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This Week in Portland Food News

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/11

New Residencies, Conveyor Belt Sushi, and Hawaiian Food by EverOut Staff This week, we're welcoming the debut of new residencies Estes and Javelina and getting excited for the upcoming openings of Flock Food Hall and Kau Kau. Plus, find out where to snag tobiko ahi nachos and vegan Philly cheesesteak doughnuts. For more ideas, check out our Dry January guide and our food and drink guide. OPENINGS EstesChef Patrick

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It ain't that serious

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/11

by Anonymous I know, we're all reading the news on our phones and feel like we need to speak out against the world or whatever. But for real, nobody cares what you think excpet for like 9 people that you see every day, and none of those people are affected by Trump or Israel or Syria or the California Wildfires. You don't need to change the world. Just try to be less of an asshole to the people around you.

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Why does the sun go on shining?

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/11

by Anonymous A life spent striving to improve the lives of others, shaped by a long history of hardship and unfair targeting. This individual, known for their neurodivergence and unwavering stand against bullies, often bore the brunt of hostility and misunderstanding. Their efforts to shield others from harm came at great personal cost, leaving them vulnerable to the same cruelty they sought to confront. In their final days, the

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California Fires

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/10

by Anonymous Many ways we deal with fires come from the British and not Indigenous ways of knowing- laws need to change and ways of knowing should become diverse. 2. Reciprocity should become more abundant 3. More routes out of disasters needed along with revitalizing community and cooperation skills are sorely needed. 4. The market is not answer 5. Most importantly, Momma Nature has been enslaved and should be set free. The above is my

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

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/10

Studio Ghibli Film Festival, STRFKR, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff Your guide to having a great weekend is here, with cheap and easy event suggestions from OMSI's Studio Ghibli Film Festival to a STRFKR DJ set and from BOLD Presents: Street Roots Zine Reading to a Winter Interest Walk at Leach Botanical Garden. For more ideas, check out our guide to the top events of the

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Good Morning, News: President-Elect Trump Sentencing...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/10

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: A deluge of cold rain awaits your morning commute. It'll taper off in the afternoon, and then we'll see haphazard sprinkles for the rest of the weekend. Some sun, some clouds—I'm changeable, to paraphrase the

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Multnomah County Confirms Location of New 24-Hour...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/10

A site on SE Grand Avenue will house up to 50 sobering beds as an alternative to jail or hospital ERs. by Courtney Vaughn Multnomah County says its new 24-hour sobering center will be located in Portland’s Central Eastside Industrial district. On Thursday, county officials announced a pending building purchase at 1901 SE Grand. Property records show the site houses a roughly 24,000-square-foot warehouse. An

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I found some pills too

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/10

by Anonymous [To those who are struggling, help is available, and you are needed in this world. If you are thinking of self-harm, please call or text 988 to talk to a professional who can help.—eds.] I'm facing immense difficulties, made worse by people’s cruelty and selfishness. I get it—no one wants to hear they’re being a bad friend or acting selfishly. But if someone confides they’re struggling with suicidal thoughts and your

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Ticket Alert: Japanese Breakfast, Bob Mould, and More...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/10

Plus, Deep Sea Diver and More Event Updates for January 9 by EverOut Staff Oregon treasure Michelle Zauner and her band Japanese Breakfast just announced their fourth album For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), which they’ll tour this summer. Hüsker Dü frontman Bob Mould will swing through Portland to support his newly announced album Here We Go Crazy. Plus, PNW indie rock band Deep Sea Diver will stop by this

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Opinion: Homelessness is Economics

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/09

We can't have a serious conversation about homelessness until we address wages. by Jonathan Tasini Jane, a pseudonym, is a young single mom with a small child and no local family support system. When she was fired from a local fast food restaurant for attendance issues due to a lack of childcare, she could not afford to keep a home, finding only tenuous housing after her eviction because a few local labor leaders

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

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/09

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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Cascadia

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/09

by Anonymous So, can we become Cascadia yet? Or accept Canada's invitation?

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POP QUIZ PDX: Sassy-Ass Trivia About the Oregon...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/09

See how well YOU score on this week's super fun trivia quiz! by Wm. Steven Humphrey HOWDY-DO, SMART STUFF! 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 a shocking Oregon Ducks loss, your new City Council, and the finest motion picture ever

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Good Morning, News: Idaho Wants to Ban Same-Sex...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/09

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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The List

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/09

by Anonymous You know where to send the lists and documentation should anything happen. I'm doing everything I can to hold on. but its too much. I have to take it hour by hour. I need aide assistance, access to basic human decency. It crippling to need to heal from so much and not be able to access it. My only solace is that should anything happen to me, by my hand or others, there are things in place to assure catastrophe for those who

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The Brutalist Looms Large

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/08

The Brutalist reminds us that where there’s hype, there’s sometimes fire. by Dom Sinacola Having only premiered in New York, LA, and at a bevy of fashionable festivals, The Brutalist enters most US cinemas this week with plenty of accolades at the wings. These include the Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique Award for Best Film and the Silver Lion for director Brady Corbet at the

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Good Morning, News: Gonzalez is Now a Truck Stop...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/08

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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Where's Portland Music Month This Year?

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/07

If you feel a lingering sense that you should be knee-deep in shows, you're not wrong. by Robert Ham For the past two years, Portlanders had their January calendars filled up with local music shows, thanks to Portland Music Month (PMM): an annual celebration of local artists and venues that encouraged fans to go out and hear live music during what is generally one of the darkest and coldest months of the year. So

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Cycles

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/07

by Anonymous I don’t have the words. I wish I could say more, but I can’t. A frend is gone, and all that’s left is regret. They were hurting, and I didnt see it. They tryed to reach out, in there own way, but I missed it. They begged everywhere they could for basic human decency. I was to caught up in my life, to far away, to self absorbed to notice when it really mattered. I should of done more. I should of been there. I should of

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🎉 HUMP! Film Fest's 20th Anniversary Part One Lineup...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/01/07

Don't miss the anniversary of the sexiest, sweetest amateur porn festival in the world! by Mercury Promotions Way back in 2005, while we were all squeezing into the skinniest of jeans and most ironic of tees, agonizing over the breakup of Brad and Jen, and adding the words “YouTube" and “Reddit" to our shared vernacular, Dan Savage was putting out a call to Pacific Northwest locals inviting them to anonymously

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