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Music in the cafes at night

Portland Mercury ·

2024/11/23

by Anonymous Explore the Celtic Tree Horoscope, where sacred trees align with the lunar calendar to offer unique insights—at no extra cost to our smart, hardworking friends at the Portland Mercury! Birch: If the moon looks particularly close, be sure to tie your shoelaces extra tight. / Rowan: Long story short, it'd be wise to measure some irregularities of one sort or the other. / Ash: Those shopping for new suits should take a look at

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This Week In Portland Food News

Portland Mercury ·

2024/11/22

Champagne, Seafood Towers, and Teriyaki Ice Cream by EverOut Staff If you're in the mood to splash out on upscale food and drink this weekend, you've got a bunch of new options, including champagne at Fancy Baby, seafood towers at Jacqueline, and duck "Spam" musubi at Canard. Plus, find out where to snag teriyaki ice cream and pudding shots. For more ideas, check out our food and drink guide. NEW OPENINGS &

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

Portland Mercury ·

2024/11/22

My People's Market, Vegmas Artisan Festival, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 for Nov 22–24. by EverOut Staff This weekend, don your raincoat and head out for cheap and cheerful events from My People's Market 15 to the Vegmas Artisan Festival and from Wytche Daye 2024 to Opal Underground: One Last Dance! For more ideas, check out our guide to the top events of the week. FRIDAY PARTIES &

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Good Morning, News: Amtrak Vs Tree, Northwest...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/11/22

by Suzette Smith The Mercury provides its readers with interesting and useful news & culture reporting every single day. If you appreciate that, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. If you read something you like, something you don't like but are glad to know about, and/or something you can't find anywhere else consider a one-time tip. It all goes in the same pot and it all goes to the editorial

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Please stop showing me your phone

Portland Mercury ·

2024/11/22

by Anonymous Listen, it's not because I don't like you. I do like you. You seem very nice. But I don't want to see your phone. I don't want to see the picture you're going to show me. I definitely don't want to watch a video. I don't even want you to look up a question I just asked you. I used to tell you people I didn't want to look at your phone when you tried to show me, but you always get mad at me for that. So now I just look for as

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Ticket Alert: Linkin Park, J Balvin, and More...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/11/21

Plus, Jack White and More Event Updates for November 21 by EverOut Staff With a bunch of big names announcing tours this week, it’s like Christmas has come early. Linkin Park has emerged from a seven-year hiatus with new music and a new frontwoman following the tragic death of former vocalist Chester Bennington. Reggaeton prince J Balvin closes out his Back to the Rayo tour in Portland next spring. Plus, rock

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Where to Celebrate Beaujolais Nouveau Day 2024 in...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/11/21

Three Places to Enjoy Fruity French Wine by EverOut Staff The third Thursday of November (November 21 this year) marks Beaujolais Nouveau Day, when France's most famous vin de primeur (a wine that may be sold the same year it is made) is released upon the world, fresh from the harvest. As former Stranger writer Tobias Coughlin-Bogue wrote following Trump's election in 2016, "Amid the sodden misery of November in

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Gladiator II Is Just Gladiator With Jacked-up Howler...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/11/21

Gladiator II Is Just Gladiator With Jacked-up Howler Monkeys by Dom Sinacola As of the end of November 2024, Ridley Scott will be 87 years old. In this, the twilight of a major artist’s career, one might assume that the release of Gladiator II corresponds to a certain reckoning with the success of the first movie, 2000’s Gladiator—a box office smash, awards maven, and pre-9/11 codex for millennial bros with new

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Former Portland Police Sergeant Arrested For...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/11/21

Police say 30 sex providers under the age of 25 were offered trafficking victim services. by Courtney Vaughn A recently retired Portland police sergeant was arrested and charged with soliciting sex services during a recent human trafficking mission targeting prostitution around NE 82nd and NE Sandy Boulevard in outer Northeast Portland. According to Portland Police Bureau, Christopher Kenagy, 52, was arrested

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

Portland Mercury ·

2024/11/21

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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POP QUIZ PDX: Lost Arctic Foxes, Portland's Top...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/11/21

by Wm. Steven Humphrey GOOD DAY, BRAINY BUTT! 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 arctic foxes showing up to the party, cops and politicians who won't stop trying to STEAL OUR MONEY, and a special guest appearance from... PRINCE! 💜 But first, how did

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Good Morning, News: Feds to Pay Portland Protester,...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/11/21

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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Winter Road Dread

Portland Mercury ·

2024/11/20

by Anonymous Some guidelines to all of Portland metro area, from the perspective of someone who drives 4/5 hours a day. - Headlights on please (and those of you who see these idiots, please help me by flashing your brights and flicking your lights! We need more on the good side. - Speed up to the speed of traffic at highway merges. - If you find yourself needing more personal phone time please not behind the wheel. I swear, the weather

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Film Review: In Heretic and Don't Move Meek Heroines...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/11/20

This fall, femmes find new ways to survive. by Suzette Smith Much has been made of Brit cinema heartthrob Hugh Grant's heel turn in A24's suspenseful horror film Heretic. It's as if someone actually started listening to the actor, who has loudly proclaimed for decades that his bashful grimaces and hair shakes—found in iconic hits like Four Weddings and a Funeral, and Love, Actually—are just mannerisms affected for

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Good Morning, News: Trump's Clown Cabinet, Gaetz's...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/11/20

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! Today’s forecast: partly sunny with a chance of …cyclones? Not today it seems. Forecasters say we’re in for intermittent

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Multnomah County Chair Defends Herself Against Former...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/11/19

A former employee alleges retaliation for blowing the whistle on potential records law violations among staff in Jessica Vega Pederson's office. by Courtney Vaughn Updated: Nov. 20. This story has been updated with additional input from the county clarifying its investigation into alleged unlawful workplace behavior. Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson is defending what she calls limited and “rare” use of

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SAVAGE LOVE: Twinning

Portland Mercury ·

2024/11/19

"I might be falling in love with my husband’s identical twin brother." 👯‍♂️ by Dan Savage I might be falling in love with my husband’s identical twin brother. My husband and I have been in a traditional monogamous cishet straight marriage for twelve years. It wasn’t until the last few years that I started catching feelings for my brother-in-law, who is also married. I first started to notice my BIL in

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Good Morning, News: Hayden Island Residents Speak Out...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/11/19

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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The Mercury Is Hiring a Full-Time Music Editor...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/11/18

by Wm. Steven Humphrey Do you love local music and seeing it live? Do you have thoughts about it and can write it all down in an entertaining, informative manner? Then you may be the perfect candidate for the Mercury's newest MUSIC EDITOR. Check out the job description below, and see if you (or someone you know) is qualified! HELP WANTED: Music Editor The Portland Mercury is currently looking for a full-time MUSIC EDITOR to join our

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The Top 38 Events in Portland This Week: Nov 18–24, 2024

Portland Mercury ·

2024/11/18

Tinashe, Larry David, and More by EverOut Staff We're putting you in the know about all of this week's noteworthy events, with suggestions from Tinashe to the Sun Ra Arkestra and from A Conversation with Larry David to the Portland Cheese and Meat Festival. TUESDAY LIVE MUSIC DusterEvery autumn, my music taste glides between the '60s Appalachian folk revival (Jean Richie, Peggy Seeger, Hazel & Alice, etc.) to the

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