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Good Morning, News: Wheeler Waters Down Camping Ban,...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/04/08

by Wm. Steven Humphrey 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! Happy solar eclipse day (to those who celebrate, which probably won't include most of you because even if we were able

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Goddammit Trimet!

Portland Mercury ·

2024/04/08

by Anonymous Why do you insist upon training brand new drivers during morning rush hour? I know people have to learn, but can’t rush hour be like a second or third step? I miss my connecting bus at least once a week because the new driver is too afraid to drive above 10 miles per hour! Fuck sake!

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Oscar Grouch

Portland Mercury ·

2024/04/07

by Anonymous Congratulations local casting professionals! The 2025 Academy Awards will include an Oscar for casting! Be honest. You think you might win one, huh? You deserve it...exactly as much as the guy who fixed up Shakespeare's parents deserves an award for Hamlet. Here's hoping you'll also get credit for all the actors you keep at the gate. You only let the right ones in. Certainly not those who broke one of your many secret rules

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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Save Portland Street...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/04/07

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.) • Mayor Wheeler’s Office Pledges to Support, Sustain Portland Street

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Flashdance: The Musical

Portland Mercury ·

2024/04/06

by AnonymousWhy hasn’t anyone in this town produced a Flashdance: The Musical yet? What are you waiting for???

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Remorse

Portland Mercury ·

2024/04/06

by Anonymous Remorse is a pernicious fusion of regret and guilt. Once it takes hold, there is no escape. Soldiers frequently suffer remorse. Too often they are compelled to do things that haunt them for what remains of their lives. Consider the following. A young man enters military service, goes through basic and advanced infantry training, and is thereafter assigned to a unit in a combat zone. Before he arrives in-country, the soldier

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Mayor Wheeler Revises Homeless Plan In Attempt to...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/04/06

This time, he may have the support of a commissioner who previously cast the lone "no" vote. by Courtney Vaughn A city ordinance that would’ve severely restricted and criminally penalized unhoused people for resting in public is getting an overhaul. The previous version essentially prohibited people from resting in public from 8 am to 8 pm. That ordinance, approved by Portland City Council last year, was

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This Week In Portland Food News

Portland Mercury ·

2024/04/05

Soup Dumplings, Pot Roast, and Cashew Cheese Ravioli by EverOut Staff It's all about comfort food this week, as the lauded dumpling destination Dough Zone expands to Happy Valley, Moonshot Tavern brings Pacific Northwest-inspired Southern fare to Kerns, and the Fermenter crew announces their upcoming plant-based Italian restaurant Il Paffuto. Plus, Kann has been the 10th best restaurant in America, and the James

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STREET VIEW: Public Transit Safety Concerns Deserve a...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/04/05

We can’t just sweep violence under the rug. But a punitive approach to public safety isn’t the way, either. by Taylor Griggs Last Friday evening, Michael Brady boarded an eastbound MAX train downtown. Tragically, he wouldn’t make it off the train alive. After being stabbed on the train near the 82nd Avenue station, Brady succumbed to his injuries. The suspected killer, Shondel Larkin, told police he had

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STREET VIEW: Public Transit Safety Concerns Deserve a...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/04/05

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Mercury Music Picks: Blonde Redhead, Drew McDowell,...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/04/05

Sleater-Kinney's Crystal Ballroom show is strangely affordable right now on the resale sites. by Suzette Smith Something strange we noticed this afternoon: There's an abundance of affordable Sleater-Kinney tickets on the resale market right now. And that's sort of normal when resellers might buy up a large amount of stock so they can turn a profit on a popular group—the Crystal Ballroom show sold out very quickly,

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

Portland Mercury ·

2024/04/05

Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus, Trillium Festival, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff We're back with another batch of cheap and cheerful events for your weekend, from Trillium Festival to Tag! Queer Shorts Festival 2024 and from Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus to The Biggest Clothing Swap in the Northwest. For more ideas, check out our guide to the top events of the week. FRIDAY LIVE MUSIC YuveesThe

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Good Morning, News: 2022 Housing Bureau Bilker Found,...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/04/05

by Suzette Smith 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! The solar eclipse occurring on Monday, April 8 is still happening nowhere near us. Let's hit the news! IN LOCAL NEWS:•

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Hostile Witness

Portland Mercury ·

2024/04/04

by Anonymous You did it, door-to-door doomsday cult proselytizers! You finally converted Grandma. It took you decades, but you had plenty of time to play the long game, huh, neighbors? You were right outside our door all along. Our family's every calamity, tragedy, and moment of need was an opportunity, so you came knocking. You treated every flag we flew, every holiday we observed and every birthday we celebrated as an invitation to

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City of Portland to Form a Designated Climate Commission

Portland Mercury ·

2024/04/04

The Sustainability and Climate Commission will be the missing half of the now-dissolved Planning and Sustainability Commission. Advocates hope it will be an influential voice for strong climate policy. by Taylor Griggs When the city of Portland dissolved the former Planning and Sustainability Commission more than a year ago, leaders promised to create two separate commissions tasked with guiding city policy on

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Dev Patel's Directorial Debut Monkey Man Is a Paean...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/04/04

And my god, it’s invigorating. by Dom Sinacola We go to the movies to watch people get hurt. There is no shame in this; human beings have a built-in urge to witness pain. Whether it’s emotional or physical, we line up at the theater to see our collective trauma made big and loud. From Buster Keaton breaking his neck on Sherlock, Jr., to Johnny Knoxville breaking his neck on Jackass Forever, cinema is, down to

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Ticket Alert: Twenty One Pilots, The Black Keys, and...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/04/04

Plus, $uicideboy$ and More Event Updates for April 4 by Audrey Vann Top 40 radio regulars Twenty One Pilots have announced their upcoming Clancy tour to support their upcoming album of the same name, and Ohioan blues rock duo The Black Keys have dropped dates for their International Players tour. Plus, emo rap project $uicideboy$ are bringing their Grey Day tour to Portland alongside Pouya, Haarper, Shakewell, and

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Get Ready, Tummy... the Mercury's PIZZA WEEK Starts...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/04/04

by Wm. Steven Humphrey Let the bells ring and the confetti fall: PIZZA WEEK IS BACK, BAY-BEE! And the best pizza pie makers in Portland are ready to strut their pizza stuff! So starting MONDAY April 15 until SUNDAY April 21, the Portland Mercury's Pizza Week will make its long-awaited return, giving pizza-loving Mercury readers the chance to get special slices from some of Portland's finest purveyors of pizza pies... for a mere three

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POP QUIZ PDX: Sassy Ass Trivia About Sporty Women,...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/04/04

See how well YOU score on this week's super fun (and sporty) quiz! by Wm. Steven Humphrey WHAT'S UP, SMARTY 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 local WOMEN'S sports, ANIMAL sports, and SPICY sports (as in "Sporty Spice" 🇬🇧)! But first, how did you do on the

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Good Morning, News: Mayor's Office Commits to...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/04/04

by Wm. Steven Humphrey 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! Start emptying your gastrointestinal system now, because coming up on April 15, it's going to be your stomach's busiest

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