Road Repair Project Will Impact Traffic on Lincoln Avenue

A one-block section of Lincoln Avenue will be closed to all traffic for most of the day on Thursday, June 18th while portions of the road surface are repaired. Lincoln will be closed between 6th Avenue and Pierce Avenue on June 18th from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm. Westbound traffic on Lincoln will be detoured


June 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief

Articles in the June 2015 edition of the City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter include: Take the Bus for Free to Take a Dip in the Pool This Summer –  Free Music and Movies to Fill Yakima Parks Again This Summer – New Communications Center Open and Operating in Union Gap.  Click the following link


Yakima Captures Second All-America City Award

Try, try again. That motto certainly applies to Yakima’s efforts to be named an All-America City. During a ceremony tonight at the Sheraton hotel in downtown Denver, Colorado, a group of 25 people from Yakima hugged, high-fived, and celebrated when Yakima was announced as one of the communities receiving a 2015 All-America City Award. “Thrilled


Downtown Summer Nights Series Returns for a Third Year

The Downtown Summer Nights Concert Series has grown in each of its first two years. After a successful debut in 2013, the series added more performers to its lineup for the 2014 season. This year’s 10-show series will include no less than 30 musical acts during its run from mid-June through late-August. Each show in


Intersection Restriping Project to Impact Traffic at 40th and Nob Hill

The intersection of 40th Avenue and Nob Hill Boulevard will be closed from 10:00 pm on Wednesday, May 20th through 2:00 am on Thursday, May 21st while a restriping project is completed. During the project, no traffic will be allowed through the 40th and Nob Hill intersection. Detour routes will be in place during the


May 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief

Articles in the May 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter include – Everyone Can Help Conserve Water During Drought Year – Lunchtime Live Concert Series Returns to Performance Park May 29th – Cleanup Finished at First of Four Former Tiger Bin Mini-Mart Sites. Click on the link below to see the May 2015 City


Portion of Fair Avenue to be Closed During Sewer Installation

The installation of new sewer service to a retail center will result in daytime closures of a portion of Fair Avenue tomorrow and Wednesday. Fair Avenue between Nob Hill Boulevard and Lafollette Street will be closed to all traffic from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm on both Tuesday, May 12th and Wednesday, May 13th while