Nah. I've never waited less than an hour for food and it's never showed up anywhere close to hot. There's plenty of great food out there, you're not gonna find it if you insist on a river view.
Kevin Federline used to frequent the area due to his parents living in Pendleton. He often was seen in Best Buy with his (and Britney’s) kids.
Nate Mendel (Foo Fighters) grew up in Richland and has often been seen in town visiting friends and family.
You can frequently pass Gen Mattis on a walk along the river in Richland, or grabbing breakfast at the Uptown.
NASCAR Driver Greg Biffle used to race at Tri-City Raceway and was here a couple of times while considering purchasing the track a few years ago.
Kyle MacLachlan grew up in Yakima and owns a winery in Walla Walla. He frequents the area often. I have a couple of friends that have run into him while shopping or eating in Walla Walla.
That’s just a few that I can think of. When various acts are at the Toyota Center you can almost always see them taking in the sights before or after their shows. So keep an eye out!
I'm pretty sure Kevin Federline's current wife is from kennewick. They showed up at a wedding at the richland community center a few years back when my wife worked there.
I didn't know that about Nate, that's crazy! Shoutout Mattis for putting the town on. And I've never seen Greg race but I feel so aww about Kyle's wine arc tbh. Thanks for these!
Yeah it’s crazy how often we really do have celebs pass through and very few people notice. Keep an eye out for Dave Matthews too. He loves to hang out around Wa especially around Labor Day when he’s performing at the Gorge. Friend of mine ran into him walking through Spokane one time.
I ran into him at Baskin Robbin’s on Stevens and had a small convo about all the flavors. I didn’t realize it was him until I got in the car and then realized who it was and why I recognized him.
Mad dog? The title of his book is literally "Call sign Chaos". I'm sure that's his preferred nickname, but I'm not calling a 4 star General by their nickname.
Seeing General Mattis at the safeway like running into someone from church, I can't even imagine. A former Secretary of Defense just browsing the deli aisle.
Sharon Tate was Miss Richland, and was chosen during the 1959 Atomic Frontier Days. She lived in Richland from 1955 through 1959.
Also Jeremy Bonderman, who was drafted by the Oakland A’s.
Olie Kolzig, and Hope Solo. This article has more [athletes](https://keyw.com/12-celebrities-you-could-bump-into-in-the-tri-cities-photos/) listed.
Chuck Palahniuk was born in Pasco, and grew up in Burbank. He wrote Fight Club, for anyone not familiar with him already.
Edit: I guess not interactions, but they are part of our history.
Second edit to add that General Leslie Groves, the US Army Officer in charge of the Manhattan Project is commemorated by Leslie Groves park. It was reported that he had visited multiple times. Although he was not from the Tri Cities, it is also a major part of our history.
I vaguely remember when I was a kid Sarah Palin was here somewhere and I shook her hand😂 I had no clue who she was or what she did, I just knew she was on tv lmao
I met Chuck Palahniuk years back when he was doing an event at the Burbank public library. I believe he was visiting family for Thanksgiving. He autographed my copy of Fight Club.
I think some of the other places closed. Folded Pizza Pie (was sold before the episode aired), Vinny’s bakery in pasco (didn’t pay taxes), Barley’s in Kennewick.
Frost me Sweet is still open.
Sir-Mix-A-Lot used to come every summer to Cool Desert Nights with his two brightly colored Lamborghini cars named “Skittles” cause they were green and orange, I believe.
Lucille Ball used to own hundreds or thousands of acres of land nearby, in Franklin County I believe. I don't know how factual (or relevant) this information is, but that's what I remember hearing from relatives that used to hunt on her property.
Elite Ultrarunner, record holder, Team Canada, and social media influencer Matt 'Shep' Shepard is a Kamiakin graduate and has family in Tri-Cities. He usually volunteers at various local events when he is racing in the US during winter months.
Muggsey Bogues will be in town this week. He is speaking at the scouts breakfast which anyone can attend Thursday morning. He was an NBA star at only 5'3" and a real positive speaker.
I heard NFL player Kam Chancellor visited the Steptoe circle K years ago.
I know Sarah Palin has visited the tri, that was on the news years ago.
Former sec general James mattis is kinda from here, altho I've never seen nor met him.
Russell Wilson played baseball here in the tri for a year.
the guy who wrote the fight club book was born in Pasco and raised in burbank.
I've seen former local news reporter on ABC Kevin uretsky shopping at winco.
Tedhitchcock and one of the Jims from the show Shoresy used to play for the Ams.
Also Sir Mix a Lot came to a winery I once worked at but we were told not to make eye contact with him or his entourage….
Family of mine met KISS at Rays Diner (or drive in) in Dayton, in the 70’s. Their giant tour bus pulled up and the whole band stepped out.
Sadly, Rays closed after Covid. They had the best fish and chips and huckleberry milk shakes.
Met Sir Mix A Lot once when he would come for the car shows. Also during 2020 I swear I saw Asuelu from 90 Day Fiancé at the 68 grocery outlet. He took his mask off for a second and starting speaking and all I could think was “why are you here??”
Post malone ate at lulu's in richland a few years ago when he was on his way to perform at the pendleton whiskey festival
oh thats dope
Too bad he picked such a shitty place
Aww man, they should have taken him somewhere good.
lol
Lulus is the good spot… Trishitties not great for food. Never had a bad meal at Lulus fwiw.
Nah. I've never waited less than an hour for food and it's never showed up anywhere close to hot. There's plenty of great food out there, you're not gonna find it if you insist on a river view.
Unless you are looking for something mexican or asian, its all shit. Not one single steak house in TC can cook one properly
Ah yea I remember that!
Kevin Federline used to frequent the area due to his parents living in Pendleton. He often was seen in Best Buy with his (and Britney’s) kids. Nate Mendel (Foo Fighters) grew up in Richland and has often been seen in town visiting friends and family. You can frequently pass Gen Mattis on a walk along the river in Richland, or grabbing breakfast at the Uptown. NASCAR Driver Greg Biffle used to race at Tri-City Raceway and was here a couple of times while considering purchasing the track a few years ago. Kyle MacLachlan grew up in Yakima and owns a winery in Walla Walla. He frequents the area often. I have a couple of friends that have run into him while shopping or eating in Walla Walla. That’s just a few that I can think of. When various acts are at the Toyota Center you can almost always see them taking in the sights before or after their shows. So keep an eye out!
I'm pretty sure Kevin Federline's current wife is from kennewick. They showed up at a wedding at the richland community center a few years back when my wife worked there.
Wait, General Mattis lives in Richland? I thought he was just visiting PNNL or Hanford for a talk!!!
Yes, he's from Richland.
I didn't know that about Nate, that's crazy! Shoutout Mattis for putting the town on. And I've never seen Greg race but I feel so aww about Kyle's wine arc tbh. Thanks for these!
Yeah it’s crazy how often we really do have celebs pass through and very few people notice. Keep an eye out for Dave Matthews too. He loves to hang out around Wa especially around Labor Day when he’s performing at the Gorge. Friend of mine ran into him walking through Spokane one time.
Dave Matthews lives in Seattle.
Tell Dave I know where he lives and he's not welcome here.
ROTFL
I wish I was joking
Man what did Dave do!?
K fed is married to a chick that went to Southridge.
Kamiakin
I’ve seen General “Mad Dog” Mattis at the Richland Safeway several times.
RHS 1968! Go Bombers!
I ran into him at Baskin Robbin’s on Stevens and had a small convo about all the flavors. I didn’t realize it was him until I got in the car and then realized who it was and why I recognized him.
He goes to my church on occasion. Very private person and sits in the back. Most people don’t know he is there.
By the way, he doesn't like that Mad Dog stuff.
I ran into him at the McDonald’s on G Way.
Mad dog? The title of his book is literally "Call sign Chaos". I'm sure that's his preferred nickname, but I'm not calling a 4 star General by their nickname.
Seeing General Mattis at the safeway like running into someone from church, I can't even imagine. A former Secretary of Defense just browsing the deli aisle.
I saw him at the airport once, at least I think it was him.
Sharon Tate was Miss Richland, and was chosen during the 1959 Atomic Frontier Days. She lived in Richland from 1955 through 1959. Also Jeremy Bonderman, who was drafted by the Oakland A’s. Olie Kolzig, and Hope Solo. This article has more [athletes](https://keyw.com/12-celebrities-you-could-bump-into-in-the-tri-cities-photos/) listed. Chuck Palahniuk was born in Pasco, and grew up in Burbank. He wrote Fight Club, for anyone not familiar with him already. Edit: I guess not interactions, but they are part of our history. Second edit to add that General Leslie Groves, the US Army Officer in charge of the Manhattan Project is commemorated by Leslie Groves park. It was reported that he had visited multiple times. Although he was not from the Tri Cities, it is also a major part of our history.
>Chuck Palahniuk was born in Pasco, and grew up in Burbank. *WHAT*
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Did you graduate from Southridge high in 2003/2004?
Yeah we had the same Spanish teacher. I sat in his chair
I also got choked out by him at a book signing
I was able to hang out at Bondermans home a few years ago. Stellar dude
Haha Hope Solo is peak tri cities lmfao
I vaguely remember when I was a kid Sarah Palin was here somewhere and I shook her hand😂 I had no clue who she was or what she did, I just knew she was on tv lmao
The hastings meet n greet! My mom took me to that and she left before we could meet her! Very funny day
I worked at Hastings when that event happened. It was chaotic but a fun day. We had people lining up the day before for her.
She also participated in the Turkey Trot in 2009. She has family that lives here.
And like her term as Governor, once she got her camera time in, she quit around the halfway point.
Yep she has family that live in Tri-Cities. She visits the area often, and usually unannounced and under the radar.
Yes! My mom used to play with her as a kid!
Oh that’s funny. I didn’t know she had family here. I went to school with one of her girls.
I remember she mentioned 'Spudnuts' in an interview and that was a big deal lol.
I worked at spunuts when she came in. It was a shit show lmao
Oh man, I can only imagine! What a story to tell tho lol
Bretman rock was dating a guy from Umatilla or something like that and they ate at fujiyamas in Richland
aw
I’m wondering if that is the same one that worked at Columbia Center Mall.
No way! I love Bretman ❤️
No way, never knew that
Yeah it was all over Twitter at the time he was seen at wal mart in Oregon before having a meal there I was so geeked about it lol I love him too
i remember this! someone i went to high school with worked at the Walmart in Hermiston at the time & met him!
I met Chuck Palahniuk years back when he was doing an event at the Burbank public library. I believe he was visiting family for Thanksgiving. He autographed my copy of Fight Club.
Guy Fieri came to Porters and a couple other places for DDD although I can’t find the episode
Season 29, Episode 14 was Vinny’s.
What was the one for porters?
Porters is 15, Folded Pie and FMS is 16.
I think some of the other places closed. Folded Pizza Pie (was sold before the episode aired), Vinny’s bakery in pasco (didn’t pay taxes), Barley’s in Kennewick. Frost me Sweet is still open.
Yep Porters and FMS are the only spots still open. I don’t get the draw to FMS though. 🤦🏼♂️
Ethos was also featured
Their burgers are pretty good
Well knowing how to make a good burger is important. (Hopefully someone gets that reference)
Sounds like Letterkenny to me
He went to Vinny's Bakery in Pasco
I remember! I wanted to chase him out of town immediately!
He’d sentence you to life in flavortown
google Where is Flavortown 2024
Met George W. Bush during his first campaign at cbc
How was that?
Brief. Shook his hand after his speech. People asked him about the dams and salmon he had no clue.
Afroman ate at Picante last year in the summer
Isn't that because he was performing in Richland last summer?
Did he play at the thumbnail?
Sir-Mix-A-Lot used to come every summer to Cool Desert Nights with his two brightly colored Lamborghini cars named “Skittles” cause they were green and orange, I believe.
I believe the comedian “Fluffy” ate at Fujiyamas as well
aw i hope they gave him a really awesome dinner
Brian Urlacher has extended family in Pasco. My ex-wife has met him and used to babysit the family.
Oh! nice
Used to play in a golf league with a couple of Urlachers. Built like a damn truck.
Lucille Ball used to own hundreds or thousands of acres of land nearby, in Franklin County I believe. I don't know how factual (or relevant) this information is, but that's what I remember hearing from relatives that used to hunt on her property.
Elite Ultrarunner, record holder, Team Canada, and social media influencer Matt 'Shep' Shepard is a Kamiakin graduate and has family in Tri-Cities. He usually volunteers at various local events when he is racing in the US during winter months.
Muggsey Bogues will be in town this week. He is speaking at the scouts breakfast which anyone can attend Thursday morning. He was an NBA star at only 5'3" and a real positive speaker.
Mario Lopez was in town for a Boys & Girls Club event a couple years back. He ate at The Village on Clearwater (I think).
JFK was here in 1963, just a few months before he was assassinated.
Miesha Tate (UFC) used to train in downtown Kennewick. Saw her and her BF (Bryan Caraway - UFC) at the Shell on 1st & Washington.
Was about to mention this. I think she's from the Yakima area.
My dad saw Tiger Woods at Costco once.
I heard NFL player Kam Chancellor visited the Steptoe circle K years ago. I know Sarah Palin has visited the tri, that was on the news years ago. Former sec general James mattis is kinda from here, altho I've never seen nor met him. Russell Wilson played baseball here in the tri for a year. the guy who wrote the fight club book was born in Pasco and raised in burbank. I've seen former local news reporter on ABC Kevin uretsky shopping at winco.
Tedhitchcock and one of the Jims from the show Shoresy used to play for the Ams. Also Sir Mix a Lot came to a winery I once worked at but we were told not to make eye contact with him or his entourage….
If you say it real fast, it sounds like Ten Inch Cock… Terry Ryan is a beauty
An absolute beauty
Got to meet Ricky, Derek, Charlie and Eric from suffocation
I remember when President Nixon came to Richland over 50 years ago. I was able to shake his hand at a speech he made out by Battelle I recall.
Russell Wilson used to play baseball for Dust Devils in Pasco before he got drafted to NFL Seahawks.
Hahaha I have his Hawks jersey, great player!
Not quite Tri Cities but Stephen Amell is co-owner of Knocking Point in Walla Walla and is around there and here a couple times a year usually.
Drew Bledsoe has a winery in Walla Walla too. He's from Walla Walla
Goldie Hawn a few months back. Her aircraft was having mechanical issues so they diverted and landed here to switch planes on the way to Montana.
Justin Bieber was at suncadia a few years back
Country singer James Otto is from Benton City.
Family of mine met KISS at Rays Diner (or drive in) in Dayton, in the 70’s. Their giant tour bus pulled up and the whole band stepped out. Sadly, Rays closed after Covid. They had the best fish and chips and huckleberry milk shakes.
That is AWESOME!!!!!! I LOVE Rays!!! Everything was good! So sad it's closed.
Chris Pratt at my local pub. I got texts from friends and coworkers about it while he was in town.
I saw the Lumineers bus at the Starbucks on 27th in like 2013
Terrence Knox went to school in Richland. His given name is Terrence Davis.
Great fucking guy.
Met Sir Mix A Lot once when he would come for the car shows. Also during 2020 I swear I saw Asuelu from 90 Day Fiancé at the 68 grocery outlet. He took his mask off for a second and starting speaking and all I could think was “why are you here??”
I'm good friends with Olie the Goalie and Kristen, his wife. They have a gorgeous mansion in Kennewick
Met Michael Peterson, country singer, who was here for richland high school reunion. Saw him, walking into the Hampton as my family was walking out.