Lake Oswego is a pretty art-oriented community. About town you will find the Gallery Without Walls, and art appreciation is taught by volunteers in the elementary schools. And then there is the annual Festival of the Arts which draws about 20,000 visitors each year for a full weekend of art and entertainment each [...]
Along with a few open houses, this Sunday will bring us Lake Oswego’s annual 4th of July festivities:
7am to noon, Lake Oswego Lion’s Club Pancake Breakfast. George Roger’s Park. $6 for adults and $4 for children, in includes pancakes, sausage, coffee, orange juice and milk.
1pm, Star Spangled Parade, A Avenue to Millennium Plaza. Wear your [...]
Every community looks to find it’s claim to fame and Lake Oswego’s, beside beautiful homes and top-notch schools, can be found in one of its most famous residents, William Stafford.
William Stafford, born in 1914, lived in Lake Oswego from 1957 until his death in 1993. He was a professor of English at Lewis and [...]
Real Estate Notes:
Tax Credit Extension Update: Well, most expected HR 4213 to pass the Senate, but it was rejected in a test vote on Monday 52 – 45. This bill would have extended the mandatory closing deadline for real estate closings to September, thereby cutting some slack to the many Buyers, Escrow officers and [...]
Technically, Marylhurst University is located in Marylhurst, Oregon: until a few minutes ago I had never heard of such a town! Actually, Marylhurst University is sandwiched exactly between Lake Oswego and West Linn on the banks of the Willamette River. Founded in 1893 by the Sisters of Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, it is [...]
The City of Lake Oswego is mourning the unexpected passing of it’s beloved Police Chief, Dan Duncan. There will be a memorial service June 4th, 1:00PM at the Rolling Hills Community Church. Flags in the city will be at half-mast from now until that date. His family has set up a Memorial Site with photos [...]
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