Downtown

Was it a gang shooting? Police say the gang unit is now investigating.

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

It's been over 600 days since fans stepped foot into Lumen field but on Saturdays game that all changed. Covid restrictions were lifted before for the start of the pre season allowing the Seahawks to pack the stands with the 12th man. Even though we lost the 12th man came out swinging, the crowd was roaring and cheering and it was just the dose of medicine we have been asking for...

Game & Grog does a rock band night every Friday and Saturday you don't wanna miss, bring friends or make new ones to start living your dream as a rock star!

The job fair for youth will be virtual this year.

. It was cancelled last year because of the pandemic and it looks like it may go down in flames this year as well.

The drawing will be for gift baskets full of gift cards and products provided by businesses in the downtown area.

Lime scooters look so cool to ride, but knowing me, I'd fall off and break a leg or something. That won't keep me from trying one of these little do-dads out when they arrive in downtown Yakima soon!

Lippert will appear on The Morning News on KIT at 7:45 Friday to talk about the opening of the Downtown Yakima Farmers Market on Sunday, May 24.

Back in April my co-worker John Riggs wrote a blog about 'Pita Pit' opening in the Lee Semon Building near the corner of Yakima Ave and 2nd Street. Initially it was thought the eatery would be open by Mid-August. Then the Yakima Herald wrote an article at the end of August that said Pita Pit would be open sometime between Sept 15th and Oct 3rd...

Not everyone is an art connoisseur. While I enjoy art and did visit the Picasso Museum and The Louvre when my wife and I went on vacation to Paris back in 2000 it's not something I typically do. Not because I don't enjoy it, it's just that I have other things on my agenda...

If you look around the country at the healthiest, most vibrant cities, one thing they have in common is a bustling downtown core. Portland is a great example of a city that invested in its downtown ... albeit in keeping with their slogan "Keep Portland Weird" they did it in an unusual way...