The annual Fresh Hop Ale Festival will be held in Downtown Yakima this Saturday, October 5th. The event begins at 4:00 pm and ends at 10:00 pm. Organizers are expecting more than 6,500 participants this year at a new site, 5 West Yakima Avenue, at the former Department of Ecology parking lot. As a result, … Continued
A street repair project will result in lane closures along a section of Summitview Avenue on Thursday, October 3rd and Friday, October 4th. Crews will be grinding out deteriorated asphalt and replacing it with new asphalt. While the project is underway, the inside, eastbound and westbound lanes of Summitview between 40th Avenue and 45th Avenue … Continued
The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting yesterday, Tuesday, October 1st. Action taken by the Council yesterday included: Approving an ordinance concerning cruising events, permitting eight unrestricted annual Yakima Avenue cruising events to occur from 6 to 10 pm on the second and third Saturdays in June, July, August and September. Appropriating funds to … Continued
Empty storefronts in Downtown Yakima will come alive again on Friday, October 4th when the talents of local artists are put on public display for the latest “Windows Alive!” installment. Six years ago, the Yakima Arts Commission, an advisory group appointed by the Yakima City Council, developed the idea to harness the creativity of Central … Continued
