Sunderland ‘Til I Die One of the biggest parts of being a Timbers fan is just that: being a fan. There’s a lot that goes into that level of devotion for a footy team, and if you count yourself as a member of the Army, or you’re on the outside looking in and wondering what […]
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Today’s Coronavirus News Roundup: Oregon, California, & Washington Team Up, Trump’s Embarrassing Ignorance, and… OH NO, BEES!!
Just when we get somewhat used to COVID-19… now there’s a BEE INVASION?? Millerpd / iStock / Getty Images Plus Here’s your daily roundup of all the local and national news about COVID-19. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • The statewide coronavirus death toll went up by […]
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The Best Things to Do (While Staying Home and Staying Safe) in Portland: Mon April 13
Disney on Broadway Ryan McCartan hosts this charity-supporting livestream, celebrating Disney’s quarter-century of taking their animated classics and translating them to the stage, often in seemingly-impossible ways. (Seriously, getting Julie Taymor to turn The Lion King into what it became on Broadway? *Chef’s kiss*) The main performance was recorded on November 4, 2019 with an […]
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The Best Things to Do (While Staying Home and Staying Safe) in Portland: Sun April 12
{{ image:1, width:500 }} Amazing Grace Even at a remove of almost 50 years, and even with Aretha Franklin’s album Amazing Grace firmly established as a familiar classic in the canon of recorded music, the movie is a staggering thing to behold, and is probably the greatest filmed document of American gospel music that has […]
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The Best Things to Do (While Staying Home and Staying Safe) in Portland: Sat April 11
{{ image:1, width:500 }} Turn Your Home Into a Tiny Desk Concert The very first installment of our sheltered-in-place Things To Do roundup made sure to shout out NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series as a must-subscribe on YouTube, and that’s still true. But in the meantime, the Tiny Desk Concert has become the most reliably […]
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Today’s Coronavirus News Roundup: New Camps to Protect Houseless, Bundy Endangers Fellow Idiots, and a Good COVID Plan (Doesn’t Involve Trump)
“Hey dummy, when we need your help we’ll ask for it.” Chip Somodevilla / Staff / Getty Here’s your daily roundup of all the local and national news about COVID-19. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • As of yesterday, Oregon had 1,321 positive COVID-19 cases (that we know […]
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The Best Things to Do (While Staying Home and Staying Safe) in Portland: Fri April 10
Go to Pickathon!Pickathon’s response to COVID trying to mess up everyone’s outdoor music festival fun? A 60-day long streaming series, spanning multiple online platforms, and featuring full sets by artists including Jeff Tweedy, Mac DeMarco, People Under the Stairs, Damien Jurado, Charles Bradley, Tank and the Bangas, and many, many more. Many of these performances […]
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Today’s Coronavirus News Update: COVID Traps Oregon Prisoners, 1 in 8 Workers Lose Jobs, and Bill Barr is a Lying Traitor
Attorney General Bill Barr joins Trump in spreading deadly disinformation. Bill Pugliano / Getty News Here’s your daily roundup of all the local and national news about COVID-19. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • As of Wednesday, there were 58 new Oregon COVID-19 cases (28 of those […]
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Today’s Coronavirus News Roundup: New Grants for Local Business, Sex During Covid, and School’s Out for the Year
Gov. Brown announces that Oregon schools will be out for the rest of the school year. Wirachai / iStock / Getty Images Plus Here’s your daily roundup of all the local and national news about COVID-19. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • As of Tuesday, the number of […]
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Today’s Coronavirus News Roundup: COVID-Related Gun Sales, Trump Staff Shakeup, and Wisconsin GOP is Anti-Life
Corrupt Wisconsin Republicans happily put voters lives at risk. Scott Olson / Getty News Here’s your daily roundup of all the local and national news about COVID-19. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) IN LOCAL NEWS: • As of Monday, Oregon’s confirmed COVID-19 count stood at 1,132 cases […]
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Today’s Coronavirus News Roundup: Oregon Cases Top 1,000, Boris Johnson Taken to ICU, and Wells Fargo Screws Us Again
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is sent to intensive care after developing serious COVID symptoms. Leon Neal / Getty News Here’s your daily roundup of all the local and national news about COVID-19. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • Oregon saw its number of coronavirus cases pass […]
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Today’s Coronavirus News Roundup: “Cautious Optimism” in Oregon, Landlords vs. Rent Forgiveness, and Why Is Jared Kushner in Charge of Anything?!?
Oregon health experts say we should be “cautiously optimistic”—but keep up your distancing! Drew Angerer / Getty Images Here’s your daily roundup of all the local and national news about COVID-19. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • As of yesterday, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in […]