Portland in the News: Fried Chicken, Wildflowers, The End of Time Change & More | March 27, 2025

It might be all about the cherry blossoms in PDX right now but Travel Oregon has the low down on where to stop and smell the wildflowers across Oregon.

What’s up with Ken Gordon, the famed restauranteur behind former deli Kenny & Zuke’s? He has been quietly stocking the deli case at local grocery Sheridan’s, including his famous fried chicken.

And is Oregon calling it quits on Daylight Savings Time? If California and Washington agree within the next decade,  Oregon will be on standard time year-round.

Here’s a roundup of the goings-on in Portland this week:

• Tualatin Valley: Your passport to nature in Tualatin Valley
• Portland Mercury: Portland preps for new toes-in-the-water riverside park
• Statesman Journal: 3 Oregon festivals voted among the best in the nation
• OPB: How a Portland import market’s pivot helped it survive the pandemic
• PDX Monthly: 10 must see museums outside Portland