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! Good morning, Portland! Summer is not over—today is forecast to bring sunny […]
Isabella Garcia
Isabella Garcia is the former News Editor for the Portland Mercury. She covered City Hall, transportation, the environment, breaking news, and more.
Posted inGood Afternoon, News!
Good Afternoon, News: New Seasons Union Push Continues, Talking to Bees, and a Five-Mile Queue to See the Queen’s Coffin
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! Good afternoon and congrats on making it through the week, Portland! Here’s […]
Posted inNews
Commissioner Rubio Proposes an Overhaul to the Portland Clean Energy Fund
The proposal would allow for-profit and government agencies to be funded with PCEF grants.
The Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF) could soon be distributing large amounts of its yearly grant funding to government agencies and for-profit businesses along with community-based nonprofits, according to proposed program changes introduced by Portland City Commissioner Carmen Rubio Thursday. PCEF supporters believe the proposed changes maintain the integrity of the program’s mission while being […]
Posted inGood Morning, News!
Good Morning, News: Oregon Jobs Rebound from Pandemic, Rail Strike Averted, and Migrants Used as Political Pawns
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! Good morning, Portland! Looks like we’ll be closing out the week with […]
Posted inNews
Skaters Dust Off Plans for Steel Bridge Skatepark
The park was the “Crown Jewel” of Portland’s 2008 skatepark masterplan.
Home to the nationally-acclaimed Burnside Skatepark and pandemic-success Secret Roller Disco, Portland’s skateboarding and roller skating scene is vibrant and burgeoning—and local skaters have a plan they believe will make it even better. “As awesome as our skate scene is here in Portland, I think we’re missing out on something that could be a huge […]
Posted inGood Morning, News!
Good Morning, News: Explosive Ping Pong Balls Fight Fires, Portland’s Art Scene is Back, and What Went Down at the Emmys
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! Goooood morning, Portland! Let’s get right into it. In local news: • […]
Posted inNews
Southeast Portland’s Arleta Triangle Gets a Public Safety Makeover
City leaders are planning to replicate the treatment in other areas of Portland.
What once was the site of car crashes, pedestrian threats, and drive-by shootings in Southeast Portland’s Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood is now a rainbow-striped community space. The new extended Arleta Triangle Square, a public plaza located in the former right-turn lane that allowed cars to bypass the light at SE 72nd Avenue and SE Woodstock Boulevard, […]
Posted inGood Morning, News!
Good Morning, News: New Seasons Workers Vote for Union, City Faces ADA Lawsuit, and Steve Bannon Indicted
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! Mornin’, Portland! Today we’re expected to get “plenty of sunshine” with a […]
Posted inNews
Updated COVID-19 Booster Shots are Available in Oregon—Here’s Where You Can Get One
Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine booster shots are now available in Oregon for anyone ages 12 and up. Health officials believe the updated boosters will be a critical tool to mitigate an anticipated surge of infections in fall and winter. “With fall and winter approaching with circulation of COVID-19 anticipated to increase, when most of us will […]
Posted inGood Morning, News!
Good Morning, News: Omicron Boosters Come to Oregon, School Staffing Shortages Persist, and Mass Stabbing Manhunt Continues
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! Good morning, Portland! I hope you had a restful long weekend that was […]
Posted inGood Morning, News!
Good Morning, News: Fire Bureau Falls Short, Twitter Teases Edit Button, and Louis Vuitton’s Taxes
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! Good morning and happy September, Portland! Wow, time really flies when you’re devastated […]
Posted inGood Morning, News!
Good Morning, News: Bend Mourns Shooting Victims, Jackson Residents Without Water, and Where NOT to Cool Off in the Willamette Today
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! Good morning, Portland! Here are some relaxing nature sounds to listen to […]