If you need a little caffeine boost this Pride Month, be sure to check out these local queer-owned shops offering coffee, tea, and delicious eats: bit.ly/4cv91tI POST #PDX #ProsperPortland #PDXEats #DinePDX

Whether you’re looking for a new hair salon or a new gym, socks and accessories, or even catering services, we love the offerings from these local queer-owned businesses. bit.ly/4ctanFq #PDX #ProsperPortland #PDXPride

As we near the end of Pride Month, we're highlighting organizations that support our local Queer community. If you're looking for resources to learn more or if you need support, start here! instagram.com/p/C8urw7VJrPe/… #PDX #ProsperPortland #PrideMonth

"We see important employers, important businesses recommitting to downtown, really for the first time since the pandemic, in new ways," says Shea Flaherty-Betin of Prosper Portland. "Portland is turning the corner. We're coming back in a really big way." katu.com/news/local/on-…

Portland Permitting & Development is now official! Development review teams from five bureaus are unified in one organization to build on continuing efforts to improve the timeliness of permit reviews, issuance and inspections. More info: Portland.gov/ppd_launches

While Pride festivities continue into July, we also want to celebrate the beginning of Disability Pride Month! Learn more here: bit.ly/3W8DmZL #DisabilityPride #ADA #ProsperPortland

There's hot weather in the forecast this weekend so stay cool and support these local shops helping you beat the heat with treats from ice cream and popsicles to matcha shaved ice and plant-based ice cream. bit.ly/4cmMDTJ #PDX #PDXEats #DinePDX

The Portland Water Bureau is deploying misting stations at Portland Parks & Rec throughout the city. Find them on the interactive map at multco.us/hot.

Due to excessive heat and Multnomah County, OR state of emergency, TriMet won't turn away anyone riding to/from a cooling center who cannot pay fare between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. daily, today through Monday, July 8. Please tell your bus operator that you're heading to/from a cooling center.

UPDATE JULY 5: Multnomah County, OR will open three daytime cooling centers Friday, July 5, 2024, noon to 10 p.m. Those cooling centers will reopen Saturday, July 6, from noon to 10 p.m. — as dangerous heat is forecast to continue over the next several days. MORE: bit.ly/3VVVxR1

The three cooling centers will be open both Friday, July 5, and Saturday, July 6, from noon to 10 p.m.: ☑️Cook Plaza, 19421 S.E. Stark St., Gresham ☑️Portland Covenant Church, 4046 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland ☑️The Hugo, 6221 N.E. 82nd Ave., Portland

Portland Pride continues with the Portland Pride Waterfront Festival, which kicks off this Saturday, July 20 at noon and runs through Sunday, July 21 at 6 pm at Tom McCall Waterfront Park. Learn more: bit.ly/3Y9KI0w #PDXPride #Portland #PDXEvents

Our partners from the Homeland Security and FBI Portland have reported the potential for cyber criminals to exploit this emergency as an opportunity to conduct criminal activities. PortlandBEM is coordinating the City's response to the Microsoft CrowdStrike worldwide software outage.

PHB is pleased to announce that we have awarded up to $42 million in Metro Housing Bond and River District TIF funds to a 230-unit affordable housing development from Home Forward and Urban League of PDX within the Prosper Portland's Broadway Corridor development site. /1

The Local Small Business Repair/Restore Grant Program via Prosper Portland has expanded. The grants provide funding to small businesses located in the City of Portland that have sustained physical and economic damage due to break-ins and vandalism. Learn more here:

August is #NationalBlackBusinessMonth! We will be highlighting a few local Black-owned businesses this week, starting with Good Green (Good Green), a full-service creative studio providing graphic design solutions and original works: bit.ly/4dGk6sD #ProsperPortland

As we continue our celebration of #NationalBlackBusinessMonth, today we're featuring Toyouinspire, which has been providing high quality floral and botanical services for weddings, birthdays, bridal showers, special events, and corporate office accounts. bit.ly/3T65ZF1

KISS (which stands for “Keep It Sweet and Simple”) is a NE Portland coffee shop that provides space for the community to come together with both indoor and outdoor seating. They offer breakfast and lunch, house made pastries and hand-crafted beverages. bit.ly/3z0OBKP

The Portland Winter Ice Rink is back starting Saturday! This year, the Prosper Portland Portland Events and Film Office is bringing back everything you loved and adding even more: exciting theme nights each week, an expanded rink, and an observation deck for your non-skating friends and family.

Mark your calendar: In partnership with Prosper Portland’s Portland Events and Film Office, The Square will present 2 drone light shows to ring in the new year!  portland.gov/wheeler/news/2…