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Album Review: The Sophisticated Sleaze of Menos el...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/29

Minus the Bear’s opus gets the deluxe treatment, heralding massive US tour by Nolan Parker In the mid-2000s, Seattle was exploding with bands pushing genre envelopes: Schoolyard Heroes, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Kay Kay & His Weathered Underground, Mon Frere, Idiot Pilot, These Arms Are Snakes, The Blood Brothers, and so many more. Among them were Minus the Bear, a phoenix band rising from the ashes of

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The Trash Report: Portland is Not Hell, Celebrity...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/29

Read all the latest gossip from your local hell-hole and beyond! by Elinor Jones What's up, Trash Pandas! Welcome back to the Trash Report. I'm your girl Elinor Jones, currently not bunkered in our not-hellish city. I recently got my quarterly botox injections and it's unfortunate timing because I'm not supposed to frown until all the botulism settles around my brow, but there is so much to frown about! Thankfully,

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Good Morning, News: Delusional Trump Orders National...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/29

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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Happening NOW: The Delicious Fun of the Mercury's...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/29

Get a plate of delicious wings from more than 80 local spots from now until Sunday, October 5! 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: Happening right now, from

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"Secretary of War" Pete Hegseth Issues Order to...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/29

The order, which Hegseth said should be "effective immediately" calls for 200 guard members and is designed to stay in place for 60 days. by Wm. Steven Humphrey Following threats made by President Trump on Saturday to send additional troops to "war ravaged Portland," in order to presumably protect the ICE facility from what he called “Antifa and other domestic terrorists,” Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued a

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Mass Shootings

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/28

by Anonymous So two just happened. Both by white men. Veterans too. I don’t hear anyone crying “terrorist” or banning white men from owning guns. Or veterans. Maybe we should ponder on this idea: let’s honor our veterans by disarming them, by saying “Hey you can chill now. Go camping. Pursue inner peace. You sacrificed a piece of your humanity for us. The war is over. And to help you transition into civilian life we won’t put you in

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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Portlanders Fight for Gaza,...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/28

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.) • Portlanders Join Flotilla Aiming to Break Israel's Blockade of Aid

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What to Expect After Trump Threatens to Send...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/27

The president issued a new warning to Portland on Saturday morning—one that is sure to face legal challenges.by Wm. Steven Humphrey In an early Saturday morning post on Truth Social, President Trump wrote that he will be sending troops to “protect war ravaged Portland” as well as the city’s ICE facility from those he called “Antifa and other domestic terrorists.” More troubling still, the president also

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Flowers (In Guns)

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/27

by Anonymous Just as a metaphor, I'm remembering iconic photos like the ones of hippies offering flowers to men in uniforms with guns. Let's follow through with the "hate can never drive out hate, only love can do that" quote we see quite often, but don't always practice. Let's make this city so filled with love and positive energy that those being sent here can't help but feel disarmed by the welcoming atmosphere and peaceful vibes.

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City Leaders Say Trump Administration Has Sent Influx...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/27

Trump has apparently followed through on his threat to send federal officers to Portland. Local leaders are urging Portlanders to keep their responses cool. by Taylor Griggs Updated: 8:34 am September 27 City and state elected officials say the Trump administration has deployed additional federal agents to Portland’s ICE facility. The news came at an emergency press conference on Friday evening, where Portland

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Sturmabteilung

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/27

by Anonymous Be smart. Don't give these assholes what they want.

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

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/26

Bread Fest, Strange Journey, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff Take advantage of the crisp fall weather before the rain rolls in at weekend events from Bread Fest to the Portland Weird Fest and from the Rocky Horror documentary Strange Journey to Electric Equinox: An Autumnal Queer Dance Party. For more ideas, check out our weekly top picks guide. FRIDAY LIVE MUSIC Party Killer 20th

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Monqui-ing Around Lloyd Center

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/26

Update on Monqui Presents teaming with AEG for new music venue in Lloyd Center. by Ryan J. Prado It might not have a name yet, but the realization of the much-ballyhooed mid-sized music venue by Portland’s Monqui Presents and AEG Presents is well underway at the corner of Northeast 9th and Multnomah. Demolition at the site of the former Nordstrom inside the 1.472 million square foot footprint of Lloyd Center Mall

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Comey 2028

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/26

by Anonymous What a major miscalculation... he fucking knows shit, dude!

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It’s Been 10 Years Since Portland Adopted Vision...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/26

Portland has struggled to address the rising traffic fatalities on city streets. Leaders are now hoping for a Vision Zero renaissance. by Taylor Griggs Portland first adopted the Vision Zero approach to ending traffic fatalities and serious injuries on city streets in 2015. In the decade since, hundreds of people have died in traffic crashes in Portland, and many more have been gravely hurt. But Portland isn’t

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Good Morning, News: Trump's Itty-Bitty Comey Case,...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/26

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: Ladies and Gorms and Gills and Loons we are hitting those mid-70s this weekend. This is it! This is peak Portland weather. Snuggle into that hoodie that

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PDX: Suck It, Sinclair—Now!

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/26

by Anonymous Seattle is ahead of us! Indivisible there has weekly protests re Sinclair's refusal to air Jimmy Kimmel in that market (www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/850025/). Portland, with KATU as another ABC Sinclair station, hasn't reacted similarly. Let's write, phone, or even protest now (see https://katu.com/station/contact)! Then check out recent Kimmel youtube episodes to up online viewership and consider subscribing too to show

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Five minutes ahead of schedule...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/25

by Anonymous It's always nice to see old friends, even for the first time. It's completely understandable why some of us are confused, after all these are confusing times. My two cents is that I try to look as inward as I'm looking outward. When I'm anxious or scared, I try to cut back on the caffeine and other stuff. Understand that going straightedge and sober is a weapon and shield in the fight for reality. It's an assertion of

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Ticket Alert: MGK, Jade, and More Portland Events...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/25

Plus, Mo Gilligan and More Event Updates for September 25 by EverOut Staff You heard it here first: MGK wraps up his Lost Americana tour with Wiz Khalifa at the Cascades Amphitheater next summer. Little Mix member JADE is taking her debut solo album That’s Showbiz Baby! on the road. Plus, stand-up comedian and podcaster Mo Gilligan will bring his British humor to the Aladdin Theater stage. Read on for details on

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One Battle After Another Captures the Relentless...

Portland Mercury ·

2025/09/25

Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film is a funny, breathless, sometimes overwhelming spectacle of American violence. by Dom Sinacola The most relatable moments in One Battle After Another, writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson’s 10th feature, are of Leonardo DiCaprio groaning. Wiping his eyes, ugh-ing dramatically, hungover literally but also spiritually—as “Bob Ferguson” (the name taken when he goes into hiding

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