There is no escaping the fact that the Covid-19 pandemic altered the trajectory and livelihoods for the preponderance of our Beaverton Downtown community. Considering immediate business and staff turnover, followed by the ambivalence and sheer anxiety that became...
What is it to leave the place where you were born and take your family and travel to somewhere where you don’t know anyone, you don’t speak the language, the things you did for a living are no longer available to you? I am here at the Family Cafe in...
Lori Carroll is living the dream. The princess of paperbacks already has her retirement job and she’s only 37. Carroll, who bought the shop in 2018 when it moved to its Beaverton location on 1st street, says no more dancing to the corporate shuffle...
If you have ever wanted to connect with your inner movie star, Carla Hanson (now known to family and friends as Carla Closson since her recent marriage), has the real deal. In her tiny shop on 1st, bearing more than a passing resemblance to a Marilyn Monroe museum,...
by Merlin Douglass In a world where every appliance, every phone is a timepiece, people still get sentimental about their clocks. They are often heirlooms, reminders of childhood and relatives that have passed on. “People sometimes come to us in tears,” Daniel...
Beaverton Businesses with Holiday Vibes... How many ways can you say holiday shopping without leaving the cozy comfort of Beaverton downtown? A baker’s dozen and then some. We are here to count the ways! Staghorn Mercantile. 12650 SW Farmington Rd., 503-520-1631,...
Is Hazzel Svvengar riding the new wave of fashion acquisition? Maybe. In a world awash in stuff, how do you find the one thing you are looking for? That one specific item that fits your core aesthetic whether it’s cottage core, dark academia or my personal...
The Passport to Old Town Beaverton is back! After taking a break to update the passport to be more COVID-friendly, we now have a mobile app, and it’s really cool. We are starting small this year as we experiment and grow with this new app, but you’ll still...
By Merlin Douglass This is the year of pop up markets, seemingly spontaneous, short term events featuring local artists and makers whose work is hard to find under normal circumstances. With major disruptions in the world of goods distribution, this holiday season may...