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Good Morning, News: PGE Forest Park Plan Faces Frosty...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/04/23

by Taylor Griggs The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good morning, Portland! That's right, it's Wednesday again, and I have news to share with all of you. First, a weather report: It's gonna be nice out

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What’s wrong with people?

Portland Mercury ·

2025/04/23

by Anonymous What is wrong with this picture? I’m a victim of domestic violence who’s now homeless because the systems that are supposed to help are buried in bureaucracy. I’ve provided mountains of documentation to law enforcement, real, painful proof, but because multiple agencies responded, nothing is happening. Everything is stuck in limbo while I’m left trying to survive without food, safety, or stability. I had to take leave from

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Slow and steady

Portland Mercury ·

2025/04/23

by Anonymous I’ve put a lot of work in to get where I am and I know it’s not as far most people who barely try. I made some big mistakes and set myself back pretty far, but I didn’t really have an advantage to begin with. After all this time and all this work, and the friends I’ve lost along the way, It’s hard not to be bitter about the people who went out of their way to hurt me. Their lives look big and fancy and fun, at least from

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City Council to Overturn Hearings Officer's Approval...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/04/22

All 12 members of the council indicated they would reject the plan at an appellate hearing last week. Their decision underscores the broader implications of the utility project to people on both sides of the issue. by Taylor Griggs Portland General Electric’s proposed utility project in Forest Park, which would require removing nearly 400 trees in order to make way for transmission upgrades, has been a source of

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An Open Letter To SKAM

Portland Mercury ·

2025/04/22

by Anonymous Dear SKAM, Hey buddy, how have you been over these past few weeks? Having a very interesting time, I bet. It sounds like you've been a very busy boy, burning bridges and pissing people off left and right, engaging in behavior you call others out on, and calling "no fair" when people get you back and cap your stuff over your nonsense. I'll level with you here, a heart-to-heart moment if you will: yes, we may be "street

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Mercury Music Picks: Cyberplasm and Help Get Loud in...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/04/22

Plus Beacon Sound takes over Sou'Wester, three must-sees at Holocene, and Portland music news! by Nolan Parker On god, this is the last time I claim this to be the most poppin’ week for live music in Portland! Because I reckon every week from now until October will be The Most Poppin’ week for live shows in Portland. That said, this coming week does have one of the gigs of the year, if not thee gig of the year

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SAVAGE LOVE: Defaulting

Portland Mercury ·

2025/04/22

A "don't ask, don't tell" relationship gets horny... then thorny. by Dan Savage My wife and I are socially monogamous but have a DADT arrangement that applies if we’re not in our home city. While my wife would prefer that I divulge details to her, I don’t want to hear her details, so we defaulted to DADT based on my preferences. Because we aren’t out to friends about being open and I can’t share this with my wife,

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Good Morning, News: Portlanders Unite the Fight, the...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/04/22

by Courtney Vaughn The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good morning Portland, and happy Earth Day! We’ll have sunny skies and a high of 64 degrees today. 🌞 Go soak up some vitamin D. First, take in

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Album Review: The Blue Knots Share Their Sun-Dappled...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/04/21

The new project’s micro-beat exploration is now your spring soundtrack. by Nolan Parker For fans of Broadcast, Stereolab, Darci Phenix The intrinsic pursuit of understanding and connection is deeply embedded in the works of Portland (and Nevada City) based multidisciplinary artist Danielle Stech-Homsy; her new project—the Blue Knots—releases its sun-dappled debut album, Becoming Noise, on April 25.

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Film Review: The Shrouds Is a Shallow Grave

Portland Mercury ·

2025/04/21

Did someone order a sexy wraith? by Robert Ham David Cronenberg’s chief cinematic obsession has long been the human body and all the painful, pleasurable, and generally fucked up things that people do with their corporeal forms. But in every case—from the 1970 Crimes of the Future to the 2022 Crimes of the Future (which was not a remake of the 1970 film), the beings at the center of his work deal with unusual

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The Top 42 Events in Portland This Week: April 21–27,...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/04/21

TEDxPortland, Ziwe, and More by EverOut Staff We're here to save you from answering "IDK" when someone asks you what you're up to this week. Add buzzy events to your itinerary from TEDxPortland 2025 - CONTINUUM to Mereba and from Ziwe’s America to Tom Papa: Grateful Bread Tour. MONDAY LIVE MUSIC L.A. WitchSince their formation in 2011, L.A. Witch has made beachy garage rock inspired by California's sunny climate,

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THE TRASH REPORT: In Search of "Fun"—and Other...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/04/21

Let's go, Trash Pandas! It's time to flip the lid off this can of garbage-y gossip. by Elinor Jones Hello friends, and welcome to The Trash Report! This is a space for talking about what’s happening in the world. The Mercury is publishing a "Portland Guide to FUN" issue this coming week, and I have been asked to play along, even though much of the news right now is very—how you say—not fun. I’d like to say

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Good Morning, News: Another Big Step for Pro...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/04/21

by Wm. Steven Humphrey 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

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Stop Sending Me This Shit!

Portland Mercury ·

2025/04/20

by Anonymous I know the instinct—to show others, to say *look at this, it’s happening.* You want to raise awareness, to warn people. But when you share it, when you repeat it, even in outrage, you help it spread. These ideas—fascist, hateful, dehumanizing—don’t care if you agree. They just want to be seen. Every repost, every mention, gives them more life. You don’t need to do that. You saw it? Then you handle it. Quietly, firmly,

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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: A Peek at Pizza Week,...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/04/20

by Wm. Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! It's the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If you despise being "the last to know," then be one of the first to know by signing up for Mercury newsletters! All the latest stories shipped directly to your email's in-box... and then... YOUR HEAD.) • Using K9, Tear Gas, and Robots, Police Arrest Man Involved in

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As Per Our Last Email

Portland Mercury ·

2025/04/19

by AnonymousPR posturing and real acts of courage aren’t always the same thing. Just because something is public doesn’t mean it’s brave. Just because it’s praised doesn’t mean it’s costly. Before we hand out applause, let’s remember that courage often happens off-camera, under pressure, and without reward. Real courage isn’t curated. Courage is when a good cop reports misconduct by a bad one, knowing it might end their career. Courage

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This Week in Portland Food News

Portland Mercury ·

2025/04/18

Loaded Congee, Matcha, and Hard Cider by EverOut Staff This week brings a congee destination to heal whatever ails you, plus a matcha cafe and a new Schilling Cider taproom. Plus, wine country destination restaurant Ōkta is set to make a comeback soon. For more ideas, check out our Easter food guide and our food and drink guide. OPENINGS Cozy CongeeOwner Jihae Kwon soft opened this fast-casual congee joint on April

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Regular U.S. born Citizen Selected for Deportation

Portland Mercury ·

2025/04/18

by Anonymous Reading this morning that a 68-year-old retired college administrator and teacher, and American citizen born in western Pennsylvania, erroneously recieved a letter that he must immediately leave the county or face arrest and forcibe removal from the country, has left me unsettled. He's also not the first person to have this happen to them. What's the right way to handle this if we receive one of these letters? Who do we

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City Council Halts Vote on AI Rental Pricing Software...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/04/18

An ordinance that would prohibit AI-driven rental pricing software in Portland was referred back to the Housing and Homelessness Committee as the city waits to see how a lawsuit over a similar ordinance in California plays out. by Courtney Vaughn A proposal to ban the sale or use of algorithmic rental price-fixing software in Portland was referred back to the Housing and Homelessness Committee on

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The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/04/18

Flip Side Vegan Market, Oregon Spring Cleanup, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff Whether you're blazing for 4/20 or praising during Easter this weekend, there's plenty of fun to be had on this two-fer holiday weekend. Step out for happenings from the Flip Side Vegan Market to Church of Outhouse: An Easter Drag Spectacle & Zine Release and from Nurture: A National Poetry Month Reading

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