The Cinco de Mayo Cultural Festival, which has long been one of Downtown Yakima’s most popular signature events, consistently drawing 20,000 or more visitors over the last several years, will celebrate a significant milestone during its 2016, two-day run.  The free, family-friendly festival organized by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce marks its 15th anniversary in

A road repair project along a nine-block section of Yakima Avenue will impact traffic for most of each day from Monday, May 2nd through Thursday, May 12th. City of Yakima Streets Division crews will be crack sealing and mastic sealing the section of Yakima Avenue between 1st Street and 9th Street from 7:00 am to

In order to better accommodate contractors during the busy spring and summer building seasons, City of Yakima building code inspectors have adjusted the hours they work.  Throughout the spring and summer building seasons, the City’s building code inspectors will be working from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm. “It’s a small thing for us to do

Finalists for the Yakima city manager position will attend a reception open to the community on the evening of Monday, May 9th and will then be interviewed on Tuesday, May 10th. The Prothman Company, the executive search firm hired by the Yakima City Council to oversee the city manager hiring process, proposed the May 9th

No parking will be allowed along the section of 5th Avenue between Yakima Avenue and Fruitvale Boulevard while a road repair project is underway most of next week.  City of Yakima crews will be sealing cracks and making other repairs along that section of 5th Avenue from Monday, April 25th through Thursday, April 28th between

Utility work will result in the closure of 16th Avenue between River Road and Fruitvale Boulevard from Sunday, April 24th through Friday, April 29th.  Work on the project will take place from 7:00 pm to 5:30 am each night. Because of heavy traffic volume, drivers can expect delays in the project area.  Drivers should use

Due to the lack of a quorum being able to attend the Yakima City Council business meeting scheduled for tonight at 6:00 pm, the meeting has been cancelled and all of the items on the April 19th agenda will be moved to the May 3rd Council business meeting agenda. Three Council members, Mayor Avina Gutiérrez,

Installation of a new traffic signal at the intersection of Tieton Drive and 64th Avenue will impact traffic from Monday, April 18th through mid-July. While the project is underway, the outside westbound lane and the outside eastbound lane of Tieton Drive between 63rd Avenue and 65th Avenue will be closed Mondays through Fridays from 7:00

Safe Yakima Valley, a Yakima-based non-profit dedicated to improving and safeguarding communities in the area, is coordinating a community meeting on Thursday, April 14th beginning at 5:30 pm at The Season Performance Hall (101 North Naches Avenue) to discuss issues related to crime and violence. The meeting is being called in light of shootings that