Posted inFood and Drink
Extreme Weather Events Are a Threat to Small Businesses, Like Your Favorite Food Cart
Kim Jong Grillin’s Han Ly Hwang shared tips for how to support locals, and his plans to move indoors.
Suzette Smith
Suzette Smith is the arts & culture editor of the Portland Mercury. Go ahead and tell her about all your food, art, and culture gripes: suzette@portlandmercury.com. Follow her on Twitter, Bluesky, and Letterboxd.
Posted inComedy
Why Are People Protesting Michael Rapaport’s Portland Comedy Shows?
Until recently he was yelling about Taylor Swift, but now it’s all about Israel, Hamas, and Gaza.
Posted inNews
Fire at Portland Mercado Temporarily Closes All Businesses
The community hub and food cart pod’s beer-and-wine bar Barrio was destroyed by the blaze.
Posted inCulture
Portland Remembers Patrick Buckmaster: The Club Kai Kai Creator, DJ, and Party Planner Has Died at 33
Buckmaster wove an appreciation of drag, music, and satire into a community-building practice.
Posted inTheater & Performance
Theater Preview: I’m in Control Which Means Nothing Bad Will Ever Happen to Me
The mentorship of PETE Presents brings us philosophical flashes of hot mess.
