Reporting Live (Continued): City Council’s Contentious Budget Meeting
Shelter, parks, and city jobs are up for discussion.
Mercury Music Picks: Boot Scoot Your Boogie at Friends in Low Places
Plus, crush a Capri Sun with Juicebox, and get primitive with Marisa Anderson.
The Mercury’s 2026 Primary Election Night Update and Recap!
Find out who won, who lost, and who’s still biting their nails as ballots continue to be counted.
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Portland City Councilors are Tearing into Mayor Wilson’s Proposed Budget. Here’s What Could Change.
Proposed changes could affect the city’s climate fund, city manager pay, policing, and more.
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Reporting Live: City Council’s Contentious Budget Meeting
Police oversight board, climate energy fund, and union jobs are on the chopping block
Portland’s Newest Women’s Sports Team, the Cherry Bombs, Win First Match
Getting support from a sold-out crowd, tattoo artists, and an opera company didn’t hurt.
The Top Five Places in Portland To Avoid Tourists
Panic! Tourist season is here. Where can a Portlander find some peace?
Turn! Turn! Turn! Wants To Be a “Place for Weirdos”
The venue has new owners. Artistic freedom is welcome.
Food News: Longtime Güero Cook Detained by ICE
Plus, a new Thai-inspired cocktail bar with Trinidadian bites opens, and Alpenrausch will close.
Good Girl Is the Central Eastside’s New “Slutty Goth Dive Bar”
Good Girl takes over the spot formerly occupied by Home, A Bar.
After-School Programming Never Sounded So Good
Electronic Music Club takes modern approaches in teaching students music.
The Only Summer 2026 Festival Guide You’ll Need
It’s summer in Portland, and you know what that means… music festivals!
Council Budget Talks Highlight Tension Over Proposed PCEF Moda Center Investment
Mayor Keith Wilson has suggested Portland’s Clean Energy Fund can spare $75 million for Moda Center upgrades, but the details are murky.
Get Into the Groove
How Discogs evolved from a Portland vinyl collector’s
dream to a worldwide phenomenon.
The Portland Music Map
An incomplete visual guide to music establishments in Riff City.
Portland Fire Nets a Win (and a Loss) Against the Liberty
In an up and down week, the Fire showed plenty of fight and grit.