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Ticket Alert: Wale, State Champs, and More Portland...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/15

Plus, More Event Updates for August 15 by EverOut Staff DC rapper Wale has dropped dates for his Every Blue Moon tour, which will celebrate his upcoming eighth album and the the 15th anniversary of his debut album, Attention Deficit. Pop punk quartet State Champs will also stop by Portland this fall. Plus, Massachusetts alt-rockers Guster have announced new dates for their We Also Have Eras tour. Read on for

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Why are you yelling at me?!

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/15

by Anonymous Oh, wait. You’re not yelling at me, you’re sitting in your back yard yelling into the phone. Take it inside already! The whole block doesn’t want to hear you shouting about gender equity to your hapless mother. I’m looking at you, SE Sherman St. (As if you have the self awareness to recognize your own selfish behavior.)

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City of Portland Gets Back With the RACC to...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/15

After last year's contentious fallout between the the Regional Arts & Culture Council and Commissioner Dan Ryan's office, many worried RACC would be shut out. by Suzette Smith Portland's recently created Office of Arts & Culture announced a new process for city-funded small grant awards Wednesday night, along with the three nonprofits it has chosen to distribute funds. From 1995 to 2023, small grants of less

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

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/15

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: PDX Gets a Facelift, Violent...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/15

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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POP QUIZ PDX: Sassy Ass Trivia About Stolen Medals,...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/15

See how well YOU score on this week's super fun local quiz! by Wm. Steven Humphrey BONJOUR, BRAINY BOTTOMS! 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 this week, your brain will be tested on how much you know about stolen Olympic medals, curious Portland carpets, and (in our subjective question) where you think

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TV News: Man beating a dog in the elevator

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/15

by Anonymous We will find you.

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In the Shadow of Writer's Block, Blind Pilot...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/14

Last summer, frontman Israel Nebeker suddenly found a path through his eight-year compositon drought. by Ben Salmon It has been almost exactly eight years since Oregon-based indie-folk band Blind Pilot released an album—but not for lack of trying. Frontman and songwriter Israel Nebeker spent much of that time battling a gnarly case of writer’s block. He didn’t compose so much as a verse for years. “It

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Hear in Portland: Wynne's "Dog In Me" Is an...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/14

Plus, a rebrand of the beloved summer block party in front of Green Muse, and Greaterkind's long-awaited Change of Plans. by Jenni Moore In this column, we regard Pickathon as the climax of our Portland-area summer music season, but even as the season hits twilight mode, there are plenty of other worthy music updates to get into this month. Here comes the latest, Hear in Portland! MUST SEE: Upcoming local

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Good Morning, News: Say Hello to the New PDX, Another...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/14

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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SAVAGE LOVE: What Eats You

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/13

She's queer and doesn't like to be licked. Why can't people get that through their heads? by Dan Savage I’m a queer cis woman in my late 30s with a problem: I don’t like having my pussy eaten. This isn’t about me being uncomfortable with the way my pussy looks or smells or tastes. I just don’t like the sensation. At best, I get close but eventually plateau, which is frustrating. At worst, it feels slimy, like a

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Good Morning, News: Grifols Doesn't Want Your Gay...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/13

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, our fun and sometimes spicy news roundups, 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

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Attorneys Claim Plasma Donation Centers Illegally...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/12

Grifols USA, which operates two centers in Portland, faces a class-action lawsuit after an Oregon man was denied donation. by Courtney Vaughn A chain of Oregon-based plasma donation centers faces a class-action lawsuit for its policies prohibiting donations from gay men. A lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Oregon on behalf of John Cavanaugh claims Cavanaugh tried to donate plasma at a

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Photo Essay: Pickathon Night Mode

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/12

Our annual photo post, guaranteed to give you FOMO, has arrived. As he's done for the past two years, photographer Mathieu Lewis-Rolland captured some of his favorite sets for us, and in doing so, provided an atmospheric view into Pickathon at night. by Mathieu Lewis-Rolland Every year at Pickathon, there are essentially two music festivals happening concurrently: Pickathon day mode and Pickathon at night. Day mode

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The Top 34 Events in Portland This Week: Aug 12–18, 2024

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/12

Foo Fighters, PDX Adult Soapbox Derby, and More by EverOut Staff It's a big week for live music, with the Foo Fighters, Ethel Cain, Built to Spill with Yo La Tengo, and Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo all playing venues around Portland. Of course, we're also dishing on plenty of other don't-miss events below, from Comedy Bang! Bang! Live! to the PDX Adult Soapbox Derby. TUESDAY LIVE MUSIC Ethel CainAlabama-based artist

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THE TRASH REPORT: Dad Edition! Divorces, New Couples,...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/12

Calling all Trash Pandas! Let's dip our paws into this week's trashiest gossip. by Elinor Jones Hi, Trash Pandas! Welcome back to The Trash Report, or if it's your first time reading, classic welcome. I'm Elinor Jones. Recently I applied to appear on Pop Culture Jeopardy. I don't know if I'll get famous writing, but by god, my encyclopedic knowledge of pop song lyrics and The O.C. surely will. Wish me luck! I'm

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Good Morning, News: Another Roadblock for Portland...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/12

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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Union Bustin' at KOIN-TV,...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/11

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.) • KOIN TV Workers Allege Outrageous Union-Busting Tactics from

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It Has to Stop

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/11

by Anonymous For the decency of all of us, please stop putting mayonnaise, and it’s first cousin aolie, on every fricking thing in the world. We know it’s there and we are powerless to stop it. PLEASE!!

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Bad fences make bad neighbors

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/10

by AnonymousI love the Lan Su Chinese Garden. I really do. It's bad that they have been experiencing vandalism. But that new fence is all wrong. In response to a cry for help from the Garden, the City of Portland (so I hear) took it upon itself to slap up a freestanding chain link fence. (I guess this will prevent graffiti? Not really sure what else it achieves, tbh.) It has those metal feet that stick out, and it takes up most of the

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