So, what’s a parent to do when the rain or inclement weather won’t let you take the kids to the Oregon Coast to play in the sand?
Lake Oswego’s Elisabeth Utas just might have the answer with the Wednesday, Dec. 6, opening of DiG PDX at 8536 S.W. Apple Way in Beaverton.
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