Mayor’s Corner: December 2021
We celebrated Tigard’s 60th anniversary throughout 2021 in various ways. While some celebrated by completing the Historic Main Street Walking Tour or exploring the Tigard Heritage Trail and Outdoor Museum, others celebrated by listening...
King City honors veterans on their day
King City is home to a high concentration of veterans, and for many years there has been a Veterans Day celebration in the King City Civic Association Clubhouse to honor not just local veterans...
King City mayor, councilor announce resignations
The 2022 King City City Council election just got more interesting.
At the council’s Nov. 17 virtual meeting, Mayor Ken Gibson announced that he and Councilor Dave Platt, whose terms both expire at the end...
Tigard Police Chief McAlpine Named Finalist for Tacoma Chief Position
On Tuesday, November 9, the Tacoma, Wash. Police Department announced Tigard Police Chief Kathy McAlpine has been selected as one of four finalists to replace outgoing interim Tacoma Police Chief Mike Ake.
McAlpine has served...
Korean War veteran doesn’t regret serving in the ‘Forgotten War’
The Korean War, fought between June 25, 1950, and July 27, 1953, started when North Korea invaded South Korea. Over four years, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, under the totalitarian leadership of Kim...
Tigard Vietnam veteran had front row seat to American atomic testing
From hunting pheasants out of bedroom windows to witnessing the final atmospheric nuclear tests carried out by the U.S. government, Tigard resident Larry Jensen has lived a very interesting life.
Jensen has plenty of time...
City presents vision for Washington Square Regional Center
Housing everywhere. That’s the primary theme running through the City of Tigard’s newly released plan for the long-term redevelopment of the Washington Square Regional Center.
The 827-acre planning area centered around the Washington Square Mall...
My Ride: Tigard Dennis & Sandy Gawaran
A ‘56 Chevy to celebrate beating cancer
For a classic car lover, what makes the perfect gift for a loved one? Why, another classic car, of course, in this case an immaculate blue and gray...
Real Estate Agent vs. Appraiser Comps: What’s The Difference?
Comparable property values, or comps, are an important part of the homebuying process. Though comps are based on available data, there’s more than one way to interpret this information. That means that real estate...
Experience Downtown Tigard with Shop Local Bingo
With the holiday season quickly approaching, the Tigard Downtown Alliance and the Tigard Chamber of Commerce want to encourage community members to get a jump start on their holiday shopping and to shop local....
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As the pandemic shut down businesses, home-based businesses (or cottage industries) opened in profusion. While most of these were wholesome, a few were wholesale...
