Renovation a work in progress for Slice Pizzeria
ELIZA CALLIS, Evergreen reporter
September 21, 2020
Slice Pizzeria & Taphouse is planning on investing about $1.4 million to add two building levels, which will include a new 2,000-square-foot commercial space and apartments. Owner Matthew Becker said the addition will include another restaurant space with a patio and small luxury apartments. Due ...
Local pub celebrates 111 years
SANDI KOBIESA, Evergreen reporter
September 17, 2020
Over the last 111 years, Rico's Public House has survived devastating events, including the largest stock market crash in U.S. history, and now, the Pullman business is facing a pandemic. Tawny Szumlas, owner of Rico’s, said even though businesses are struggling due to COVID-19, Rico’s histor...
How to support farmers market vendors
MATAYA SIEMION, Evergreen columnist
September 14, 2020
People should keep their purchases local and learn where food comes from as local farmers markets on the Palouse continue running weekly through October. The Pullman Farmers Market occurs from 3:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoons at the WSU Visitor’s Center while the Moscow Farmers Market occurs...
Pullman businesses enforce mask mandate
JARED BRADLEY, Evergreen reporter
September 14, 2020
Following Gov. Jay Inslee’s mask mandate, local businesses in Pullman must enforce employees and customers to wear face coverings while indoors. Jacob Barrera, head manager of Tin Tan Tacos, said he has been enforcing the mask mandate and has been giving out disposable gloves for patrons to use w...
A look into Stubblefields’ history
ANNIE HAGER, Evergreen reporter
September 10, 2020
When Stubblefields permanently closed its doors Aug. 29, it ended the 15-year legacy of high-energy parties and tradition. Stubblefields was a bar and club located in Pullman, and it opened in 2005. Its owners had the vision to give students the chance to party safely. DJ Goldfinger, Stubblefields...
Etsi Bravo reopens with food options
MATAYA SIEMION, Evergreen reporter
September 10, 2020
Normally, Etsi Bravo is a hot spot for WSU students. It was a place filled with dancing, guest performers and comedy nights. However, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the nightclub almost completely shut down. Etsi Bravo opened Aug. 28 for customers to order take out food after about six months of bein...
PNW businesses show resiliency
SANDI KOBIESA, Evergreen reporter
September 3, 2020
COVID-19 restrictions and safety precautions hit businesses across the Pacific Northwest hard and it’s safe to say that not one business was immune to the lack of customers, especially small businesses. WSU’s Carson College of Business conducted an annual survey with Edelman Intelligence, a global resear...
Farmers see high crop yield, lower selling rates
EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen reporter
August 27, 2020
Farmers in Whitman County are experiencing a fruitful harvest this year, due to a wetter than usual spring. “This is definitely the highest-yielding harvest I’ve had since I started in 2008,” said Ben Naught, owner and operator of BC AGG Company near Thornton. In a normal year, Naught ...
Café Moro will close doors soon
EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen reporter
August 17, 2020
Café Moro, a familiar staple of Pullman’s Main Street, will close permanently on Aug. 20. Owner Tyson Feasel, who had the coffee shop since 2011, said he made the decision to close because a financial recovery would be difficult. Though COVID-19 played a role in his decision, it was not, ulti...
Ice cream truck hits streets of Moscow
CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen reporter
July 20, 2020
The Palouse's newest ice cream truck is hard to miss with its bright orange paint. Moscow’s Ice Cream Jeep has been roaming around Moscow since early June with partners Matthew Greenwalt and Emily Payne in the front seat. The idea of starting an ice cream truck came from a family-friend as...
‘This is like the movies’
ANNIE HAGER, Evergreen reporter
July 7, 2020
From family inspiration to mindless scrolling through Pinterest, Elizabeth Nalbandian started learning to make pastries when she was a young girl. Pastry-making became a passion for Nalbandian while she grew up in Jerusalem, and she said she continues to expand it through her experiences at WSU. ...
Purpose Roasters changes management, continues to expand
SARAH DANIELS, Evergreen reporter
July 6, 2020
Just when the front doors of a coffee shop in Colfax seemed like it was closed for good, it found a way to come back to life. When Purpose Roasters opened in spring 2018, it started with spouses Travis and Janelle Harrison, as well as friend Nick Wright. The doors of the first Purpose Roasters’ cafe closed March...
A male patient aged over 80 years died today, bringing the total of COVID-related deaths to 14. Five individuals tested positive for COVID-19 today,...
