Portland in the News: Cherry Blossoms, MLB Stadium, Sculpture Removal & More | March 6, 2025

Portland blossom-heads won’t have to wait long: KATU reports cherry blossoms along the waterfront will be near peak bloom by March 21.

Spring also means its time for backyard chicken enthusiasts to buy chicks. But many feed stores report they are selling out due to demand from the rising cost of eggs.

And Portland’s Mill Ends Park has lost its Guinness World Record as the smallest park in the world. That honor now belongs to a nameless tiny park in Nagaizumi, Japan.

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

• OR ArtsWatch: The future of Portland theatre? 7 young artists who are making a difference
• PDX Monthly: The theater designer who designed a theater
• Here is Oregon: Portland birders know it’s time to look at the sky above Sauvie Island
• Bike Portland: Portland ecologist mixes passion for plants, pollinators, and pedaling
• OregonLive: First look: Renderings show vision for MLB stadium in Portland
• NBA: Toumani Camara named Western Division Conference defensive player of the month
• KGW: TriMet rolls out first new MAX trains in a decade
• OregonLive: These sculptures have been removed in Old Town after 19 years. Here’s why