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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: ICE Breaks City Rules,...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/21

Catch up on the Mercury articles you may have missed this week!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

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Album Review: The Barbaras Take Us For A Ride

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/19

Rollercoasters has it all: The ups and downs of yearning, self-awareness, and boobs! by Nolan Parker In your teens and 20s, there’s a pervasive feeling that love and having your shit figured out will undoubtedly happen for you in some distant future, manifesting out of nowhere—or somewhere, depending on your style of falling in love and problem solving. On Rollercoasters, The Barbaras remind us it’s okay—and often

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"You're not the only person"

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/19

by Anonymous No shit, you fucking idiot! I was waving at the driver of the car who yielded for me that you were trying to cut around like a jackass.

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

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/19

Rip City Reunion, Freeform Portland's Record Sale, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff This coming Monday is the first official day of fall—so get your last hurrah of summer in at weekend events from Rip City Reunion to Scandals' Farewell For Now Party Weekend and from the Portland Polish Festival to Freeform Portland's Record Sale. Check out our top picks guide for more

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Anatomy of a Sculpture

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/19

Peek inside Portland ceramics artist Erika Rier’s world of mischievous, mythical monsters. by Megan Seling This piece was first published by our sister publication The Stranger. Each one of Erika Rier’s ceramic creatures has its own story, and most of them are at least a little unsettling. There’s the vampiric little girl with several sets of eyes, and the crowned and horned woman clenching what appears to be

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PDX Pop Now! (More Than Ever)

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/19

Portland’s free, all-ages, volunteer-run music festival celebrated its 21st birthday! by Cody Tracey Festival coordinators faced a big, silly problem the first night of PDX Pop Now! 2025: They were already running low on silly straws. “The Jurassic Sunset” and “DinoSour”—custom cocktails for this year’s dinosaur theme—were hitting. By the time tropical dream pop group Caicedo hit the stage at 6:30 pm,

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Good Morning, News: Portland Speed Cameras Unplugged,...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/19

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! Pacific Northwest weather really shines as we approach hoa hoa time. This weekend starts off with an amuse bouche balmy Friday evening, cooling off from

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Ticket Alert: Cardi B, Mariah the Scientist, and More...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/18

Plus, John Mulaney and More Event Updates for September 18 by EverOut Staff Are you ready to win the Ticketmaster war? Rapper and meme queen Cardi B will bring the drama on tour in support of her long-awaited sophomore album—don’t forget to sign up for the presale. “Burning Blue” singer-songwriter Mariah the Scientist hits the road next spring to support her latest album. Plus, narrative-driven comedian John

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Coming This Monday: The Delicious Fun of...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/18

Get a plate of delicious wings from more than 80 local spots starting September 29! by Mercury Promotions What, dear reader, was the greatest week of your life? Think back on that moment. Treasure its beautiful memory. Then THROW IT IN THE TRASH, because the Portland Mercury’s Wing Week is about to make every other week you’ve ever experienced look like GARBAGE. That’s right: From Monday, September 29 to Sunday,

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Coming Soon: The Delicious Fun of the Mercury's WING...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/18

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

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/18

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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POP QUIZ PDX: Mount St. Helens Panic, the Latest...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/18

See how well YOU score on this week's sassy-ass trivia quiz! by Wm. Steven Humphrey CALLING ALL SMARTY BRAINS! 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 we'll be testing your knowledge on the most recent panic over Mount St. Helens, the continuing hypocrisy surrounding Charlie Kirk, and which famous

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Good Morning, News: ICE Violates City Rules,...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/18

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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UPDATED: ICE Violated Portland Policies with...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/17

ICE held detainees longer than allowed by the conditions of its land use permit. Portland plans to issue the agency a land use violation notice this week. by Taylor Griggs When Portland gave Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) the green light to open a processing and holding facility in the South Waterfront in 2011, the city set conditions for the agency to operate in the space. Among other requirements, the

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Megadoc Is an Essential Portrait of Grand Delusion

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/17

A new documentary looks at the sometimes chasmlike gap between what Francis Ford Coppola wants and those desperately trying to give him that. by Dom Sinacola In Megadoc—a new documentary that chronicles the making of Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis—author Sam Wasson explains what the movie’s about. Or, at least, he attempts to. "Francis' vision was about not just changing the way movies are made, but changing

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Our Favorite Hispanic-Owned Restaurants in Portland

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/17

Cloudforest, Mis Tacones, and More by EverOut Staff Hispanic Heritage Month runs from mid-September to mid-October, celebrating the cultures of Hispanic and Latino Americans. One of the best and more accessible ways to experience culture is through its cuisine, so we’ve rounded up some of our favorite Hispanic- and Latino-owned restaurants to check out this fall and all year-round. Support local businesses like

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Good Morning, News: ICE Grabs North Portland Dads,...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/17

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: Making the Upgrade

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/16

"I'm not comfortable having sex or even talking to guys unless I’m drunk or high." by Dan Savage I hate to admit this, but I have a hard time feeling comfortable having sex or even talking to guys unless I’m drunk or high. I’m a trans man. I’m a sexual assault survivor. Admittedly, I’m also a bit insecure about myself. And while I’ve been in therapy for years, I don’t feel I’m making progress. When I’m sober,

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Kachka’s New Distillery and Dumpling Factory Is in...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/16

Martini guzzlers and seafood lovers unite. by Janey Wong At Bonnie and Israel Morales’ nationally recognized Eastern European restaurant Kachka, diners have been downing shots of horseradish vodka with pelmeni and their signature Herring Under a Fur Coat since 2014. Now, the restaurant has its very own distillery and zakuski bar spin-off: Kackha Fabrika, which translates to “factory,” also encompasses a dumpling

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Mercury Music Picks: Album Release Parties for The...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/16

Plus Menopunkapalooza, Grandaddy, and lotsa good country. by Nolan Parker Four things to keep in mind as we move through the week: FREE PALESTINE, ARM TRANS WOMEN, LANDBACK, FUCK ICE. Tuesday, September 16 The Cosmic Tones Research Trio For fans of Sun Ra, Don Cherry, Dorothy Ashby Cosmic Tones Research Trio—alto sax/composer Roman Norfleet, multi-instrumentalist Harlan Silverman, and pianist Kennedy

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