Kyle Hendrickson and his team at Caffe Mela are taking their business to the next level with a major expansion. They’ve opened a 4,000-square-foot roasting and shipping facility at the Corner of Columbia Street...
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story ran in the Good Life magazine. By Ken Anderson In the spring of 2014, my wife, Shirley, and I attended a concert in Wenatchee. As people...
Here is a collection of photographs of our delegation’s visit to Kyrgyzstan…. ...
Editor’s Note: This is the final column of a series on a delegation from North Central Washington to Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan for a cultural and economic exchange. Towards the end of our 10 day...
The North Central Washington delegation to Kyrgyzstan has a decidedly youthful flavor — a third of our group is under the age of 30 and they have truly enhanced the experience for all of...
I asked Jamie Howell of Icicle Creek Center for the Arts to reflect on his creative talents and community-building efforts in North Central Washington. Here’s what he wrote: When I hired Oly Mingo back in...
BARSKOON, Kyrgyzstan — Kuban Zholdoshbek is part of a new generation of entrepreneurs in Kyrgyzstan who are seizing opportunities to find markets for products and services. He runs Eco Tourism KG, a small company...
CHOLPON-ATA, Kyrgyzstan — One of the unique opportunities for this year’s delegation to this Central Asian country was the 2nd World Nomad Games, a celebration of the contributions and culture of nomadic peoples the...
KARAKOL, Kyrgyzstan — A few years ago, adventure tourism entrepreneur Igor Khanin visited North Central Washington as part of an effort to expand and develop Kyrgyzstan’s economy and a relationship blossomed with Cashmere orchardist...
Our North Central Washington delegation to Kyrgyzstan was treated to a special welcome from Turmbek and Akin Musaeva, the parents of Gulzat Perry, a native Kyrgyz who teachers elementary school in Quincy.
