Portland in the News: Best Olive Oil, Secret Gardens, Falstaff Goes 80s & More | May 8, 2025

Portland’s Leach Botanical Gardens have been written up in Sunset Magazine as one of 12 secret gardens to visit in the West.

Portland Opera‘s new production takes Verdi’s ‘Falstaff’ from the turn of the 19th century to the 1980s, complete with a rainbow argyle pantsuit.

And an annual ranking of olive oil producers names Oregon’s Durant Olive Mill as one of the top makers in the world.

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

• OPB: Geologist unearths stories of Oregon’s ancient beginnings
• Eater: Portland restaurant openings May 2025
• KGW: How many days will rise above 90 and 100 degrees this summer?
• KOIN: Oregon beer generated $9B in economic output last year