With everyone trying to make up for lost time in the pandemic, plus concerns about supply chain shortages, sharing experiences with loved ones instead of gifts have grown in popularity this holiday season. If you want a fun (and COVID-19 safe) way to explore Portland’s alcohol scene and support local businesses, here’s your guide to […]
Aliya Hall
Posted inHoliday Debauchery Guide 2021
Boozy Experiences in Portland This Holiday Season
With everyone trying to make up for lost time in the pandemic, plus concerns about supply chain shortages, sharing experiences with loved ones instead of gifts have grown in popularity this holiday season. If you want a fun (and COVID-19 safe) way to explore Portland’s alcohol scene and support local businesses, here’s your guide to […]
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Virtual Picks for the Portland Book Festival: Brandon Taylor, Maggie Nelson, Witches, and More
Brandon Taylor, author of Filthy Animals, will speak as part of the “Tenderness” panel at the Portland Book Festival. penguin random house The 2021 Portland Book Festival will be offering something new to festival goers this year by hosting the first hybrid virtual and in-person event in its history. The virtual festival will take place […]
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Portland Authors P.C. and Kristin Cast Talk Darkness and Changes in YA Genre
P.C. and Kristin Cast are mother-daughter authors best known for the House of Night series, which P.C. penned and Kristin edited at age 19. They have lived in the Portland area since 2014. photos Courtesy of P.C. and Kristin Cast As young adult authors, P.C. and Kristin Cast don’t talk down to their readers. P.C., […]
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I Redefined My Sexuality and I’ve Never Felt Better
Malte Mueller / Getty Images Happy Pride, Portland! This week, the Mercury is running a series of opinion pieces and personal essays from LGBTQ+ Portlanders on the theme Pride 2021: Queer Beginnings. As we emerge out of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re all re-evaluating and re-imagining things, and that includes queer life and how we observe […]
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Portland’s Urban Farmers Find Community, Remain Unified Through Pandemic
Malcolm Hoover and Mirabai Collins are husband and wife and co-directors of Black Futures Farm. The farm started in 2020 and Hoover said urban farmers are “a cool community to be a part of.” Courtesy of Black Futures Farm Urban Farmer Letty Chichitonyolotli Martinez wants to change the face of farming and herbalism in Oregon […]