{"id":10608,"date":"2024-09-09T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2024\/?p=10608"},"modified":"2024-09-09T14:18:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T21:18:41","slug":"download-the-official-portland-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2024\/download-the-official-portland-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Download the official Portland app"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How many cities can say they have an <strong><em>official app<\/em><\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We know of one&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelportland.com\/plan\/near-me-now-app\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"294\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/09\/app-icon-1.png\" alt=\"The Portland App icon is a purple square with the word &quot;Portland&quot; layered on top of it.\" class=\"wp-image-10612\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve previously shared helpful guides to help you find <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2024\/things-to-do-in-portland\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1739\">things to do<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2024\/where-to-eat-and-drink\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1819\">places to eat<\/a>, and fun <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2024\/side-events\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1751\">side events<\/a> to keep you busy during your time in Portland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But&#8230;maybe you&#8217;re not a planner.  Making dinner reservations?  Not your style.  Maybe for you the journey <em>is<\/em> the destination.  Respect.  That is very, very cool.  Until you get hungry.  And then hangry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Available for both Android and iOS devices, the free <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelportland.com\/plan\/near-me-now-app\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.travelportland.com\/plan\/near-me-now-app\/\">Portland Near Me Now<\/a><\/strong> app will help you locate some of the city&#8217;s best restaurants, attractions, shops, bars, and <strong>more<\/strong> in your immediate area <em>and<\/em> beyond!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/09\/nmn.webp\" alt=\"Near Me Now.  An app to explore the best of Portland.\" class=\"wp-image-10646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/09\/nmn.webp 800w, https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/09\/nmn-300x125.webp 300w, https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/09\/nmn-768x320.webp 768w, https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/09\/nmn-500x208.webp 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It won&#8217;t just help you find food!  Near Me Now will also give you historic insights, identify public art installations, and help you find local events happening all over town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After spending just a few minutes with the Near Me Now app you&#8217;ll feel like you&#8217;ve lived there forever!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-23441af8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/app\/apple-store\/id1661418385\">Download for iOS<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.travelportland.nearmenow\">Download for Android<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Portland Near Me Now<\/strong> comes to you courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelportland.com\/\">Travel Portland<\/a> and was built by local agency <a href=\"https:\/\/thinkshout.com\/\">ThinkShout<\/a>, so you can rest assured that you&#8217;ll discover the greatest parts of Portland from the <em>people<\/em> who know it best and love it most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Install the app today and you&#8217;ll be a hero to your WordPress friends and colleagues <em>next week(!)<\/em> with your baffling, near-encylopedic level of knowledge about this year&#8217;s beautiful WordCamp US host city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How many cities can say they have an official app? 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