Business as Usual at North Portland Scrapyard, Despite Years of Environmental Violations
NW Metals LLC is facing new enforcement actions brought by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for repeated violations at its north Portland scrapyards. The notice, sent to the company in November 2025, lists a slew of violations including operating without the proper permits and continually dodging regulatory compliance. As part of the enforcement…
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Join the Cult of the Shrimp Burger
Step aside, Filet-o-Fish—there’s a new shrimp burger sheriff in town. Bbang, a Korean-inspired burger and fried chicken spot, opened next to Holy Ghost bar on February 18. Even before opening, shrimp burger devotees were waiting eagerly at the restaurant’s metaphorical door. They’d come to be obsessed with the shrimp burger in previous years when Doyaji,…
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Introducing King of the Honky-Tonks Gary Stewart
Jimmy McDonough was living in Hoboken, New Jersey, when he was first introduced to the King of the Honky-Tonks. A friend put on a record and McDonough was hooked. “There are times when somebody shows you art or plays you music,” McDonough tells the Mercury, “and even though you don’t quite get it, there’s something…
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The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This Weekend: Apr 3–5, 2026
Happy Easter weekend to those who celebrate. Get into the spring spirit with cheap and cheerful events from the Holi Festival of Colors to Hortlandia and from the 2026 Oregon Contemporary Artists’ Biennial: The Price of the Ticket to an Eggstra Awesome Egg Hunt Eggstravaganza! For more ideas, check out our top picks of the week.…
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Healing Through Dance at Process PDX
Stepping into Process, an underground rave club in the Watershed PDX building on SE Milwaukie Avenue, is a portal into a utopian vision of the future. The bar, tucked behind the ticket stand, faces cubic wooden benches and tables, custom-built for the space and its needs. Illuminated shapes cut out of the walls act as…
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Good Morning, News! US Fighter Jet Downed, AG Pam Bondi Out, NASA’s Moonshot, Measles in PDX, New County Homelessness Director
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: The Weather app forecasts sort of nice weather this weekend followed by truly nice weather next…
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Former Los Angeles Homelessness Director Tapped to Lead Multnomah County Department
A new director has been selected to run the department that coordinates the county’s homelessness services. Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson announced April 2 that Nathaniel VerGow, who most recently served at Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), was tapped to lead the county’s Homeless Services Department. Anna Plumb, the Homeless Services Department’s current…
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Second Run Portland: Iranian Docufiction, Soviet Sci-Fi, and Catherine O’Hara’s Impact
Hello, reader. I am once again requesting you go to the movies, and here’s why: This month, we’ve got Soviet sci-fi, eerie animation, and some of the 20th century’s directorial greats represented (Robert Altman, Akira Kurosawa, Abbas Kiarostami, and the list goes onnnn). Also, have you read Suzette Smith’s picks for the upcoming Portland Panorama…
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Portland and Seattle Magazines Bought up by Michigan Media Company
City magazines Seattle Met and Portland Monthly have been sold off by their parent company, SagaCity, in a receivership deal to pay off the company’s debts. In addition to the Seattle and Portland magazines the agreement includes Houstonia in Texas, Park City Magazine in Utah, and Aspen Sojourner and Vail Beaver Creek Magazine in Colorado.…
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Ticket Alert: Daniel Caesar, Weezer, and More Portland Events Going On Sale This Week
These newly announced shows are coming for your paycheck. Modern R&B crooner Daniel Caesar will tug heartstrings on his Son of Spergy Tour supporting his album of the same name. Alt rockers Weezer welcome fans to The Gathering, featuring special guests the Shins and Silversun Pickups, this fall. Plus, English rock trio Muse sends out…
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Turn! Turn! Turn! Lives! Lives! Lives!
Christmas came way early yesterday, April 1, when it was announced via Instagram that the longtime venue on the corner of North Killingsworth and Williams, Turn! Turn! Turn!, has found new owners to carry on the space’s storied legacy of providing Portland with a music living room. The news comes at a pivotal juncture in…
See more…Attention: Side Pee-ers
Hey sideways pissers. Maybe also stand sideways so your piss makes it into the urinal and not on the floor.—Anonymous
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