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“I never thought this would happen to me”: When homelessness happens later in life

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Beaverton opens its first year-round homeless shelter

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Counties release annual Metro supportive housing services fund reports

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Parks and nature 2024: Park improvements

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KPTV | Smelly Tualatin compost facility draws big crowd of frustrated neighbors for meeting

May 7, 2018 10:12 p.m.

pictogram for Metro stories in the media

Around 150 people filled a room at the Sherwood Center for the Arts Monday night to discuss a foul odor in Tualatin that neighbors say has gotten worse.

Metro Council recognizes May 5 as a day of awareness of violence against Indigenous women

By Arashi Young

May 4, 2018 6:04 p.m.

A group of Native American women stand side by side

The Metro Council unanimously approved a resolution to adopt and proclaim May 5, 2018 as a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls

Enter Our Big Backyard nature photography contest

May 3, 2018 3:01 p.m.

photo of cedar hairstreak butterfly. spring 2018 Our Big Backyard photo contest winner

Win an annual parks pass, an overnight camping trip at Oxbow Regional Park, a tennis court session, or a round of golf for four people including cart at Glendoveer Golf and Tennis Center.

Help support Portland’5 arts education program on its first-ever 503 Day

May 2, 2018 4:23 p.m.

Portland’5 Centers for the Arts is celebrating its telephone area code day by raising funds for the Arts Education Program, which offers free culturally relevant education programming to teachers and students in Title-I schools around the region.

Public notice: Opportunity to comment on pending amendment to the Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Plan

May 2, 2018 12:20 p.m.

Metro is in receipt of Proposed MTIP Formal Amendments. To share your views, comment by 5 p.m. May 31, 2018. A final notice will not be published.

Metro acquires 145-acre natural area along Tualatin River to protect clean water, support wildlife

By Yuxing Zheng

April 23, 2018 1:03 p.m.

photo of Tualatin River at Beef Bend Natural Area

The new Beef Bend Natural Area protects more than two miles of the riverbank and connects several large pieces of publicly protected habitat.

With input from experts, advocates and local leaders, housing bond framework begins to take shape

April 18, 2018 4:08 p.m.

A small group breakout session at the April 16 meeting of Metro's housing bond stakeholder advisory table

In March, advisory groups assisting Metro with drafting a framework for a possible regional housing bond measure reviewed a range of potential investment scenarios. This week, Metro staff shared a new round of scenarios that had been refined based on feedback from the groups.

Southwest Corridor Plan looks to make it quicker and safer to get around

By Ambar Espinoza

April 18, 2018 2:30 p.m.

A lot of the talk right now is about the proposed light rail line, but the Southwest Corridor Plan includes roads, trails, sidewalks and bus improvements for residents of an area from Beaverton to Lake Oswego, from downtown Portland to Sherwood and Tualatin.

Honoring the past with high-tech art at Lone Fir Cemetery

Behind the scenes with "RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles"

KGW | Metro considers options for 'putrid' Tualatin smell

KPTV | Smelly Tualatin compost facility draws big crowd of frustrated neighbors for meeting

KATU | Metro holds community conversation on odors from Tualatin compost facility

Metro Council recognizes May 5 as a day of awareness of violence against Indigenous women

Metro, partners to host community conversation about Grimm’s Fuel Company