# A Park for a Portland Legend, Tracking Your Councilor's Travel Spending, and Downtown’s Pop-Up Program

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Podcast: [City Cast Portland](https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-portland-5822554)
Published: 2026-06-22T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

We're talking about a new downtown park honoring a local icon, the deep dive a city reporter made into our City Councilors’ travel expenses, and a program that’s empowering Portlanders to start their own small businesses. Joining City Cast Portland host Claudia Meza are Willamette Week City Hall reporter Sophie Peel and Madam Cooper Hays, owner of Madam Cooper's Parlor. Discussed in today's episode: Remembering Portland’s 92-Year-Old Iconic Drag Queen [City Cast Portland] Portland’s first gay rights march [OPB] PDX Pop-Up Shops: a proven pipeline for small business growth and downtown economic vitality See Where Portland Elected Officials Traveled in 2025, and How Much They Spent [Willamette Week] 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 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 sponsors of this June 22nd episode: Portland Bureau of Transportation SAIF Grand Central Bakery

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