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Banh Mi Pizza + One Pill Can Kill Campaign + Library Mask Update
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Get on up, Beaverton! Here's everything you need to know to get this Wednesday, August 4 started. These are some of the most important things to know in town today.
First, today's weather: Clear throughout the day. High: 89 Low: 62.
Here are the top stories in Beaverton today:
- As a reminder to close those curtains at night, a man was arrested after being caught on tape 'lurking' outside the bedroom of two small children in Beaverton. He was found half naked in his nearby car and taken into custody shortly after the children's parents called the police. (KPTV.com)
- Craving Vietnam- and Taiwan-fusion pizza? Hapa Pizza has you covered! The Beaverton Farmers Market vendor will soon open a food truck to share its unique take on pies. Look for Hapa's popular banh mi and pho pizzas at its new mobile eatery this spring! (Eater Portland)
- Washington County Sheriff's Office continues the One Pill Can Kill campaign, showing the dangers of fentanyl use. The latest update includes the personal experience of a former addict, Crystal Long, and a School Resource Officer's perspective on drug use in schools. (Twitter)
- A federal eviction moratorium ended Saturday, and Patch offers a breakdown of how it could affect Washington County. As of early July, an estimated 9,807 (11.7 percent) of rental households were behind in paying rent, according to an analysis by the non-profit organization Surgo Ventures. Oregon maintains a "safe harbor period," allowing tenants until 2022 to repay past-due rents. (Patch)
- Need some ideas for filling this last month or so of summer? VacationIdea gives the top 10 ways to spend those warm days in Beaverton. Items of note include visiting an example of Gilded Age opulence at the Belle Ainsworth Jenkins Estate, a winery crawl through the Tualatin Valley and a leisurely walk through Tualatin Hills Nature Park. (VacationIdea)
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Today in Beaverton
- Zoom Storytime with Miss Terisa - Keep the littles occupied with help from West Slope Community Library. (11:00 AM)
- Make Art Wednesday's: Suminagashi Marbling and Collage Art - Tualatin Valley Creates hosts a 30-minute class that includes instructions for using the "floating ink" technique with Patricia Grass of Green Heron Book Arts. (1:00 PM)
- Atención Plena - Beaverton City Library hosts a Spanish-language class for adults about finding joy in the everyday. (5:30 PM)
Beaverton Patch Notebook
- Beaverton City Library announces that as of Aug. 2, 2021, face coverings are required in library buildings. (Facebook)
- Washington County reminds folks that the Housing Choice Voucher Program waitlist closes today, August 4! The program subsidizes market-rate housing for lower-income families. (Twitter)
- Today is National Chocolate Chip Cookie day! Might be a great time to head to Carina's Bakery on SW Lombard for a vegan treat or indulge at Crumbl Cookie in the Cedar Hills shopping center.
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- Legacy Emanuel Pop-Up Donor Center (August 14)
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— Ash DeMello
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