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Good Morning, News: Zenith Energy Investigation...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/21

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! Plenty of people have said this (Hannah Arendt , John Locke, Thomas Hobbes), but a major keystone of our civilization is the choice to reason with rhetoric and words, or rely on the rule of law to mitigate

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It's not in the words that you told me, yeah

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/21

by Anonymous Kan't you stop talking out of your ass for one second. I'm not as strong or as smart or as hopeful or as loving as you, there are some differences when it comes to that. Let alone the fact that you claim to have an army, and guns, and a navy, and an erforce. Like, whatever, will poor old little me due? Does it ever cross your mind, that you could just choose to not be an asshole and maybe make an honest attempt to "BE KIND"

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Steel Bridge Skatepark Rolls Forward After Major Land...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/21

A land transfer between the state and city is officially in motion, putting the long-awaited Portland skatepark closer than ever to actualization. by Taylor Griggs Portland is closer than ever to breaking ground on the long-envisioned “crown jewel” skatepark on the west side of the Steel Bridge in Old Town. The Steel Bridge Skatepark has been in the works for nearly two decades, with progress waxing and waning

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Spring Arts 2025 Gallery Round-Up: Abstract...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/20

by Martha Daghlian For a mid-size city with a bite-size art market, Portland maintains a consistently high ratio of cool and exciting art per capita. How do we manage to stay so awesome? The secret is artists! The leaders of our scene are the folks who make the art, and they’re all in cahoots with one another—artist-run galleries, studio collectives, residencies, and community engagement are just a few of the ways Portland artists show

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Ticket Alert: Glass Animals, Sleep Token, and More...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/20

Plus, More Event Updates for March 20 by EverOut Staff Get your wallets ready for this week’s ticket drops! Psychedelic pop heavies Glass Animals are bringing their Tour of Earth to Troutdale this summer. Masked alt-metal band Sleep Token has dropped dates for their Even in Arcadia tour. Plus, snag tickets next week for John Legend’s end-of-the-year stop at the Moda Center in celebration of his debut album’s 20th

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

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/20

by Wm. Steven Humphrey 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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TONIGHT! Don't Miss the Undisputable Geniuses of...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/20

Featuring host Adam Pasi, Portland's best stand-ups, and super special guest Mohanad Elshieky! by Wm. Steven Humphrey Let's celebrate, because... IT'S BACK! The biggest night of Portland comedy is returning to Revolution Hall TONIGHT Thursday, March 20! You like laughing your guts out, right? Then you won't want to miss the Portland Mercury’s Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy 2025, featuring Portland’s funniest

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POP QUIZ PDX: Sassy-Ass Trivia About Fancy Cocaine,...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/20

See how well YOU score on this week's super fun trivia quiz! by Wm. Steven Humphrey HOWDY-DO, SMARTY-POOH! 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, we're testing your knowledge on a variety of topics including local designer cocaine, Portland's Nazi past, and in our subjective question, who would

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Good Morning, News: Good News for Portland Street...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/20

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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Equity? Not at PPS

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/20

by Anonymous Like a good bureaucracy, PPS talks about equity while continually upholding inequitable practices. Jefferson is losing roughly 25% of their teaching positions in this year’s cuts. PPS says it’s because of enrollment. Every construction delay comes with increased costs and decreased enrollment. Enrollment is also low because PPS continues not to return Jefferson to being a neighborhood school. Not treating Jefferson as a

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ManiFest Celebrates the Fine Art We Wear on Our Fingers

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/19

by Jenni Moore Before the pandemic happened, nail artist Asa Bree was in what she describes as a “very toxic” salon situation. ”COVID kind of caused that to implode,” she says. “I had a very strong Instagram and social media presence at that time. It occurred to me that it can all crumble very quickly, especially with all that COVID did to a ton of businesses.” Bree stepped away from the online nail community, which she says was a really

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After Years of Bureaucratic Pushback, Portland Street...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/19

The city’s unarmed mobile crisis response program has struggled to gain stability under past city leadership. New city leaders aim to change that. by Courtney Vaughn Last year, as the city faced a budget deficit, Portland Street Response was fighting for its existence. The city’s alternative response program, which sends unarmed social workers, EMTs, and community health workers to aid people experiencing

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Good Morning, News: Portland Car-Free Street/Plaza...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/19

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! I hope your Wednesday mornings (plural because I recognize your individuality) are going swimmingly. Speaking of swimming,

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This Horror Double Feature Is the Exploding-Head...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/18

The star of Chopping Mall and Night of the Comet, Kelli Maroney discusses the films at Clinton Street Theater. by Robert Ham In this current boom time for horror films, let us once again praise the work of the city’s movie theaters that offer repertory showings—for providing access to both classic films of the form (education for recent converts to the genre, like myself) and some gristle for the longtime fans to

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SAVAGE LOVE: Off the Table

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/18

"She finds sex too painful and no longer wants to have intercourse. But... what about me?" by Dan Savage I’ve been happily married to my wife for fifteen years. I’m a 54-year-old man, she’s a 55-year-old woman. While sex has never been our strongest suit, we’ve made the effort. But she now finds sex too painful and no longer wants to have intercourse. I’m on the larger side, which may or may not be relevant. She’s

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Mercury Music Picks: Mother Danzig, Amyl & the...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/18

Plus Portland music news! by Nolan Parker This Mercury Music Picks goes out to all the soggy ladies, all the soggy ladies! It’s been wet out there lately and yet, I keep going to all these shows and they keep getting packed out—y’all do be making this music editor emotional. But wait, there’s more! More shows to go check out, more sights and sounds to experience, and more community to be built through music. If you

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Enter to WIN FREE TICKETS to See Thursday's Geniuses...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/18

Ten of Portland's funniest on one stage for one night only! by Wm. Steven Humphrey You like laughing your guts out, right? Then you won't want to miss the Portland Mercury’s Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy 2025, featuring Portland’s funniest people (and hilarious up-and-comers) all on one stage. And it's all going down at Revolution Hall this Thursday, March 20! Featuring top-notch stand-up from: Shain Brenden,

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Good Morning, News: French Politician Wants Statue of...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/18

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! Alas, no more spells of Portland’s annual fake spring. Real spring greets us this Thursday, keeping the region fairly

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THE TRASH REPORT: Goonies Reunion, Two PDX Flocks,...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/17

Getting the Goonies back together, Emma Stone's popcorn pockets, and the "Star-Spangled Banner” is a trash song if I’ve ever heard one! by Elinor Jones Hello, and welcome to a very special Trash Report. I usually write this newsy gossip column for the internet, but the top brass at Mercury HQ let me out of the computer to write–in print–because, what is a free alt-monthly if not a report, that

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Can We Make Portland a Music Capital Again?

Portland Mercury ·

2025/03/17

City Councilor Jamie Dunphy has ideas. by Nolan Parker When Jamie Dunphy pulled up to our meeting in his beater ’90s Ford Ranger, wearing a flannel, it was clear that his roots as a PNW musician are still deeply planted. Since taking office, Dunphy has positioned himself as a relatable voice on City Council; a Portlander with fresh takes on how to make the city more livable for everyone, not just those with deep

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