During Yakima’s early decades, popular traveling vaudeville companies of renowned entertainers made frequent stops in the city. After entertaining locals, they didn’t linger for long before departing for their next show. One vaudeville actress, however, was the exception. Arriving long after…
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Our valley is blessed to be the home of the Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) in Terrace Heights. The wonderful school brings not only qualified and educated staff to our area, but students pursuing state recognized health degrees as well.
The television commercials make diabetes look like a walk in the park. Singing, dancing actors twirl their way across the set, extolling the virtues of one “magic bullet” medication or another. However, this disease, which can compromise blood vessels, the heart, eyes, kidneys, feet and nerv…
Chaise lounges with overstuffed pillows and fluffy throws, multiple large-screen TVs, Surround Sound, earbuds, board games, seltzers and buttered popcorn. Old and new mesh together perfectly to make up a modern home entertainment area these days. And many of the trends are spilling outdoors …
To gym or not to gym? Often, following the holiday celebrations, that is the question. Perhaps a better question is, what gym set up is the right one?
Considerations when making home flooring purchases: budget, maintenance, installation, lifestyle and longevity.
Nighttime is the right time to get your grub and dranks* on in the Yakima Valley. And by drinks, I’m not talking about wine or beer.
Once upon a time I had magical raspberry bushes. I didn’t buy or grow them. Even better — I inherited them from the family that lived in the house before I did.
Spend five minutes on the internet or casually flip through a magazine these days and you’re sure to stumble across (well-meaning, hopefully) advice on the best ways to take care of yourself.
EXPERIENCE: Mighty Tieton Artisan group in Tieton
An age-old question rages on — artificial or real? When it comes to Christmas décor, sometimes it is both.
When we arrived at our campsite in Katelin’s van at Cougar Rock Campground in Mount Rainier National Park, dusk had descended and the skies were pouring rain down on us. We greeted Megan and her daughter, Julia, who had arrived earlier, then settled in by a warm fire, smiles and hugs that we…
After an exhausting and enormous amount of travel — 18 hours by plane and seven by car — we arrived on the other side of the globe from Yakima in Surat, India, a town of 8 million people that you probably have never heard of.
A year into my infancy in the Pacific Northwest, I am still discovering many places in Washington and beyond that take my breath away, Yakima Herald-Republic
We are jet lagged and so everything carries a dream-like quality to it. The lush green countryside of Tuscany unfolds outside our car window on our first full day in Italy. Tuscany is breathtakingly beautiful and I’m happy that I agreed to spend our first full day here in the care of a priva…
This spring, Yakima's concert season will be in full bloom with plenty of entertainers providing a wide variety of music styles — including three that shouldn't be missed.
One of the Valley’s favorite events, Yakima Pride Fest, is back this month.
Farmers markets are starting this month. Sporting events, car shows, film nights, community festivals. In short, you have no excuse for being bored this summer.