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Stay home. Save lives. Portland enters phase 1 of reopening.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) updates from the City of Portland

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What’s Next for Portland Parks & Recreation

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The future of Portland Parks & Recreation.
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Portland Parks & Recreation’s Free Lunch + Play is underway citywide

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Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R)’s annual Free Lunch + Play program began on Monday, June 22, 2020.
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Introducing Verdell Burdine Rutherford Park

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Major improvements complete at historic park.
Hundreds of people gather on the grass in Portland Parks & Recreation's Peninsula Park; most wearing face coverings and raising their fists.

We are experiencing a time of unity, and Portland Parks & Recreation is here for our City

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A note from Portland Parks & Recreation Director, Adena Long.

Movement and Mental Health

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Written by Tyesha McCool-Riley, Office of Community and Civic Life

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