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Blair Stenvick
Blair Stenvick is a former news reporter and culture writer for the Portland Mercury.
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Good Morning, News: Vaccine Passports Are Fine, Catching Up On PCEF, and Remembering the Tulsa Massacre
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! POOL / GETTY IMAGES Good morning, Portland! I hope you had a […]
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Good Morning, News: Portland Now Low-Risk, Prepping for Wildfire Season, and Biden’s $6T Budget
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! The city of Estacada, near Portland, was one of many Oregon areas […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Remembering the 2017 MAX Tragedy, Mass Shooting in San Jose, and Checking In On Portland’s Restaurant Scene
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 memorial at the Hollywood Transit Center in 2017, after two people […]
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Good Morning, News: MultCo Heading to Lower Risk, Anniversary of George Floyd’s Murder, and Half of US Adults Fully Vaccinated
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! ALEX ZIELINSKI Good morning, Portland! Spark up a joint and settle in […]
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These Pot Products Will Help Your Post-Pandemic Social Anxiety
The CBD-heavy Tang strain is perfect for easing back into post-pandemic life. blair stenvick It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic was a greenrush for Oregon’s cannabis industry. People turned to weed to ease their anxiety and depression, and to make staying at home a little more fun. As more people get vaccinated, Portlanders can […]
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These Pot Products Will Help Your Post-Pandemic Social Anxiety
It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic was a greenrush for Oregon’s cannabis industry. People turned to weed to ease their anxiety and depression, and to make staying at home a little more fun. As more people get vaccinated, Portlanders can begin to have some semblance of a social life again—or return to the workplace, […]
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Portland Photographer Showcases Black Cowboys in the Rodeo Capital of the World
Ivan McClellan Photographer Ivan McClellan grew up watching Western movies and Bonanza reruns, and going to rodeos with his family in Kansas City. But as a kid, he never saw earnest depictions of cowboys that looked like him. “I didn’t know a thing about Black cowboys,” says McClellan in a recent interview with the Mercury. […]
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Good Morning, News: Portland Cops Ask Random Guy to Do Their Jobs For Them, Disgusting Texas Abortion Ban, and Bras Are OVER
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Good Afternoon, News: City Changes Homeless Sweep Rules, Civic Life Director Paid $$$ to Quit, and Bracing for a Roe v. Wade Change
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! ALEX ZIELINSKI Good afternoon, Portland! Here’s the latest on local news, national […]
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Q&A: Top Chef Portland’s Sara Hauman on Cooking Oregon Produce, the Joy of Eating Alone, and Bok Choy
Chef Sara Hauman on Top Chef Portland. David Moir/Bravo If you’ve been watching the current Top Chef season, filmed in Portland, then you might feel like you already know Sara Hauman, one of the season’s current front-runners. Hauman is head chef at the restaurant at Soter Vineyards, a winery in the Willamette Valley’s town of […]
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Good Morning, News: Vote by 8 pm TODAY, Palestinians on Strike, and Pushing for Universal Pre-K
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