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Good Morning, News: Dispatches from City Council,...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/16

by Taylor Griggs 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 no

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Portland City Council Increases Its Staffing Budget...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/16

Citing poor policy moves and "defunding" from previous leaders, the new Council will pull from contingency funds to hire additional staff. by Courtney Vaughn A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the Government Transition Advisory Committee's Council staffing recommendations. The Mercury regrets the error. "Kneecapped." "Defunded." "Not set up for success." Portland's city councilors had blunt words

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Hear in Portland: Keeks Calls on Femme Queens to “Move!”

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/16

Keeks, FKA Maarquii, recently dropped the second single to come out under her new moniker. by Jenni Moore Well folks, if you’re reading this you’ve made it to 2025. This week we vehemently support the seasonal urge to be a hermit, unless you have a really good reason to leave the house. One such good reason includes an early-February charity event that’ll take the form of a live Revolutions Per Movie podcast

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Providence, Union Set to Re-Enter Negotiations Amid...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/15

Roughly 4,000 Oregon health care workers are on strike. This time, the picket lines include physicians. by Abe Asher The largest health care worker strike in Oregon history is continuing this week, with thousands of Providence nurses and a number of doctors taking to picket lines across the state. Health care workers began their strike on Friday, January 10. They have two central points of contention with

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Where to Celebrate Lunar New Year 2025 in Portland

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/15

Ring in the Year of the Snake with Lion Dances, Longevity Noodles, and More by EverOut Staff Celebrated across many Asian cultures, Lunar New Year is a time of renewal, gathering with family, and enjoying festive foods. The holiday falls on January 29 this year, and 2025 is the Year of the Snake, a zodiac sign that symbolizes wisdom, charm, and transformation. To kick off a prosperous year, head to events like Lan

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Absolutely Fuck PPB 2x

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/15

by Anonymous Fuck this shit. Stupid fucking children with badges. No lights on when it’s raining. I got passed on a side street by some gremlin, no cops to be seen. Took over an hour for a home break in call. Complaining about protesters while abiding fascists. And today, out giving PARKING tickets in a neighborhood that barely has fucking paved roads let alone sidewalks or guides of ‘which way to park’. You don’t deserve a drop more of

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Good Morning, News: Mayor Orders Non-Union Workers...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/15

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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Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/15

by Anonymous Fascism thrives not only through violence and control but also through neglect, indifference, and the celebration of suffering. When we ignore someone’s cry for help—whether from suicidal thoughts, addiction, or hunger—we inadvertently participate in this cycle. But we can change that. Recognizing when we turn away from another’s pain is the first step toward making a positive difference. Fascism also thrives when people

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Portland Mayor Orders Managerial Staff Back in Office...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/14

Starting in April, remote and hybrid work will end for city managers and supervisors. Mayor Keith Wilson says non-supervisory employees won't see any changes this year. by Courtney Vaughn Portland Mayor Keith Wilson will require supervisors and managers to return full-time to city offices this spring. In an announcement Tuesday, Wilson said starting in April, all supervisory and managerial employees will have to

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Portland's Folk Festival Breaks Down the Genre's Walls

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/14

Acoustic in Lola's Room, bands in the Crystal Ballroom, and your plans for the weekend—all set. by Robert Ham For all our complaints about music streaming platforms, you could argue that they deserve a little credit for revealing the flimsiness of our once-rigid borders around music styles. The breakdown of those genre walls has been felt far beyond playlists and record collections and now ripples even deeper

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The Portland Trail Blazers Aren't Good at Basketball...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/14

How Blazers fans can seek the future in the ruin. by Corbin Smith The question “Why is this basketball team bad?” can make for some very complicated answers. Mismatched or redundant personnel, poor coaching, crummy work environment, archaic tactical makeup, “Bad Vibes”... all these things require lengthy explanations, but are still real, terrible reasons why your team can be sinking into the ocean. What a blessing

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SAVAGE LOVE: Fear Factors

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/14

Her 17-year-old son is hooking up with older men, and she's terrified. by Dan Savage My wife and I are a lesbian married couple in Chicago. We are also proud moms to our wonderful, dynamic 17-year-old trans son. “Michael” is a great kid, and we have always enjoyed a close relationship. It has recently come to light that he is engaging in penetrative sex with men he meets on a gay hookup app. We discovered this

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Good Morning News: Portland's Oversized Off-Ramp,...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/14

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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Federal Transportation Program Eyes Another Albina...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/14

The US Department of Transportation will give Portland $1 million to study alternatives for the “overbuilt” I-405 ramps in North Portland, which have contributed to neighborhood disconnection for more than 50 years. by Taylor Griggs North Portland’s Boise and Eliot neighborhoods are some of the most walkable and bikeable in the city, with easy access to cafes, bars, and parks. New residential and

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The Top 33 Events in Portland This Week: Jan 13–19, 2025

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/13

Thee Sacred Souls, Timothy Egan, and More by EverOut Staff Our guide to the top things to do this week includes gems from Thee Sacred Souls to Colter Wall and Friends, from Timothy Egan to Hairspray, and much more. MONDAY LIVE MUSIC Justin Timberlake - The Forget Tomorrow World TourSo far, Justin Timberlake's Forget Tomorrow tour has been iconic for all the wrong reasons. Who could forget when Timberlake was

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THE TRASH REPORT: Celebrity Flames (Not the Fun...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/13

Get your weekly dose of garbage-y, gossip-y trash! by Elinor Jones Hi everyone! Welcome back to the Trash Report. I'm your girl, Elinor Jones. Now usually I like to start my column with a little check-in about how I'm feeling, so I'm sure you can understand me this week when I say: "not well, bitch." Things are bleak, y'all. In my household, Dry January has morphed into Damp January, and if the rest of this month

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Good Morning, News: DA Vasquez Not Making Friends, LA...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/13

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Miley's "Climb" and the Poster In the Corner

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/13

by Anonymous Ms. Cyrus does her best rendition of one of her standards at the 2018 D.C. “March for Our Lives”, striding around in her sweats, holding a “Never Again” placard: “Always going to be an uphill battle/ …The struggles I’m facing may knock me down/ …It’s ain‘t about how fast I get there/ —It’s the Climb!” Contrary to her uplifting anthem, this last advent had a theme of loss for me, feeling quite knocked down. Last month, in a

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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Bye-Bye Blumenauer, the...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/12

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.) • Earl Blumenauer Reflects on Long Political Career and

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Where to Find Non-Alcoholic Drinks in Portland for...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/11

Booze-Free Beer, Cocktails, and Moreby EverOut Staff Looking to decrease your alcohol consumption for January? Whether you're going dry, damp, or "sober-curious," we've compiled a handy list of places to find non-alcoholic beverages around Portland so you can quench your thirst. For more ideas, check out our food and drink guide. Ever AFterArtist Ariel Dunitz-Johnson founded this dedicated non-alcoholic bottle

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