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PMG PHOTO: CHRIS OERTELL – Colorful wishing chains made by students at Lincoln Street Elementary School and Glencoe High School hang on a weeping elm tree during the opening ceremony for Hillsboro’s Wishing Tree at the Washington County Courthouse in Hillsboro, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019.
IN THE NEWS: Hillsboro holds ‘wishing tree’ ceremony to ... Downtown Hillsboro holds ‘wishing tree’ ceremony to show all are welcome.
IN THE NEWS: Art Walk returns!Reporter Liz Hutchison interviews Crystal Heart Books owner Norman Baldwin about Downtown Hillsboro’s art scene and the return of Hillsb...
Two women dress in colorful dresses dancing on an outdoor stage.
IN THE NEWS: Hillsboro City Council establishes Cultural... Officials say the new Cultural Arts district will promote the city’s cultural arts and spur more economic development.
PMG PHOTO: CHRISTOPHER OERTELL – Mark and René Bennett, co-owners of Bennett Coffee Roasting Co., stand behind the counter at their business in Downtown Hillsboro.
IN THE NEWS: ‘Sip and shop’ at new Downtown Hillsboro cafeBennett Coffee Roasting Co. opens permanent location after operating as a ‘pop-up.’
IN THE NEWS: City gears up for 15th annual Celebrate Hil... City gears up for 15th annual Celebrate Hillsboro
IN THE NEWS: Block Party to rock Downtown Hillsboro July 19The Downtown party kicks off the night before Celebrate Hillsboro on Main Street.
PMG PHOTO: CHRISTOPHER OERTELL – Krystal Monroe feeds her dog Rosie a treat at her Puppernickel dog treat bakery on Third Avenue.
IN THE NEWS: Hillsboro doggie bakery Puppernickel says ‘... Krystal Monroe just couldn’t do it anymore. After a three-decade career in the semiconductor business, the Hillsboro woman was through w...
IN THE NEWS: Downtown Hillsboro celebrates two new busin... WashCo Bikes, Rune & Board both held grand re-openings for their Downtown shops on Saturday.
PAMPLIN STAFF PHOTO: CHRISTOPHER OERTELL – EJ Payne, director of the Hillsboro Downtown Parntership has launched a new popup business selling holiday gifts through Dec. 30.
IN THE NEWS: Temporium, Downtown Hillsboro’s new pop-up,... Pop-up shop will offer local holiday gift ideas at Main Street shop through December 30th