The Panther Plex opened for the 2010 football season.
City Hall moved from 115 W. Jefferson to 301 Walnut Street.
Brian Wisher received the Washingtonian Award in 2010.
Sarah Palin spoke at Five Points Washington. She gave her speech on April 17, 2010, entitled “You Don’t Need A Title to Make A Difference.” Participants had several ticket options, from just the keynote speech to attending a more intimate banquet and the speech to a “private” meeting with the speaker. 500 tickets for only the keynote address ran from $75-$100, which sold out within hours. 400 banquet tickets were sold in groups of eight for $1500 and were snatched up in the first 24 hours. 100 private reception tickets cost $2,500 each, and they were also sold.
With a flurry of development around the bypass Washington's population rose to 15,134 in the 2010 U.S. Census.