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🌱 Which chain restaurants do Yakima and Union Gap residents still crave most?
Coming up on the Union Gap Patch calendar: Fresh Hop Ale Festival at State Fair Park in Yakima
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In today's newsletter:
- Which chain restaurants do Yakima and Union Gap residents still crave most?
Also on today's calendar: Vintques Car Club Un Run and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 76 and low of 45 degrees.
- Friday: Sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 46.
- Saturday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 79 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Top 5 Chain Restaurants We Need In Yakima (newstalkkit.com) — Union Gap gets several shout-outs in this look at chain restaurants Yakima residents wish they still had or could attract, including the now-closed Five Guys and the Buffalo Wild Wings that requires a drive out of town. The writer runs through five popular chains, comparing them to current Yakima options and lamenting how far locals must travel for certain favorites. 
📸 Around Union Gap
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Union Gap
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★ Featured events ★
- Fresh Hop Ale Festival at State Fair Park in Yakima →
State Fair Park - Home of the Yakima Valley SunDome & Central Washington State Fair, 1301 S Fair Ave, Yakima
4:00 pm
Friday October 9
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Other local events
- Vintques Car Club Un Run →
Central Wa Ag Museum, 4509 Main St, Union Gap
9:00 am - Agri-copia - Celebrate Central Washington's Agricultural History →
Union Gap WA - Nite Wave at Valley Mall Main Entrance →
Yakima Valley Mall, 2529 Main Street, Union Gap
7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Saturday October 10
Thursday October 15
📣 Union Gap Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Foodies + New Friends: Yakima | 2026 Dinner Club →
Restaurant of the Week, Creekside Loop, Yakima
7:00 pm - October Days at Washington Fruit Place & Gifts at Barrett Orchards →
Yakima WA - Monthly Figure Drawing Class by Victoria Urrutia at Larson Gallery →
Yakima WA - Yakima Fall 2026 Wine Club Pick-up Party →
Wilrdge Vineyard, Winery & Distillery, 102 Wilridge Way, Yakima
3:00 pm - Demolition Derby at State Fair Park in Yakima →
State Fair Park - Home of the Yakima Valley SunDome & Central Washington State Fair, 1301 S Fair Ave, Yakima
5:00 pm - Disney All Ages Drag Show Brunch →
Y kitchen and bar, 2201 W Lincoln Ave, Yakima
11:00 am - YSA Break the Fast →
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 705 South 38th Avenue, Yakima
3:00 pm - Pumpkin Pair - Ages 21 and up →
Hoops, 2103 W. Lincoln Ave., Yakima
4:00 pm
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
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💬 Chatter
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🗞 Nearby News
Yakima
- Yakima East-West Corridor project moves ahead, inching towards wood waste cleanup (nbcrightnow.com)
- Yakima County's gap to gap restoration project aims to cut flood risks (nbcrightnow.com)
- Yakima River Basin offers a model of resilience in an unprecedented drought (knkx.org)
Selah
- Tigers' defensive stand not enough in 14-13 loss (gcj.news)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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