🌱 Lake Oswego Daily: Hotel And Housing + Indoor Mask Mandate

Morning, Lake Oswego! Here's everything you need to know to get this Thursday started. Here's everything worth knowing in town today.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy with showers around. High: 44 Low: 38.

Here are the top stories today in Lake Oswego:

1. North Anchor site: Urban Development + Partners plans hotel, housing in downtown Lake Oswego (Portland Business Journal)
2. Lake Oswego City Council drafts letter against Oregon's consideration of permanent indoor mask mandate (Pamplin Media Group)
3. EPA Invites 39 New Projects to Apply for Water Infrastructure Loans (Water & Wastes Digest)
4. Lake Oswego-Area Unemployment Rate Improves: New Data (Lake Oswego Patch)
5. Two Oregon state legislators headline primaries for new Congressional District 6 (Statesman Journal)

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Today in Lake Oswego:

From my notebook:

• Arts Council of Lake Oswego: "HAVE YOU DRIVEN, WALKED, OR BIKED BY THIS NEW SCULPTURE LATELY?⁠ ⁠ “Flourish” By Ed Carpenter⁠ ⁠ This piece welcomes people as they drive, walk, or bike into Lake Oswego. It was commissioned to be a gateway icon in a pocket park borderin..." (Instagram)
• City of Lake Oswego, Local Government: "🍃 The first City-wide No Ivy Day was a success! Over 50 people “pulled together” at Springbrook Park and Iron Mt. Park to “free the trees”! Thanks to Oswego Lake Watershed Council and the City's stewardship team for coordinating the hab..." (Facebook)
• Arts Council of Lake Oswego: "HAVE YOU DRIVEN, WALKED, OR BIKED BY THIS NEW SCULPTURE LATELY? “Flourish” By Ed Carpenter This piece welcomes people as they drive, walk, or bike into Lake Oswego. It was commissioned to be a gateway icon in a pocket park bordering the ..." (Facebook)
• Lake Oswego Public Library: "There are rare books...and then there are RARE books! 😮" (Facebook)
• Lake Oswego Public Library: "This is also the look I have trying to remember if I've already gifted a particular book to my nieces or nephews! 😂🎁📖" (Facebook)
• Lake Oswego Public Library: "Come by the Children's Library to grab a simple takeaway art kit for your child to complete at home. We'll have a different kit each week while supplies last. If your child chooses to return to the library with their completed project, w..." (Instagram)
• Lake Oswego Public Library: "Come by the Children's Library to grab a simple takeaway art kit for your child to complete at home. We'll have a different kit each week while supplies last. If your child chooses to return to the library with their completed project, w..." (Facebook)
• Lake Oswego Public Library: "Happy Wednesday from the Brian Doyle Garden at LOPL! 🌤🌿" (Facebook)
• Lake Oswego Public Library: "Happy Wednesday from the Brian Doyle Garden at LOPL! 🌤🌿" (Instagram)
• Arts Council of Lake Oswego: "ARE THE HOLIDAYS STRESSING YOU OUT?⁠ ⁠ We have the perfect solution...stop by Holiday Marketplace and find something for yourself or something for those on your holiday list.⁠ ⁠ Check out the wonderful pampering items from Mad Sass Soap ..." (Instagram)
• City of Lake Oswego, Local Government: "If winter weather causes extended power outages, many PGE customers turn to back-up generators to power appliances and equipment. Generators may be of benefit during an outage, but if used improperly, they may cause significant damage, i..." (Facebook)
• Arts Council of Lake Oswego: "THANK YOU TO CLARE CARPENTER FROM @tigerfoodpress FOR BEING OUR GALLERY VOLUNTEER THIS MORNING. Clare, owns and operates Tiger Food Press, a one-woman print shop and illustration studio located in Portland, Oregon, between the Willamette..." (Facebook)
• Lake Oswego Chamber of Commerce: "Lake Oswego Chamber Members: Come and see the Tigard Membership Counter to get a membership for friends or family members. The gift of a Costco Membership is perfect to give to someone who always wanted to be able to shop at Costco or ut..." (Facebook)
• City of Lake Oswego, Local Government: "Did you know, the new mid-block pedestrian crossing on Boones Ferry Road is now open? It is located south of the Bryant Road intersection near the Lake Grove Shopping Center. Watch the video to learn more about this unique crossing. Some..." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Hallinan: "TODAY GROUP - Always end the day with a positive thought. No matter how hard the day may have been, there is always a good reason to be grateful. Let tomorrow become a fresh start." (Nextdoor)

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— Dan Shalin

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