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 […]
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Where to Shop for Portland’s Best Fashion, Shoes, Bags, and More!
Like food, music, comedy, and craft beers, Portland is internationally known for being fashion-forward and its local boutiques, which strive for sustainable, eco-friendly style. If you appreciate looking good, don’t miss these hot spots: WOMEN’S FASHION TOP PICK: Una The women’s fashion found here is of super-fine quality—but the pieces are also conversation starters, often […]
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Looking for a New Happy Hour? We’ve Got 100 of ‘Em
MIKE MERG “Happy hour” is usually a misnomer—most bars have extended hours of happy, from mid-afternoon to late at night, from the workday commute to all-day Sunday. The part of the phrase “happy hour” that is invariably true, however, is the “happy” part, and we visited 100 different happy hours in Portland in our dedicated […]
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The Mercury’s Absolutely, 100 Percent Guaranteed Accurate, Predictions for 2019!
EKATERINA SHCHEGLOVA / GETTY IMAGES ► In 2019, millions of out-of-state crows descend on Portland following success of new sitcom, Crowlandia. ► A typo in Paul Allen’s will accidentally bequeaths Portland Trail Blazers to sister’s dog McScribbits, a 14-year-old morbidly obese Puginese. ► Patriot Prayer’s Joey Gibson signs endorsement deal with Under Armour. ► Hall […]
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The Mercury’s Absolutely, 100 Percent Guaranteed Accurate, Predictions for 2019!
► In 2019, millions of out-of-state crows descend on Portland following success of new sitcom, Crowlandia. ► A typo in Paul Allen’s will accidentally bequeaths Portland Trail Blazers to sister’s dog McScribbits, a 14-year-old morbidly obese Puginese. ► Patriot Prayer’s Joey Gibson signs endorsement deal with Under Armour. ► Hall & Oates concert at Oregon […]
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Portland’s World Naked Bike Ride 2019 Has Set a Date
@portablesera + @staywildmagazine Save the date! Portland’s 2019 World Naked Bike Ride is June 29th! From bikeportland.org who annonced the date: Far from a fringe bike ride, Portland’s World Naked Bike Ride has become a legitimate — dare I say, mainstream — event. The ride turns 15 this year. And just in case you want […]
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Last Minute Halloween Costume Ideas for the Truly Desperate
ANASTASIA_STOMA / GETTY IMAGES Sexy Midterm Election Anxiety Sexy E-Scooter Sexy Angry Miniature Horse Sexy Climate Change Sexy Ex’s Costume from Last Year (Come Get Your Stuff, Seth!) Sexy Patriot Prayer Thug Sexy Couch (Achieved by Taping Couch Cushions to Your Front and Back) Sexy Anti-Abortion Ballot Measure Sexy Staph Infection Sexy Commuter Who Gets […]
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Last Minute Halloween Costume Ideas!
Sexy Midterm Election Anxiety Sexy E-Scooter Sexy Angry Miniature Horse Sexy Climate Change Sexy Ex’s Costume from Last Year (Come Get Your Stuff, Seth!) Sexy Patriot Prayer Thug Sexy Couch (Achieved by Taping Couch Cushions to Your Front and Back) Sexy Anti-Abortion Ballot Measure Sexy Staph Infection Sexy Commuter Who Gets Held Up by a […]
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This October, Watch 2018’s Best Horror Flicks
It’s October and things are getting spooooky! Here are our top picks from 2018 in the horror and horror-adjacent genres, as reviewed in our award-winning* Movies & TV section! *not actually award-winning A Quiet Place (the one everybody loved this year) A Quiet Place, director/co-writer/actor John Krasinski’s startlingly good monster movie, quickly establishes a lean, […]
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New Biweekly Mercury Slogans That Were Quickly Rejected
• Half as Often, Twice as Annoying • Finally! A Newspaper That Matches Your Reading Speed • Keeping Up with the Blistering Pace of the Modern Media News Cycle by Coming Out Once Every 14 Days • Now with Half as Many Mistakes • The Slow, Lurching Death of Print Media—Now Cruelly and Unnecessarily Extended […]
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New Biweekly Mercury Slogans That Were Quickly Rejected
• Half as Often, Twice as Annoying • Finally! A Newspaper That Matches Your Reading Speed • Keeping Up with the Blistering Pace of the Modern Media News Cycle by Coming Out Once Every 14 Days • Now with Half as Many Mistakes • The Slow, Lurching Death of Print Media—Now Cruelly and Unnecessarily Extended […]