The newest season of Bravo’s Top Chef premieres this April—and it’s set in Portland. STEPHANIE DIANI / BRAVO Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) In local news: • On Sunday evening, tensions boiled […]
Blair Stenvick
Blair Stenvick is a former news reporter and culture writer for the Portland Mercury.
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Appeals Court Ruling Brings Cop-Conducted TriMet Fare Checks Into Question
TRIMET A recent decision from the Oregon Court of Appeals could determine whether or not police are allowed to ask TriMet passengers for proof of fare. In a January ruling, the appeals court reversed a 2017 Washington County Circuit Court decision that allowed evidence collected during an officer’s TriMet fare check to be used in […]
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“Africa Through the Eyes of Africans”: Stream the Cascade Festival of African Films
A film still from Dhalinyaro (Youth), a coming-of-age movie set in Djibouti. In any year, the Cascade Festival of African Films (CFAF) is a unique experience. Hosted by Portland Community College’s Cascade campus, the festival brings a well-curated selection of different genres, countries, languages, and perspectives to Portland audiences, with only one common trait: They’re […]
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Good Morning, News: Cautious Optimism on Vaccinations, Joe’s Sending You a Mask, and TriMet Is Fareless Today
We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis is threatening our ability to keep producing the quality reporting you’ve come to love. If you’re able, please consider making a monthly contribution to the Mercury. Pool / Getty images Good morning, Portland! It’s just a few days until the big game—if that is […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Pharmacies Get Vaccines, Proud Boys Get Terrorist Designation (in Canada), and Trudy Comes Along
The Proud Boys, now a designated terrorist organization. (Imagine choosing this look as your uniform!) KAREN DUCEY / GETTY IMAGES Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) In local news: • A Springfield restaurant […]
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Good Afternoon, News: COVID-19 Rips Through Portland Jail, Regime Change at Amazon, and Guantanamo Bay is Still Open
Jeff Bezos Paul Morigi / Getty images Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • After months of warding off a raging pandemic, Multnomah County’s Inverness Jail is in the thick of a surging […]
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Streaming the Pandemic: Reviewing Locked Down and Home Cooking
Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor star in Locked Down. HBO Max In the very early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was tempting to think the whole experience might be some weird temporary blip, a month-long virtual slumber party in which the worst long-term effects would be the hacky standup jokes it spawned. Of course, […]
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Good Morning, News: AOC on Trauma of Jan 6, Portland Is NOT Dying, and Happy Groundhog Day!
We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis is threatening our ability to keep producing the quality reporting you’ve come to love. If you’re able, please consider making a monthly contribution to the Mercury. “It’s gonna be cold, it’s gonna be grey, and it’s gonna last you for the rest of your […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Feds Tear Gas Elementary School, There’s a New Vaccine In Town, and Body Doubles Are In the News!
courtesy of ohsu Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) In local news: • Some parents at an elementary school in South Portland are worried that tear gas and other dangerous chemicals emitted by […]
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Someday We Will All Have a Vaccine Story
Stranded on a snowy highway, six Oregonians got surprise COVID-19 vaccines last night. Josephine County Public Health Late last night, Oregonians got something we’ve been a little short on lately: Some good vaccine-related news. From Southern Oregon’s Josephine County Public Health’s Facebook page: “When Josephine County Public Health staff and volunteers concluded their mass vaccination […]
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Good Morning, News: Hit-and-Run Suspect Charged With Murder, Biden Delivers Wins for Abortion Access, and Dairy Heir Is Sorry
We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis is threatening our ability to keep producing the quality reporting you’ve come to love. If you’re able, please consider making a monthly contribution to the Mercury. Jan Sandvik / EyeEm / Getty images Good morning, Portland! We’ve got another cold, rainy day in the […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Oregon GOP Walks Back From Wackadoodle Statement, Stocks Are Wild, and RIP Cloris Leachman
Spencer Platt / Getty images Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) In local news: • The person behind the brutal intentional hit-and-run spree that left one dead and many more injured this week […]