Floral shop flourishes in Moscow
HANNAH FLORES, Evergreen reporter
September 24, 2020
Heather Niccoli expresses her life-long interest in creativity by creating floral arrangements and running Home&Harvest, a lifestyle magazine. As a young adult, Niccoli worked in a historic flower shop in Moscow with intentions of purchasing the shop. Unfortunately, the timing was never right. Nic...
Pullman-based salon built on teamwork
ANNIE HAGER, Evergreen reporter
September 24, 2020
The owner of LaBella Salon set out to provide a high-end experience for customers looking for haircuts and coloring services six years ago. Heather Meyer, LaBella Salon owner, has been styling hair for 30 years. Meyer said although the beauty industry is looked down upon a lot of the time, her team ...
WSU alumni create local coffee roast company
MATAYA SIEMION, Evergreen reporter
September 21, 2020
Two years ago, Kyle O’Malley and Grant Schoenlein decided to quit their stable jobs and start working on their dream of creating a premium coffee company in Moscow. Both O’Malley and Schoenlein graduated from WSU and are two of just a handful of WSU alumni that started their own coffee roast...
Colfax consignment shop moves locations
SANDI KOBIESA, Evergreen reporter
September 14, 2020
Bully for You in Colfax made some big changes these past few months. They moved two blocks north of their old location into a larger building. “We’re obsessed with old buildings and old towns, and this building is perfect,” said Laura Storm, Bully for You co-owner. The bigger building mea...
Local gyms adapt to COVID-19
JOEL KEMEGUE, Evergreen reporter
August 27, 2020
Gyms are one of the many Pullman and Moscow businesses reopening as COVID-19 restrictions are drawn back, but with the ever-present worry about the virus, they’ve had to make changes to provide safe environments for fitness. Snap Fitness in Moscow closed for six weeks in March to comply with COVID-1...
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...
Moscow dance academy provides flexible options for students
JENNA GEELAN, Evergreen reporter
July 13, 2020
For about 40 years, the Festival Dance and Performing Arts Association in Moscow has trained local youth the art of performing. With everything up in the air this year, the business has created alternatives so students can continue practicing. The association works in conjunction with the University of Idaho, which also...
‘I learned a lot about work ethic’
JENNA GEELAN, Evergreen reporter
June 2, 2020
Joni Cobarrubias graduated spring 2020 with a drive to continue building the photography and Etsy businesses she started while she was still in school. Cobarrubias, a recent graduate from the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, said she majored in advertising with the hopes of pursuing her entrepr...
Grocery Outlet scheduled to open in September
EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen reporter
May 27, 2020
Grocery Outlet will be open in Pullman next to Harbor Freight Tools in September. Jennifer Hackman, Pullman’s economic development manager, wrote in an email that the building owner expects Grocery Outlet to open shortly after Labor Day. The space Grocery Outlet will fill is about 24,000 squ...
Candidates for the Whitman County Commission debated Thursday night about the county’s role in handling the pandemic, support of small businesses and...
