🌱Edwards Center Awarded $300K + Parking Center Opens Downtown

Hello, people of Beaverton! It's me again, Ash DeMello, your host of the Beaverton Daily.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy. High: 53 Low: 37.

Here are the top five stories in Beaverton today:

1. A former Beaverton High School coach just got a promotion. Western Oregon University announced that Kaiao Nahale-a will serve as the school's next head volleyball coach. Nahale-a was named Metro league co-coach of the year in 2015 following the Beavers' trip to the state tournament. (WOU Athletics)
2. A $300,000 grant was just awarded to Beaverton-based nonprofit The Edwards Center. The money will help fund a housing model for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The project is designed to allow parents or caregivers to live with the person in need of care within a supportive community. (Pamplin Media Group: Click here for free access via a WCCLS login or click here if you have a paid subscription)
3. Extra parking downtown is now available! The Beaverton Central Parking Garage opened at Southwest Crescent Street and Rose Biggi Avenue, next to the new Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, Sally Segar reports. The seven-story garage features 270 parking spots in addition to 6,500 square feet of ground-level retail space. (Pamplin Media Group: Click here for free access via a WCCLS login or click here if you have a paid subscription)
4. The latest Your Beaverton is posted! Click over to the newsletter to check out what's been going on at City Hall in the last week. Highlights include a change to hybrid City Council meetings, a change in hiring processes for Beaverton Municipal Court Judges and opportunities for community members to share opinions about the Downtown Loop project and the Housing Options Project.
5. Get ready for the weekend with help from the Beaverton Weather Forecast from the Beaverton Patch. Look forward to cloudy skies with some rain on Sunday.

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Today in Beaverton:

• Minecraft Builder (at Murray Scholls) - The K-5 set is invited to the library for building 3D paper Minecraft blocks and characters! Registration required. (4:00 PM)
• Frozen, Jr. - The HART Theatre in Hillsboro is the spot to enjoy family-friendly musical fun. Tickets start at $15. (7:00 PM)
• Bachata Ladies Night @ Rustix - Enjoy Latin dance, free bachata classes and more. Ladies are free before 10:00 PM. $10 at the door. (9:00 PM - 2:30 AM)

From my notebook:

• Beaverton Farmers Market reminds us that it's a three-day weekend for many. Click over to their newsletter for ideas on how to spend it. (Instagram)
• Trying to decide what to drink this weekend? Loyal Legion Beaverton is playing host to six hard-to-get beers from Boss Rambler, a small brewery stationed in Bend. (Instagram)
• Washington County wants to know how you feel about Middle Housing. Tap the Twitter link to take a very short survey!
  

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— Ash DeMello

About me: I'm an Oregon native with a degree in Linguistics and a passion for language and all things local. I've been writing professionally for eight years. Check out my profile at the Beaverton Downtown Association's blog or follow me on Instagram.