The second in a series of public meetings to discuss the future of Downtown Yakima is set for Wednesday, July 10th in room “E” at the Yakima Convention Center.  The meeting, which will begin at 6:30 pm, will provide community members with another opportunity to give input on the development of a comprehensive master plan

Beginning on July 8th, the section of 8th Street between Chestnut Avenue and Yakima Avenue, as well as the intersection of 8th   Street and Walnut Avenue, will be closed to through traffic during daytime hours Monday through Thursday through July 18th. Access to those portions of 8th   Street will be limited Monday through

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, July 2nd.  Action taken by the Council on July 2nd included: –   Setting an August 20th public hearing date on renaming “A” Street to Sgt. Pendleton Blvd –   Approval of a 5-year jail services agreement with Yakima County –   Approval of

A broken pipe in Arlington Street that provides irrigation water to the City of Yakima’s Arlington System will be temporary shut off this evening at 9:00 pm.  As a result, no irrigation water will be available in the area of town bordered by Tieton   Drive and Nob Hill Boulevard between South 34th Avenue and

The City of Yakima is sponsoring a free workshop on Thursday, July 11th beginning at 1:30 pm at the Harman Senior Center (101 N. 65th Avenue) to help retirees, their families, and people who are thinking about retiring learn what options are available in the community related to senior housing and healthcare. The workshop is

From Sunday, June 30th through Wednesday, July 3rd, closures of the section of I Street between 1st Street and 6th Avenue will impact traffic in the area.  Drivers are encouraged to avoid the area if possible and to find alternate routes. That section of I Street will be closed while pavement that has been removed

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, July 2nd.   The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the July 2nd agenda include: –    Consideration of an application to rename “A” Street to Sgt. Pendleton Blvd. –    Review of 2013 State Legislative session –    Consideration of a 5-year jail

Representatives from two major military service organizations in Yakima have filed an application with the City to change the name of A Street to Sergeant Pendleton Boulevard.  The Yakima City Council will consider the application during its July 2nd regular business meeting. Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (“VFW”) Post 379 and American Legion

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, June 18th.  Action taken by the Council on June 18th included: –   Reading of a proclamation recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Yakima Trolley system –   Asking  the Council Public Safety Committee for recommendations to deal with the presence of beggars

The Yakima Arts Commission, an advisory group appointed by the Yakima City Council, is inviting Central Washington artists to help invigorate windows of empty downtown storefronts by displaying their work as part of a new project called, “Windows Alive”. Artists living in Yakima County and Kittitas County are being encouraged to submit an application and