The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! MULTNOMAH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Good morning, Portland! In case you haven’t been […]
Blair Stenvick
Blair Stenvick is a former news reporter and culture writer for the Portland Mercury.
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Good Morning, News: Why Oregon Didn’t Meet that Vaccine Deadline, a Gay Football Player, and Drink Beer to Help Nature
The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! NATHAN HOWARD / GETTY IMAGES Good morning, Portland! Are you ready for […]
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Good Morning, News: Vaccine Efforts Move East of 82nd, July Rent Worries Portlanders, and Obamacare Upheld (Again)
The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! MOTOYA NAKAMURA / MULTNOMAH COUNTY Good morning, Portland! Head’s up: This Sunday […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Oregonians Fear July 1 Evictions, TriMet Hires New General Manager, and “Megaship” Cruise Delayed by COVID
The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! trimet Good afternoon, Portland! Here’s the latest on local news, national news, […]
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Good Morning, News: West Coast Heat Wave, Housing Crisis in Oregon Suburbs, and a Very American “Summer of Freedom”
The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! MERCURY STAFF Good morning, Portland! If you spent all day yesterday obsessing […]
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Celebrate Record Store Day in Portland Saturday: New Vinyl from Prince, Lady Gaga, Joni Mitchell & More
Tomorrow Records is one of many Portland vinyl shops participating in Record Store Day this weekend. Kathleen Marie / Mercury Staff The COVID-19 pandemic was, apparently, good for at least one thing: Vinyl sales surged, as people had more time to sit at home and spin their records. While scores of major musical artists were […]
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Good Morning, News: Oregon Legislature Passes Houseless Camping Bills, Northern Lights News, and Beaverton Cat Goes Viral
The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Portland city staff removes trash and belongings from a Laurelhust Park encampment. […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Fighting Pedestrian Deaths, Portland’s Getting a Ferry, and the US Is “Back,” Whatever That Means!
The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Rendering Courtesy of Friends of Frog Ferry Good afternoon, Portland! Here’s the […]
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Good Morning, News: Portland Urban Farmers Survive Pandemic, Oregon House Republican Faces Expulsion Vote, and the “Do Not Come” Heard Around the World
The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Portland’s urban farmers survived, and thrived, through the pandemic. ALIYA HALL Good […]
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With a New Album and Book, You Can Grieve and Celebrate With Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner
Michelle Zauner has two new projects out this spring: the album Jubilee, released under Japanese Breakfast, and the memoir Crying in H Mart. Peter Ash Lee and Penguin Random House The time we’re living in right now is one of both poignant grief and expansive joy. During the month of May, I was aided in […]
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Martha Bakes Centers a Revolutionary Slave, Plus More Vanport Mosaic Picks
vanport mosaic In the first act of the play Martha Bakes: A Biography of a Revolution and Insurrection that Never Happened, Martha Washington—the United State’s first first lady—reflects on her life, and laments the way history will surely overlook the sacrifices of herself and other women who helped found the country. In the same breath, […]
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Good Morning, News: US COVID-19 Cases Keep Dropping, Droughts and Wildfires, and How Has Policing Changed in Portland?
The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! A wildfire near The Dalles caused evacuations yesterday. Oregon Office of State […]