Portland in the News: Wildflower Hikes; A Lot of Rain; Flying Fox Babies & More! | April 13, 2023

The city is on track to have more rain this April than last year, which was the wettest April since the 30s.

Featuring 9 vendors, Flock food hall is scheduled to open in November in Downtown Portland.

And Oregon has some of the richest soil diversity in the world.

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

• KATU: Oregon Zoo welcomes three rare flying fox bat babies

• Travel Oregon: 7 Easy Wildflower Walks in Oregon

• Eater: These Are the Restaurants Opening Within Downtown’s Star-Studded Food Hall

• OPB: Oregon’s culinary Superabundance is rooted in soils that formed over billions of years

• Oregonian: Wood-fired pizza, scratch-made pasta, new beer hall coming to Portland International Airport

• KGW8: Here’s what is on the May special election ballot in Portland

• Oregonian: Portland could beat last year’s record rainfall for April

• Marketplace: As women’s sports grow in popularity, so does the bar that only airs women’s matches

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