🌱Tigard Armed Robbery + Beaverton Couple Wants More Newborn Testing

Hello again, hello! I'm back in your inbox this morning with your new edition of the Beaverton Daily. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in town...

First, today's weather:

Nice with plenty of sunshine. High: 82 Low: 60.

Here are the top five stories in Beaverton today:

1. Tigard police are looking for a suspect involved in an armed robbery that took place Thursday afternoon. The incident took place in the 13100 block of Southwest Pacific Highway around 3:23 p.m. Click over to the press release to read a description of the suspect and find out how to report possible sightings. (Twitter)
2. A Beaverton family's heartbreaking loss may have been preventable if only doctors conducted a screening test at birth. Nikki and Joe Monaco's son, Emmett, was diagnosed with Krabbe around age two. Krabbe is a rare genetic disorder with possible treatment — but only if it's diagnosed early enough. Emmett passed away from the disease earlier this year, and now his parents are lobbying the State of Oregon to include Krabbe screening in newborn evaluations. (TODAY)
3. A home in the Garden Home neighborhood recently sold for over $1 million. The midcentury modern house, built by Robert Rummer in the 1960s, went for $205,000 over asking price late last month. That's around 40 times the $30,000 price tag of typical Rummer-built homes when they were new in 1968. (OregonLive)
4. The World Athletic Championships are coming to Eugene later this month, drawing some of the most elite track and field athletes from around the world. Perhaps not surprisingly, among the competitors is a team of runners who train at Nike HQ in Beaverton. The team, known as the Union Athletics Club, includes six athletes who will compete for a world title. Read more about them over at KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2.
5. If you're in search of something creamy, you don't have to look very far. Writer Aaron Mesh reports on a recent visit to Reser's Fine Foods Outlet in Beaverton. He describes the oft-overlooked venue as a worthwhile destination, thanks to reasonable prices and loads of satisfying options: "A mecca of mayonnaise, with four walls of fridges and freezers stocked with instant solutions to inflation." (Willamette Week)

Today in Beaverton:

• Shrinky Dinks: Nature Edition [in person] - Teens are invited to the Murray Scholls Library for a fun craft. Registration required. (4-5 p.m.)
• “Laundry & Bourbon/Lone Star” See two one-act comedies from Mask & Mirror Community Theatre. Tualatin Heritage Center, 8700 SW Sweek Drive, Tualatin. Tickets start at $12. (7:30 p.m.)
• Probable Cause @ Catfish Lou’s Hear live music featuring danceable soul, blues and a little country. $10 at the door. (8-11 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Beaverton Police Department is looking for volunteers to serve a very important role: "Victim Advocates are trauma-informed volunteers who are specially trained to respond on-scene along with officers/detectives to offer support to victims of crime who have experienced trauma." Click the link to find out more about the opportunity. (Beaverton Police Department via Facebook)
• La Strada dei Pastelli, a much-anticipated chalk art festival in Hillsboro, is this weekend! Get a preview of the event via KOIN.com.

Thanks for following along and staying informed. I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with another update!

— Ash DeMello

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