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Where to Find S'mores Treats for National S'mores Day...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/10

Milkshakes, Pie, and More by EverOut Staff This Saturday, August 10, is National S'mores Day, and it's the perfect time to seek out the quintessential snack of summer. Below, we've rounded up all the places to get that nostalgic mix of graham crackers, chocolate, and marshmallows in a variety of configurations, from pie to milkshakes to crêpes. For more ideas, check out our food and drink guide. 1927 S'mores

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This Week In Portland Food News

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/09

Dumplings, Rice Rolls, and Carne Asada Fries by EverOut Staff This week, we're welcoming a handmade dumpling house, a taco truck, and a steamed rice roll specialist. Plus, find out where to grab Uncrustable-inspired vegan cheeseburgers and where to revel in elephant garlic's honor. For more ideas, check out our list of places to get s'mores for National S'Mores Day and our food and drink guide. NEW OPENINGS &

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

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/09

Jade International Night Market, Body Positive Block Party, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff We're here to help you start your weekend with event picks from the Jade International Night Market to Ghosts of Summer and from Chub Hub's Body Positive Block Party to Portland Plage. Plus, Saturday is National S'mores Day, and we've rounded up our picks for where to get gooey, chocolatey treats

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Good Morning, News: Some E-Scooters Allowed To Stay...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/09

by Suzette Smith 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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Ticket Alert: Tinashe, Kumail Nanjiani, and More...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/09

Plus, Bright Eyes and More Event Updates for August 8 by EverOut Staff Is Portland gonna match her freak? Nasty girl Tinashe will play her soon-to-be-released album, Quantum Baby, at the Roseland this fall. Jacked legend Kumail Nanjiani will head to town with more topical monologues. Plus, Conor Oberst’s indie rock project Bright Eyes has unveiled dates for a lengthy tour to support forthcoming album Five Dice, All

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Pickathon 2024 Maintains the Live Music Magic

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/09

The farm music fest sent everyone home with a new favorite band—we were surprised to find plenty were from Portland! by Mark Lore Portland-area farm music fest Pickathon could have lost some of its magic this year. There were more tickets on offer, which meant a potential for larger crowds. The days were hot and dusty—even if they weren't as scorching as previous summers. And anytime you left Pendarvis Farm,

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Coming August 19th... It's the BIGGEST PORTLAND...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/08

by Mercury Promotions We hope you're hungry, Portland—because starting Monday, August 19 and running through Sunday, August 25, the Mercury will be presenting... OUR BIGGEST PORTLAND BURGER WEEK EVAAARRRRRR! Start salivating NOW, because it’s time once again for humankind’s greatest celebration/accomplishment: The Mercury's Portland Burger Week! And this year, it's our BIGGEST Burger Week yet, because Portlanders will be feasting on

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TriMet Board Members Say They Do Ride Public Transit...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/08

Updated records from TriMet paint a fuzzy picture about board members’ transit use, but still suggest infrequent ridership. by Taylor Griggs TriMet says it provided incomplete records to a Portland resident who asked how frequently the public transit agency’s board members use the transit system. The notice from TriMet came in response to reporting in the Mercury that detailed the number of times each board

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

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/08

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: "The Fast & the Bi-Curious" 🏎🤔

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/08

See how much you know about Gonzalez shenanigans, Olympians, and street racin' in this week's super fun quiz! by Wm. Steven Humphrey HOWDY THERE, 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 this week, your brain will be tested on how much you know about the latest Gonzalez shenanigans, hunky Olympians,

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Good Morning, News: Gonzalez Uses YOUR Money to Scrub...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/08

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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Another Ceasefire Candidate Bites the Dust

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/08

by Anonymous This Wednesday’s news kept me repeating lines from that old cry from the heart that is the Cranberries’ rocker “Zombie”: “In your head, in your head they are fighting/With their tanks, and their bombs, and their bombs, and their guns/In your head, in your head they are crying.” As the catastrophic destruction of Gaza deepens, Cori Bush, a Missouri member of the “Squad” and a ceasefire advocate, lost her Democratic primary

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KOIN TV Workers Allege Outrageous Union-Busting...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/07

Even after a recent federal court order mandated KOIN owners to bargain with the union, they’ve refused to come to the table. by Taylor Griggs KOIN-TV’s videographers, photographers, engineers, directors, and other production staff have always worked hard to get Portland’s news out to television screens across the city. But for the last several years, employees have had to put up with more than grueling

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Win FREE TICKETS to See Pacific Midwest: Video...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/07

by Mercury Promotions If you love laffin', then you won't want to miss this weekend's comedy extravaganza known as Pacific Midwest: Video Enhanced Sketch Comedy—it's sketch comedy, but with a twist. From the press release: Four veterans of the Portland comedy scene unite for a sketch show that spills off the screen and onto the stage! Nature lovers, moms-to-be, dancing hopefuls, and soul searching babies are all catapulted into living

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Portland's Favorite Experimental, Time Based Art...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/07

The schedule for Portland's favorite experimental art festival, TBA, dropped this week. After last year's slow roll out, the fest returns with three weekends of weird music, Black horror, and an opera about the prime meridian. Is the schedule for PICA's Time Based Art festival part of the fest? (*°ω°) And other mental gymnastics associated with Portland's favorite experimental art fete. by Martha Daghlian

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Good Morning, News: PACs to Influence Portland...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/07

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, 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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SAVAGE LOVE: Big Ask

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/06

A question that might not be for Dan, and another that DEFINITELY is. by Dan Savage I’m a 26-year-old cisgender woman who works from home. I’m going on the second business trip of my career later this month. The first time, I had a hotel room to myself. This time, I’ll be sharing a room with one other person. Thing is, I snore. Not an insane amount, but I’m definitely a snorer. Should I tell my roommate before

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Good Morning, News: The Fight For Renter Protections...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/06

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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Advocates Say Portland is Overdue For a Tenant Bill...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/06

After the defeat of an eviction defense measure in 2023, organizers aren’t done pushing for renters’ protections by Abe Asher Over the last 10 months, following the overwhelming defeat of a ballot measure that sought to secure universal eviction representation in Portland in 2023, a group of door knockers from the Portland chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) resumed their canvassing

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Please Stop Fighting for Me

Portland Mercury ·

2024/08/05

by Anonymous Have you ever noticed the language we use to describe and debate important issues in our lives here in the United States? In addition to the actual wars we fight around the globe, we have engaged in far too many metaphorical wars, like the War on Drugs, the War on Crime, and the War on Poverty. That’s a lot of wars. Whenever politicians make statements on why they are best suited to represent us, they invariably assure us

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