PUBLISHED ON February 19, 2010
By ROSS COURTNEY YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC
RENOVATION IS ONLY PART OF THE JOB; VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO RUN THEM
Retiree Kathy Aubrey works just as hard at Prosser's Princess Theatre as she did at her old job.
Only difference is she doesn't get paid.
PUBLISHED ON November 7, 2009
Yakima Herald-Republic
WILSON BUILDING HAS AN OLD LOOK, BUT A NEW LIFE
Scott Irons liked what he saw Friday as he watched the Wilson Building shed its skin. Not that he was surprised.
PUBLISHED ON September 11, 2009
Yakima Herald-Republic
CAPITOL THEATRE -- PAST MEETS FUTURE IN GLORIOUS GRANDEUR
This editorial appears in the Sept. 11, 2009, Yakima Herald-Republic.
Seismic change in a community -- the kind that's bold and breathtaking -- is memorable not only for what it offers but the future it portends.
POSTED September 9, 2009
KNDO/KNDU Right Now
THE MANY ACTS OF YAKIMA'S JEWEL BOX
YAKIMA, Wash. - This week the Capitol Theatre raised the curtain on its latest act in Yakima, building a new production center.
PUBLISHED ON September 9, 2009
Yakima Herald-Republic
CAPITOL THEATRE EXPANSION UNDER WAY
By PAT MUIR YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC
YAKIMA, Wash. -- The ceremonial gold-painted shovels turning dirt Tuesday at the Capitol Theatre are the same ones the city of Yakima supplies for groundbreakings throughout the year, but speakers at the event insisted this was no ordinary groundbreaking.
PUBLISHED ON June 5, 2009
Yakima Herald-Republic
HISTORIC WILSON BUILDING COULD BE SPARED
by DAVID LESTER, YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC
Previously headed on a collision course with a wrecking ball, the 107-year-old Wilson Building may yet have a future as part of the Capitol Theatre.
PUBLISHED ON March 22, 2009
Yakima Herald-Republic
WILSON MEMORIAL COULD ADORN NEW CAPITOL LOT
by DAVID LESTER, YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC
Erecting a permanent memorial to George Wilson, a Scottish immigrant, farmer and businessman in Yakima at the turn of the 20th century could be required before the Wilson Building on Yakima Avenue is demolished to make way for a theater pavilion.
PUBLISHED ON December 2, 2008
Yakima Herald-Republic
THEATER SEEKS PERMISSION TO DEMOLISH WILSON BUILDING
by LEAH BETH WARD YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC
The Capitol Theatre Committee applied Monday to demolish the Wilson Building as part of the theater's expansion plan.
PUBLISHED ON September 11, 2008
Special to The Seattle Times
Downtown Yakima Comes Back To Life
by JACKIE SMITH THE SEATTLE TIMES
A recently completed face-lift gave the oldest part of town a new "old" look. Cast-iron lampposts line spacious sidewalks, and Front Street is again paved with bricks, much as it was when first paved in 1907
PUBLISHED ON July 23, 2008
Yakima Herald-Rebublic
Historic panel wants city to intervene in Wilson Building demolition
by CHRIS BRISTOL YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC
Memo to the Yakima City Council: End the cover-up!
That's the message the city's Historical Preservation Commission wants to convey to the City Council about the fate of the doomed Wilson Building, which is slated for demolition as part of the Capitol Theatre's ambitious $15 million expansion plan.
PUBLISHED ON July 13, 2008
Yakima Herald-Rebublic
IS THIS BUILDING WORTH SAVING?
by CHRIS BRISTOL YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC
Time has not been kind to the Wilson Building.
Situated at one of downtown Yakima's busiest corners, the building's modern glass-and-metal storefronts look nothing like when it was built in 1902. The rusting green metal facade that covers the second floor dates to the 1950s. Its many-times-over remodeled interior holds no hint of a bygone era of craftsmanship.
PUBLISHED ON July 2, 2008
Yakima Herald-Rebublic
COUNCIL RAISES CURTAIN FOR CAPITOL THEATRE
by CHRIS BRISTOL YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC
The expansion of the Capitol Theatre is officially under way.
The Yakima City Council on Tuesday approved a contract with the Traho architecture firm that for all intents and purposes marks the official startup of the theater's ambitious expansion plan.
Work actually began last month on the relocation of utilities behind the theater, a downtown landmark since the 1920s that is seen by civic leaders as the most natural replacement of the defunct Yakima Mall as the city's new heart and soul.
PUBLISHED ON June 3, 2008
Yakima Herald-Rebublic
KIMMEL FINDS NEW LOCATION
by MAI HOANG YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC
Big plans for the Capitol Theatre means a big move for a Yakima athletic supplier.
Kimmel Athletic Supply Co. will close its downtown store on July 28 and reopen Aug. 1 at 2105 W. Lincoln Ave., next to The Print Guys.
PUBLISHED ON March 26, 2008
Yakima Herald-Rebublic
COUNCIL MOVES AHEAD ON STREET CLOSURE, PEDESTRIAN PLAZA
By CHRIS BRISTOL YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC
The Yakima City Council unanimously agreed Tuesday to begin the process of closing Third Street in front of the Capitol Theatre for the creation of a pedestrian plaza.
Sure to rank as a major downtown landmark, the proposed plaza is a key component in the historic theater's ambitious $15 million expansion plan, which also includes construction of two new buildings and the demolition of a third.
PUBLISHED ON November 7, 2007
Yakima Herald-Rebublic
Section: Main/Home Front
Theatre Expansion Plan 'Fluid'
By LEAH BETH WARD YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC
Plans for a $15 million expansion of the Capitol Theatre "are still in a very fluid state," Steve Caffery, chief executive officer of the complex, told the Yakima City Council on Tuesday.
PUBLISHED ON November 4, 2007
Yakima Herald-Rebublic
Section: Main/Home Front
Capitol Theatre poised for dramatic, $15 million expansion
By DAVID LESTER and CHRIS BRISTOL YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC
Yakima's Capitol Theatre is poised for an ambitious expansion that supporters say would boost the downtown renaissance by creating a new arts-based campus and replace the defunct Yakima Mall as the emotional and economic heart of the city.
PUBLISHED ON November 4, 2007
Yakima Herald-Rebublic
Section: Main/Home Front
Capitol Theatre -- Wilson Building demolition has detractors
By CHRIS BRISTOL YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC
Thanks to its Sputnik-era metal siding, the Wilson Building may be one of the homeliest buildings in downtown Yakima.
PUBLISHED ON November 4, 2007
Yakima Herald-Rebublic
Section: Main/Home Front
Capitol Theatre -- Details on expansion plans
Following are elements of the $15.2 million Capitol Theatre expansion proposal:
