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5 Portland Twitter Accounts You Need to Follow
Want to stay current with everything Portland? Make sure to follow these five Twitter accounts.
PORTLAND, OR — Twitter is a great source for news around the world, but it's also the perfect place to find out what's happening right here in Portland. We've combed through our Portland Patch Twitter feed to find the accounts that we find most helpful, interesting and calming to check out.
Charlie Hales, Mayor of Portland (@MayorPDX)
With over 10,800 tweets under his belt, Charlie Hales is the ideal public official on Twitter, tweeting consistently and regularly. He regularly retweets fun events like Sunday Parkways, as well as important meetings involving the city council.
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At Westmoreland Park for @SundayParkways with @NancyHales and future @PDXFire firefighter Olivia! pic.twitter.com/eoUT5AbkeR
— Charlie Hales (@MayorPDX) October 2, 2016
Powells Books (@Powells)
Powells is a Portland institution and in addition to promoting events at their bookstore, they're also one of the best Portland businesses when it comes to interacting with their followers, regularly answering tweets.
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Check out this great customer support:
@sinnymadeline Actually try this link: https://t.co/Qaw3Wgnx3d let us know if that works for you. I am seeing men's mediums.
— Powell's Books (@Powells) October 5, 2016
Portland Japanese Garden (@PDXJapaneseGdn)
In addition to all of the great news and information you can see on Twitter, it's also important to follow some accounts just for the beauty of their images. The Portland Japanese Garden is one such account, featuring new photos just about everyday from across the grounds of the garden.
The Strolling Pond Garden is home to “The” maple tree, rumored to be 1 of the most photographed trees. Can't wait until it looks like this! pic.twitter.com/dC5wqVkK64
— PDX Japanese Garden (@PDXJapaneseGdn) October 6, 2016
Travel Portland (@TravelPortland)
Travel Portland has a name that suggests it would be appealing to tourists, but this Twitter account is most useful for current residents. You can find out great information about new businesses, great events, art openings and places to eat around town.
.@PDXArtMuseum's Andy Warhol retrospective is biggest ever: https://t.co/qok7gQK54M (via @Oregonian) #PDX #PDXNOW pic.twitter.com/18CCZOnvuO
— Travel Portland (@travelportland) October 5, 2016
The Oregon Humane Society (@OregonHumane)
Any experience on a social media network is incomplete without photos of cute animals. The Oregon Humane Society addresses that need with adorable pics of dogs and cats, while also giving followers important information about animals that are currently up for adoption and ways that people in Portland can help out the organization.
Join us for happy hour tmrw at @MigrationBrew celebrating the pet-friendliest #PDX offices & their #OHSofficepets! https://t.co/7BFAkNr8Qd pic.twitter.com/oi9c09fee6
— OregonHumaneSociety (@OregonHumane) October 3, 2016
Another page you should be following? The Portland Patch, to be sure. Follow @PortlandPatch and get breaking news alerts, free.
We talked to @SaraHottmanPDX from @OregonZoo about the best part of fall in Portland and cool people named Hale(s) https://t.co/IMKJC8C0Pp pic.twitter.com/H8Ilgwafw1
— Portland Patch (@PortlandPatch) September 30, 2016
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