The Elusive Spotted Owl in Tigard: Update
Last month, my column featured a Northern Spotted Owl my wife Beth and I spotted while walking our dogs (The Elusive Spotted Owl in...
King City Awaits Results of Police and Public Safety Measure
King City voters have faithfully approved five-year local option levies twice in the past to support police services, and another levy for police services...
Responding to Crises in Our Community
During a recent shift, Lieutenant Mike Eskew responded to a couple of intense calls. In one incident, he found a man passed out, lying...
Hospice, A Gift to Aging in Place
In August, my father was diagnosed as terminal with a large abscess on his heart valve, upon which the hospital offered the option of...
Mayor’s Corner: Walkable. Healthy. Inclusive
In 2014, the Ice Bucket Challenge swept the globe, Frozen became the highest-grossing animated movie of all time, and the City of Tigard started...
New season, new color for Main Street’s hazelnut sculptures
The weather is changing and with the leaves turning colors the well-known hazelnut bud sculptures on Main Street have transformed from pink to green....
Good Cake Bakery rises from deep, delicious lineage
Full disclosure: I’m a sucker for a good panaderia y pasteleria. But aren’t we all?
When I open the doors of Good Cake Bakery, it...
Tigard History: Historic Tigard Feed and Garden Store
Downtown Tigard was home to several historic buildings, including the train depot, the grocery store, and the Tigard Feed and Garden Store. Built in...
Tigard Street Heritage Trail Breaks Ground
On Aug. 29 members from the community gathered to celebrate the ground breaking ceremony for the Tigard Street Heritage Trail and Outdoor Museum. The...
Art in the Burbs returns for 20th year
Come celebrate Art in the Burbs’ 20-year anniversary on October 12th & 13th at Tualatin High School. The two-day annual festival transforms the gym...
Tigard Claims Victory in the First Season Game Against Sunset
As the first week of school for K-12 had come to an end in the new school year, Tigard High School students began to...
Tigard’s Street Fair and Latino Festival Attracts Thousands
Saturday, Sept. 7 kicked off both the 8th annual Downtown Tigard Street Fair and the 4th annual Latino Festival. The smell of freshly popped...
The Elusive Spotted Owl in Tigard
It never ceases to amaze me what thrives within Tigard’s wooded trail systems. During a rare moment in time, my wife Beth and I...
Curiosities Vintage makes the move to Downtown Tigard
Curiosities Vintage opened its doors in downtown Tigard on Sept. 21. Shoppers waiting for the doors to open excitedly peered through the windows at...
Tigard Tigers Football Become #1 in the State
We’re only one month into the 2019 season for the Tigard Varsity football team and although it still may be early, they have shown...
Fall in Love with the Eight Time Tony Award-Winning Musical
Broadway Rose Theatre Company continues its 2019 Season of Musicals with Once, at the Broadway Rose New Stage. The preview performance is Thursday, Oct....
Tigard American Legion Post 158 invites public to October events
Tigard American Legion Post 158 invites everyone to a couple of fun activities in October.
For families with children, on Saturday, Oct. 19, from noon...
Changing Your Diet Without Changing What You Eat
I’ve devoted quite a bit of time this year to the concept of fasting. I’m using therapeutic fasting with my patients in clinic and...
Trick or Treat Main Street
Calling all princesses, superheroes, witches, goblins, cowboys and more, the long-standing tradition of Trick or Treat Main Street will be held on Thursday, October...
Keeping Tigard Safe
Your message has been received. You expect our city to be proactive in keeping the community safe and maintaining a high quality of life...
