If you’ve been keeping track, you probably know that although recreational cannabis sales were legalized in Oregon, the state’s cities and counties were still given the right to opt out, banning producers and retailers from setting up shop. In places where voters didn’t approve the statewide measure, the process of opting out is simple, but […]
Marjorie Skinner
Marjorie Skinner is the Portland Mercury's Managing Editor, author of the weekly Sold Out column chronicling the area's independent fashion and retail industry, and a frequent contributor to the film and other arts and feature sections of the paper. She has been writing about Portland life and culture for the Mercury since 2001, produces one of Portland's largest annual spring fashion shows, and occasionally answers emails.
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“There Are a Lot of People in This Town Hanging by a Thread”: This Week’s Letters to the Editor
Jen Wang INTENT AND BENIGN NEGLECT RE: “How We Got Here” [Feature, Aug 5], an overview of Portland’s history of planning decisions leading up to the current population influx and ensuing affordable housing crisis. DEAR MERCURY—Is there a crisis? Certainly. Was it the result of poor leadership, inadequate resources, and out-of-whack policies by a generation […]
Posted inMovies & TV
Straight Outta Compton, Straight into Now
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON Nope, can’t think of any reason at all why N.W.A.’s story is still relevant. In one of Straight Outta Compton‘s most powerful shots, two men walk toward a police line. Held between them are a blue and a red bandana, knotted together, signifying unity in the face of a common enemy. It’s […]
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Straight Outta Compton, Straight into Now
Hip-Hop, N.W.A., And America’s Institutionalized Oppression
Hip-hop, N.W.A. and America’s institutionalized oppression.
Posted inPuppy
Pay It Forward: Helping the Houseless Pets of Portland
We are creeping up on the Mercury‘s annual Pet Issue, which mostly means my inbox is a flood of adorable photos—keep them coming, please! It also gives me a little extra rope to highlight all things pet-related, such as the donation drive being held by Lovers Not Fighters Pitbull Rescue, which is wrapping up this […]
Posted inFashion
This Week’s Style Events: Black Wagon, Glean, and Adam Arnold’s Sample Sale!
Only three things, but they’re such good things! • Proof that Portland’s hipster breeding programs are booming, the amazing children’s boutique Black Wagon is celebrating its ninth anniversary. The Original Photo Booth, refreshments both kid-safe and unsafe, and giveaways will all be involved. Black Wagon, 3964 N Mississippi, Thurs Aug 13, 5-8 pm • As […]
Posted inFashion
Local, Simple, Accessible Clothing: The Best of 2015’s Alley 33
There are a couple things that help make Alley 33—the annual ready-to-wear showcase hosted by Altar—so popular. Being outside in the alley on 33rd and Hawthorne with an al fresco bar in August certainly helps. Even more so is the fact that this show is the only one to consistently focus on clothing that’s manufactured […]
Posted inFood and Drink
Burger Week Preview: Elephants’ The Pig Lebowski
For the third year running, Burger Week brings you limited edition, $5 burgers from your favorite Portland bars and restaurants, for one week only! This year the promotion will run Aug 10-16, giving you just one week to try as many burgers as you can from over 30 participating establishments! To get you prepared, we’ll […]
Posted inPortland
Car2Go, Pizza, and the Worst People Ever: This Week’s Mercury Letters Section
ANDREA TSURUMI OUT OF THE LOOP RE: “Car2Go Yanking Service from East Portland and St. Johns” [Blogtown, July 31], regarding a change in the service area in Portland. DEAR MERCURY—Neo-liberal capitalist corporations have no interest in providing the working-class poor a safe, affordable way home from work late at night, and judging by the number […]
Posted inFashion
Content at the Ace Hotel: Now Accepting Proposals
The annual Content showcase hosted at Portland’s Ace Hotel has been scheduled for Saturday, Nov 14! For the uninitiated, Content was originated by a team led by a pre-Project Runway Gretchen Jones, who envisioned an installation-based showcase for Portland’s design professionals to translate their inspirations and identity in a format that was expressly focused on […]
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Marjorie’s Worst. Night. Ever.: “Kiteboarding”
Welcome to the Blogtown series we like to call Worst. Night. Ever. Every Wednesday during our weekly “My, What a Busy Week!” pitch meetings, someone suggests an event which is the equivalent of shooting burning acid into our eyes—but we also realize a more enlightened person might love it! Hence, these “risky” events are often […]
