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Mt Scott Community Center Closes Temporarily for Seismic Retrofit, Expansion
SE Portland Center Improves Safety, Service with Significant Upgrades
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Free Trees for all Portlanders; Register Now
Portland Parks & Recreation’s Urban Forestry Team is Hosting the 7th Annual Yard Tree Giveaway
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Community-led vision for Portland Parks & Recreation’s Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center (IFCC) moves forward
Artists selected for inaugural Grant and Residency program at IFCC, proposed to be a center for Black arts and culture; feasibility study planned
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Portland Parks & Recreation Begins Transformation of 25-Acre Parklane Park
Groundbreaking takes place soon to expand the park significantly; this long-awaited project will provide outer Southeast Portland with more, healthy recreation options.
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PP&R Presents Arbor Day 2023 Saturday, October 14, at North Portland’s McCoy Park
Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R)’s Urban Forestry department and City Commissioner Dan Ryan invite all Portlanders to join in the festivities for Portland Arbor Day 2023.
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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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