KATS Hall of Fame with Todd & Andy: Person Who Paid The Most For Parking In a...
Each week we look for KATS listeners who are record setters in their little corner of the world. Check back often as we update this blog entry with the biggest, smallest, most & least in the most...
View ArticleUber Is In Yakima Now!
Back in April I returned from a trip to California to visit family. Normally I have a ride setup from YKM but this time I wasn't so fortunate as my flight arrived a couple of hours late and the ride I...
View ArticleGuess What Angel These Lips Belong To And You Could Pick Up A Pair Of Hinder...
We know. It's hard to be faithful -- especially when the lips of an angel are involved. But pucker up, buttercup. If you can give us a true answer here, you just might pick up a pair of tickets to...
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 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 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 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 ArticleGetting Lost In The YWCA Catacombs While Delivering Food From 10 Deeds In 10...
The 2016 version of the 10 Deeds in 10 Days charity drive with Bill Harris Used Cars officially ended on Sunday. Today we got to deliver the food we collected and the cash to the various charities who...
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 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...
View ArticleNever Vacuum Gasoline From The Trunk Of Your Car
This morning on the "Freaks" we told you a story about a woman from Titusville, Florida who used a car was vacuum to clean up gasoline from the trunk of her car. Vacuum go boom and it cost the Shuttle...
View ArticleThere's A Hard Cider Tasting Room Right Here In Yakima
While I do love beer, I like hard cider even more. Slowly hard ciders are gaining a bigger and bigger share of the market according to DraftMag.com. Since more apples are grown in Washington than any...
View ArticleThe Seahawks "Touchdown City" Is The Best Fan Experience In Pro Football
I've been to a number of NFL stadiums throughout the league but I have to say the Seahawks "Touchdown City" is the best of them all. Trying to follow your fantasy players but going to a game on the...
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