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Pets and Disasters
By Beaverton CERT Make a Plan with Pets. Learn more at ready.gov/pets The best way to protect your family from the effects of a disaster is to have a disaster plan. If you are a pet owner, that plan...
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(Dis)abilities + Work + Beaverton = No Problem! Meet Phillip Beers, Employed
By The Dirkse CC Team Upon meeting Phillip Beers, a 21 year old graduate from the Beaverton Community Transition Program, one can’t help but smile. His infectious grin and warm, friendly personality...
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Jewelry Trends for Fall
By Kaaren Bedi It’s the time of year when our favorite fashion magazines are bursting with all the latest trends for fall and winter 2016/17. The latest trends in jewelry focus on the individuality...
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The Future of Health Care in Oregon
By Christopher Levesque In January we begin the 4th year of the ACA, or Obama Care. The Act allows anyone to qualify for health insurance by removing the pre-existing clause and the projection was that...
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Broadway Street Festival: Coming Sept. 17
Experience the history, uniqueness, and vibrancy of downtown Beaverton this September. Two blocks of Broadway Street will be closed to allow the community to walk amongst the downtown shops and enjoy...
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School Bus Refresher: When You Need to Stop
Traffic – where to stop for school busses. You see a school bus with flashing amber and then red lights. You got this, but then doubt sets in, so you brake, speed up, slow down, and just go! Let us...
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It is ‘All Hands on Deck!’ Visit Party Fair in Tigard on September 19
The crazy crew headed up by Pirate Jamie will be fully embracing this year’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day. They already have their ‘Pirate’s Cove’ section fully stocked and ready for the big...
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Washington Square Opens 8 New Stores: Including Blue Nile and American Girl
Washington Square, part of the Macerich portfolio of one-of-a-kind retail properties in top markets, today announced eight new stores joining the retail roster: American Girl, Blue Nile, Charleys...
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Beaverton’s Super Kids: Meet Super Kids, Mizuki and Kanako
This month’s super kids are 7 year old Mizuki Wong, a 2nd grader at Sexton Mountain Elementary school and 5 year old Kanako Wong who will be starting Kindergarten also at Sexton Mountain. Both Mizuki...
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Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District: Connecting People, Parks and...
by Bill Evans For three days in July, THPRD staged a Davis Cup quarterfinal event between the U.S. and Croatia before near capacity crowds in a temporarily expanded stadium built around Hardin Court at...
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Art & Culture Spotlight: Classical Music Appreciation
By BRG Staff Tuesday morning, 10 o’clock. About ten people are assembled in a cozy room, eager to hear excerpts of works by a European composer of classical music. Some of them have been coming to...
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(Dis)abilities + Work + Beaverton = No Problem! Meet Michael Takata, Employed
By The Dirkse CC Team Michael Takata is a 23 year old from Beaverton who loves trains, is very friendly, warm, endearing and kind to everyone he meets. As a person affected by Autism, he often will...
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Jewelry Trends for Fall
By Kaaren Bedi What’s your jewelry style? Take a minute and see which of these descriptions resonates with you. Romantic You loved Sex in the City- even the movies! Love does after all bring about the...
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Family Promise of Beaverton
By Jolene Guptill Last school year, there were over 1,300 students effected by homelessness and housing instability in the Beaverton School District. Family Promise of Beaverton is proud to be part of...
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Local History: Our Town – Our Story: A Woman’s Work is Never Done, Mend on...
by Ann Koppy, BHSoc Historian Wash on Monday. Iron on Tuesday. Mend on Wednesday. Churn on Thursday. Clean on Friday. Bake on Saturday. Rest on Sunday. Wednesday’s Chore Pioneer women set Wednesday...
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Travel, Beaverton & Beyond: Set Your Sights on SE Asia, Part 2
This is my personal journey through the Mekong Delta. I’ll have to make do and cut my story short for the column. But I think you get the idea of what an incredible journey this was for everyone...
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Catalyst – The Newsletter: GRATITUDE! Is it dead?
By Spencer “The Catalyst“ Rubin Honestly…I sometimes think it is…but truthfully I’m not sure. If Gratitude is not dead, it definitely is stage 4 and on death row. Recently I read this interested Thank...
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Beaverton’s Super Kids: Meet Super Kid, Rafael
Rafael, aka “Rafi”, is 7 years old and attends Scholls Height Elementary school as a second grader. He loves math! In fact, he does math for fun after school using various computer games and also likes...
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A Great Place to Live: Beaverton makes top ten best places to live in the U.S.
By City Staff Money Magazine announced in September that Beaverton has been named one of the Best Places to Live in America for 2016. This year’s list ranks the 50 Best Small Cities in America....
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Prepare for Disaster: CERT offers free monthly training
By Beaverton CERT Become a “Map Your Neighborhood” Captain and Help Your Neighbors Organize and Prepare for Disaster On the third Tuesday of each month, Beaverton CERT offers a free training for anyone...
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