John Riggs

4 days ago | mega993online.com | John Riggs

I found myself in Wenatchee, Washington, the other day. Wenatchee is a neat little town. Population of only about 35,000+ but it has a lot going on for itself. I mean, for being about 1/3 the size of Yakima, Wenatchee has two places that serve soup dumplings while, as of writing this, Yakima doesn't have any. I'm sure Yakima will get one eventually, but still. We had some time before our event so we decided to check out the local mall as just an excuse hang out for a few hours since we were early.

4 days ago | mega993online.com | John Riggs

I do love a cinnamon roll. To me, cinnamon rolls are like many pastries. Some consider them a breakfast item but I never eat them for breakfast. It's just a mid-morning snack or something to heat up later at night after dinner. My favorite use of cinnamon rolls is something I learned from the Midwest is that you can use cinnamon rolls with chili as a meal. Like, instead of cornbread or something, use a cinnamon roll. It works great. We spent a few hours in Leavenworth, WA, over the weekend.

1 week ago | mega993online.com | John Riggs

This is an open letter to all restaurants in Yakima and the Yakima Valley. When Taco Bell first opened in the early '90s in Yakima, my most favorite item was the chili cheese burrito. It was nice, plain, and simple. Literally just chili and cheese in a flour tortilla. Back then they were 79 cents but I'm sure today they'd be $3 or whatever. Still, I'm okay with that. Or I would be if they actually carried them. Yakima hasn't seen the chili cheese burrito at Taco Bell in many, many years.

1 week ago | mega993online.com | John Riggs

If you haven't heard, Chick-fil-A is in the process of opening in Kennewick. This location marks the first Chick-fil-A in the Tri-Cities area, but not the first in Eastern Washington as there is a location in Spokane. Most of the locations are on the west side of the state with only just over 20 locations total. Yakima, of course, still without a Chick-fil-A, for now.

1 week ago | mega993online.com | John Riggs

As if drivers needed a new thing to learn in Washington State. Have you seen the other drivers? I mean, the first they could learn is to, y'know, drive properly. Let's work on that first. But there is a law that Washington State Patrol want you to be aware of and that's the 90 Degree Law. If this is the first time you're hearing about the 90 Degree Law, you're not alone. It's not something that comes up very often, but still something you should be wary about.