In their final regular meeting before the 2023-24 school year kicks off, the Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education heard updates on upcoming back-to-school events and made numerous staffing approvals Monday, July 17.
The Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education accepted revisions to the district’s five-year financial forecast and approved the calendar for the 2023-24
The Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education reviewed and accepted the updated five-year forecast as presented by treasurer Ben Teeters, along with making nume
Finding Meaning: Purposeful Travel Reaches New Heights
The industry responds to how people want to experience the world today
Words by: Alia Akkam, Katie Kervin, + Alissa Ponchione • Photos by Scott Norsworthy, Benjamin Benschneider, + Kelsey Blake; sketch by Curioso
Multigenerational living community Tri Vananda is located on 237 acres, with sustainably designed buildings covering only 15 percent of the land
Multigenerational living community Tri Vananda is located on 237 acres, with sustainably designed buildings covering only 15 percent of the land
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The industry responds to how people want to experience the world today
Words by: Alia Akkam, Katie Kervin, + Alissa Ponchione • Photos by Scott Norsworthy, Benjamin Benschneider, + Kelsey Blake; sketch by Curioso
Seattle firm LMN Architects worked with the Coast Salish tribes to design the Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal on a sacred waterfront in Washington State.
Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal is a two-storey building and a toll booth serving the Mukilteo-Clinton transport route for vehicles and pedestrians.
A metal spindle whorl decorates the exterior
Built to replace the 1957 terminal building, LMN Architects designed the new complex to be both environmentally sustainable and respectful of the site's history as the fishing and burial grounds of the Coast Salish tribes.
The ferry terminal takes the form of a traditional longhouse, realised in contemporary materials such as glass, concrete and cross-laminated timber (CLT).
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ABOVE: The new Mukilteo, Wash., ferry terminal lets boarding passengers walk by the sea. The new facility, which cost the state of Washington $187 million to build, opened Tuesday and is the first new ferry terminal in the state in 40 years. BELOW: The new terminal is inspired by the form of a tribal longhouse.
Mitch McConnell is Mitch-McConnell-ing: The Senate Majority Leader introduced a bill last night that combines the $2,000 direct payments bill with a repeal of Section 230 and the establishment of a commission to study voter fraud, reports CNN. With those poison pills, it's unlikely that the bill will get passed should it be brought to a vote.
A bomb threat in Leavenworth: Caused a hospital to go on lockdown and partly evacuate after the threat was called into a 911 dispatcher last night. Around 8 p.m. a "difficult to understand" man reported an explosive device in an unspecified location, says Newsweek. But by 2 a.m., officials said the area was clear and people were allowed to return to the hospital. The investigation continues.