We know adventure isn’t the first thing you think of when you’re surrounded by high-rises and 9-5ers bustling about the city, but there are some Portland parks that will surprise you! Portland is ...

Portland Parks & Recreation opens reservations for 2026 weddings in parks and gardens, with in-person bookings starting ...

Portland Parks and Recreation Dept. Portland Parks and Recreation is starting a series of free summer events Monday. The series begins with free lunches at several Portland parks, and mobile events at ...

A March 13 presentation by Portland Parks & Recreation to the Portland City Council highlighted the stakes of cutting back recreational programming and daily park maintenance across the city’s ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Couples planning to marry in one of Portland’s beautiful public parks can officially set a wedding date for 2025. Portland Parks & Recreation officially opened its schedule to ...

Portland Parks & Recreation faces a maintenance backlog of as much as $800 million in no small part because the bureau built new facilities—at least twice at the behest of political leaders—but didn’t ...

Pirtle-Guiney is president of Portland City Council. Mundy is executive director of Coalition of Communities of Color. Fritz served on the Portland City Council from 2009-2020 and served as parks ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — More than 120 Portland-area leaders and groups have joined a coalition in support of the increased parks levy heading to the ballot. Mayor Keith Wilson, Multnomah County Chair ...

Portland City Councilors voted 11-0 to refer a measure to the fall ballot that would increase property taxes for five years to maintain basic parks programs and operations. “It’s not about expanding ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An important vote is underway to determine the budget for Portland Parks & Recreation. The proposal is Measure 26-260, which would increase taxes to keep the city parks ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The debate over how much to fund parks versus police in Oregon's largest city has made its way out of council chambers and into the streets with a battle of words and placards ...

The Portland Parks levy won voters’ approval last week, but city officials shouldn’t feel too victorious over its passage. No one should celebrate a 75% increase in the parks tax rate on Portlanders ...