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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 Afternoon, News: Portland Film & TV Workers Speak Out, Please Don’t Report Your Neighbors For Not Mowing Their Lawns, and Paid Family Leave Ain’t Dead Yet
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Good Morning, News: Curbing Portland’s Traffic Deaths, It’s Election Day, and a New Thorns GM
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 election workers process ballots earlier this year. MOTOYA NAKAMURA / […]
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Portland’s Haunted House Actors Are Thrilled to Be Scaring You Again
Tracy Kittle (center) during her first year as a haunter at Fearlandia. courtesy of Tracy Kittle Portland actor James Lawrence has spent his Octobers scaring people at haunted houses since 2016. Unlike some fellow actors, Lawrence doesn’t only rely on jump scares, gruesome makeup, or heightened special effects to bring the creep factor. Instead, he’s […]
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Good Morning, News: New Oregon Vax Milestone, Schrader Gets Challenger, and US Torture Victim Testifies
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Good Morning, News: Zenith Persists, Local Ballot Measures to Watch, and May Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema Rot in Hell
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Good Morning, News: Athletes Call Out UO Track Program, a Formaldehyde Fine in Portland, and Too Many Americans Still Aren’t Sure About Climate Change
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Good Morning, News: Oregon Nearing Herd Immunity, Portland Cops Put Sex Workers in Danger, and Facebook’s Changing Its Name
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Good Afternoon, News: City & County Anti-Vaxxers Fired, Portland Food Workers Impacted By Extreme Weather, and the Netflix Walkout
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Stream These Indigenous-Made Films from the Portland Film Festival
A still from the short film River of Small Gods. Oregon celebrated its first official Indigenous People’s Day last week—but considering that all non-Native people are currently on stolen land, you shouldn’t need a special holiday to learn about and support Indigenous people and cultures. One way to do this is by watching some of […]
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Tinned Fish Is Trendy and Delicious—Here’s Where to Get It Sustainably in Portland
A plus to tinned fish is that the packaging is often adorable. Blair Stenvick Canned seafood has been having a moment. It’s the current darling of food media and lifestyle Instagram, and was even dubbed “hot girl food” by Vice earlier this year. If you’ve yet to hop on the tinned fish train, you need […]
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Good Morning, News: Small Group of Portland Teachers Refuse Vaccination, Oregon Vineyards Grapple With Climate Change, and Iraqis Remember Colin Powell
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