Portland Mercury

We Don't Want It

Hey City Council! Stop the 12-Lane Freeway Bridge to Vancouver!

• by Amy J. Ruiz
• Tags: City, Columbia River Crossing, gas emissions, greenhouse effect, City Council, Portland, Vancouver

In Other News

More Police Oversight, Please, Thank You

• by Mercury staff

Jumped

Was an innocent man beaten and Tasered by cops?

• by Matt Davis
• Tags: City, police, excessive force, Taser

Slash and Learn

As the Number of Homeless Students Increase to 15,000, the School's 3.5 Counselors Get Creative

• by Sarah Mirk
• Tags: City, News, Homeless, Education, Portland

The Worst Publicity Email I Have Received in Some Time

• by Ezra Ace Caraeff
• Tags: News

New Episode of Your Radio Sucks

• by Christine S. Blystone
• Tags: Podcast

Podington Bear - Exposed!

• by Ezra Ace Caraeff
• Tags: News

Freedom Thursday - Song Seven (NW Edition)

• by Rob Simonsen
• Tags: MP3

Sarah Wizemann of Lille Boutique

• by Marjorie Skinner
• Tags: Q & A

4th of July at a Pro-America Rodeo

• by Sarah Mirk
• Tags: Misc

Texas is the Reason - "Johnny On The Spot" (Live from Kaucherkaner, Amsterdam)

• by Ezra Ace Caraeff
• Tags: MP3

Indiepop Cat Week - Day One!

• by Rob Simonsen
• Tags: MP3

Olive Shoes

• by Marjorie Skinner
• Tags: Fashion

Mt. Tabor Legacy Closing?

• by Ezra Ace Caraeff
• Tags: News

Works Lineup Announced

• by Alison Hallett
• Tags: TBA

Randy Leonard's Conditions

• by Amy J. Ruiz
• Tags: Politics

This Week's Mercury Music Section

• by Ezra Ace Caraeff
• Tags: Music

Indiepop Cat Week - Day Two!

• by Rob Simonsen
• Tags: MP3, Video

Musicfest NW Annouces (Partial) Lineup

• by Ezra Ace Caraeff
• Tags: News

Art & Araks at Lille Tonight

• by Marjorie Skinner
• Tags: Fashion

Peterson's Rally At City Hall Tomorrow

• by Matt Davis
• Tags: News

James Lipton + Hellboy = Luv!

• by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey
• Tags: Film, Video

Freedom Thursday - Song Six

• by Andrew R Tonry
• Tags: MP3

Blind Item: DFA + PDX?

• by Ezra Ace Caraeff
• Tags: Gossip (No, Not the Band)

Punk Robots Will Surely Kill Us All

• by Ezra Ace Caraeff
• Tags: News

Today at City Hall: Columbia River Crossing

• by Amy J. Ruiz
• Tags: City Hall, Politics

Lackthereof - "Last November"

• by Ezra Ace Caraeff
• Tags: Music

Eat Local Week

• by Patrick Alan Coleman
• Tags: Food, Events, Portland, Green

New Band Smell

• by Unpaid Arts Intern
• Tags: Live Review

Jandek debut re-released by Jackpot

• by Ned Lannamann
• Tags: News, Vinyl

Boob Belts: Yes or No?

• by Marjorie Skinner
• Tags: Fashion

IDOM Summer Trunk Show

• by Marjorie Skinner
• Tags: Shopping Guide, Event

Ratatat - Tonight!

• by Ezra Ace Caraeff
• Tags: Tonight!, Video, Video

Just Confusion, etc!

• by Patrick Alan Coleman
• Tags: Food

Trailer(s): The Day the Earth Stood Still.

• by Erik Henriksen
• Tags: Film, Video

Non-worker Assaults Protester at Day Labor Site

• by Sarah Mirk
• Tags: News

More First Thursday

• by Alison Hallett
• Tags: Artsy

Tho, You Want to Danth Like a Thripper?

• by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey
• Tags: SEX, Video

Blazer Blog Wars

• by Ezra Ace Caraeff
• Tags: Sports, Media

Eat A Burger, Help The Homeless

• by Matt Davis
• Tags: News

New Episode of Pure Pod for Now People

• by Christine S. Blystone
• Tags: Podcast

NE Condo Project Raises Roofline, Tensions

• by Sarah Mirk
• Tags: Build Out, Neighborhoods

Forget Doing the Laundry

• by Marjorie Skinner
• Tags: Shopping Guide

Here's Something to Look At

• by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey
• Tags: TV, Video

Freedom Thursday - Song Two

• by Rob Simonsen
• Tags: MP3

The Future of Live/Work for Artists in Portland: A Conversation

• by Alison Hallett
• Tags: Artsy

The Return of Fray

• by Courtney Ferguson
• Tags: Books

Happy Independence Day

• by Matt Davis
• Tags: Mercury, Video

The Thermals - New Album Update

• by Ezra Ace Caraeff
• Tags: News

Despite What That 2nd Grader Said, Will Smith Did Not Write "This Land Is Your Land"

• by Ezra Ace Caraeff
• Tags: MP3

Freedom Thursday - Song Eight

• by Andrew R Tonry
• Tags: MP3

Per Se Grey Anne

• by Christine S. Blystone
• Tags: Music

Stephen Malkmus - "We Dance"

• by Ezra Ace Caraeff
• Tags: Video, Video

Big Bridge Opposition Grows

• by Amy J. Ruiz
• Tags: Portland, Politics

Domestic Partnership Petition Case in Court Again Tomorrow

• by Amy J. Ruiz
• Tags: Homo, Politics, Courts

Two Page Minimum: Broccoli and Other Tales of Food and Love

• by Alison Hallett
• Tags: Books

You Can't Steal Pioneer Square Electricity

• by Matt Davis
• Tags: News

Rumor Of The Day

• by Rob Simonsen
• Tags: News, Video

Mark Twain Was Rad, Claymation Was Creepy

• by Ned Lannamann
• Tags: Media, Books, Video

Art & Araks at Lille Tonight

• by Marjorie Skinner
• Tags: Shopping Guide

Guillermo del Toro Draws Pretty.

• by Erik Henriksen
• Tags: Film

Alan Singley - The Sensitive Crooner

• by Ezra Ace Caraeff
• Tags: MP3

Experimental Dental School

• by Andrew R Tonry
• Tags: Tonight!

Summer Boozy Goodness

• by Patrick Alan Coleman
• Tags: Drunk

Columbia River Crossing Rumor of the Day: ODOT Bullying the Council?

• by Amy J. Ruiz
• Tags: Politics, City Hall

Lackthereof - "Last November"

• by Ezra Ace Caraeff
• Tags: MP3

Summer Scarves

• by Brett Glass
• Tags: Men's, Fashion, Accessories

The Gits

• by Alison Hallett
• Tags: Film, Music, Video

Monday Bloody Monday

• by Patrick Alan Coleman
• Tags: Drunk

Freedom Thursday

• by Ezra Ace Caraeff
• Tags: MP3

Adams: ODOT Drafting a Letter that Gives City More Power Over CRC

• by Amy J. Ruiz
• Tags: Politics, City Hall

Freedom Thursday - Song Three

• by Ezra Ace Caraeff
• Tags: MP3

Domestic Partnership Appeal at Pioneer Courthouse

• by Amy J. Ruiz
• Tags: Homo, Politics, Courts

U.K. Judge: Pringles Aren't Made From Potatoes!

• by Patrick Alan Coleman
• Tags: Food

Seriously... Give the Carlton Dance a Try

• by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey
• Tags: TV, Video

Congratulations Music Spectator!

• by Ezra Ace Caraeff
• Tags: Music, Media

It's the Fourth of July! Fuck Yeah!

• by Erik Henriksen
• Tags: Cats, Video

Vocabulary Lesson of the Day

• by Ned Lannamann
• Tags: Cots

I'm Not Here to Make Friends

• by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey
• Tags: TV, Video

Olive Shoes

• by Marjorie Skinner
• Tags: Shoe, Shopping Guide, News

New Band Smell

• by Unpaid Arts Intern
• Tags: Music

Hickox Studio sale

• by Brett Glass
• Tags: Hair, Shop, Beauty

This Week's Mercury Music Section

• by Ezra Ace Caraeff
• Tags: News

Good Morning, News!!

• by Matt Davis
• Tags: News

Bright Future? Portland's Proposed Solar-Powered School

• by Sarah Mirk
• Tags: Neighborhoods

Congratulations Music Spectator!

• by Ezra Ace Caraeff
• Tags: News

Sexy Bike!

• by Sarah Mirk
• Tags: Bikes

Help the Intern Out!

• by Unpaid Arts Intern
• Tags: Misc

The Americans

• by Sarah Mirk
• Tags: Artsy

Farewell, Star Trek: The Experience.

• by Erik Henriksen
• Tags: Astronomy

Secret's Out

• by Alison Hallett
• Tags: Drunk, Music

Per Se Grey Anne

• by Christine S. Blystone
• Tags: News

Good Morning, News!

• by Amy J. Ruiz
• Tags: News

Tu Fawning - Secession

• by Ned Lannamann
• Tags: Vinyl, CD Reviews

Big Bridge Street Theater

• by Amy J. Ruiz
• Tags: Politics, Artsy

L.O.W. BBQ Returns for Fourth of July

• by Patrick Alan Coleman
• Tags: Food

The Tough Alliance - "First Class Riot"

• by Rob Simonsen
• Tags: Rewind, Video, Video

Good Morning, News!

• by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey
• Tags: News, Video

City Facilitator To Ask New Orleans: How Does It Feeeeeel?

• by Matt Davis
• Tags: News

Freedom Thursday - Song Four

• by Rob Simonsen
• Tags: MP3

Stuff White People Like: The Interview

• by Alison Hallett
• Tags: Books

New Episode of Your Radio Sucks

• by Christine S. Blystone
• Tags: Podcast

BREAKING: Commissioner Dan Saltzman 'Strongly Considering' Not Supporting Columbia River Crossing Proposal

• by Amy J. Ruiz
• Tags: Politics, City Hall

Freedom Thursday - Song Five

• by Ned Lannamann
• Tags: MP3

New Bloods - Not Breaking Up!

• by Ezra Ace Caraeff
• Tags: News

Ted Wheeler Drops Sub-Acute Facility For Mentally Ill

• by Matt Davis
• Tags: News

Menomena - Live in Chicago

• by Ezra Ace Caraeff
• Tags: Video, Video

A Warm Welcome to Farm City.

• by Erik Henriksen
• Tags: Politics

Tu Fawning - Secession

• by Ned Lannamann
• Tags: Music

Mt. Tabor Legacy Closing?

• by Ezra Ace Caraeff
• Tags: Music

Where I'm ROCKING This Summer

• by Andrew R Tonry
• Tags: News

First Thursday + First Friday

• by Alison Hallett
• Tags: Artsy, Cats

Columbia River Crossing Press Conference

• by Amy J. Ruiz
• Tags: Politics

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

This week's letters to the editor

i♥television™

Humpy Loves America, Bitches!

• by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey
• Tags: I Love Television, America, Patriotism, Donkeys

Destination Fourth of July

A list of wholesome all-American activities for your Fourth of July weekend.

• by Sahar Baharloo

Loony Tunes

I live in a nice quiet neighborhood. I like it. Did I mention it was quiet? Well it is, or rather, it was.

No War USO

Red76's New Antiwar Activism Equals Block Party

• by John Motley
• Tags: Art, No War USO, Red76, antiwar protest, block party

Boom

Chemistry Teacher Shows Us How to Blow Stuff Up. AND WE HAVE VIDEO! Yee Haw!

• by Amy J. Ruiz
• Tags: SPECIAL!, chemistry, explosions, Fourth of July, Video

Home Explosions: Underrated

We Blow Up a Soda Bottle... Watch it Go Boom!

• by Matt Davis
• Tags: SPECIAL!, Explosion, Fourth of July, Dry Ice, Liter Bottle, Video

Take Back The Red, White, and Blue

Foreigners Are Stealing Our Jobs... and Our Flag Colors!

• by Ned Lannamann
• Tags: SPECIAL!, American Flag, Fourth of July

This Week on Television

This week's best television programs

Screaming for Ice Cream

Get Your Ice Cream Fix at Cool Moon

• by Patrick Alan Coleman
• Tags: Last Supper, ice cream, Cool Moon

The All-American Stomach

Perfect Eats for Your Backyard Brouhaha!

• by Patrick Alan Coleman
• Tags: Food Feature, America, food, Velveeta, hamdog, Luther burger, pork rinds, Frito pie, commies

The Mercury's New Website: A User's Guide!

The Mercury has a brand new sexified website, with all sorts of new toys for YOU to enjoy!

• by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey