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The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for April 13-19

Woodwind sounds, emotional support animals, and florals for spring.
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How’s your spring shaking out? This week, Do This, Do That unfurls with events like sooo many cherry blossoms, tulips, and daffodils. John Waters cruises into town to celebrate eight decades of debauchery, Making Earth Cool screens a verdant array of 16mm nature films, and did you know you can learn Latin dance for free […]

Posted inTransportation Issue 2026

The (Somewhat) Amazing Race

Who will win in a battle of the transportation modes? Another completely scientific Mercury experiment!
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[What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury‘s 2026 Transportation issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types of articles coming, support us here.—eds.]  How do you decide what mode of transportation to use on a daily basis? […]

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The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for April 6-12

Twenty good reasons to leave the house this week.
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This past weekend at Cooper Mountain Nature Park, I watched a smattering of wild iris and pond lily sway against a backing scene of scraggly oaks, jays and juncos flitting in between. I sat on a log with my partner for two hours, staring at the pond, chatting about nothing and everything. Two ducks floated […]

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The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for March 30-April 5

Spring-approved activities unfurl, from tulip time to rowdy documentaries.
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Did you get a dose of Vitamin D in the eyeballs this weekend? Portland spring is a fickle and fleeting thing, but when it feels good, it feels reeeeally good. Let’s keep that boat afloat this week. Here are some helpers: The Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival is a no-brainer, but if you can swing it […]

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