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Colwood Golf Center Grand Reopening July 30, 2017
Join PP&R and KemperSports to celebrate the new Colwood Golf Center, a public golf facility and course.
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PP&R Director Mike Abbaté named to NRPA Board of Directors
The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) is the leading non-profit organization dedicated to parks and recreation nationwide.
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Portland Parks & Recreation Announces New Manager of Portland International Raceway
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PP&R Outdoor Pools open for summer swimming starting Tuesday, June 20
FREE Learn to Swim Lessons are next week- sign up in-person only
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Join the First Splash at Poet’s Beach on July 13; see the Mayor swim!
Portland's first downtown river swimming beach opens
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News Release: BIKETOWN celebrates first birthday with a week of prizes, Free Ride Day on Wednesday, July 19
This past year, 75,521 BIKETOWN riders have biked 602,266 miles.
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News Release: Kaiser Permanente named Official Health Sponsor of BIKETOWN
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PP&R, Comcast, present the 2017 Summer Free For All Field Day Celebration Kickoff
Free Lunch + Play program expects to distribute more than 110,000 free lunches to Portland youth
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Centennial School District, PP&R, plan Portland’s newest Community Garden
The garden, at Lynch Wood Elementary School, is expected to be complete in the autumn of 2017
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PP&R opens 52nd Portland Community Garden
Kingsley Community Garden becomes Portland’s 52nd Site for Growing Healthy, Local, Fresh Food
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News Blog: Announcing the winners of the 2017 Bike to Books Coloring Contest
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Portland Parks & Recreation playing fields back open for all uses
Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) announces that all grass playing fields (for sports such as soccer, lacrosse, etc.) as well as baseball and softball fields citywide are now open for all permitted games, practices, and drop-in play as of Tuesday, May 23, 2017.
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Duniway Park and track now reopen for use
Duniway Park now has a new turf athletic field, available for year-round use, and a new track with new lighting (at runner level, rather than big stadium lights) to enhance use after dark.
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New Lents Park turf soccer field open for year-round use
The new Lents Park turf athletic field is available for drop-in play or to be reserved for league/rental use.
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