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

Portland Mercury ·

2026/02/06

Cascade Festival of African Films, Portland Winter Light Festival, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $20 by EverOut Staff We're getting you ready for the weekend with options from the Portland Winter Light Festival to Neighbors for Change: A Civic Action Fair and from the Cascade Festival of African Films to a block party for the opening of the exhibition Dear Portland. Plus, pull up to one of the many Super

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Good Morning, News: MultCo DA Doesn't Wanna FAFO,...

Portland Mercury ·

2026/02/06

by Mercury Staff 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. You can also subscribe and have our papers delivered! Good Morning, Portland! We knew it was coming. Fake Spring is over after today, and it's time to get back to our regularly scheduled programming. Rain, rain, rain this weekend

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When this old world starts getting me down

Portland Mercury ·

2026/02/06

by Anonymous There's a moment I still keep with me. It's fragile and delicate. It's close to twenty years old now and still doesn't drive, but that's perfectly fine with me. I don't know how much of the moment is a memory or how much has been filled in and switched out over the years. For example, I can still feel the shingles under our hands and the warmth upon them radiating into us from where we sat. I remember trying to lean in to

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Man Fatally Shot By Police in NW Portland

Portland Mercury ·

2026/02/06

Police say the victim tried to shoot security guards at a grocery store five days earlier, leaving behind a shotgun with shells containing "threatening" messages naming Donald Trump. by Courtney Vaughn Portland Police officers shot and killed a man inside a Northwest apartment complex Thursday morning. According to police, officers tried to serve a warrant on a man who pointed a handgun and tried to shoot at two

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For you know not what to say

Portland Mercury ·

2026/02/06

by Anonymous I don’t know who you are, or whether you’re a man or a woman. I may never see you. I may never hug you or cry with you or get drunk with you. But I love you. I hope you escape this place. I hope that the world turns and that things get better, and that one day people have roses again. I wish I could kiss you.

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What Can the Multnomah County District Attorney Do to...

Portland Mercury ·

2026/02/06

Prosecutors across the country are vowing to hold federal officials responsible for breaking the law. Portlanders are asking the Multnomah County DA to do the same. by Taylor Griggs What can local government leaders do to protect their residents in a time of federal authoritarianism? Many Portlanders have asked that question since federal officials and agents have become increasingly hostile to immigrants or those

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Portland’s Newest Music Festival and Conference Comes...

Portland Mercury ·

2026/02/06

Nolan Parker by Nolan Parker Been saying it for over a year now, Portland is currently experiencing a music renaissance. Cherished bands are reforming and playing out for the first time in years, venues are for sure closing, but they’re also opening. It seems we even have a City Council president who might make good on being a Portland music champion. And just like that… we’ve got a new music festival and music

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Ticket Alert: Andrea Bocelli, Metric/Broken Social...

Portland Mercury ·

2026/02/05

Plus, Motionless In White and More Event Updates for February 5 by EverOut Staff Thursdays are for ticket drops. Legendary Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli celebrates the 30th anniversary of his breakthrough album Romanza. Ready to feel all the feelings? Canadian indie rock bands Metric, Broken Social Scene, and Stars hit the road together this summer. Plus, metalcore group Motionless In White visits Portland on their

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Second Run Portland: In Picnic at Hanging Rock,...

Portland Mercury ·

2026/02/05

This month, nine films on love, desire, and human psychology. by Lindsay Costello I’m certain I don’t need to tell you this, but: Shit sucks. Are you taking care of yourself right now? One reliable method is through the poetry and dissociative capacity of good cinema. This month, options abound with screenings of Picnic at Hanging Rock (romance is cryptic), You’ve Got Mail (romance is online), and In the Mood for

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Where to Celebrate Lunar New Year 2026

Portland Mercury ·

2026/02/05

Ring in the Year of the Horse at These Events 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 February 17 this year, and 2026 is the Year of the Horse, a zodiac sign that symbolizes adventure, energy, and freedom. To kick off a prosperous year, head to events like Jade Rabbit x Veganizer's Lunar New

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FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Win Tix to Two Feet, UPDATING,...

Portland Mercury ·

2026/02/05

by Mercury Promotions 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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Good Morning, News: Trump-Loving Suspect Indicted for...

Portland Mercury ·

2026/02/05

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. You can also subscribe and have our papers delivered! Good Morning, Portland! WEATHER NICE? WHAT IS THIS. 😧 LADDERS AND LADLES WE ARE IN THE FEBRUARY FAKEOUT. IN LOCAL NEWS:• The man accused of shooting two Portland police

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Mercury Music Picks: Dante's Turns 26, Self Group...

Portland Mercury ·

2026/02/04

Nolan Parker by Nolan Parker Well, well, well... back again I see. Interested in availing yourself of Portland's music news of the day, are we? Needing to fill your early February dance cards, or wanting insight on new releases here in Portland? And you've returned to Mercury Music Picks knowing you'll satiate all your music knowledge desires within these words. Your cunning precedes you, gentle reader. Take care

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How a Portland-Based Psychiatrist Ended Up in the...

Portland Mercury ·

2026/02/04

The prolific sex trafficker met with and allegedly solicited help from Dr. Paul Conti to treat a young woman in his inner circle. by Courtney Vaughn In 2015, a Portland-based psychiatrist wrote a curious email to Jeffrey Epstein. “Jeffrey, I found the time spent with you to be enjoyable and fascinating, and I appreciate your hospitality.” The email came from Dr. Paul M. Conti, a psychiatrist and author in Portland

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Good Morning, News: Judge Restricts Tear Gas in...

Portland Mercury ·

2026/02/04

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! Ignore what Punxsutawney Phil predicted earlier this week because it doesn’t feel much like winter. Today, we can expect

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Where to Eat for Valentine's Day 2026

Portland Mercury ·

2026/02/04

Heart-Shaped Desserts, Tasting Menus, and More by Janey Wong Whatever your Valentine's Day plans may be, we've gathered a bouquet of swoon-worthy options around town, with tasting menus at Mis Tacones and OK Omens, plus sweet treats from Gluten Free Gem. For more ideas, check out our food and drink guide. AdelledaLove is in the air at Vtopian’s sibling restaurant, which has a three-course meal available from

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SAVAGE LOVE: Quickies

Portland Mercury ·

2026/02/03

Sexy gardeners, bend-over boyfriends, poly jealousy, and more in this quick 'n' nasty edition of Quickies! by Dan Savage 1. I’m an 81-year-old heterosexual woman whose husband died last May. I have found that my 56-year-old gardener of fifteen years can make me sexually happy. But now after four months he says he’s not respecting his wife by having sex with me. He relates this to going to a Catholic priest for

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Good Morning, News: Housing Bureau Finds More Unspent...

Portland Mercury ·

2026/02/03

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. It's going to be unseasonably warm today and for the rest of the week (high 50s, maybe even 60 degrees tomorrow.) However,

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Intrusive thoughts can suck my balls

Portland Mercury ·

2026/02/03

by Anonymous I can’t work up the courage to talk to any of my friends when I’m having mental health issues. It hits the worst for me usually at 4-5 am, and I never want to wake anyone up when I’m having panic attacks that late due to my intrusive thoughts, even though being around people helps. I’m in a safe place and have a therapist/medication, but it feels like I’m not getting better every time I find myself back in this situation. I

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Remembering Judith Arcana

Portland Mercury ·

2026/02/02

Portland’s own underground abortionist-turned-poet was a legend. She was also my friend. by Megan Burbank In 2017, Judith Arcana sent a postcard to the old Mercury offices in Old Town/Chinatown. I was the arts editor at the time—it was my first real journalism job—and after many stories covering local theater (I still think about the plays I saw at Shaking the Tree) and books (a reading at Powell’s followed

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