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5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Moving to Tri-Cities
I love the Tri-Cities. It has a charm, it's small yet big. You have everything you need without the overcrowding. We're constantly making national lists for things like "Best Places to Live" or "Safest Places to Live."
If I could write a "What You Need to Know Before Moving to Tri-Cities, Washington" handbook, it would go as follows.
- Robert Hoetink
Robert Hoetink 1The Wind
Chicago may be the "Windy City", but my local bias would say Tri-Cities could give it a run for its money. I don't know if anyone gets it worse than the people by the Southridge area. When you drive from Richland to Pasco, you can feel it whip your car around.
- Jupiterimages
Jupiterimages 2Tri-Cities is BONKERS for Its Local Sports
They may be minor league teams, but the Tri-Cities is in love with its sports teams. Their love for the Americans is absolutely rabid. You see it everywhere; people wear the jerseys, have the bumper stickers, and PACK the Toyota Center. They're also pretty supportive of their Dust Devils and Fever.
- Victor Pelaez
Victor Pelaez 3We Have No Trees
Obviously, I know we have trees. That sentiment comes from all my friends back east who would comment on how much it must rain over here... Yep. I learned quickly how different eastern Washington is.
- John Lund/Annabelle Breakey
John Lund/Annabelle Breakey 4Downtown Kennewick Has 400 Bars
I love shopping around in Tri-Cities. The Uptown, Burden Boulevard, Downtown Kennewick... They have a lot of antique stores, one coffee shop, a big expensive shoe store and about 600 bars. There's a bar every square foot almost! I guess that empowers the consumer with variety.
- John Panella
John Panella 5Roundabouts
Being as Kennewick has the most roundabouts per capita, you'd think the population as a whole would be good at driving through them. You could say we're getting there with a lot of room to grow...
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