Tualatin Life

Tigard-Tualatin staff are facing another round of layoffs, with the district forecasting $8.8 million in budget cuts for the coming school year. The district will return next fall with 45 fewer teachers. Though most of...

Discover the freedom of independent travel! Tualatin Valley Elks Lodge is hosting a community workshop on ride-sharing on Saturday, June 1, from 2 to 5 p.m. This is your chance to learn how to...

WOW! is what they call it and for good reason. Not just a cute acronym, WOW! gives joy and encouragement to the people who meet, work, and grow together in this artist group, which...

Tualatin Together is bringing Safety Town back to Tualatin this summer. Safety Town uses guest presentations from first responders, songs, dance, crafts, and hands-on experiences to teach rising kindergarten and 1st-grade students basic safe...

On June 22, Tualatin will build on the success of last year’s inaugural Pride celebration with the 2nd annual Pride Stride. This year’s event is co-sponsored by the City of Tualatin and a community...

Join the Juanita Pohl Center in reducing stigma around mental health and raising awareness around loneliness, depression and more at the 6th Annual Mental Wellness & Stress Management Fair on May 21! This year’s...

“A-tisket, a-tasket, A Garden Corner hanging basket…” I half hum my variation of the nursery rhyme dazedly to my whimpering child as we work our way down the pathway. She is once again utterly...

“Retirement is not for wimps.” “Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.” Do you remember these quotes from my column on Ageism in March? Recently, I read an...

Love it or hate it, we all know it. I’m talking about polystyrene, the often large, typically single-use material that keeps our boxed breakables intact and our to-go meals contained.  Polystyrene, or number 6 plastics,...

I am honored to share some significant updates regarding our city’s water infrastructure and planning efforts. As your city councilor, I’m deeply committed to securing essential resources like water for our community. I take...