Portland Parks Denies Permit for Planned Proud Boys Rally in North Portland

City Commissioner Amanda Fritz said the rally of right-wing groups would violate social-distancing guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Portland Parks & Recreation’s Urban Forestry Staff Is Racing Across Town to Clear Toppled Trees

Firefighters aren’t the only ones dealing with the aftermath of the Northwest’s unusually strong wind storm that swept in over Labor Day weekend. Portland Parks & Recreation’s Urban Forestry staff may not be battling flames from stoked fires, but they are cleaning up a tangled mess of toppled trees across the city. Reports of tree-related emergencies began to pour in on Sunday, Sept. 7.

East of 82nd Avenue, Portlanders Are Covered by Far Fewer Trees

Portland Parks & Recreation Polling Shows the Bureau Pondering Two Tax Measures for November

Portland Has Renamed a Park After a Black Woman for the First Time in City History

For the first time, Portland has named a park after a black woman. Verdell Burdine Rutherford Park is the new title for the 8-acre site at Southeast 167th Avenue and Market Street, previously known as Lynchview, which got its name from Patrick Lynch.

City of Portland Drops Opposition to More Frequent Free Meal Distribution in City Parks

Portlanders Need More Ways to Get Outside. Here Are Three Ideas.

Walking in the streets? That’s just the beginning.

Officials Urge Oregonians to Stay Inside. The Weather Isn’t Cooperating.

In a week when officials are urging people to stay home to slow the spread of COVID-19, weather forecasters say the entire Willamette Valley is looking at a week of sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-60s—above average for April.