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

Portland Mercury ·

2024/03/29

Lydia Lunch, Reed Zine Fest, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff Spring is in the air! Save your pennies for allergy meds and frolic on the cheap with our list of frugal yet fun activities, from Reed Zine Fest to Portland Winterhawks Toyota Fan Fest and from Lydia Lunch, Joseph Keckler, and Jerry Lang to The Gospel of Eureka with Danny Grody Performance and Filmmaker Q&A. For more ideas,

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Ticket Alert: Jhené Aiko, Pat Benatar, and More...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/03/29

Plus, Maren Morris and More Event Updates for March 28 by Audrey Vann Grammy-nominated R&B gem Jhené Aiko has dropped dates for the Magic Hour tour—her first headlining tour in five years. ‘80s rock icon Pat Benatar has also announced a local date with her husband/collaborator Neil Giraldo. Plus, country pop darling Maren Morris is bringing her RSVP Redux tour to Bend this spring. Read on for details on those and

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Good Morning, News: Beyoncé Rewrites "Jolene," Oregon...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/03/29

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! Hul-loh Portland. We're looking at a sunny weekend, with highs of just over 65 degrees. This will lead to people saying "suns out, buns out" like

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An Open Letter to the Road-Raging Hypocrite

Portland Mercury ·

2024/03/28

by Anonymous To the individual who thought it appropriate to throw a tantrum amid rush hour traffic, let me offer you a resounding, "FUCK YOU!" In case you were too wrapped up in your own self-righteous rage to notice, there are other people on the road with lives to live and responsibilities to fulfill. Contrary to your delusions of grandeur, my sole focus was not on tailgating you but on picking up my child from school, a

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The Number of Pacific Northwest Residents Who Support...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/03/28

But the Union Isn't Screwed. Probably. by Vivian McCall Originally published in our sister publication, The Stranger. Alex Garland’s Civil War, a film that premiered at South by Southwest this month, imagines a near-future where the collective “Western Forces” of Texas and California are engaged in a second American Civil War with a United States government led by a three-term president, placing viewers with three

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Hear in Portland: Pickathon's 2024 Lineup, Jenny...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/03/28

Orquestra Pacifico Tropicale, Caicedo, and Seattle's Terror/Cactus play a cumbia-forward show you must not miss. by Jenni Moore As we count down to being inevitably, forever changed by Cowboy Carter, the new Beyoncé album, we know our new Beyoncé-changed self will still be stoked about things happening on a local level, including some of Portland’s own beloved country-western musicians Jenny Don’t and the Spurs

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Within Three Years, Five Portland Officers Shot Eight...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/03/28

Watchdogs, legal groups say repeated deadly force incidents are alarming. Portland Police Bureau says it’s a byproduct of high-risk job assignments. by Courtney Vaughn As the city invests in multiple gun violence initiatives in an effort to drive down shooting and homicide rates, data shows a handful of the city’s own police officers have perpetuated gun violence on multiple occasions. Portland Police Bureau

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POP QUIZ PDX: Sassy Ass Trivia About Portland's Most...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/03/28

See how well YOU score on this week's local trivia quiz! by Wm. Steven Humphrey HEY THERE, BRAINY BOTTOM! 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 local political drama, population fluctuations, and Portland's most exclusive clubs—which would never

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Good Morning, News: Bad News for NIMBYs, Portland's...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/03/28

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! Prepare yourself for a classic Portland spring day which includes all of the following, and perhaps more: Showers! Sun

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Washington’s Prescient Farewell: The Solution

Portland Mercury ·

2024/03/27

by Anonymous On the other hand, maybe there may be a glimmer of hope for America and its fragile democracy. I would like to suggest the following to convert hope to reality. 1. Abolish political parties - make everyone run as independents. 2. Campaign contributions are legal bribes - get money out of elections: eliminate all political-action committees and other fronts; limit individual contributions no more than $500 per family per

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Washington’s Prescient Farewell: The Problem

Portland Mercury ·

2024/03/27

by Anonymous “[Partisanship] serves always to distract the public councils and enfeeble the public administration. It agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms, kindles the animosity of one part against another, foments occasionally riot and insurrection... [Parties] are likely … to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people, and to

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Good Morning, News: Zenith Flouts Lobbying Rules,...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/03/27

by Taylor Griggs 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! It's going to be another drizzly and chilly March day out there today, but sunnier times are ahead this weekend. For now,

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Irrationally Angry Lady on the Bus

Portland Mercury ·

2024/03/27

by Anonymous You had plenty of room to get out the back door. I hope someone gave your grumpy ass a hug. You were clearly in need of one.

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Portland Elections Office Finds Zenith Energy...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/03/27

Activists hope the findings will substantiate their concerns about Zenith's operations and promote further action against the oil transport company. by Taylor Griggs Oil transport company Zenith Energy spent time courting Portland elected officials in 2022, hoping they would approve a Land Use Compatibility Statement (LUCS) allowing the company to continue its operations in the city. While Zenith's efforts were

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Where to Get Food for Easter 2024 in Portland

Portland Mercury ·

2024/03/23

Hot Cross Buns, Duck Gravy Pancakes, and Moreby EverOut Staff Spring is finally here, which means Easter (March 31) is just around the corner. Whether you're looking for golden hot cross buns, rhubarb pastries, or duck gravy pancakes, you'll find something for your celebration here. For more ideas, check out our food and drink guide. Baker & SpiceThe small-batch bakery is baking up citrusy, currant-studded hot

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STREET VIEW: Soho House and Portland's Disappearing...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/03/22

The meaning of public space is being tarnished and sanitized for the rich. by Taylor Griggs Need a new place to hang out? Look no further than Soho House, which just opened in Portland’s Central Eastside: A combination community workspace, gym, restaurant, social club, and solution to any isolation you may feel. We all know about the demise of American public gathering places—what could be better than a local Soho

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This Week In Portland Food News

Portland Mercury ·

2024/03/22

Vietnamese Coffee, Chilaquiles, and Panini by EverOut Staff We've made it through the treacherous Big Dark, and it's time to leave our carefully assembled indoor nests to soak up some vitamin D. While you're out and about this weekend, why not some try some newly opened establishments, like Gach Viet Tea House and Taqueria La Bamba? Plus, Nick's Italian Cafe is making a comeback in McMinnville, and Coquine is

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

Portland Mercury ·

2024/03/22

Smallpresspalooza, Waterfront Park Cherry Blossoms, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff The first weekend of spring is bringing some scattered spring showers and a spate of events from Smallpresspalooza to Thriftapalooza and from the Waterfront Park Cherry Blossoms to Bricks Cascade 2024. For more ideas, check out our guide to the top events of the week. FRIDAY COMEDY Ruby Rocket, Private

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Five Laurie Anderson Songs That Aren’t “O Superman”

Portland Mercury ·

2024/03/22

by Audrey Vann Laurie Anderson has made an awe-inspiring mountain of music across her 40-year career as an experimental, trailblazing artist. You can attach multiple creative practices to her name, but her most well-known song—thanks to radio play from famed BBC DJ John Peel and an unexpected gen-z resurgence that landed her on the TikTok Billboard Top 50—is “O Superman.” If you scroll, you’ve heard the sample of Anderson’s track; she

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Good Morning, News: Realtor Settlement to Impact Home...

Portland Mercury ·

2024/03/22

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! Did you like that sunny weather? Because we're looking at ten days of rain—WATCH YOUR DRAINS. It's time for news. IN LOCAL

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