So…yeah. How about that forecast? I’ll stop now. I’m sure you’ve had this conversation already. Needless to say we hope you stay cool, but we also hope you spend some time out there in your city. And tonight’s a great opportunity: the Hops are hosting the all start game between the Northwest and the Pioneer league tonight. The home run derby starts at 5:15 and the game itself is at 7:05 PM. Get there! This week’s City Council Meeting is pushed back until Thursday at 7 PM, in part so elected officials can enjoy the game. The agenda is relatively light this week: no public hearings, no ordinances, and nothing up for first reading. Still, there’s work sessions before and[…]
Author: Justin Pot
Justin Pot is the founder of Hillsboro Signal, and covers City Council. By day he writes about technology for How To Geek.
It’s happening! The Washington County Fair starts Thursday and continues until Sunday. Admission is free, though parking might be tight: take the MAX to the Fairgrounds stop if you can.Check out the full schedule here; note that certain events, including the rodeo and a few concerts, have an entry fee. The fair isn’t all that’s up this week: celebrated Hillsboro theatre troupe Bag&Baggage presents their take on Romeo and Juliet starting this week, with shows Thursday Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm on the Hillsboro Civic Plaza. This adaptation includes text from Shakespeare’s original play, but also some from Persian Muslim Poet Nizami’s Layla and Majnun. Don’t miss it! If all this isn’t enough for you, Thursday night also brings a concert[…]
Hillsboro survey enthusiasts have spoken, and the Hillsboro Hops were deemed the “best” tourist attraction in the 2017 Best of Hillsboro Awards. It was a tight call, though: the Hops took 30 per cent, but the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals wasn’t far behind with 27 per cent. Try harder next year, rock enthusiasts. Rood Bridge Park was named the Best Picnic Spot, and the Tuesday night farmers market took Best Place to People Watch. Here’s the full list of results, announced by City Council on Tuesday night. Best Tourist Attraction Hillsboro Hops at Ron Tonkin Field (30 percent) 2nd Place: Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals (27 percent) 3rd Place: Downtown Hillsboro restaurants (22 percent) Runners up (in[…]
Summer is well underway in Hillsboro, and the weather is still perfect. Let’s spend some time outside. There’s a really great opportunity on Thursday: Showtime at Shute presents the Oregon Symphonic Band, giving you a chance to hear some great music outside. On Friday there’s the Farm to Table Dinner at 6pm. This outdoor meal right in downtown Hillsboro celebrates the food industry and culture that’s starting to arise in our city. Check out the menu if you’re curious. Finally on Saturday there’s Celebrate Hillsboro between 9am and 4pm. Expect live music, arts and crafts, free health screenings, and eco-friendly activities alongside the farmers market. Check out the event schedule here, or watch this:
Happy Forth of July week! There’s something going on pretty much every night this week, including (of course) fireworks! Here’s what we think you should check out in Hillsboro this week. Tonight the Hillsboro Hops play the Aquasox right here in town tonight, and the game will be followed by the third largest fireworks display in the city this year. It’s a great excuse to watch a ball game, and watching a ball game is a great excuse to drink beer, so we think you should excuse yourself. And if you can’t make the game, you could camp out in a parking lot nearby to watch the fireworks after. If you’re attending a few BBQs on the Forth, might we[…]
Did you get through that weekend alright? It should be cooler this week, and thus safe for going outside. Here’s some things you can check out right here in town. Wednesday morning is The Outpost, a free summer drop in activity and lunch program for kids in three different parks: Shute Park, Shadywood Park, and McKinney Park. There are arts, crafts, sports, science, and water fun to be had for youth between 1 and 18 years old, so stop by. The Evening Book Group meets Wednesday night at 6:45 to discuss Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff. It’s probably too late to read it now, but if you’re familiar with the work you should stop by. Thursday night the Hillsboro[…]
Surprise! The rain wasn’t so bad over the weekend. Hopefully you got out there an enjoyed it, but if not there’s more chances coming up this week! Here’s hoping the weather stays nice, regardless of what the forecast says. Tonight at Orenco’s (newly named!) Jerry Willey Plaza there’s Summer Social. There’s free activities for the kids and yoga with wine for the adults, alongside all kinds of other activities. Tomorrow you can check out the Tuesday Night Marketplace downtown for music, food, and a lot more. This is the first market of the summer; check out the same spot every week until August 29. Be sure to head over to the Civic Center this week for the Hillsboro 2035 Community[…]
If you live in a dense Hillsboro neighborhood, maybe you’ve seen it: a Post Office employee walking mail down the street to a cluster of mailboxes, because someone else parked beside them. If this happens enough, the Postal Service eventually stops delivering mail to neighborhoods altogether. Hillsboro City Council is looking to change this, by amending its parking ordinance to ban parking within 11 feet of a curbside mailbox cluster between 8AM and 6PM on all days the mail is delivered. “This originated as a result of a number of large complexes with group boxes where we were not longer getting deliveries after repeated problems,” said Tina Baily, Transportation Program Manager for the City of Hillsboro. “There is nothing at[…]
Wasn’t that an amazing holiday weekend? Now get back to work! Okay, fine, you can do more than just work; here’s what’s going on in Hillsboro. Tonight Bossa Infinite is playing a show at PCC Rock Creek; the guitar duo will play music from Brazil and Cuba. Sounds chill, right? Speaking of chill: you’ll notice there’s no City Council meeting tonight, despite it being two weeks since the last meeting. That’s because it’s the fifth Tuesday of the month; meetings happen on the first and third Tuesday. The more you know… If you’re a woman who works in the tech sector, PDX Women in Tech is meeting in Hillsboro Thursday at 7pm, meaning you can attend their happy hour without[…]
Expect to see body cameras on Hillsboro police officers later this year. Officers will be testing different brands of cameras this summer and fall before the entire police force is outfitted in early 2018, according to Hillsboro Chief of Police Lee Dobrowolski. At a lively public forum at Brookwood Library last night, residents asked Dobrowolski questions about the privacy, technical, and cost implications of the program, for which the city has a $217,500 federal grant. The department needs to choose a vendor to purchase the cameras from, while also working out an array of policy questions. Which is why they’re seeking feedback from community members, both at the public forums and with this survey. “One of the things we’re working[…]