Good morning, Yakima.

Downtown Summer Nights returns with six free concerts from June 11 to August 27, offering live music at Front Street + Sergeant Pendleton Way.

Local eateries, a beer garden, and an activity area for kids add fun for families and friends.

Sunnyside native Gurdil Dardi, a student at Central Washington University, earns national film recognition with a recent commercial project and is now finishing his thesis short film 'To God' on grief and healing + the film has been workshopped for Sundance consideration.

Yakima Valley Libraries launched a summer reading challenge today that invites families to log 20+ minutes of reading with Beanstack, earn badges and entries into weekly prize drawings, and join free library events as the program aims to reach a community goal of 1.5 million minutes read.

The Yakima Schools Foundation will host its 35th anniversary spaghetti feed at the Harman Center on Saturday, June 27 from 4 to 7 p.m. with celebrity guest Asher Niles featuring a raffle for a private catered open-fired dinner and a silent auction for artwork plus a Seattle getaway.

Yakima's first Boys & Girls Club will open on June 22 at the Opportunities Industrialization Center's building (1009 N.

Ninth Ave) this summer. The facility will include a basketball gym, teen center, and classrooms for youth ages 5-18, and will host monthly teen and family event nights.

A state audit report revealed that Mabton School District risked financial insolvency after three years of decline and its administrators imposed a spending freeze, $2 million in cuts + two interfund loans to rebuild funds; Superintendent Mengarelli expects the district to exit binding conditions within a year.

MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital has been recognized as a Center of Excellence for its work with pregnant women battling addiction and caring for newborns; it is the first hospital in Central Washington to earn this honor through its dedicated Perinatal Substance Use program.

Inflation has driven pepperoni pizza prices upward in Yakima, with local spots like Bill's Place offering a $19 pie and Round Table charging about $22, while Zac's Zza's (3120 Mapleway Rd) and Abby's Legendary Pizza (4804 Tieton Dr) offer pricier options over $24 for a large pizza.

Los Cuates de Sinaloa & Tite Chavez

7 p.m. — La Forja Event Center — Cost Info Not Provided — Experience the vibrant beats of Latin music with Los Cuates de Sinaloa and Tite Chavez in a lively performance.