This week’s photo is a reminder that all those 18 and younger can ride Yakima Transit buses at no charge thanks to grant funding the City of Yakima received. Click Yakima Transit for more about Yakima Transit.
Take the bus!
Category: Photo of the Week
2025 in review
Holiday Season 2025
Yakima Parks & Recreation staff will host the 6th annual drive-thru Letters to Santa event on Dec. 13th at the Public Works facility. Like last year, Mrs. Claus will be on hand to greet families as they drop off their letters for Saint Nick. Visit www.yakimawa.gov for more about this and other events in Yakima
Busy bee
Cruisin’ the Ave
This aerial photo courtesy of Yakima Police Department looks west on Yakima Avenue, showing traffic during a Cruisin’ the Ave event on July 19th.
Cleaning crew
This week’s photo shows the City of Yakima Clean City Program at work earlier this year. It was part of an update provided to the Yakima City Council this month about program activities during the first six months of 2025. More information is available at Clean City Program update | Points of Interest
Awesome Aviation
The second annual Yakima Aviation Day was June 7th and brought a crowd to Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field to admire several aircraft on display for the public to view. Photos courtesy Yakima Airport.
Awesome Aquatics!
A dream years in the making was realized Thursday, June 19th, when the Aquatic Center at Martin Luther King Jr. Park opened to the public following a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Learn more about this project, and community support that made it possible, at Aquatic Center Now Open! | Points of Interest
Cruise Control
With “Cruisin’ the Ave” returning this summer to Downtown Yakima for eight Saturdays starting June 14th, this Photo of the Week shows a classic car visiting Downtown Yakima.
Meet and greet
This week’s photo shows Assistant City Manager Gary Ballew greeting Yakima City Council members Tuesday, March 18th, after he was introduced to the community during that night’s Council meeting. Learn more about Yakima’s new assistant city manager at New Assistant City Manager Announced | News – City of Yakima
