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Doug Picatti and KL Wombacher Discuss Possible New Downtown Complex - March 03, 2010 -
Dozens of downtown merchants, property owners, employees, and residents came to the monthly Downtown Business Roundtable Breakfast last week to hear two downtown community leaders talk about the possible use of part of the Boise-Cascade development site as a multi-use athletic facility.
Doug Picatti, who chairs the Committee for Downtown Yakima's (CDY's) break-out committee on downtown capital ...
Construction on Downtown Performance Park is Underway - October 08, 2009 - Work is now underway on the new Performance Park being built at the corner of A Street and 2nd Street in downtown Yakima. Yakima County Commissioners recently signed a 10-year land lease with the Committee for Downtown Yakima (CDY) and agreed to provide $40,000 to develop the land into an attractive downtown park. The park has been designed to accommodate live performances and will feature a ...
City Council Approves Art at the Depot - July 08, 2009 -
This story appears in the July 8 of Yakima Herald-Republic
YAKIMA, Wash. -- Karl Pasten had one prediction to make about a new, untitled sculpture that the Yakima City Council voted to spend $15,000 on Tuesday night.
"It's gonna take a while to accept it," said a dejected Pasten, owner of The Depot restaurant and lounge in the city's North Front Street Historic District.
The sculpture is ...
Let's keep cheering on the Yakima Bears - June 24, 2009 -
This editorial appears in the June 22 Yakima Herald-Republic
The names don't exactly roll off the tongue: Clayton Suss, Tyson Van Winkle and Brad Gemberling. But how these three play on the field, along with the rest of their teammates, will have a lot to do with the future prosperity of the Yakima Bears baseball team.
While it seems each year is crucial, the summer of 2009 appears particularly ...
North Front Street has a new addition - Le' Cup - May 12, 2009 -
As I walked into Le' Cup I was greeted with a “Hello” that made the lime green walls seem dull. I actually questioned whether I knew the person behind the counter, but after talking to owner Keri Roehl, I realized her style of communicating with customers was to make them feel like friends, family even.
After opening Le' Cup on North Front Street on May 1, Keri said that she's already seen a ...
Ron's Coin and Collectible - April 20, 2009 -
Joe Mann has a history downtown: from growing up in a house on Naches Avenue, to the business that he has owned since 1989, to his work with the Committee for Downtown Yakima.
Currently a member of the Committee for Downtown Yakima, Mann has been involved in the different downtown associations for 10-12 years. He says that he loves downtown Yakima because this is where he grew up.
Since ...
Everything... But The Dress - March 19, 2009 -
When I first walked into Everything… But The Dress, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. When I saw the famous Leg Lamp in the window, I realized that even though I wasn't getting married, this was definitely a place I could spend some time in.
Laura Smith, the owner, greeted me when I walked through the door, and as we began to talk about her store, I could see the excitement in her eyes! ...
Belu Design - February 11, 2009 -
When I arrived at Belu Design, I was greeted by Kristeen, one of the co-owners of the salon. “First, I'll give you a tour. Everyone that comes in gets a tour.” I wasn't sure what to expect as we rounded the corner, but what I had seen from just peeking in the windows did not do it justice.
We entered the Hair Design and Styling Area. The stations are shared by all of the stylists. Each station ...
Bob's Keg and Cork Celebrates Ten Years - September 26, 2008 - "Bob, I'm thirsty", I said as I sat at the bar at Bob's Keg and Cork one recent Thursday evening. "Well, I think we can help you", replied owner and bar keep Bob Hargreaves. Your simple greeting at Bob's is a homecoming that makes Bob's Keg and Cork a special place for the loyal crowd that has been coming there for the past ten years. Bob's Keg and Cork opened up in late September of 1998 in ...
Downtown Profile: Kana Winery - March 06, 2008 - Kana Winery has made their home in the base of the Larson Building for a number of years. ''Kana'' is a native word for the spirit or the fire within a mountain, in reference to the perceived supernatural power of volcanic activity. On their website they explain that ''the Yakima and Columbia Valleys are awash with volcanic soil influences, providing terroir from the millennia of ''Kana'' ...
Downtown Profile: Glass Kaleidoscope - February 28, 2008 - Last fall, owners Sandi Drury and Jacob Lee moved The Glass Kaleidoscope from 36th Avenue to downtown. Their new space is open and roomy with a coffee bar, cafe seating, and retail space in the front and a separate studio space in the back. A customer can grab a latte and enjoy the experience of seeing the glass making process. Drury and Lee have a number of pieces available for sale and are ...
Chris Malland of Sports Center - February 20, 2008 - Chris Malland, one of the owner's of Yakima Sports Center, is truly a community-minded guy. When renovating the historic 1910 building that houses the Sports Center, Chris hired all local contractors and laborers, as well as ordering most of the materials from local sources. All of the design elements, from the copper bar top to the swiveling stools, were created by Yakima residents and Chris ...