John Riggs was born and raised in Yakima. He moved away from Washington state for about 10 years, but moved back home, bringing along his wife and three kids. You'll find John in town snapping photos when he's covering new business openings, especially restaurants. He loves to help spread the word, and to encourage folks to shop local first. John also loves to travel, always looking for quick weekend getaways, attending events, and fan expos around the country. Don't be too shy to say, "Hi!"
John Riggs
Can You Legally Drive in the Left Lane in WA City Streets, Not Just Highways?
Oh man, nothing makes one's blood boil more than just trying to get somewhere and there's a truck in the right lane while the car in the left lane is just cruisin' along with the truck without speeding up to pass them or they're just driving casually in the left lane and not passing like everyone should be doing...
Most do a ‘French Dip’, but This Place in Ellensburg does a Prime Rib Dip
As close as Ellensburg is to Yakima and as much as our radio stations reach Ellensburg, we certainly don't give it as many props as it deserves. Ellensburg is a wonderful town, a wonderful community that's more than just a row of gas stations off the freeway...
Annual Reminder: Don’t Leave Empty Boxes by your Trash Cans
Do we still call them trash cans? I guess they're more like bins now.
Every year after all the gift opening you have all these giant boxes laying around. Some are your new super fancy TV that even curves or whatever the new technology is now...
Watch Your Porch – Today is a Holiday for Porch Pirates
You've certainly heard of porch pirates by now. In fact, you may have even been victim to one or two in the past.
The days leading into Christmas are like a holiday shopping spree to porch pirates.
So many people are last minute shoppers or items online that to get these items just days before Christmas...
Wizards and Muggle Alike! Butterbeer is Available in Yakima for a Limited Time
When I saw a local brewery doing their own take on a butterbeer I was immediately intrigued.
This past November I went to Universal in Orlando, Florida, and went to the Harry Potter area. Soon as we got there one of the first stops we did was to grab some butterbeer as it looks good good in the movies...
Yakima and 9 Others make Top 10 Dumbest Cities in Washington. What’s #1?
You ever get so annoyed at someone you call them stupid under your breath? Well, maybe they're just predispositioned due to where they live? That's probably not the case but could answer for a lot of issues being around others you run into on an almost daily basis...
The Smoked ‘Whiskey Heat’ Wings are Worth Ordering in Yakima
We were in Union Gap to watch a movie at the Majestic which brought up another common question, "where are we going to go out to eat while we're over here?" There are so many great eating options around the Valley Mall area so we started naming them off one by one...
Welp! It Doesn’t Look Like We’re Gonna Have a White Christmas
It's not the end of the world, but it would have been nice.
Looking at the weather patterns for the past few weeks I had a feeling we had a pretty low chance of having a white Christmas. Taking a look at the extended forecast, it looks pretty unlikely...
Darigold Changes Milk Sizes; Won’t Work with WIC in WA, OR
Shrinkflation is something that's nothing new in our products. Remember when candy bars used to be bigger, or containers of ice cream or bags of chips. It seems like products keep getting smaller and smaller while prices keep increasing higher and higher...
Giant Cereal Marshmallows are Reality in Yakima
I had to pop into Yakima's Ship Shop on 40th and Summitview to drop off a package. I love visiting that store because not only is it convenient for my mailing needs but they also carry a wide variety of local products and snacks. Every time I mail a package I end up walking out with a pint of ice cream or local bbq sauce or something...
Your ‘Bigfoot’ Shopping Headquarters May Be in the Most Unlikely of Places in Yakima
What do you gift the person that has everything?
Or maybe you have that hard-to-buy person on your list.
What about something Bigfoot-themed?
I found these shelves filled with fun Bigfoot items from statues to ornaments to snow globes to trinkets and more, all in celebration of our local cryptid...
A Crab Boil in Yakima Makes a Fun, Interactive, Engaging Meal
Try the delicious and spicy delicacies of Captain Crab and Ramen in Yakima, Washington. You can go wild with your hands and peal heads off crawfish, deshell shrimp or crack crab claws!