Whitman Mission National Historic Site

I love scary stories, don’t you? Hold onto your seats because this is the scariest Halloween story you will ever hear. Once upon a time in a little town called Walla Walla there were a coven of four witches by the names of Grand Cru-ella, Claretta, Uvaggio, and Mog. All Hallows Eve was just around the corner, so they decided to plan a soiree to celebrate. Of course, if you are a witch you don’t need to hire a caterer or a sommelier to handle such a grand party, because all you have to do is wrinkle your nose or cast a spell and ... Read Full Story

The Veterans’ Administration has the green light to move ahead with plans to build a new clinic at the VA Hospital in Walla Walla, Washington. President Obama signed a bill into law Wednesday to do just that. The facility serves about 70-thousand veterans in eastern Washington, Oregon and north Idaho. KPLU’s Doug Nadvornick reports. Full story The president signed off on a plan by the Veterans’ Adminstration to spend 71-million dollars for a new outpatient clinic. The move marks a reversal of fortune for the Walla Walla hospital. In 2003, the agency considered closing the facility to save money. The next year, after prodding ... Read Full Story

In conjunction with the third annual North American Wine Bloggers Conference (WBC) , WineCHATr.com will provide 12 citizen wine writers the opportunity to catch a ride across Washington wine country. WineCHATr.com is an online community for the growing wine industry, where both popular wine bloggers and businesses come together to connect and share information on wine. In eight months, hundreds of wine bloggers will converge on Walla Walla for the WBC to sip, sample and see what the Washington wine industry has to offer—while sharing their experiences online. The three-day event—taking place June 25-27, 2010—will attract over 250 wine bloggers as well as industry ... Read Full Story

Yup, it's here. The Walla Walla Holiday Barrel Tasting is this weekend and what can I say about this event that hasn’t already been said? In fact, this is almost a repeat from what I blogged last year regarding this festive Walla Walla wine occasion. This is truly the one time of the year that the "angels" won't be blamed for taking their share of the barrel. What's really cool this year is, not only the Winemaker's Fete will kick off the event on Thursday evening, but Friday evening this town is going to be rocking - from the various wine club events, a ... Read Full Story

Shop Name: Recycled Ideas Shop Link: http://www.recycledideas.etsy.com Location: Walla Walla, WA (the town so nice they named it twice!) ^ cheesy saying, but it really is a wonderful place to call home http://www.wallawalla.org/ ^ Walla Walla is known for sweet onions and wine. Ships To: North America and for many products, to Europe What materials do you use for your ECO friendly products? 100% post-consumer recycled paper makes up the bulk of what I offer, but I also use tree free fibers as well as 100% post-consumer content felt (it's made from recycled plastic bottles). Why did you decide to make ECO friendly products? ... Read Full Story