Portland in the News: Breakfast on the Bridges, Earthquake Prep, Cleanest Metros & More | May 1, 2025

Skip breakfast before your bike commute to work? On the last Friday of every month, volunteers pass out donuts, coffee and other treats for Breakfast on the Bridges, a tradition that is 20-years strong.

To prepare for The Big One, the city has built an entire city block in a North Portland warehouse in order to train volunteers for downed power lines, injured neighbors and other tragedies associated with an extreme earthquake event.

And a new report says Portland is the cleanest metro in the country, according to data related to population density, cockroach prevelance and water quality.

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

• OPB: Portland WNBA team breaks ground on training center shared with Thorns
• Superabundant: How Oregon became a world-class cheese state
• Willamette Week: Oregon Historical Society hosts two new exhibitions highlighting Vietnamese stories
• Here is Portland: 5 things to know about Portland’s Cinco de Mayo Festival
• KOIN: Friends of Trees plant millionth tree in Portland area
• Willamette Week: Wonderland is back and this time the kids are in charge
• Mercury: Literary Arts recognizes genre standouts and reading advocates