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According to the national nonprofit Trust For Public Land, 91% of Portlanders live within a 10-minute walk of a park. But which are the best for a picnic with friends or an afternoon out with your dog? Today on City Cast Portland, host Claudia Meza talks about some of our favorite parks with City Cast's director of digital strategy, Bryan M. Vance, our very own producer, Giulia Fiaon, and you, our listeners! Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here.  Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Instagram.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsor of this July 31st episode: Chefs for Seniors Rose City Comic Con PaintCare Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The city auditor is the ultimate watchdog of local government: Their job is to identify what's working, what isn't, and come up with ideas for how to fix it. Portland City Auditor Simone Rede recently released her office's audit schedule for the next fiscal year, and it's ambitious: They'll be looking into everything from the city's plans to address homelessness and gun violence, to the city arts tax.  Events from today's episode: Portland Parks and Recreation Presents ‘Newsies' at Overlook Park The Portland Night Market Mississippi Street Fair Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here.  Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Instagram.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsor of this July 11 episode: Salishan Coastal Lodge D'Amore Law Group Babbel Portland Spirit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on City Cast Portland, we're talking about the city's mismanagement of the Historic Kenton Firehouse, the Portland Bureau of Transportation's campaign against potholes, and an update on the PGE rate hikes. Plus, we dig into our mailbag and discuss the real meaning of NIMBY. Joining host Claudia Meza on this midweek roundup is our very own executive producer, John Notarianni. Correction: The agency responsible for recently failing to water several dozen neglected trees was PBOT, not Portland Parks & Recreation. Stories Discussed on Today's Episode: Can You Find a Bigger Pothole? [Willamette Week] Portland Bureau Bungles Landmark Property; State Lawmakers Reap Rock-Bottom Rents, Watchdog Finds [Oregonian

After decades of discussion, a new skatepark is now in the works for Portland's Old Town. Advocates have eyed the project since the early 2000s, and Portland Parks and Recreation department recommended it in the 2008 Skatepark System Plan. Parks and Recreation is expected to begin work on the more than 30,000 square feet of skate space in spring 2024. Jessie Burke is the chair of the Old Town Community Association. Howard Weiner is the owner of Cal Skate Skateboards. They both join us to share more on what the new Steel Bridge Skatepark will mean for the skating community and for remaking Old Town itself.

 Portland Parks & Recreation opened its seven outdoor pools last Wednesday, and announced that it was now offering more swim lessons than in the past two years at its outdoor and indoor pools. Heading into summer, the outlook for staffing at the district’s pools is brighter than last year. Boosting starting pay for lifeguards by nearly $3 an hour, and expanding recruitment efforts has helped, although demand for swim lessons continues to outpace availability. Springfield’s Willamalane community pool and indoor water park are similarly not back to pre-pandemic staffing levels, although a hiring bonus and paying for the 40-hour lifeguard certification course - and the time to complete it - has helped boost enrollment. The Molalla Aquatic Center has hired 25% more lifeguards this summer than last year but has had to reduce the number of swim classes it can offer because of difficulty hiring certified instructors.  Joining us to share regional perspectives on lifeguard staffing and meeting the demand for aquatic recreation this summer are Andy Amato, aquatic program supervisor at Portland Parks & Recreation; Brandon Lemcke, aquatic program manager at Willamalane Park and Recreation District in Springfield; and Melissa Georgesen, executive director of the Molalla Aquatic District and aquatics section president of the Oregon Recreation and Park Association. Elandea Estrada-Duff also shares her perspective as a lifeguard working at Willamalane Swim Center in Springfield and Camp Harlow in Eugene.  

Summer's nearly here, and so too is the stress of trying to fit in every warm-weather activity you dreamed about all winter. Over the next few weeks, our Summer Entertainment Guide will bring you recommendations for how to spend these sunny days. Today we're kicking it off with our city's event guru, Portland actor, and creator Michele Venlee. She's helping us comb through all the upcoming summer festivals to figure out which are worth the crowd. Parks events: Portland Parks' Summer Free For All East Portland Summer Arts Festival Tiger Tiger Comedy In The Park Bigger festivals: Waterfront Blues Festival Cathedral Park Jazz Festival Mississippi Street Fair Portland Pride Waterfront Festival and Parade PDX Adult Soapbox Derby Food events: Pride Vegan Night Market Cider Summit Portland Beer and Cheese Festival Portland Craft Beer Festival Jade International Night Market Events this weekend: Juneteenth Cookout at The Redd on Salmon Juneteenth at Lillis-Albina Park Haute Dog Fashion Show Delta Park Powwow and Encampment Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler reshuffled some of the city's biggest bureaus at the start of the year in what he described as an effort to consolidate groups related bureaus together under the same commissioners in preparation for the city's transition to a new form of government. One of those changes was to give control of the city's Housing Bureau to Commissioner Carmen Rubio. The previous housing director, Commissioner Dan Ryan, now heads up Portland Parks & Recreation, the Office of Community and Civic Life, the Office of Equity and Human Rights and serves as the city's Arts Liaison under a "culture and livability" unbrella. Ryan was a guest on this week's episode of Straight Talk, and he said while he's eager to take on his new role, he still wants to make sure the projects he was overseeing at the housing bureau can come to fruition — especially the Safe Rest Villages project.

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Portland city officials are working with community members and artists to bring regular exhibits and events back to the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center. The historic center features a 99-seat black box theater, a rehearsal studio and an art gallery. Portland Parks and Recreation has collaborated with a community advisory committee to reactivate the center and create an artist residency program. Kwik Jones is a playwright and a program resident; Donovan Scribes is a writer, artist and member of the advisory committee; and Soo Pak manages arts, culture and special events for PPR. They join us to share their vision for the future of the center.

Within a 24-hour period this week, a homeless encampment at a Portland, Oregon, park was removed, and a construction crew showed up to build pickleball courts and a skate ramp in its place. Homelessness has skyrocketed in Portland, most notably during the COVID-19 pandemic. For more than two years, tents have lined a two-block area of Laurelhurst Park, according to Willamette Week. On Monday, the homeless encampments were removed by city officials, and by Tuesday morning, construction crews showed up to build courts for the popular paddle sport called pickleball, KOIN 6 reported. A skate ramp and bicycle course will also be built in the area, Portland Parks and Recreation told KOIN 6.Support the showSign Up For Exclusive Episodes At: https://reasonabletv.com/LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for new videos every day. https://www.youtube.com/c/NewsForReasonablePeople

As promised, another spooky episode (because it was supposed to be released on Halloween, sorry about that!) from Caro this time, focusing on just a few instances of "witchy" happenings in Oregon from the 1800s up to modern day! Sources https://www.thetravel.com/how-to-get-to-witchs-castle-oregon/ https://puzzleboxhorror.com/urban-legends-the-gypsy-curse-of-lafayette-or/?amp https://portlandghosts.com/top-10-most-haunted-places-in-oregon/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_House_(Portland,_Oregon) https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-witches-castle-portland-oregon https://qz.com/quartzy/1443802/paddleboarding-witches-takeover-an-oregon-river-for-halloween/amp/ https://wildhunt.org/2018/01/paranormal-reality-show-blames-witch-community-for-hauntings.html https://www.witchcamp.org/index.php/wcamp-header/camps/free-cascadia https://web.archive.org/web/20150528100823/http://www.centralportland.com/danford-balch-northwest-portland-country-boy-2011-08-16 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danford_Balch https://newsregister.com/article?articleId=6462 https://visitgrantspass.com/live-rogue/golden-ghost-town/ https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=189 https://www.newspapers.com/image/9634461/?terms=danford%20balch&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/96031135/?terms=mortimer%20stump&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/9634461/?terms=%22danford%20balch%22&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/197147727/?terms=richard%20marple&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/16217693/?terms=richard%20marple&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/81246718/?terms=richard%20marple&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/197150324/?terms=richard%20marple&match=1 https://didyouknowfacts.com/gloomy-ghosts-witchs-castle/ http://offbeatoregon.com/1710d.marple-the-triple-ax-murderer-466.html https://newlafayette.org/lafayette-history/an-ax-murder-a-hanging-and-a-curse-in-lafayette/ https://books.google.com/books?id=ocPi8x4gkn0C&pg=PA133&lpg=PA133&dq=corker+murder+lafayette+oregon&safe=strict&source=bl&ots=3iGzuDnaQk&sig=5XpTRcgpy_4uUihuF2WfAoW600I&hl=en&ei=cjrKS-biM4usswOQ37CxAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=corker%20murder%20lafayette%20oregon&f=false https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ley_line https://www.facebook.com/groups/PDXSUPWITCHES/

Live from the National Links Conference in DC, EAL chats with the Director of Golf for Portland Parks & Recreation, Vincent Johnson. Vincent was the first ever recipient of the Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption and played on several tours prior to his current occupation. They talk love for muni golf and the future of the public game.When you want to be a better problem solver, therapy can get you there. Visit BetterHelp.com/EALSHOW today to get 10% off your first month.This special episode of the EAL Show is presented by our friends at FanDuel Sportsbook. Download the FanDuel Sportsbook app and sign up using promo code RGC to get started with your NO SWEAT FIRST BET UP TO ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS!RANDOM GOLF CLUB///Web: www.randomgolfclub.comInstagram: @randomgolfclubTwitter: @randomgolfclubFacebook: www.facebook.com/randomgolfclubERIK ANDERS LANG///Web: www.erikanderslang.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/erikanderslangTwitter: www.twitter.com/erikanderslangFacebook: www.facebook.com/erikanderslangYouTube: www.youtube.com/user/eriklang12Stay up-to-date with the podcast by subscribing!National Disclaimer:  21+ and present in AZ, CT, IA, IL, LA (permitted parishes only), MI, NJ, NY, PA, TN, WV, or WY. First online real money wager only. Refund issued as non-withdrawable free bets that expire 14 days after receipt. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (IA, MI, NJ, PA, IL), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342, 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY), or visit www.1800gambler.net (WV).

Where we Live host Adam Eccleston speaks with Gregory Dubay, the Director of Portland's Community Music Center. CMC is a Portland Parks & Recreation program in partnership with the nonprofit Community Music Center, Inc. It has been a popular place for music lessons and concerts in Portland since 1955 and is now one of over 20 PP&R sites offering music instruction. Learn more at portland.gov/parks/community-music-center.

In this episode we hear from Erik Tonkin, the owner of Sellwood Cycle Repair who celebrates his 30th anniversary with the shop this year. We first wanted to have Erik on the show as part of our Shop Talk series, but then realized there was much more to talk about than just running a business. In this interview, you'll learn how he got his start in the local bike industry, why he seriously considered running for a seat on Portland City Council in 2015, and you'll even hear him say there's a possibility he might run again in the future. We also talked about his advocacy work pushing for more trail access at River View, helping the City of Portland write new code to prevent fencing of stolen bikes, and working to find new bike race venues. If you love bike racing, listen closely for the big news about how Erik has been working with Commissioner Carmen Rubio's office and the Portland Parks & Recreation Bureau to bring his Bridge City CX event to Waterfront Park in downtown Portland. Jonathan also asked Erik for his thoughts on the exciting success of two-time US National Cyclocross Champion Clara Honsinger, a former Sellwood Cycle team racer and employee who's currently the best cyclocross racer in the U.S. and among the best in the world. Erik also shares his views on how e-bikes might play a major role in the future of his business. Links from the episode: https://sellwoodcycle.com/ (Sellwood Cycle Repair) https://bikeportland.org/2015/03/12/guest-article-personal-perspective-riding-river-view-k-cemetery-trails-135414 (Guest article: A personal perspective on riding River View) (BikePortland, 03/12/2015) https://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-33283-sellwood-cycle-owner-mulls-city-council-run-against-steve-novick.html (Sellwood Cycle Owner Mulls City Council Run Against Steve Novick) (Willamette Week, 06/02/2015) https://bikeportland.org/2019/11/25/portland-embraces-inaugural-bridge-city-cx-event-308031 (Portland embraces inaugural Bridge City CX event) (BikePortland, 11/25/2019) https://cyclingtips.com/2022/01/americas-best-clara-honsinger-is-counting-the-days-to-cx-worlds-in-the-us/ (Clara Honsinger is currently the best cyclocross rider from the United States) (CyclingTips, (01/02/2022) This episode was recorded on December 21st at Sellwood Cycle Repair. A full transcript will be available by January 7th. This podcast is a production of Pedaltown Media Inc., and is made possible by listeners like you. If you're not a subscriber yet, please become one today at http://bikeportland.org/support (bikeportland.org/support). You can listen to more episodes and find out how to subscribe to our podcast http://bikeportland.org/podcast (bikeportland.org/podcast). Our theme music is by https://www.kevinhartnell.com/ (Kevin Hartnell). Support this podcast

With over 85 film and television credits, Debra Lamb has worked with acclaimed directors Kathryn Bigelow, David Lynch, Katt Shea, Paul Verhoeven, and the iconic John Hughes. Since early childhood, Debra expressed herself through art, writing, and dance. She wrote children's stories and poetry, as well as illustrating them, and wrote a children's play when she was nine years old. At the age of seven, her mother enrolled her in ballet with the Portland Parks and Recreation Ballet Company, where her love for the theater and performing blossomed. Over the next seven years Debra danced in over a dozen theatrical productions with the company. An accomplished author, Debra's stories have been published in Dark Beauty magazine since its second issue in 2010 to 2015 during her stint as a writer/contributor for the magazine, as well as published in 5 of the WPaD Publications anthology books, available on Amazon. Debra is also a screenwriter with several scripts in development.

Additional resources OHA COVID-19 vaccine website OHA COVID-19 vaccination rates by race and ethnicity OHA and Oregon Department of Education Guidance for Caregivers, Parents and Families CDC Youth Sports Communication Toolkit OSAA communication to superintendents, principals and athletic directors: “OHA Mask, Indoor/Outdoor Space, and Game Officials Clarifications” OSAA communication to superintendents, principals, athletic directors, and fall commissioners: “Officials Communication and the October 18 Vaccination Mandate” AAU Basketball COVID-19 event procedures Ask a Black Doctor on The Numberz REACH webpage and REACH Facebook OHA Facebook COVID-19 and youth sports Q1: Are youth who participate in sports at higher risk than other children? It depends. Where athletes train, practice and compete matters. COVID-19 is more likely to spread in closed indoor spaces with poor ventilation. Since masks aren't required during competition, training or practice, close contact sports are riskier than more distanced sports.  For example, golf is outdoors and easily distanced, so it's lower risk. Wrestling is indoors and very close contact, so it's higher risk. Football is outdoors, but there is frequent close contact. Basketball is both indoors and close contact. Swimming is typically indoors, and while there is no physical contact, swimmers are only a few feet apart during a swimming match. Every activity has some level of risk. . Q2: What about sharing equipment?  If youth are training on shared equipment, such as for weight training, it's best to follow the CDC's recommendations for gyms—Wipe the equipment down after using it. If they don't know if a piece has been cleaned, wipe it down before using it. Schools should be making sure facilities and equipment are cleaned and disinfected regularly. Coaches and staff should also remind players about the importance of cleaning shared equipment. During practice or competition, it's unlikely that there is time to frequently disinfect equipment like a basketball or football. So that's when players need to be reminded to keep their hands away from their mouth, nose and eyes. Use the back of your arm to wipe away sweat, for example. Q3: You mentioned masks aren't required during competition. That just applies while youth are actively playing, right? And it also applies during practice. That's right. According to the Oregon School Athletics Association (OSAA), students are not required to wear a mask when practicing or playing a competitive sport at any level. That's indoors and outdoors. It also includes cheerleading and dance/drill teams.  Students do have to wear a mask when they are on the sidelines. They also have to wear masks when they are in the weight room. At any school sporting event, all spectators have to wear a face covering. So do sports officials, when they aren't actively officiating. Q4: What about officials and referees at youth sporting events? Do they need to be vaccinated? How does their presence impact youth exposure to COVID-19? Sports officials are considered contractors/service providers to OSAA member schools, so they are also required to be fully vaccinated or provide their school documentation of a medical or religious exception. If they don't this by October 18, 2021, they cannot officiate school events, regardless of where the event is held.  Q5: What will youth participation look like for Athletic Amateur Union (AAU) activities, specifically for basketball?  AAU has published guidelines for participation in AAU-sanctioned basketball games. They include: Players and coaches should use hand sanitizer upon entering the court for warm up or games. The AAU program will provide hand sanitizer for each scorer's table. Teams cannot bring in their own basketballs. AAU programs will provide basketballs. The AAU program will disinfect basketballs, scorer's table and team benches. The AAU program will spot clean team benches and scorer's tables in between each game. Each athlete must bring their own water bottle. After the game, teams cannot do the traditional handshake; but can do a modified greeting that accounts for social distancing. Athletes will be required to wear a mask while on the bench. Coaches must wear a mask to coach, and while on the bench. Q6. How can parents help to keep the COVID-19 pandemic in check among our young athletes? Open communication is best. If their child, or any other household member, gets sick from COVID-19, parents should let the coach and team know so that fellow team members can exercise caution.  The coach can then make decisions that can help stop the potential spread of the disease, such as rescheduling practices, or practicing outdoors.  Open communication about COVID-19 infection also helps our public health departments if they have to do contact tracing in the event of an outbreak.  It's not something to be ashamed of. The Delta variant is highly transmissible and it's important to know where and how it's spreading. Schools, coaches and families all want to know this information to better protect their community. Make sure you know what your school district is doing and let them know if you have concerns with COVID-19 safety at any school events. You can find COVID-19 information for your school district on the Oregon Department of Education website. Outside of school, there are probably too many programs to mention them all here. But you know which ones your kids participate in. You can contact them, visit their website, and learn about their COVID-19 safety procedures. For example, Portland Parks and Recreation has a page about their COVID-19 procedures. It's also important to stay home if you're sick and showing symptoms of COVID-19. Stay home from school. Don't go to practice. You may have to miss a game. But missing one game to quarantine is better than passing the virus to your fellow players and canceling future games. This has already happened in some parts of Oregon. The best protection for everyone is to get vaccinated if they can.  Everyone 12 and older can be vaccinated. So be sure to talk to your family members, friends and teammates about getting vaccinated if they can.  You can learn where to get a vaccine by visiting GetVaccinated.Oregon.gov. Document accessibility: For individuals with disabilities or individuals who speak a language other than English, OHA can provide information in alternate formats such as translations, large print, or braille. Contact the Health Information Center at 1-971-673-2411, 711 TTY or COVID19.LanguageAccess@dhsoha.state.or.us.

Portland Marathon includes registration option for non-binary athletes for first time. Portland Parks & Recreation truck hit by gunfire with city workers in it. Multnomah Falls hiking trail to close for repairs, likely for weeks. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Joy McFadden and Garrett Johnson interview Maija Spencer who works for Portland Parks and Recreation as the parks replacement bond community engagement coordinator. They discuss how parks engage communities and develop cultural competency in a meaningful way to create more inclusive and representative parks, including how to learn from a city's history to honor overlooked heroes. Tune in to hear the whole conversation! Highlights from the Conversation: Urban Planning and Park Equity. Recognizing a History of Racism Adapting communications and outreach for Equitable Community Engagement Government's responsibility to Equity Balancing conflicting Cultural Practices and Values, fostering authentic relationships in programming Acknowledging Dominant Power Structures Community engagement liaisons and Cultural Ambassadors Barriers to parks Planning and Design Diversifying career field, increasing Representation Verdell Burdine Rutherford Park Impacts of the covid-19 pandemic Guest Mini Bio: Maija Spencer has worked with the city of Portland for 10 years. As a community engagement coordinator, she emphasizes community experiences and equity. Check out her work as the community bond engagement coordinator for the Parks Replacement Bond Program. Learn more about her work on the Verdell Burdine Rutherford Park Playground Project that helped inspire this episode. Learn More! Video about the Verdell Burdine Rutherford Park  Find out more about Verdell Burdine Rutherford! An important NAACP member who helped advance the rights of people of color within Portland. Learn more about the history and legacy of the Rutherford power couple and their work as part of the NAACP here! Credits: Special thanks to guest Maija Spencer. Research, concept, and voices: Joy McFadden and Garrett Johnson. Intro and Outro voice: Alex Davis. Produced by: Raven Nee. 

Full Text: You would think that Portland Parks and Rec is on a roll. Since 2013, the city has opened six new parks. Last year, Portland voters approved a property tax increase expected to bring in an additional $48 million a year to the parks department. Even so, the city has put off park maintenance. It's gotten so bad that 73 of the city's 103 tennis courts have fallen into disrepair. You may believe that, with their facilities deteriorating and money for repairs lacking, Parks and Rec would be grateful for any group of citizens looking to help. You would be wrong. Fed up with only half of Sellwood Park's tennis courts being usable, the retirees of the PDX Pickleball Club decided to take matters into their own hands. They raised $9,000 of their own money to repair the courts and, in alignment with Parks and Rec's eventual plans, convert them to pickleball courts. But just two weeks into their work, Parks and Rec ordered them to stop. They were told they would need to pay $1,000 to apply for a permit and, if accepted, an additional $2,500 per week in rent while the repairs were being undertaken. We're entering an era of do-it-yourself government. We have people filling in their own potholes. We have businesses hiring their own armed security. Now we have people maintaining their own parks. If the bureaucrats can't do the jobs we hire them to do, they should at least get out of our way when we try to do them ourselves. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coffeewithcascade/message

Oregon's Office of Emergency Management released its review Wednesday of the state's response to June's historic heatwave that killed at least 83 Oregonians; Portland Parks and Recreation removed the statue of York, an enslaved Black member of the Lewis and Clark expedition, from a Southeast Portland park after it was vandalized again Tuesday night; Governor Kate Brown agreed to award state employees who were required to work during the pandemic a one-time COVID-19 hazard payment of up to $1,550. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Liz Hill from SAIF on impaired workers coming back to work; US Bank Mike Bael on jobs report; Everyday Hero; AAA's Marie Dodds on summer of driving and deadly for teens; Portland Parks on lifeguard needs and reopening of pools

When the pandemic forced Portland Parks and Recreation to close community centers, swimming pools, and recreation programming, that also meant a hit to revenues. Portland voters came to the rescue in November 2020, passing a five-year operating levy. Portland Parks and Recreation Director Adena Long and Portland City Commissioner Carmen Rubio join Laural Porter to discuss what the levy means for the bureau, and what Portland residents will see from Parks & Rec this summer. Commissioner Rubio also discusses the spike in gun violence in Portland, and a new plan for homeless campers. 

A pair of prominent public squares in downtown Portland will remain shuttered for up to two months as the city seeks to restore the civic spaces damaged by political unrest and housing instability.Workers erected metallic fencing around the perimeters of Chapman and Lownsdale squares Friday that will not come down while crews labor to spruce them up over the next six to eight weeks, officials with Portland Parks & Recreation said.Join your host Sean Reynolds, owner of Summit Properties NW and Reynolds & Kline Appraisal as he takes a look at this developing topic.Support the show (https://buymeacoff.ee/seattlepodcast)

Oregon orders Portland Parks to pay fine over chemicals running into Willamette River. Bill would require overtime pay for Oregon farmworkers. Portland City Council weighs allowing more homeless camps and shelters, but not in parks. Portland Children's Museum will close permanently due to COVID-19 losses. Portland Trail Blazers make trade for Toronto's Norman Powell. Find more analysis on the Blazer Focused podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Portland's Third New Angle Music has just begun a new program that bridges the gap between the live experiences we miss and the solo outdoors explorations possible today: it's a series of soundwalks. You pop in a pair of headphones and take a guided sonic tour through a local park, painstakingly mixed and guided by a local composer.

Portland Parks & Recreation’s many community centers and pools will remain closed this summer, and programs for kids will not be resuming. Adena Long, PP&R director, joins us to talk about the combination of public health and budget concerns driving the closures and what resources the bureau is able to offer low-income families. We also hear from Beth Unverzagt, the director of OregonASK, a statewide network for after school and summer programs.

Discover all the work Travel Oregon does to grow our state economy by promoting tourism. In this episode, Teresa O'Neill and Carole Astley of Travel Oregon walk us through the many programs and events offered by the Tourism Commission, including the Oregon Governor's Conference on Tourism and the Oregon Rural Tourism Conference. We talk about the wide variety of research being conducted to benefit the state and help leaders make informed decisions on marketing efforts, destination management, and product development. You'll also hear the benefits of international travelers in addition to domestic guests and how hospitality businesses can get involved, partner and profit through collaboration. Guests: Teresa O'Neill, VP Global Strategic Partnerships, Travel OregonCarole Astley, Director Meeting Services, Travel Oregon Links Referenced:TravelOregon.comIndustry.TravelOregon.com Advocacy Watch:• Madras food and beverage tax proposed• Portland Parks budget gaps, solutions proposed• Trump Administration's proposed tariffs on some European products• Taste Oregon Legislative Reception Listener Question:Single-use plastics clarification on new laws

Commissioner Nick Fish of Portland Parks & Recreation and the Bureau of Environmental Services + council liaison to Elders in Action, Venture Portland, and the Portland Film Office. Image: The Oregonian.  Music used under license.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/pdxpod)

Home can be a place you love and a palace of mixed feelings. But at its best, home is the place where you can be seen and feel understood.As we kick back in the folding chair with a frosty glass and some porch music, we’re thinking about all the comforts of home. Writers Jesmyn Ward and Mitchell S. Jackson trade stories about recreating the places they grew up. A dozen nonprofits make a home away from home. And some beloved assets of Portland’s parks system — its arts resources — get ready to transition off the city budget.

We talked with Yoko Silk who is a Stewardship Coordinator with Portland Parks and Recreation about her life, her work and her passion for sharing nature. Portland Parks & Recreation (https://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/38279)

Commissioner Fish is in charge of Portland Parks & Recreation and the Bureau of Environmental Services. He also serves as Council liaison to Elders in Action, Venture Portland, and the Portland Film Office. Music licensed from Soundstripe.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/pdxpod)

For the third episode in a three-part series on place-based education in science, Lab Out Loud welcomes Chris Wyland to the show. Chris is a middle school math and science teacher at the Cottonwood School of Civics and Science in Portland, where the focus of the entire school is encouraging exploration of the natural world and involvement in the local community through the arts and sciences. Continuing a discussion of place-based education in science, Chris joins co-hosts Brian Bartel and Dale Basler to explain this approach in an ecology unit where his middle school students are partnering with the Portland Parks and Recreation Department to apply their scientific knowledge to fieldwork that benefits their local community.   Show notes at: https://laboutloud.com/2018/04/episode-185-place-based-education-ecology-unit

What do you do when you can't relieve the pain for someone in your life? Jessie seeks to answer that question for herself. A former seasonal, nomadic, environmental educator from the East Coast, Jessie now works for Portland Parks & Recreation in fundraising and partnership-building. She loves solving problems, connecting people with technology, and using storytelling to find her voice. URBAN TELLERS December 1, 2017 STRONG LIKE ME Jessie Bond live at The Old Church Concert Hall in Portland, OR Hosted by Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard of Portland Story Theater MAY THE NARRATIVE BE WITH YOU®

No, we’re not in a jam or a fix (thanks, thesaurus!), but pickles do manage to be mentioned a few times in today’s episode. We start off with a little Turf Science about seed head production, then we talk to Mike Carr and Jeremy Nelson from the City of Portland Parks and Rec. department about their unique management situations. Things are wrapped up with Turf Tech session looking at Paul’s favorite radar apps.