Downtown Summer Nights

A native of the Yakima Valley Chess was born in November of 1917 and was the youngest of eight children

Now is the time because the Downtown Association of Yakima (DAY) has officially opened the application period for its Façade Improvement Grant Program.

Last month the city put out a call for everyone to consider donating a tree from their property to the city and that's exactly what happened.

Yakima Police are patrolling the grounds but they are not enforcing any mask mandates.

Back in January we told you that the annual Fresh Hop Ale Festival in downtown Yakima was still planning on moving forward with putting on the event in 2021 (slated for Saturday, October 2nd) after a one-year hiatus. That is still the plan (woo-hoo!) but, for now, organizers are delaying ticket sales.

In a recent study, Yakima ranks as the 16th safest large city in the state of Washington.

Get ready to remember this name when it comes to "The Big Book of Seattle Rock Legends". Ayron Jones.

While it really shouldn't come as much of a surprise these days, it still stings every time we find out another concert or event gets canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The latest to officially announce that they are shuttering for 2020? The Fresh Hop Ale Festival.

Another bitterly difficult decision to cancel in light of the coronavirus pandemic was made yesterday by the Downtown Association of Yakima. The wildly popular 'Downtown Summer Nights' concert series has officially been shuttered for this year.

Earlier today (May 14), the City of Yakima dropped a news release reminding community members that cruising is not permitted at this time in Yakima.

Downtown Association of Yakima (DAY) has launched a fundraiser called "Downtown Yakima Together" to support local businesses and essential workers affected by the COVID-19 crisis.

Yakima's annual Fresh Hop Ale Festival (Oct. 5), held near the end of hop harvest each year at Millenium Plaza in downtown, has finally gotten so big it is moving a couple of blocks to accommodate the throng expected.