Tree trimming along Powerhouse Road will result in the closure of a portion of the street on Thursday, May 15th. City of Yakima crews will be cutting back branches on trees along the North side of Powerhouse to improve safety in the area. As a result, the portion of Powerhouse from the intersection of Lincoln

An ambitious street repaving project that will result in more than 90 lane miles of roads in Yakima being resurfaced kicks off on Monday, May 12th along a section of 40th Avenue and a portion of Lincoln Avenue. The City is spending about $15 million dollars this year completing what’s known as a “grind and

The design team responsible for developing concepts for a potential Downtown Yakima Central Plaza will pay its second visit to our area on Tuesday, May 13th to provide updates on its progress to a committee working on revitalizing the city’s core and to the public during a community meeting that evening. The design team, led

Paving activities will result in the closure of the north/south alley between South 1st Street and South 6th Street, and Arlington Street and Nob Hill Boulevard, from Wednesday, May 14th to Thursday, May 15th. Paving activities will occur on Nob Hill Boulevard between South 1st Street and South 6th Street, from Monday, May 12th through

Since it was launched about two weeks ago, more than 1000 people have filled out an online questionnaire about what the community might like to see in a proposed Downtown Yakima Central Plaza. Only a few days remain for people to fill out the questionnaire, the responses to which will play a key role in

Sewer pipe installation was recently completed on Arlington Street and South 3rd Street, leaving only street surface restoration remaining. Paving activities will result in the closure of Arlington Street and South 3rd Street next week between South 2nd Street, South 1st Street, and Naches Avenue. The closure duration is from Monday, May 5th through Tuesday,

A project to extend an industrial waste sewer line will result in the closure of South 3rd Street next week between Arlington Street and South 2nd Street. The closure begins on Monday, April 28th and will continue until Friday, May 2nd. Following completion of the South 3rd Street work, Arlington Street and South 3rd Street

Input received from a questionnaire filled out by community members will play a key role in deciding what the design concepts for a proposed Downtown Yakima Central Plaza will look like. The City of Yakima is encouraging as many people as possible to fill out the questionnaire so the plaza design team has a broad

Building on recent efforts to brand Downtown Yakima as an arts and entertainment destination, a new festival will be launched this June built around craft beer produced in the region and locally popular, nationally recognized, and internationally acclaimed blues artists. The Yakima Blues and Local Brews Bashwill make its debut on Saturday, June 14th from

A project to extend an industrial waste sewer line will result in the closure of Arlington Street next week between South 3rd Street and South Naches Avenue. The closure begins on Monday, April 21th and will continue until Friday, April 25th. Following completion of the Arlington Street work, activity will shift to South 3rd Street