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Portland Parks & Recreation, Portland Fire & Rescue Plan Next Prescribed Burn
Controlled Event at Whitaker Ponds Natural Area on Monday, September 25 (depending on weather)
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Construction Breaks Ground on Mill Park Playground, Splash Pad, Community Garden
The construction of Portland Parks & Recreation’s (PP&R) highly anticipated Mill Park project is now underway with expected completion in late 2024.
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Call for Proposals: Multnomah Arts Center Lease Opportunity
Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) invites interest from licensed nonprofit or arts organizations to lease space at Multnomah Arts Center.
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City, Portland Public Schools Partner to Replace Grant Bowl
Facility Will Reopen for Athletics and other Permitted Events in Fall 2024
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Grant Bowl Closed to Permitted Practices and Games
The facility remains open for public use
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Heat is Coming, Cool off with Portland Parks & Recreation
City, Multnomah County have Resources to Help when it’s HOT
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Caring for Trees is Very Important During Hot Weather!
Essential Guidance from Portland Parks & Recreation’s Urban Forestry Team
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Join us for the Return of the Washington Park Summer Festival
A variety of world-class performances, here at home - Friday, August 11 through Sunday, August 13 at the International Rose Test Garden Amphitheater
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Portland Parks & Recreation Presents the Peninsula Crossing Trail Stroll and Roll
Walk, run, stroll, or wheel the one-mile route, or continue on! Free for all ages on Saturday, July 29, 2023.
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Portland Parks & Recreation Releases First Healthy Parks, Healthy Portland Report
We have been on a journey to update Portland Parks & Recreation's mission, vision, values, and our equity and anti-racism commitment. This report is the result of two years of listening to and learning from the community.
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PP&R presents the 2nd Annual East Portland Summer Arts Festival: Celebrating Black Excellence!
July 8-9 at Ventura Park; Part of the Summer Free For All
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New Aquatic Center To Be Built at Northgate Park in North Portland
Extensive Community Engagement Continues
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Call for Proposals: Join the City of Portland in Planning for Interim Activations of O'Bryant Square
The City is looking to reactivate the O'Bryant Square public plaza when it reopens, and has issued a Request for Interest.
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Portland Parks & Recreation Outdoor Pools Open for Summer on June 21, 2023
Play Swims, Free Swim Sessions offered Indoor and Outdoor for First Time Since COVID
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PP&R Welcomes Everyone to Summer Free For All Kickoff Celebration
Summer in Portland returns Thursday, June 29, 2023, at K ͪunamokwst Park!
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Columbia Children’s Arboretum Reopening Is a “Dream Realized”
Portland Parks & Recreation Project Complete, Community Celebration June 11
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Portland Commissioner Dan Ryan Directs Completion of Mill Park Playground, Splash Pad, Community Garden
“This is a huge win for East Portland and for the Mill Park community,” says Commissioner Ryan.
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Summer Free For All Returns for 2023!
Full slate of FREE movies, concerts, Free Lunch + Play, and more; second annual East Portland Summer Arts Festival set for Ventura Park
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New Skateboarding area planned for Southeast Portland’s Creston Park
Portland Culture & Livability Commissioner Dan Ryan agreed with the Bureau that Creston Park was the best site; the surrounding area has the largest number of overall youth and of people of color out of the locations studied.
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