🍤 Newsletter: Anderson’s Tavern serves up Southern cuisine in Sherwood

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Issue 14 | Thursday, January 22, 2026

Hello, neighbor! Welcome to the Sherwood Sun weekly newsletter.

In this week's edition, we cover Sherwood's two ballot measures that passed and what it means for the future of housing development; the new upscale restaurant Anderson's Tavern that recently opened; and the Sherwood City Council discussions about roadway jurisdiction, building codes, and a potential public safety levy.

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Let's get straight to the news:

👮 Sherwood City Council Recap | Jan. 20, 2026

City council talks roadway jurisdiction, building codes, and a potential public safety levy.

🥘 Anderson’s Tavern serves up Southern cuisine in Sherwood

The new tavern opened September 2025 with a completely fresh buildout.

🏘️ Sherwood voters expand local control over housing development policy

Sherwoodians will have more local control in land use decisions as the city grows — challenging new state laws.

☕Ziggi’s Coffee celebrates one year in Sherwood

Sponsored: Ziggi’s offered buy-one, get-one free on Wednesday, Jan. 21 for its first anniversary in Sherwood — and new menu items. It took local owner Karen Borman four years to finally open Ziggi’s in Sherwood, but now the drink shop is celebrating a well-earned milestone.

🗓️ What's happening in Sherwood this week?

Here is what's on our calendar from January 22-28. Don't miss out on your favorite local events going on right here in Sherwood!

Got an event to share with the community? Contact us! Want to sponsor the calendar, and get your events featured every time? Reach out!

Today | January 22

• Adult Winter Reading Challenge — ongoing, Sherwood Public Library
• Coffee & Campfire Playdate — 8:30-11 a.m., Langer's Entertainment Center
• Cardio Drumming — 2-3 p.m., Marjorie Stewart Senior Community Center
• Traffic Safety Board meeting — 6-8 p.m., Sherwood Police Department
• Music Bingo Night — 6:30-8:30 p.m., BearKat Brewing Company
• Board Game Club — 6-9 p.m., Langer's Entertainment Center
• Trivia — 7 p.m., Cooper Mountain Ale Works

Friday | January 23

• Sherwood Foundation for the Arts presents: Pippen— 7 p.m., Sherwood Center for the Arts
• Live Music with Robert Meade — 7-9:30 p.m., 503 Uncorked

Saturday | January 24

• Cars & Coffee — 8-11 a.m., Langer's Entertainment Center parking lot
• Library Birthday Character Party — 10-11 a.m., Sherwood Public Library
• Kiwanis Club Movie Night Fundraiser: The Sandlot — 6:30-9:30 p.m., St. James Episcopal Church, Tigard
• Sherwood Foundation for the Arts presents: Pippen— 7 p.m., Sherwood Center for the Arts
• Live Music with Rudolf Korv — 7-9:30 p.m., 503 Uncorked
• Movies with the STARS: Meet John Doe — 7:30-9:30 p.m., Sherwood Theatre & Arts Resource Society

Sunday | January 25

• Trivia Brunch Buffet: Wicked — 11 a.m.-2 p.m., The Tack Room
• Sherwood Foundation for the Arts presents: Pippen— 3:30 p.m., Sherwood Center for the Arts

Monday | January 26

• Mahjong 101 Mondays — 10 a.m.-noon, Marjorie Stewart Senior Community Center
• Brewery Bingo — 6:30-9:30 p.m., The Tack Room
• Monday Mic Nights — 6:30-9 p.m., Sherwood Center for the Arts

Tuesday | January 27

• Coffee & Campfire Playdate — 8:30-11 a.m., Langer's Entertainment Center
• OpinioNation —  6-8 p.m., The Tack Room
• Sherwood Planning Commission — 7-8 p.m., Sherwood City Hall
• Trivia Tuesday — 7-8:30 p.m., 503 Uncorked

Wednesday | January 28

• Table Read Club – Sherwood Theatre & Arts Resource Society
• Bingo — 6-7:30 p.m., Generations Bar & Grill
• Analog Alpha chapter meeting — 6:30-7:30 p.m., YMCA
• Trivia in the Tack Room — 6-8 p.m., The Tack Room
• Trivia Wednesdays — 6:30-8:30 p.m., BearKat Brewing