Houseless Camping Limited under Revised Ordinance,Safe Parking Program Announced
City Council banned camping outside of the Library and City Hall last month, limiting overnight stays to the lawn of the Tigard Public Works...
Tigard Rabbi serves as Oregon’s first-ever Jewish Chaplain
Local Tigard Rabbi Menachem Orenstein of the Tigard Chabad Jewish Center has made history by becoming the first Jewish Chaplain in the Oregon National...
Tigard Knitting Guild members always have a stitchin’ good time
Imagine all the garments created after 30 years of knitting, multiplied by hundreds of creative and industrious knitters who have fun, form friendships and...
Local Family Farm Brings Thoughtfully-raised Meat from the Pasture to the...
Jeff and Lory Jensen only started raising beef to fill their table, but a couple of cows led to a couple more, and then...
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Each month, we get a few reports of non-delivery. To better monitor the delivery of your issue of the Tigard Life newspaper, please email...
Councilors Question Downtown Reimagined report, Call for more Bike Routes
Tigard City Council is asking city planners to reimagine downtown as a more bikeable space with dedicated pathways for two-wheel traffic to navigate a...
Tigard Couple views world through rose-colored glasses
To borrow from Ethel Merman, “Everything’s Coming up Roses” for Gretchen and Michael Humphrey at this time of year.
Many passersby enjoy the couple’s beautiful...
King City’s appointment of recalled city councilor is challenged in court
The current make-up of the King City City Council might not be set in stone after all.
After a February recall election successfully removed three...
Opinion: King City must start honoring its public pronouncements and commitments...
I was shocked to learn at last month’s King City Council meeting that despite repeatedly and publicly stating that King City would not use...
Mayor’s Corner August 2024
Summer is a busy time in Tigard. In addition to the community events, camps, block parties, and bike rides, summer is construction season. In...
Keeping Indoor Cats Happy: The Importance of Feline Enrichment
Indoor cats often enjoy longer, healthier lives than those that roam outdoors, but they can also face challenges like boredom and stress. Without the...
The History of the Tigard Public Library
Reading for self-education and improvement has been part of global culture since the invention of the printing press and the mass production of books.
Abe...
Rise Church to host Fall Festival
On Saturday, September 21, from 4 to 6 p.m., Rise Church Tigard (formerly Calvin Presbyterian Church) invites the community to celebrate its community garden...
Upcoming Programs at Tigard Library
It’s our beautiful building’s 20th birthday! We’re grateful to serve the Tigard community for 60 years, including the two decades in our current location....
Tualatin Man Arrested After Alleged Park Assaults
A Tualatin man, Jhonatan Temprana-Olivares, 29, was arrested Monday on charges of sex abuse and harassment after allegedly accosting three women on the trail...
Police Chief Jamey McDonald gets the word ‘interim’ dropped from his...
The City of Tigard has a new police chief: Jamey McDonald. The name is probably familiar because McDonald has been the interim chief since...
King City Senior Village veterans each receive their own Quilt of...
Patriotism was on full display at King City Senior Village on Flag Day, June 14, when all the residents and guests enjoyed the presentation...
Jake Schlack Appointed to Tigard City Council
The Tigard City Council appointed Jake Schlack at its regularly scheduled June 25 meeting. Schlack will serve as Councilor from July 1 through December...
Hidden Gem brings the World to Tigard, one event at a...
We’re just going to say it: Tigard’s best-kept secret is a gorgeous little oasis of a venue that brings arts from around the world...
Beloved Summer Safety program returns to Mary Woodward Elementary
Safety Town, the summer program that taught generations of Tigard’s tiniest citizens what to do in an emergency, returns this month for the first...




































