Portland in the News: Remembering Beverly Cleary; Theaters Reopening; Portland Saturday Market’s Uncertain Future & More | April 1, 2021

Beloved children’s author Beverly Cleary passed away last week. People across the world shared the impact the Portland native had on them, including Jill Biden, Mia Farrow, Nicholas Kristof and more.

Portland Saturday Market’s future is uncertain after a year of pandemic closures.

And Regal Cinemas in Oregon is planning to reopen in April and May.

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

• Oregonian: ‘Top Chef’ returns with a Portland-based season, celebrating food after a tough year for restaurants

• KOIN: Struggling movie theaters see state grants as right ticket

• KGW: ‘Millions of girls saw themselves in Ramona Quimby’: Tributes honor Portland children’s author Beverly Cleary

• Portland Monthly: The New Guard in Portland Music

• Vulture: The Emotional Transformations of Beverly Cleary’s Work

• Bike Portland: Pacific northwest riders, Oregon star in ‘All Bodies on Bikes’ film

• Portland Monthly: Literary Arts Announces 2021 Oregon Book Award Finalists

• KOIN: ‘Future is on the line’ for Portland Saturday Market

• Willamette Week: Beverly Cleary’s Portland

• KOIN: Oregon’s Regal Cinema theaters reopening in April, May

• Zippa: Each State’s Favorite Easter Treat

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