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Welcome to Kennewick, Washington.
Kennewick is a city in Benton County in southeastern Washington. It is the most populous of the three cities collectively referred to as the Tri-Cities (the others being Pasco and Richland). Kennewick is located along the southwest bank of the Columbia River, opposite Pasco, Washington, and just south of the confluence of the Columbia and Yakima rivers and northeast of the Walla Walla River.
Richland in the foreground, Pasco across the Columbia River and Kennewick to the upper right. These three cities are located in Washington State, USA. Photo by UmptanumRedux, April 2006
Kennewick was officially incorporated on February 5, 1904. Previously, the town had been known by many names, the strangest was "Tehe" which was allegedly attributed to the reaction from a native girl's laughter when asked the name of the region. The name "Kennewick" is believed to be a native word meaning "grassy place." It has also been called "winter paradise," mostly because of the mild winters in the area. Kennewick Man is the name for the remains of a prehistoric man found on a bank of the Columbia River nearby, sometimes thought to have Caucasian features, despite being indigenous and living 9000 years ago. Ownership of the bones has been a matter of great controversy.
Kennewick is the host city of the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League, as well as of the 2005 National Indoor Football League champions, the Tri-Cities Fever. They both play their home games in the Toyota Center, which hosts many other regional events as well. Every year during the summer, hydroplane racing takes place at the Water Follies event on the Columbia River. Residents from all of southeastern Washington come to Kennewick to shop in the city's commercial district, the center point of which is Columbia Center Mall.
Columbia Center Mall is a shopping mall located in northwestern Kennewick, Washington, owned by Simon Property Group. It is by far the largest mall in southeastern Washington, and regularly draws visitors from as far away as Hermiston, Oregon. The mall is accessible off of Columbia Center Boulevard, the most-traveled north-south street in all of Kennewick (besides perhaps Highway 395). Two major east-west streets, Gage Boulevard and Canal Drive, also provide easy access. The mall is well-known as a popular location for teenagers in the Tri-Cities to gather. It boasts a movie theater, several large chain stores (such as Barnes and Noble, J. C. Penney, and Toys 'R' Us), and serves as the centerpiece of Kennewick's uptown commercial district.
Public schools located in the city are part of the Kennewick School District. The Kennewick School District has thirteen elementary schools (Amistad, Canyon View, Cascade, Eastgate, Edison, Hawthorne, Lincoln, Ridge View, Southgate, Sunset View, Vista, Washington, Westgate), four middle schools (Park, Highlands, Desert Hills, Horse Heaven Hills), and three high schools: Kennewick High School (the Lions), Kamiakin High School (the Braves), and Southridge High School (the Suns).
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Local daily news in Kennewick:
Scam Warning for .edu E-mail Users
KENNEWICK, Wash.- As millions of students are graduating from college, a warning about a scam involving school e-mail accounts. via KNDO - Yakima
$60,000 in Harps Donated to Local Schools
"The acoustic nature of a string instrument when you actually hear the strings resonating and feel that is really fantastic. It can't be replicated by a synthesizer electronically" KENNEWICK, Wash.- A $60,000 donation from a local woman means will help complete high school music programs in the area. via KNDO - Yakima
Police Memorial at Columbia Park
"It's weird in the law enforcement environment, that if something happens, everyone comes running, we truly are like brothers and sisters" Law enforcement agencies across the Tri-Cities took some time today to honor some of their own. via KNDO - Yakima
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Places of interest:
West Pasco, WA (3.8 miles), Highland, WA (4.2 miles), Pasco, WA (4.2 miles), Finley, WA (7.3 miles), Richland, WA (9.9 miles), Burbank, WA (10.9 miles), West Richland, WA (14.7 miles), Umatilla, OR (22.9 miles).
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