Downtown Summer Nights

The folks at RoadSnacks.net have done the heavy lifting and, surely to the surprise of some, have determined that the city of Yakima is not one of the 10 most dangerous cities in Washington to reside in.

You could feel it Thursday night along Fourth Street, blowing gently down Yakima Avenue and breezing east toward Terrace Heights: Summer isn't over, but its days are numbered. Time to fold up the tents on another year of Downtown Summer Nights...

The last Downtown Summer Nights of the season is this Thursday (Aug. 20) and you shouldn't miss it! The headlining band is amazing! Blake Noble and he has some surprises for you. Like, a didgeridoo! What the heck is that?

There's an old adage in show business that goes something like this: "Leave the crowd wanting more." This Thursday night, those who attend the final installment of the city of Yakima and Townsquare Media's "Downtown Summer Nights" street concert series -- powered in part by Washington Broadband -- will most definitely be clamoring for it to never end...

Downtown Summer Nights has been fantastic this summer. We have had some awesome talent come through -- country, blues and rock.. I am a true rocker, but this Thursday is bringing all of it.

Anybody who went to Downtown Summer Nights this week knows it was a P-A-R-T-Y! Am I right? That's what happens when KATS people get together. BOOM! We ate, we drank, we danced and we rocked out to Ayron Jones and The Way, Daniel Kirkpatrick & The Bayonets, and Whitney Monge. ...

That was some enchanted evening. Ayron Jones and The Way, Daniel Kirkpatrick & The Bayonets, and Whitney Monge played some hot licks on a cool summer evening as Yakima turned out by the hundreds for another party at Downtown Summer Nights. ...

We are always in need of something fun to do in Yakima Valley. We have had some fun times this summer. Downtown Summer Nights has been amazing, especially the 'Van Eps' night with KATS-FM. Now 'Second Saturday' is in play. The Downtown Association is putting together 'Second Saturday' for all of us to have even more fun in Yakima Valley!

Gas prices are going back up, a drought's drying up the whole valley and most of the rest of the world's going to hell in a handbasket. What can any of us do about it? Hey, let's dance! And if you're thirsty, don't sweat it: The beer garden and food vendors are back.