downtown

Was it a gang shooting? Police say the gang unit is now investigating.

Yakima Police are patrolling the grounds but they are not enforcing any mask mandates.

It's been over 600 days since fans stepped foot into Lumen field but on Saturdays game that all changed. Covid restrictions were lifted before for the start of the pre season allowing the Seahawks to pack the stands with the 12th man. Even though we lost the 12th man came out swinging, the crowd was roaring and cheering and it was just the dose of medicine we have been asking for...

Game & Grog does a rock band night every Friday and Saturday you don't wanna miss, bring friends or make new ones to start living your dream as a rock star!

The job fair for youth will be virtual this year.

The drawing will be for gift baskets full of gift cards and products provided by businesses in the downtown area.

Lime scooters look so cool to ride, but knowing me, I'd fall off and break a leg or something. That won't keep me from trying one of these little do-dads out when they arrive in downtown Yakima soon!

Michele and I were talking on the air this morning about memories of cruising the avenue as teenagers. She's from Gleed so she had to cruise Yakima Avenue back in the day instead of cruising Gleed's mean streets, and I'm sure her hair was teased high, rocking to Bon Jovi. The good news is Cruisin' The Avenue is returning June 10th to Yakima.

Not everyone is an art connoisseur. While I enjoy art and did visit the Picasso Museum and The Louvre when my wife and I went on vacation to Paris back in 2000 it's not something I typically do. Not because I don't enjoy it, it's just that I have other things on my agenda...

If you look around the country at the healthiest, most vibrant cities, one thing they have in common is a bustling downtown core. Portland is a great example of a city that invested in its downtown ... albeit in keeping with their slogan "Keep Portland Weird" they did it in an unusual way...

I had just got my coffee and was heading to Downtown Yakima to take some pictures of the more iconic buildings for another blog when I met a roadblock that wouldn't allow me to travel any further than 1st street. Kicking off this morning at 8am was day 2 of the Hot Shots 3 on 3 Tournament...

On a night when lots of people might've stayed home by their swamp coolers, Yakima decided to stroll downtown and catch some breezy music from Polecat and Crow and the Canyon. Yup -- even as the temperature hovered around 100, folks were dancing and singing along as a couple of Northwest favorites put on a Downtown Summer Nights program that was darn near as hot as the air temperature on North Fro