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Plaza Committee Gives $9.6 Million Check To City
Plaza Committee Gives $9.6 Million Check To City
Members of the Yakima Central Plaza Committee presented a check to the Yakima City Council Tuesday for $9.6 million in private donations to be coupled with $3 million in public money to build the plaza downtown. Committee members say all the money is pledged thru contracts that guarantee the private money for the city...
Accessible Art In Yakima
Accessible Art In Yakima
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...
Downtown Yakima Revitalization Starts Here
Downtown Yakima Revitalization Starts Here
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...
Hoops Fun In Downtown Yakima Sunday Morning
Hoops Fun In Downtown Yakima Sunday Morning
I had just got my coffee and was heading to Downtown Yakima to take some pictures of the more iconic buildings for another blog when I met a roadblock that wouldn't allow me to travel any further than 1st street. Kicking off this morning at 8am was day 2 of the Hot Shots 3 on 3 Tournament...
How hot was it?
How hot was it?
On a night when lots of people might've stayed home by their swamp coolers, Yakima decided to stroll downtown and catch some breezy music from Polecat and Crow and the Canyon. Yup -- even as the temperature hovered around 100, folks were dancing and singing along as a couple of Northwest favorites put on a Downtown Summer Nights program that was darn near as hot as the air temperature on North Fro
Hot as it gets
Hot as it gets
Assuming you have a pulse, there's no way you went home bored after this week's Downtown Summer Nights street party. The Robbie Walden Band and Slings and Arrows put on one of North Front Street's most energetic evenings of the season Thursday...
Downtown plaza would be a game-changer
Downtown plaza would be a game-changer
After several years of planning, designing and debate, the future of Yakima’s proposed downtown central plaza will soon be determined. Change is hard for most people and a vision for all that the plaza is designed to do can be a challenge to convey...

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