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Good Morning, News: US Supreme Court Majority...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/06/27

by Suzette Smith If you appreciate the Mercury's interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible. Good Morning, Portland! Enjoy the drip today because area temps rise starting tomorrow! Our Sunday forecast tops out around 90 degrees, and the week to follow looks a smidge too warm for Portlanders. The good news? The Mercury's

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Time, the Revelator

Portland Mercury ·

2025/06/27

by Anonymous Last Sunday around midnight a kid was murdered in my neighborhood. Stabbed at 21, Miguel Alvarez’ death was the 16th homicide in Portland this year. Sources say an altercation at Bar Maven spilled out into the parking lot, Miguel's body lay in front of Bodega PDX, where now a makeshift memorial stands. Wilting bouquets of lilies and roses, poured-out 40's, candles flickering, photos and notes, like whispers, of a life now

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Business as usual

Portland Mercury ·

2025/06/27

by Anonymous Basically just clocking in and clocking out while all the worst things we ever heard about are happening in front of us. Six months ago, I was at work listening to a bunch of people celebrate, once again confused by how many people around me were excited to see him actually pull it off. But it’s already like we’ve all done a year in prison with more to go. We see bad shit everyday and it’s all too big for us and we can only

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Ticket Alert: Maroon 5, Adam Sandler, and More...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/06/26

Plus, Reneé Rapp and More Event Updates for June 26 by EverOut Staff Get your credit cards ready ’cause these tickets are comin’ in hot. Frontman Adam Levine and the Maroon 5 crew will return to Portland on the heels of their eighth studio album, Love Is Like. Basketball shorts enthusiast and comedy icon Adam Sandler embarks on a new tour this fall. Unbothered Gen Z pop girlie Reneé Rapp brings her Bite Me

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Preschool for All Advocates Put Kotek and State...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/06/26

When Salem lawmakers moved to gut Multnomah County’s preschool tax, program supporters jumped to its defense. Their efforts seem to have worked—for now. by Taylor Griggs When Riley McPhee’s twins were born four years ago, he and his wife immediately began looking into their childcare and preschool options. After looking into multiple programs and crunching numbers, it became clear that the kids’ monthly

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FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/06/26

by Mercury Promotions Who's ready to have some fun? Well, the Mercury is here to help with FREE TICKETS to see some of Portland's best concerts and events—our way of saying thanks to our great readers and spread the word about some fantastic upcoming performances! (Psst... if you want to say thanks to the Mercury, please consider making a small monthly contribution to keep us alive and kickin'!) And oh boy, do we have some fun events

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POP QUIZ PDX: How Much Do YOU Know About Portland?...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/06/26

See how well you score on this week's sassy-ass trivia quiz! by Wm. Steven Humphrey CALLING ALL BRAINIACS! It's time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week's edition of POP QUIZ PDX—our weekly, local, sassy-ass trivia quiz. And in this edition of classic POP QUIZ questions from the past, we're testing your knowledge on how much YOU know about Portland, the state of Oregon, and the state of

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Good Morning, News: Portland's Noise Code Gets...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/06/26

by Courtney Vaughn If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but we can’t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is

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Be Gay, Do _____.

Portland Mercury ·

2025/06/26

Welcome to the Mercury's 2025 Queer Guide! by Nolan Parker Howdy y’all, My name is Nolan Parker, I’m the new-ish music editor at the Mercury, and I’m an absolute faggot—welcome to the 2025 Queer Guide! Queerness is expansive beyond comprehension, literally—there aren’t enough letters in all the alphabets combined able to describe our existence. We’re involved in every facet of every society, whether you’re aware of

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A Crisis of Crisis Lines for America's Queer Youth

Portland Mercury ·

2025/06/26

LGBTQ+ youth are reaching out to the national suicide and crisis line more than ever. What happens if Trump cuts the line? by Abe Asher In the three years it has existed, the specialized services line for LGBTQ+ youth on the nationwide 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has been heralded as a major step forward in aiding young queer people in crisis. Now, however, the future of the specialized services line is under

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The Trash Report: Beloved Trans Ally Pedro Pascal...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/06/26

May your June/July be as beautiful as you are, but not as hot, because that would be too hot. by Elinor Jones Hello angels, and welcome to the Trash Report! Summer is heating up, which means that the news is sweatier than a branded mesh t-shirt at a corporate-sponsored Pride parade, and I, for one, am ready to take a big whiff. I’m thrilled to be contributing to our Queer Guide for our gayest month of the year June

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Be Gay, Do Portland

Portland Mercury ·

2025/06/26

Gal about town Jenna Fletcher shares her favorite queer goings on in our gay little city. by Jenna Fletcher I love this city. Oh sure, I could crow about its changes, its failures, and the complicated nature of what it’s meant to be a queer person of color living here for over 15 years (and I certainly have before!), but sometimes it feels good to take stock of all that it has to offer—all of the pockets and

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Iain Mackenzie on Portland's Urban Development and...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/06/26

Iain Mackenzie conceptualizes the brutalist pride float of your wildest dreams. by HR Smith Any local journalist who writes about urban development has likely felt the sting—when urbanist in-the-know Iain Mackenzie casually tweets out a scoop you were working on, and the internet (at least Portland’s little corner of it) goes bozangas. First on the website Next Portland, then on Twitter, now on BlueSky, Mackenzie

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On the Cover: Pastel Artist Pace Taylor Paints Their...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/06/26

Last Call at the Rainbow Cafe incorporates shreds of Americana into a decidedly queer aesthetic. by Martha Daghlian Artist Pace Taylor’s studio is surrounded by artifacts of Portland’s early history. It’s on the second floor of an early 20th-century brick warehouse, sandwiched between the railroad tracks and the Willamette, in a sleepy industrial neighborhood of North Portland. Chalky sticks of pastel are loosely

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This Vogue Femme Class Teaches Ball Culture Core...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/06/26

Teacher Latroy Robinson balances biochemistry by day and ballroom by night. by Suzette Smith Stretch those calves, Latroy Robinson tells us. By day, Robinson is a senior research assistant at OHSU. By night, he is TwoMoods—a performer in the local and national ballroom scene. “I get very left brain, right brain satisfaction from it," says Robinson. Sometimes Robinson goes right from work to the club. If the club

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Why Rocky Horror Picture Show Still Does the Time...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/06/26

What's the secret to the weekly screening's enduring relevance? by L Parker The longest-running weekly showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show in the world still happens every Saturday night at Clinton Street Theater. 50 years after the campy horror musical’s release—and 47 years after the theater began showing it—Rocky Horror remains more than just a cult classic. It’s a rite of passage, a sanctuary, and a

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Portland Dancer Allie Hankins on Why Haunting Belongs...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/06/26

Her By My Own Hand: Melody explores onstage manipulation through song. by Suzette Smith “If you’re a performer, manipulation is something you have to do,” says choreographer and dancer Allie Hankins. “I don’t think it’s negative. I’m not doing it maliciously. I’m not trying to make anyone do something they don’t want to do. I’m just trying to manipulate them into thinking that this is a good time.” It’s an

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Chef Dani Morales Is Creating Some of the Most...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/06/26

Recently promoted to executive chef of República, she promises to bring along her visionary De Noche dishes. by Andrea Damewood Dani Morales may not yet be a household name, but she’s already recognized at the place that matters the most to her—the Portland Farmers Market. Since becoming the executive chef of downtown’s De Noche in 2023, she's been at the famed Portland State University farmers market bright

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At Taqueria Los Puñales, Excellent Tacos Are Served...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/06/26

The name, the menu, and the freshly-made tortillas are all deeply intentional. by Blair Stenvick For the co-owners of Taqueria Los Puñales, there’s a lot in the name. For starters: It’s not a restaurant, says owner David Madrigal. It’s a taqueria. “When you go to Mexico, to a taqueria off the street, they have tacos only,” says Madrigal, who grew up working at his family’s place, Taqueria Los Rojos, in Guadalajara

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Sixteen Queer-Owned Bars, Restaurants, and Cafes in...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/06/26

Pride is a great time to support LGBTQ+ businesses and discover some new favorites. by Julianne Bell Happy Pride Month! It's a great time to think about how you can put some of your hard-earned dollars toward supporting local queer-owned businesses, both while you're out and about this June and all year long. From Meals 4 Heels to Taqueria Los Puñales, we've rounded up some of our favorite queer-owned bars,

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