Tualatin Life

Pride in June, Black History in February, Ice Cream in July, Poetry in April, Breast Cancer Awareness in October, Noodles in March.  National “Months” -...

The cars started lining up even before 4 p.m. on Aug. 23, which was the time families could start picking up bags of free...

This information is provided by the Tualatin Police Department and represents a partial log of calls received by the department last month. The Department’s...

Housing in Tualatin is a complicated issue.  On the one hand, the shortage of affordable housing is as acute in Tualatin as anywhere else. But...

As I write this article for the September issue, Washington County is dealing with a huge increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Governor Brown...

Hormones play a major role in a multitude of bodily functions. This includes the sex hormones estrogen and testosterone as well as other hormones...

 I get asked this all the time, and to be blunt, the employee shortage is more than a little concerning, but I’m very optimistic...

2021 has been an interesting year for real estate both across the country and in Tualatin. Locally we have seen housing inventory decline by...

September used to be my favorite month. The hunt for new school supplies, the rush for a last-minute vacation, and the extreme deliberation over...

Tualatin’s CIO Presidents continue to bring information, ideas and concerns of their residents to the attention of the City Council members and various city...

When it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic it feels a bit like Groundhog Day anymore. Just a few weeks after the State of Oregon lifted...

Rusting away in a farmer’s field near the small central Oregon town of Terrebonne, a vintage firetruck that once served Tualatin has now been...

Celebration of Arts & Culture returns for 3 days at three separate locations The City of Tualatin is proud to present the return of ¡Viva...

Raspberry Red Duster brings back memories of working with Dad My 1973 Plymouth Duster may not be a show car, but it holds a lot...

There is a new tree growing in Brown’s Ferry Park, and it is anything but your typical fir tree.  While it is only a few...

Remember this from an Aging in Place column a year ago? Hoorah!!! After 15+ months, we don’t have to do this anymore, except by...

Did you have batteries when there was no power? Did you have air filters when there was smoke? Did you have toilet paper? Did your...

My drooping wedding bouquet accompanies me and my morning coffee alongside my new husband. It is on its last leg and is doing surprisingly...

Noise complaints are nothing new to the 6,000 member Tri-County Gun Club just west of Tualatin.  The club is Oregon’s largest shooting range and covers...

In this month’s Mayor’s Corner, I’d like to bring you up to date on the current Metro Regional Pricing Study and Oregon’s Tolling/Regional Mobility...