Happy Second Day of Spring!: Your reward: Snow. Give Some Shits: Don’t let the inclement weather stop you from swinging by the Mercury and Bus Project’s Give a Shit Happy Hour today! Toulouse Takedown: French police kill the gunman that shot four Jewish schoolchildren after a three-day man hunt. Changing Guard:Mali soldiers overthrow the government, […]
Alex Zielinski
Alex Zielinski is a former News Editor for the Portland Mercury. She's here to tell stories about economic inequities, cops, civil rights, and weird city politics that you should probably be paying attention to.
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Gender Bender
Does Portland’s Only Gay Strip Club Discriminate Against Women?
Is Portland’s only gay strip club discriminating against women?
Posted inNeighborhoods
Is the New Safeway Really Safe?
So it’s been almost an entire year since the Safeway on SE 28th and Hawthorne closed its doors. As promised, its shiny new replacement is open for buisness starting today. And they don’t want you to forget it—my house alone received three notices in the mail. Randy Albright But not all neighborhood patrons are as […]
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The Morrison Bridge’s Final Construction Roadblock: Rain
The long-awaited reopening of the Morrison Bridge may be in the near future—that is, if it stops raining. Multnomah County The Morrison Bridge in its glory days Last we heard, the bridge construction was at a standstill due to an environmental breach of contract by the contractor. But! Following a $3,000 penalty fine to the […]
Posted inSexual Politics
Idaho Senator Sees “Rape” as an Abortion Excuse
Touched upon in Good Morning News, Idaho Senate joined Texas and Virginia yesterday in mandating that all pregnant women must undergo an ultrasound prior to terminating their pregnancy. While this idea alone ushered in a slew of disapproval, Idaho Senator Chuck Winder delivered a shocking kicker in yesterday’s closing arguments. “Rape and incest was used […]
Posted inEvents
Give a Shit Happy Hour: Come on Down!
It’s that time o’ the month again, Portland. Time to give a shit about creative and political do-gooders in your community (and maybe become one yourself)! What better way to do so than over drinks with fellow shit givers at the Mercury and Bus Project‘s Give a Shit Happy Hour this Thursday? Got me. Swing […]
Posted inCrime
Gay Hate Crime Leads to Arrest
Aaron Spencer, qPDX Smith’s damaged car, more photos after jump As breifly mentioned in Good Morning News, a gay couple was the target of a horrible hate crime on Wednesday, March 14 in downtown Portland. According to the Portland Police Bureau’s report, the two gay men, Kiah Lawson and Sam Smith, were holding hands on […]
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Good Morning News!
Okay, so heads up: Today’s news is a bummer. But — it’s news and it’s important. I promise there’s an adorable video at the end of it. And it Goes On: Iraq is hit by a destructive wave of bombings, injuring over 200 and coinciding with the ninth anniversary of the US invading Iraq. Iraqi […]
Posted inMedia
State of the News: What You’d Expect
The Pew Research Center released its annual State of the News Media today, marking 2011 the beginning of a new digital era. A compilation of research stemming from all media forms and all audiences, the report paints a predictable picture of the present (and future) state of news media. The report comes along with a […]
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Who Loves You, Portland?
It’s a well known fact that the New York Times loves to drool over Portland as often as possible. Examples here, here and here (and that’s not all). So you’re probably expecting another quaint installment in the NYT’s monthly ode to Portland. TWIST! Turns out we’ve got another major media outlet on our side. You […]
Posted inTransportation
Car2Go: The Tiniest Car Sharing Contender
Car2Go Earlier this month, I posted a rundown on the handful of car share programs headed our way. But! I failed to mention Car2Go, the smart car equivalent of Zipcar, that kicked off its promotional efforts across the city this week. Car2Go, scheduled to launch local service on March 31, offers one-way car rentals without […]
Posted inLGBTQIA+
TSA Targets Transgender Travelers
Now, alongside the “Liquid Rules” and “Traveling With Children” tabs on the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) website, you’ll find “Transgender Traveler.” The page gives a run-down on the rights and expectations of trans passangers. Specifically, that while they are required to put down the gender that’s on their ID when booking a flight, they will […]