Community Corner
🌱Old Town Bubble Tea Walk + "Don't Dress For Dinner" At HART
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Beaverton.
Happy Friday, Beaverton! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's everything going on today in Beaverton.
First, today's weather:
Cloudy with a shower in spots. High: 58 Low: 46.
Here are the top stories today in Beaverton:
- Mayor Beaty calls for road repairs after Tuesday's fatal hit-and-run at the Hall Boulevard and Farmington Road intersection. She says the complex transportation system makes it unfriendly for pedestrians. Beaty is currently in Washington D.C. working to secure funding to upgrade roads in Beaverton. (KGW.com)
- Explore the implications for skyrocketing food prices for Oregon individuals and agencies, including the Beaverton School District. BSD expects to receive $640,000 from the USDA to help feed its 39,000 students. A BSD spokesperson says they've also cut variety and worked harder to source items. (Oregon Capital Chronicle)
- Learn more about a new Toll Brothers development going into the Bethany area. The incoming Hosford Farms development will feature large homes (up to 4,405 square feet) that start at $1 million. (GlobeNewswire)
- Are you a fan of fungi? Click over to the latest Beaverton Farmers Market newsletter to read how mushrooms are becoming increasingly popular at the market. Bonus points go to the squishy, nutrient-packed umami-rich fungi since they're also ecologically friendly to grow!
- Save the date! Beaverton Downtown Association is hosting the first-ever Old Town Beaverton Bubble Tea Walk on Saturday, April 30. The route will include ten venues with samples!
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Today in Beaverton:
- Activities To Go (at Main & Murray Scholls) - Beaverton Library librarians are helping families ensure that kids have stuff to do over spring break! Head over to one of the locations to pick up a free craft kit while supplies last! (Regular library hours)
- Teen Game Night: Super Smash Tourney - Bethany Community Library Annex is the spot for kids 11 - 18 to test their Nintendo skills. Registration required. (6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.)
- "Don't Dress for Dinner" at Hillsboro Artists' Regional Theatre presents a night of hilarious confusion with a play written by Marc Camoletti and directed by Dawn Sellers! Tickets for adults $18. Kids and seniors, $16. (7:30 p.m.)
From my notebook:
- The City of Beaverton posted about some upgraded infrastructure. Look at the shiny new pedestrian bridges courtesy of the Public Works department via Instagram.
- And get a first glimpse the newest member of the Beaverton School District, incoming Superintendent Gustavo Balderas in a video posted to Instagram.
- Here's a quirky event to possibly add to your calendar: Tigard Public Library is hosting a session entitled "The Dogs of Chernobyl: 35 Years Later, A Story of Hope & Resilience." Register to find out what happened to the pets who were abandoned after the nuclear accident on Saturday, March 19 at 1 p.m. (Twitter)
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— Ash DeMello
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