You are a busy person. At the same time, you are committed to shopping locally AND finding fun, unusual gifts. This is why securing the most prezzies in the shortest amount of time is vitally important. Well, fear not: Here’s a list of some great local stores where you can get all your unusual holiday […]
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Mercury Halloween Classic: The Troutdale Trout
[The Mercury loves Halloween, and we love dressing up… which is why we occasionally dress up as other types of print media for our annual Halloween issue. Oh, and here’s one from 2011—local respected community paper, The Troutdale Trout.—eds.] IN THIS ISSUE OF THE TROUTDALE TROUT: •FEATURE STORY: Exotic Pet Store Procures Fun Snakes •Local […]
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Mercury Halloween Classic: Our Portland Monthly Dress-Up Issue
[The Mercury loves Halloween, and we love dressing up… which is why we occasionally dress up as other types of print media for our annual Halloween issue. Oh, and here’s one from 2012—can you guess who we are?—eds.] IN THIS ISSUE: • My Top 8 Editor’s Notes • Tux ‘n’ Tales • PDX Index: Sneering […]
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Mercury Halloween Classic: Murder House
ARTWORK BY MAX KAUFFMAN [The Mercury loves Halloween and all these creepy, icky, and spooky. With that in mind, let’s revisit this special Halloween-themed feature written in 2013, titled “MURDER HOUSE.”–eds.] Murder HouseA Historic Tour of Portland’s Grisliest Murders—and the Homes Where They Took Place ALL HOUSES have histories. And Portland has many old homes—but […]
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Ghost Busted: The Mercury Uses Science to Expose Portland’s Real-est and Fakiest Ghosts!
ILLUSTRATION BY MICHELLE MRUK [Portland is home to many so-called “haunted” businesses, residences, and public spaces. (See “Portland’s Most Haunted Places [That You Never Knew Were Super Fucking Haunted]!” this issue for more examples.) But how haunted are they really? The Mercury decided to find out by picking four of Portland’s most famously spooky places […]
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Portland’s Most Haunted Places (That You Never Knew Were Super Fucking Haunted)!
• The Vera Katz statue on the Eastbank Esplanade • The Slurpee dispenser at Plaid Pantry on Burnside that dispenses human souls • Every square inch of Mall 205 • The bread aisle of the Hawthorne Fred Meyer • Those two basketball hoops off to the side of the main court at Laurelhurst Park • […]
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Portland’s Shittiest Places
WARNING TO ALL PORTLANDERS: Do not go to the following shitty places, where shitty things have been known to occur—or at least that’s what happened to these Mercury employees. 1. Corner of N Mississippi & Shaver: The most despicable criminal in the world broke my car window and stole my Hot Tub Time Machine backpack. […]
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Celebrate the Best of America with 50 of Portland’s Best Multi-Cultural Restaurants and Food Carts
Abyssinian Kitchen | 2625 SE 21st Abyssinian Kitchen—named for the kingdom that once spanned Ethiopia and Eritrea—is easy to miss. Tucked into the first floor of an inconspicuous Southeast Portland bungalow with only a small sign to signify its existence, the restaurant isn’t clamoring for attention—and it doesn’t need to. The tangy, fresh, and filling […]
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It’s Summer: Oddball Tourist Spots for the Anti-Traveler
LEO ZAROSINSKI Here’s who you are: You’re a person who doesn’t have a lot of money and doesn’t like to travel very far, and still demands more out of life than the usual boring, bullshit tourist activities. Well, have we got some blurbs for you! Check out the following list of oddball tourist attractions, all […]
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Oddball Tourist Spots for the Anti-Traveler
Here’s who you are: You’re a person who doesn’t have a lot of money and doesn’t like to travel very far, and still demands more out of life than the usual boring, bullshit tourist activities. Well, have we got some blurbs for you! Check out the following list of oddball tourist attractions, all within easy […]
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The Best Places in Portland to Shop for… Everything Else
Portland is also a great place to spend your travel allowance on the cool stuff that will make your friends back home drool with jealousy. Such as… RECORD STORES TOP PICK: Mississippi Records This independent record store crams countless vinyl into its small confines, but given space and time to explore, one visit can yield […]
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The Best Places to Check Out Portland’s Music Scene
No matter where you’re from, you’re probably aware of live music’s restorative powers. Rather than extol the virtues of this exercise, let us guide you through Portland’s best places to take your ears on a date. Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Located in the Brooklyn neighborhood, the Aladdin Theater first opened as a vaudeville house […]