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What Is City Cast Portland Neighbors?

Posted on May 15, 2025   |   Updated on September 30, 2025
City Cast Portland staff

City Cast Portland staff

Two friends walk through a crowd at the City Cast 503 Day block party.

Portlanders enjoying our 503 Day Block Party. (Mark Poucher / Rains Birchard Marketing)

We’re in the middle of our spring membership campaign, so we’ll be sharing a lot of the cool new perks of City Cast Portland Neighbors, our newly-revamped membership program that helps deepen your connection to the Rose City. Here’s everything you need to know about our growing Neighbor community.

What It Means to Be a City Cast Portland Neighbor

At City Cast Portland, our team brings you the stories that matter — right here in our own backyard. We dig deep into the conversations shaping our communities, the Portlanders who give the city its heartbeat. In a time with increasing rhetoric and a barrage of national headlines, we spotlight the conversations impacting our neighborhoods, and celebrate the neighbors who make Portland unique.

Because better neighbors make for better cities. And City Cast Portland Neighbors are the best.

Member Benefits and Perks

Your membership directly supports local journalism and the stories you rely on to better understand Portland. Here’s what else you get:

  • 🪩 Neighbor-only events: You’ll get access to regular events like special insider tours, local volunteering meetups, happy hours with other City Cast Portland Neighbors, and other Neighbors-only events where we share ideas about how to make the city better for everyone.
  • 🫶 An opportunity to submit your favorite local business or organization to be mentioned on the show and the Hey Portland newsletter. It’s your chance to shine a light on the local spots making a difference.
  • 🎟️ A weekly preview of Portland events right in your inbox every Monday, so you can make the most of your time in the city.
  • 🎧 Ad-free listening: A special feed just for Neighbors where you can listen to the City Cast Portland podcast without advertisements.
  • 🥰 A dedicated thank you on the City Cast Portland podcast and in the Hey Portland newsletter.

Become a City Cast Portland Neighbor and help us build a better city, one good neighbor at a time.

Join the growing community of City Cast Portland Neighbors

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