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Legacy Emanuel Sends Cease and Desist to Nurses Union...

Portland Mercury ·

2026/01/25

Oregon Nurses Association previously spoke out about alleged patient privacy violations of ICE detainees who receive medical care at the Legacy facility. by Taylor Griggs Updated: 11:37 am January 25. Originally published: 2:55 pm January 23 This story has been updated with comment from Legacy Health. Attorneys for Legacy Emanuel Medical Center sent a cease and desist notice to the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA)

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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Sketchy ICE Agents, Pushy...

Portland Mercury ·

2026/01/25

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.) • Portland Officers Who Clashed With Anti-ICE Protesters

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ICE Just Killed Another Person in Minneapolis

Portland Mercury ·

2026/01/24

by Anonymous Multiple ICE agents in front of Glam Doll Donuts just shot a guy laying on the ground (after they had already beat him).

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Caught in the Middle of Impact Play

Portland Mercury ·

2026/01/24

At Performance Works NW, a new show from Genderbomb builds radical intimacy through kink. Are audiences prepared? by Lindsay Costello “What you witness at this show will be art made for the moment by people who aren’t so much putting on a play, but caught in the middle of play,” read the print program for Impact Play. Produced by trans stage art ensemble Genderbomb, the new anthology showcase of shorts, staged at

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Singing All the Parts: The Vocal Dynamism of...

Portland Mercury ·

2026/01/24

Jenni Moore by Jenni Moore Based in Portland, singer, artist, and America’s Got Talent star Jimmie Herrod makes his living performing solo shows, regularly appearing as a featured vocalist with Pink Martini on tour, and leading collaborative performances like his upcoming pair of shows with the Oregon Symphony. Led by Oregon Symphony's Principal Pops Conductor—the conductor responsible for an orchestra’s pop

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Good Morning, News: Two Bad Apples Identified,...

Portland Mercury ·

2026/01/23

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! It's going to be a cold, cold weekend, so please bundle up and watch out for your neighbors. Let's get to the news. IN LOCAL NEWS: Right after Border

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

Portland Mercury ·

2026/01/23

Wonderlove Winter Wellness Weekend, Portland Record Show, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $20 by EverOut Staff The sun'll come out this weekend, so you should, too. Check out cheap and easy events from Wonderlove's Winter Wellness Weekend to the Rose City Science Fiction and Fantasy WinterCon and from The Portland Record Show to the Portland Fine Print Fair. Browse our weekly top picks for more

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And it might be a sin

Portland Mercury ·

2026/01/23

by Anonymous You came in here already convinced you had won. That is the tell. All flash, all noise. Like the world exists to admire you. You do not hear the music anymore. You only hear yourself and you call that truth. You talk about power like it belongs to you. Like fire and skill and brilliance are things you can hold. Real music does not work that way. It moves through people. It is shared. The moment you try to cage it, it dies

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Ticket Alert: Audrey Hobert, Lord Huron, and More...

Portland Mercury ·

2026/01/22

Plus, Oh Wonder and More Event Updates for January 22 by EverOut Staff If the dreary January weather’s got you down, find something fun to look forward to in our rundown of this week’s newly announced events. “Sue Me” singer Audrey Hobert climbs the staircase to stardom during her spring tour. Folk rockers Lord Huron head back to Bend this summer. Plus, British husband-and-wife duo Oh Wonder bring stripped-back

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Portland Officers Who Clashed With Anti-ICE...

Portland Mercury ·

2026/01/22

Officer who was filmed punching a protester on January 9 was previously named in a lawsuit stemming from a 2020 protest. Another officer was reassigned after recent remarks made on camera triggered complaints and internal review. by Courtney Vaughn A Portland Police officer who was filmed punching a protester earlier this month during an anti-ICE protest was also named in a lawsuit years earlier by a different

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FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Win Tix to Todd Barry, Drink...

Portland Mercury ·

2026/01/22

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: How Much Do YOU Know About Portland?...

Portland Mercury ·

2026/01/22

See how well you score on this week's super fun and sassy local trivia quiz! by Wm. Steven Humphrey GREETINGS, BRAINY PANTS! 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, since I'm going on a well-deserved vacation, I've gathered together some of the BEST past Pop Quiz questions to see how much YOU know

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

Portland Mercury ·

2026/01/16

Reclaim MLK March, Mochitsuki, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $20by EverOut Staff The long weekend is here, and we're suggesting some excellent uses of your time. (You're welcome.) Get involved at the 12th Annual Reclaim MLK March and the Stand Up Against One Year of Trump rally, and check out exciting events from Mochitsuki to special screenings of Rainier: A Beer Odyssey. For more ideas, check out our

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Good Morning, News: X is Down (Hooray!), Masked Men...

Portland Mercury ·

2026/01/16

It's only Friday? Feels like Monday. by Jeremiah Hayden 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! Here's comes the sun. It's been a busy few days, let's get

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East Portland Man Ambushed by Unidentified Armed Men...

Portland Mercury ·

2026/01/16

Video footage shows three men in plain clothes rushed in to pry a man from his vehicle in a case of mistaken identity. by Courtney Vaughn Updated: 8:45 am January 16. Originally published: 3:15 pm January 15 This story has been updated with additional reporting and corrected to reflect whose home the incident occurred at. Earlier this week, three men in tactical gear ambushed a man in East Portland with weapons

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Gus Van Sant's New Film Returns to His True Crime Roots

Portland Mercury ·

2026/01/16

Al Pacino does not appear to ever stand up in this film. by Dom Sinacola Al Pacino does not stand up at any point in Dead Man’s Wire. He's in three scenes, sitting in all of them—supine, in fact. We could call the performance somnambulant were he to ever actually get up and walk. However, no one expects Pacino to put his whole mid-octagenarian, egregiously feather-haired self into what amounts to a glorified

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Ticket Alert: Charlie Puth, Five Finger Death Punch,...

Portland Mercury ·

2026/01/15

Plus, Bush and More Event Updates for January 15 by EverOut Staff It’s Ticket Thursday, which means we’re serving up another batch of newly announced events. Singer-songwriter and producer Charlie Puth tours this spring after dropping his fourth album, Whatever’s Clever! Heavy metal five-piece Five Finger Death Punch celebrates 20 years with a world tour. Plus, post-grunge English rockers Bush take Portland to the

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FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Win Tix to Typhoon, The...

Portland Mercury ·

2026/01/15

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Good Morning, News: Jamie Dunphy Elected Portland...

Portland Mercury ·

2026/01/15

Suzette Smith 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: Someone's dog horked in front of my apartment building yesterday. And yeah, I hosed it away eventually, but not

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Planning a break is such a tricky thing

Portland Mercury ·

2026/01/15

by Anonymous Last night I had a dream and you were in it, and I was in it with you. I was doing the packing I never did. Not sure how it started, that’s how dreams go. But I was nervous that you might show up. Just like you were nervous I’d be there. Eventually you did show up, but your head was buzzed and dyed orange. See you just reminded me of how much … well … I turned and tried to get back to painting with the ache that was there. I

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