Tualatin News in Brief: March 2021
Sewer, Stormwater Rate Increase Postponed Again
Tualatin rate payers will not see an increase in their sewer and stormwater rates until at least July.
The Tualatin...
Outrun the Rain in Tualatin!
The City of Tualatin has many beautiful parks and trails to visit. If you were to walk, run, or bike from park to park...
Mayor’s Corner: March 2021
On Jan. 25, the Tualatin City Council voted unanimously to accept the Community Conversations on Police Use of Force Policies Final Report and directed...
Tualatin’s First Virtual CIO Annual Meeting
Last November, Martinazzi Woods Community Involvement Organization (CIO) held its first virtual annual meeting on Zoom. Usually, CIO annual meetings are held in person...
Linda Moholt Leaves Chamber Positioned for the Future
As of Jan. 15, Linda Moholt is no longer the Tualatin Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive officer, but she plans to start volunteering promoting...
Tualatin Athlete Signs Division 1 Lacrosse Scholarship
Engaging in high school sports remains a staple for so many individuals, but to play in college brings a whole different meaning.
Senior Sidney Dering,...
Rotary Cares About Washington County Residents
The Tualatin Rotary Club has been committed to the advancement of local residents for the last thirty-five years. In 2020, COVID-19 tried to derail...
Food & Drink: Grab A Gyro
What’s in a name? – the Bard once wrote in Romeo & Juliet, to decry what we may call a person or a thing...
Tualatin Valley Elks Step Up for the Christmas Holiday
It should come as no surprise that the need for generosity and giving has reached new heights in 2020.
That has certainly been the experience...
Fate of High School Sports Remains Unclear
As student-athletes throughout the Tigard-Tualatin School District (TTSD) attend practices and workouts through the winter, the fate of high-school sports remains unclear and many...
Tualatin News in Brief: January 2021
TVF&R Moves Logistics Operations to Tualatin
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue’s Logistics Division announced it has moved into a new Logistics Service Center at 9991...
Bridgeport Regal Cinemas Faces Eviction After Failing to Pay Rent for...
The COVID-19 pandemic looks poised to potentially claim another giant of the entertainment industry, and this time around, the impact could be felt by...
Women Now in the Majority on City Council
Earlier this month, three new councilors were sworn onto the Tualatin City Council. Tualatin Life had the opportunity to ask each of the new...
More Mental Health Resources Needed for Police, Officials Say
Many cities across the United States continue to grapple with the fallout of the killing of Minneapolis man George Floyd by police officers.
Floyd’s death...
Hypothyroidism
January is thyroid health awareness month. Hypothyroidism, or low thyroid, is a common condition, affecting almost 5 in every 100 Americans. Underdiagnosis is a...
Navigating the New PPP
If you are a small business owner, here is what you need to know about the 2021 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP):
Which lenders accept PPP...
Garden Crimes: Fraud in the Garden
I find a sense of normalcy and rhythmic dependability checking my emails every morning. Almost all mornings, it merely is a task of deleting...
Tualatin Holds First-Ever Holiday Lights Parade
Red and blue lit the streets; sirens blaring in the distance. Is someone in trouble with the police? No! It’s Tualatin’s first-ever Holiday Lights...
It Took a Pandemic for School Choice to Shine
As the Coronavirus descended last March, we moved the 220 students and staff at MITCH Charter School, the only public charter elementary school in...
Tigard-Tualatin Schools Re-Examining Role of Police in Schools
The Tigard-Tualatin School Board is re-examining its relationship with school resource officers, following a wide-ranging investigation into the pros and cons of having armed...































