Happy Tuesday, Tri Cities. Hope you had a relaxing Labor Day weekend. You know the drill – grab your coffee (or whatever you sip in the morning), kick back, and let Tri Cities Brief serve up everything you need to know for the week ahead.

📰 In the news

Local happenings: Richland drivers expect lane closures, sample Venezuelan tequeños, and share old photos for an East Pasco archive — catch up here.

State-level stories: Washington farms are vanishing amid labor and subsidy struggles, a penitentiary stage saw live music after five decades, and a new law caps rent increases — see what else is brewing.

National headlines: Sesame mishaps spark a salad kit recall, court-ordered debts could strand travelers overseas, and Social Security braces for a funding crunch — peruse the best of the rest.

Highlights this week

• Donate teen essentials at The Hub
• Learn tactical trauma lifesaving skills
• Review Benton County’s updated flood maps
• Join free virtual foster care adoption sessions
• Check out our top budget decor hacks
• Try Amazon Prime free for 30 days

Weekly exercise building skills for life

Hype Tri-Cities teaches more than kicks and punches. Their Taekwondo classes build discipline, confidence, and respect that shows up everywhere else. Kids learn to focus, follow through, and stand up for themselves appropriately.

Better behavior at home, improved grades, and kids who actually listen? All of these symptoms have developed after attending classes at Hype.

Classes for ages 4 through adult. Any age benefits from a positive peer group, regular exercise, and meaningful goals.

Visit Hype online or one of their locations in Richmond, West Richland, Pasco, or Kennewick.

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🫶 We got your back

Volunteering: If you’ve been itching to give back in the Tri Cities, check out these volunteer opportunities that cover everything from animal shelters to park cleanups.

Festivals: Ever stumble into a crowd of 300,000 people photographing tulips, watch hydroplanes roar past at 220 mph, or jump into a pick-up game downtown? These year-round festivals prove Washington knows how to celebrate.

Karaoke: Whether you’re a shower-singer, power-ballad belter, or strictly there for backup dancer duties, Woody’s BullPen Bar & Grille is the spot to let loose, grab the mic, and prove once and for all that enthusiasm > pitch.

Family: An emergency vet visit could cost you $7,000+ (ask me how I know🙃). From the initial fee just to be seen to x-rays, surgery, medicine, and aftercare, it adds up quicker than a chew toy turns into a crime scene. The good news? You could get up to 90% cash back on your vet bill with these pet insurance plans.

Finance: Gold has increased by 40% from the start of the year (and it doesn’t look like it’ll slow down). If you want in on the gold rush, check out gold IRAs – they’re a safe way to own physical gold, with the added IRA tax benefits.

📆 Around town this week

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This week

🎵 Chris Baron Music @ The Emerald of Siam | Tuesday (9/2) at 6:00pm – Dinner plans feeling predictable? Head over to that snug gem in town this Tuesday for free, all-ages acoustic sets from Chris Baron, with a cheeky highlight by Secrets, curated by our friend Dara. Good music, zero cover charge, and zero culinary FOMO.

🎨 First Thursday Art Walk @ Downtown Kennewick Galleries | Thursday (9/4) at 3:00pm – If you need proof downtown Kennewick is alive, swing by the first Thursday art walk where local galleries throw open their doors for a chill afternoon and evening showcase. Expect friendly nods at every canvas, sly grins at performance art, and zero sales drama.

🍻 Dual Tap Takeover @ Copper Top Tap House and Growler Fills | Thursday (9/4) at 6:00pm – If you need an excuse to sneak out of your home office, there’s a one-night affair pouring Iron Horse’s offbeat brews and Oddstock’s cheeky ciders at Copper Top Taproom. It’s midweek therapy for locals: cold pints, nifty swag, and enough dry wit to feel smug.

🎁 Kindness to Share High School Essentials Supply Drive @ The Hub of Kennewick | Friday (9/5) at 5:00pm – Nothing says “adulting done right” like rounding up teen toiletries at The Hub. Swing by our table with shampoo, deodorant, or tampons, snag a hand-lettered mini-canvas monogram, tap your toe to live music, and score a freebie or two.

💃 Tri-Cities Salsa Congress @ Nomad Kitchen & Lounge | Friday (9/5) at 6:00pm – Feel like your dance moves peaked in the 80s? This September the Tri-Cities Salsa Congress brings salsa, bachata, cumbia, kizomba, and semba workshops led by globe-trotting pros. There’s a pool party, nightly socials, and more rhythms than you’ll know what to do with.

This weekend

🎶 Dri in the Tri @ Jon Dam Plaza | Saturday (9/6) at 11:00am – Grab a lawn chair and head to John Dam Plaza for Dri in the Tri, a sober, family-friendly party with live tunes by folks in recovery and delicious food. No bar tabs, no awkward hangovers, genuine connections, local flavor, and hope to chew on.

🚗 Cars & Tacos @ The Auto Lounge | Saturday (9/6) at 12:00pm – If you’re still nursing a midweek slump, swing by The Auto Lounge for cars & tacos. Free tacos, hundreds of gleaming rides, and the SSC Tuatara Striker stealing the spotlight. Just arrive early, park, and keep the burnouts to your playlist.

🏰 Ren Faire @ Moonshot Brewing | Saturday (9/6) at 2:00pm – Nothing feels more local than the Ren Faire at Moonshot Brewing, complete with a newly renovated patio, familiar vendors and new faces hawking leather, beard oil, and pirate treasure, plus Sausage Daddy’s legendary turkey legs. Costumes optional, eye rolls guaranteed. Huzzah!

🍛 Fast and Curryous Cooking Class @ Market Vineyards | Saturday (9/6) at 5:30pm – Fast and Curryous is a hands-on Chicken Biryani cooking class complete with classic sides, take-home recipes, and a bottle of wine, because why let chefs have all the fun and vino? Roll up your sleeves, channel your inner spice guru, and prepare for a feast.

🍅 Farmers Market @ 3 Eyed Fish Farmers Market | Sunday (9/7) at 10:00am – Grab your tote bag and swing by the farmers market for fresh produce that makes your neighbor’s sad zucchinis look like imposters. We’ll be manning the 3 Eyed Fish booth with jams, artisanal cheese, and dangerously addictive salsa. Support local, beat the grocery rut.

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🎶 Live music & entertainment

• 9/2 Chris Baron @ Emerald of Siam – 6 pm
• 9/2 Singing Strings Ukulele Club @ Richland Public Library – 6:30 pm
• 9/3 Hump Day Open Mic @ Daisy Ranch Saloon – 8 pm
• 9/4 Austin Miller @ Goose Ridge Estate – 5 pm
• 9/4 Shawn Loomis @ 3 Eyed Fish – 6 pm
• 9/4 Four Shillings Short @ Richland Public Library – 6 pm
• 9/5 Kevin Jones @ Goose Ridge Estate – 4 pm
• 9/5 Stoney Lonesome @ Branding Iron – 8:30 pm
• 9/6 Football Season Kick Off Party @ Sam’s Saloon – 2 pm

🏠️ This house is wild

Listed by: Lisa Green (Keller Williams Tri-Cities)

Ten-foot ceilings, solid 8-foot doors, and Anderson windows set a grand stage for this resort-style retreat. The kitchen rocks a massive quartz island, double ovens, and a walk-in pantry, while the mudroom hides a zero-clearance fridge and freezer. Primary suite perks include heated tile floors, California Closets, and timber beams. Automated blinds, a showstopper RH light fixture, and a bonus room that moonlights as a second suite or office round out the inside.

Out back, the party continues with a second kitchen, saltwater sport pool, hot tub under a gazebo, putting green, and fire pit, all framed by stamped concrete. Even the shop and shed match the house’s stucco exterior.

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