Craft Beverage Walk in Downtown Yakima Set For November 5th
November 5th is the date of the second annual Craft Beverage Walk in Downtown Yakima. The event is a collaboration between the Downtown Association of Yakima and Craft Beverage Yakima. Craft Beverage...
View ArticleTodd's Take: My Son's 'Beast Mode' Moment at 'Touchdown City' [VIDEO]
Sunday, I took my son to watch the Seahawks dismantle the San Francisco 49ers at CenturyLink Field in Seattle. If you have never been to a Hawks game before, you should definitely try to get there...
View ArticleC.S.I.: West Valley Investigates 'Homicide' [VIDEO]
Earlier today, I swung by my old (new!) high school in West Valley for an awards presentation. As I strode to the main entrance, I saw a number of people in white lab coats, armed with clipboards,...
View ArticleWhat Kind Of Truck Is This?
I've lived in Yakima a year and a half now. There are still things I'm learning such as how to pronouce Cowiche which I never seem to get right. The weekend before last I was driving around town and...
View ArticleIf Safeco Field Were A Grocery Store Instead Of A Baseball Stadium What Would...
Having been to a Mariners game and experienced the prices for a beer and a tiny bowl of Dippin Dots I've often wondered in my tiny mind how that would translate if they sold for the same price in bulk...
View Article'Keeping Cool With Safety School' Free Event In Yakima Set For Next Saturday
Yakima businesses have joined forces with local first responders to put on a free, family-friendly event called “Keeping Cool With Safety School.” The one-day production will be next Saturday, October...
View ArticleYakima: An International City
A couple of weeks ago I was driving down 16th Ave. and noticed these "villas" with the name 'Spanish Charm'. It transported me back to Spain. It reminded me of the Flamenco dancers of my youth. I...
View Article10 Deeds In 10 Days Celebrity Auction Is Open for Bidding
The 10 Deeds in 10 Days Celebrity Auction kicked off this morning (Oct. 3) at 6 and runs until 7 p.m. Friday (Oct. 7). One of the items up for bid is the Thomas Rawls Seahawks signed collectible...
View ArticleTodd's Take: Stuff My Dad Hoards
There is an actual Twitter account called "S--t My Dad Says" that has been around since 2009. It has even spawned a TV series by the same name. I wish I had thought of it first because my dad has some...
View ArticleHandling "12" Jugs All At Once
Seahawks mania in these parts can be a little over the top. On top of all the Seahawks-logoed cars I've seen (some professionally done, some done by hand with spray paint) there is the "Sea-Fence"...
View ArticleClassic Vibrating Basketball Game Takes Me Back To My Childhood
Yes, we old folks had fun before video games came out. I came of age as video games were making their debut on the world market. Pong was a fixture at drugstore entrances when I was about 10 so I don't...
View ArticleTodd's Take: I Pay 100 Bucks a Month For This?
Decisions, decisions... Continue reading…
View ArticleCall In Sick Next Week Because You Can Play Golf For Pennies On The Dollar
We love our jobs here at KATS but you've heard the phrase "The worst day playing golf is better than the best day at work" haven't you. For us that usually doesn't apply but it does for most people I...
View ArticleWhy Do People Say "Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner?"
When I play Texas Hold'em I hear other poker players say "Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner" when they have a winning hand. I was watching the Bills vs. Rams yesterday and I heard one of the announcers say...
View ArticleWhen In The Heck Is Pita Pit Finally Opening Up In Yakima?
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...
View ArticleThe "Old Patrol" Delivering Food To Rod's House
I'm mentally about 15. Unfortunately, no matter what an immature twit I am in my head, it's inside the body of a 52 year old man. I don't even think I look my age but that's probably because I don't...
View ArticleCowiche Canyon Doesn't Serve Their Tortilla Soup Anymore And Now I'm Sad
When I first moved to Yakima in April of 2015 one of the first restaurants I ate at was Cowiche Canyon on the advice of a friend. The food, the atmosphere and the wait staff are so good I think they...
View ArticleWhat To Do With All Those Old Seahawks T-Shirts? Make a B12anket! [PHOTO]
One of the cool parts about working at the Central Washington State Fair, which recently concluded its annual 10-day run, is bumping into folks you haven't seen in awhile. Continue reading…
View ArticleWhy Men Have Nipples
Men having nipples seems pretty pointless, especially if you believe we have a creator that made us in his image. I doubt however that the creator was nursing a child. Aside from the male sexual...
View ArticleAlex Trebek Busts One Off On A Contestant
I've been watching Jeopardy! for decades. Even when I was a little boy back in the late 60's and early 70's when Art Fleming was the host. Obviously being part of the "cool crowd" was never a...
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