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Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Hot air balloons in the sky at Tigard Festival of Balloons

Happenings

Tigard Festival of Balloons Returns June 26–28 with Theme “Growing Our Legacy”

Cindy Murphy - June 7, 2026

Baguette Bros owner Austin Chen stands behind the register on May 20, 2026. Chen said that the bakery has already established a healthy batch of regulars.

Business

Tualatin Vietnamese Bakery has Menu Made of Family Recipes

Steve Stolze drove up from Redmond, Ore. to attend the unveiling of his late wife’s memorial park bench in Ibach Park on May 29, 2026.

Local News

Former Tualatin Mayor Memorializes Wife with Ibach Park Bench

Tualatin Mayor of almost eight years, Frank Bubenik, receives a round of applause after his speech at the Tualatin State of the City event on May 19.

Local News

Mayor Gives Goodbye Speech at Tualatin State of the City Event

Barbara Garrison

Happenings

An Evolution of Space and Time in the Collage Artwork of Barbara Garrison at the Tualatin Library

Angela Wrahtz - June 4, 2026

Diane Bonica, who retired from teaching kindergarten in 2014, shows elements of packages she is giving to that year’s class of students as they now graduate from high school. It is her last of 28 years of fulfilling her annual gift tradition.

Local News

Retired kindergarten teacher completes ‘work of love’

Tualatin's flag football program started last year, and it finished its second season as state champs.

Sports

Tualatin flag football wins state title in second year as a program

Rick Piper's USS Arizona and the Pearl Harbor National Memorial.

Happenings

Portland Model Power Boat Association brings Float back to Tualatin for Memorial Day

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greenway trail receives awards

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Greenway Trail Receives Awards

Mike Antonelli - December 6, 2016 0

The City of Tualatin has received state and national awards for excellence, design, and sustainability for the innovative Tualatin River Greenway Trail project. The City...

People

Emily Barry: Homegrown Hero

Jenny Lind Conlee - December 13, 2018 0

Not all superheroes wear capes. Emily Barry is the embodiment of a homegrown hero. Her super power? Loving kids and people with special needs....

A Season to Remember and a Quest for a Title

June 12, 2014

Tualatin Rotary

Tualatin Rotary Presents Check to School House Pantry

December 6, 2016

Washington County Gyms Reopen to a Sigh of Relief

March 1, 2021

How Complicated Can Medicare Be?

November 3, 2016

TECH AND GADGETS

Happenings

Willamette Aerostat Society works to Inspire Future Hot Air Balloonists

Holly Goodman - June 13, 2023 0

Sallie Loflin is on a mission. The President of Willamette Aerostat Society and fellow hot air ballooning club members are working to inspire young future...

“Shoulder Tapping”

September 24, 2013

Tualatin Moving Forward Shares Progress on Road Projects

March 1, 2020

An exterior photo of the Tualatin Starbucks located at 8639 Southwest Tualatin-Sherwood Road in Tualatin

Tualatin Starbucks location to close

January 17, 2025

sleep deprivation

It’s Midnight? No, You Can’t Have My Cell Phone!

June 16, 2016

TRAVEL GUIDES

Aging couple on a Hike

Aging in Place April 2025

Susan Noack - April 30, 2025

Will Jiggles be Demolished or Not?

jon - January 14, 2014

TuHS Varsity Cheer & Stunt is USA Spirit National Cheer Champion

March 31, 2023

Living Legends: Larry McClure

December 1, 2020

Bubenik announces re-election campaign

July 10, 2022

Join us at Tualatin Public Library for the 2024 Tualatin Emergency Preparedness Fair!

August 16, 2024

FASHION AND TRENDS

Uncategorized

Two City Councilors Change Stand on Ordinance

jon - July 15, 2015 0

An Open Letter to Tualatin Citizens from City Councilors Joelle Davis and Frank Bubenik

Local News

Annual Fire Fighter Camp BuildsGirls’ Confidence, Skills

Holly Goodman - July 17, 2024 0

It’s not just about climbing ladders and busting down doors; the girls at Metro Fire Camp are wiggling their way toward the slow-growing cracks...

How Did We Do? Where Do We Go?

February 19, 2014

Medical Options for Acne

June 8, 2022

Tigard-Tualatin Students Start the School Year at Home

September 5, 2020

Mi Pisco Brings Traditional Peruvian Cuisine to Tigard

April 4, 2024

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Baguette Bros owner Austin Chen stands behind the register on May 20, 2026. Chen said that the bakery has already established a healthy batch of regulars.

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