Yakima Parks and Recreation is offering its third annual drive-thru Letters to Santa event at the City’s Public Works facility, 2301 Fruitvale Boulevard, on Saturday, December 10th, from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. The free event features music, Yakima Christmas Trucks and a special mailbox for letters to Santa. Lighted features will include Christmas-themed inflatable

Yakima Transit will provide free shuttle bus service to the Yakima Area Arboretum Luminaria Candle-Lit Walk event on Friday, December 9th and Saturday, December 10th.  Shuttles will run from 5:30 pm to 10:30 pm on both nights. The Luminaria Walk is 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm both evenings. Shuttle buses will run continuously from the

The City of Yakima is extending its yard waste collection service through Monday, December 12th. The service was originally scheduled to end today, Wednesday, November 30th. “Due to the unusual warmer weather this year, much of the foliage has yet to drop,” said Public Works Director Scott Schafer. “As a result, we are extending the

The holiday season in Yakima again kicks off this year with the Holiday Lighted Parade at 6:00 pm on Sunday, December 4th. The procession begins at 6th Avenue and continues down Yakima Avenue to 3rd Street, ending at 3rd and Walnut Street. No on-street parking will be allowed along the parade route from 4:00 pm

Yakima City Councilmember Patricia Byers will host a community forum this Thursday, December 1st. It will be 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at Chuck Austin Place, 1630 South 16th Avenue, in the facility’s Flex Room. “The forum will provide an opportunity for community members to ask questions and provide feedback,” said Byers. “It will give

Water line work will result in traffic restrictions on South 1st Street between Pine Street and Walnut Street from Tuesday, November 29th, through Friday, December 2nd. Work on the project will begin at around 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm each day. City of Yakima water customers in the project area can expect water

Many of the City of Yakima’s facilities will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 24th and 25th for the Thanksgiving holiday. That includes City Hall, Y-PAC, and Parks and Recreation offices. Yakima Municipal Court as well as business offices for the Police and Fire Departments will be closed. Emergency services will remain available. In addition, the

Preparations are under way for the arrival of Yakima’s Community Christmas Tree on Tuesday, November 22nd. The Downtown Association of Yakima (DAY) crew in partnership with the City of Yakima Public Works Division and Russell Crane will secure a tree provided by a Yakima area residence, move the tree to Millennium Plaza, and place the

Abating/cleaning 726 incidents of graffiti, clearing over 47 tons of garbage and removing 286 grocery carts are some of the City of Yakima Clean City Program activities during the third quarter of 2022. The Yakima City Council received an update in its agenda packet for the regular meeting on Tuesday, November 15th. Click Coversheet (novusagenda.com)