Our community has witnessed more than its fair share of change this year — homes have turned into offices, kitchen tables into learning desks and our regular behaviors and activities are taking many different or altered paths
Read More Mayor’s MessageThe Public Safety Center, located at 6125 SW Hall Blvd., is now the new home of Beaverton’s Emergency Management Department and Beaverton Police Department.
Read More Beaverton Police and Emergency Management Departments Move Into New BuildingRace, equity and social justice are central priorities for the city. Community members as volunteers and partners with staff and Beaverton City Council are critical as we continue to make Beaverton a more welcoming and equitable place. We have more to do to ensure the city reflects the diversity and values of the people whom we serve.
Read More City Continues Racial Equity WorkI have lived in a few different states and umpteen different cities. At first, everything appears new and exciting but the excitement quickly dwindled away and each new city became every other city in the U.S.A. There seemed to be a disconnect amongst each community, their neighbors and its government … until I moved to Beaverton. I was excited to get mailings letting me know what’s going on in our neighborhoods and how I could give back to a community that was so giving.
Read More Council Corner: Laura MitchellBeaverton voters approved a new city charter in the May 2020 election that changes the city’s form of government from a strong-mayor to a council manager structure.
Read More New City Charter Becomes Operational in JanuaryThis year’s Beaverton Arts Mix! (BAM!) was held virtually, with more than 100 artists and more than 350 juried works for sale.
Read More Beaverton Arts Mix! Virtual Art Show & Sale Award Winners!Tualatin Valley Creates, the City of Hillsboro Cultural Arts Division and the City of Beaverton Arts Program have again partnered to produce the Creative Impact Workshops, a series of professional development opportunities for Washington County artists and cultural organizations.
Read More Creative Community Invited to Take Part in Free Virtual Professional DevelopmentIn Beaverton, the arts are a part of our identity. The Beaverton Arts Program contributes by funding arts and cultural events and programs that celebrate our community values and help connect residents to their artistic and cultural heritage. This year, the Arts Program provided 29 grants and more than $100,000 in funding to local arts organizations. In addition to ongoing grant programs, Arts Program staff recognized the need […]
Read More Artists, Arts Organizations Receive Relief Grant FundingCelebration to take place across the city due to fountain work at City Park
Read More Celebrate the Changing of the Seasons With Beaverton Winter LightsThis year, the sixth annual Beaverton Welcoming Week was celebrated under the theme of “Creating Home Together.”
Read More The Spirit of Welcoming Lives on Through Sixth Annual Beaverton Welcoming Week
