Events

Yakima Valley College will host the annual Famous Black Box Poetry Slam in the Parker Room on the Yakima Campus March 3.

There are so many ways to help homeless pets and one way you can help is by eating some great food. Wags To Riches are holding their "Spay-Ghetti No Balls" feed this Saturday in Yakima and you can help!

Yakima Athletic Club and YAC Fitness are proud donations sites for KNDO's local Pet Food Drive supporting non-kill shelters.

Davis High School, along with the OIC of Washington, will hold the annual Black History Month Celebration during the week of Feb. 21 at Davis High School in Yakima.

The eighth annual dinner/auction to benefit the Yakima Youth Baseball program is set for Feb. 25 at the Harman Senior Center, 101 N. 65th Ave. You can help out the Yakima Beetles baseball by attending this fun event.

Latino Empowerment Advocate and Comedian Ernie G is coming to perform for the Yakima School District February 8th.
Yakima High School students will get to hear his message - "do well on assessments and leave high school career and college ready" - with a comedic spin that appeals to…

In a world where we need a few laughs these days, Riverside Christian School has announced that comedian Michael Jr. is coming to town for a Friday (Feb. 3) show at 7 p.m. It should be a fun night to come out, laugh and have a good time.

There are many options for schooling your kids in Yakima that you might not even know about. It's good to know that you have choices, and National School Choice Week is a good chance to get to know what they are.
National School Choice Week is a public awareness effort spotlighting education options …

On Friday (Jan. 20) the Wapato High School put on the 60th annual Bean Feed. Proceeds from this event benefit the North Star Lodge in Yakima. Not even the weather could stop people from coming and enjoying the feed. It was also alumni night. So people traveled far, I mean out-of-state far.

It's that time of year when the doors open for the annual Wapato High School Bean Feed. It's this Friday evening (Jan. 20) in the school's Commons Area.
And this year, the gathering celebrates a huge milestone -- its 60th year.

I've heard about "pop-up" restaurants -- eateries that magically appear and then disappear -- but how about a "pop-up" bookstore?
It seems Yakima is in for a unique experience starting Saturday as the Camp Dudley Bookstore gets underway.

The other night, my 5-year-old daughter, Willow, and I were sitting on the bed, lounging around because it was a Saturday evening. I asked her if she wanted me to read her a story and she asked me to pick out the books. I chose to read her a book I have never read to her (and never even read myself)…