Tualatin Life

Larry McClure is still a small-town boy at heart so he and his wife Ellie hit the jackpot when they decided to settle in Tualatin in May 1972. Born in Tennessee and living in several...

The Oregon Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) plan to toll sections of Interstate 205 gained further momentum in September, when the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) agreed to invest toll revenue in the same areas from...

The way is now clear for a range of new residential development in the Basalt Creek area.  The Tualatin City Council unanimously approved an amendment to the City zoning code at their Oct. 12 meeting...

Tualatin residents could be paying more in parks fees in 2021 to help improve the city’s aging parks system.  The Tualatin City Council voted at its Oct. 26 meeting to consider adding a parks fee...

Could you use a little extra holiday cheer this year? We invite you to leave your cares (and 2020!) behind and travel to Santa’s Workshop for some timeless family fun.    There’s been a flurry...

The winter season is always hard on our neighbors who do not have shelter. Being outside during cold, rainy, nasty weather is hard on the health and the spirit. And this year, the dangers of...

Cannabis businesses now have a friendlier climate in which to grow in Tualatin.  The Tualatin City Council voted 5-2 at its Nov. 9 meeting to approve new development code rules that will allow new cannabis...

We’ve all seen the signs around town of businesses large and small trying to attract employees, while at the same time reading reports about high unemployment. Why the disconnect? It really boils down to...

The holiday season has arrived and social isolation is magnified more than ever for all of us. While we are all coping with the pandemic in our own ways with our families, friends and...

The City of Tualatin has found itself this fall in the strange position of having trouble giving away no-strings-attached aid money to local residents and businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Since last spring the...