Erick Bengel
Walla Walla Community ReporterBorn and raised in Oregon, Erick Bengel first came to the Walla Walla Valley as the local newspaper’s Murrow News Fellow covering rural civic issues. Before that, he held reporting and editing roles with EO Media Group. In his spare time, he reads and runs.
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At the Walla Walla Pride Festival, drag performers lip-synced to pop songs. Downtown was decked out in rainbow flags and filled with vendors and activities. People wrote chalk messages of love and support: “Love is love.” “Be the best you.” “Be Loud Be Proud.” -
If the timeline holds, Walla Walla will have a library fit for the 21st century next year. -
Opening Thursday and closing on June 27, the festival’s 19th season features about 30 musicians from across the country. In vineyards, wineries and the Gesa Power House Theatre, audiences will hear works ranging from classical to contemporary. -
The anxiety around young people’s drinking habits came up during a recent panel discussion at Walla Walla Community College’s Institute for Enology & Viticulture. -
A theater in Walla Walla now has wearable devices to help deaf audience members feel live music through their bodies. -
Aiden Wolf and Lindsey Pasena-Littlesky, Whitman College’s inaugural Šináata Scholars, helped build bridges between their culture and their campus. The scholarship is part of the college’s effort to acknowledge its history and strengthen its relationships with local tribes. -
Meet Ruthie, a 2-year-old Border collie who is Walla Walla's new goose-mitigation dog.
