see more? Browse our full events calendar →
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📻 Tri Cities report
Weather forecast
Today – High: 52°F – Low: 33°F – Precip: 23%
A slight chance of rain before 8am. Mostly sunny. High near 52, with temperatures falling to around 50 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Later: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 2 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
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Tomorrow – High: 53°F – Low: 43°F – Precip: 16%
A slight chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Southeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Later: A slight chance of rain before 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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