Wm. Steven Humphrey

Wm. Steven Humphrey

Wm. Steven Humphrey is the editor-in-chief of the Portland Mercury and has held the job since 2000. (So don’t get any funny ideas.)

Classic Humpy!

Crying Wolf: If Portland Tourism Dies, You Can Thank Downtown Business Interests and the Police

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A Note from the Mercury’s Editor: Eyes and Hearts

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Wm. Steven Humphrey’s Adventures in Newspapering: My Corporate Overlords

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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Another Gonzalez Goof, the Snacks You Crave, and People for Portland Dies an Embarrassing Death 🤗
Newsblast! Today 7:42 AM

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Another Gonzalez Goof, the Snacks You Crave, and People for Portland Dies an Embarrassing Death 🤗

Wm. Steven Humphrey
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Ta-Nehisi Coates, Haley Heynderickx, Sprints, and MORE!
Music Thu 11:37 AM

FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Ta-Nehisi Coates, Haley Heynderickx, Sprints, and MORE!

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POP QUIZ PDX: Sick Burns, Baffling Pronunciations, and It's HALLOWEEN CANDY TIME, BAY-BEEEEE!
Pop Quiz PDX Thu 9:50 AM

POP QUIZ PDX: Sick Burns, Baffling Pronunciations, and It's HALLOWEEN CANDY TIME, BAY-BEEEEE!

See how well YOU score on this week's super-sassy local trivia quiz!

Wm. Steven Humphrey
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Judge Drops Hammer on Council, Movies You Must See, and Is Sex with a Republican Ever Okay?
Newsblast! Sep 29 7:20 AM

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Judge Drops Hammer on Council, Movies You Must See, and Is Sex with a Republican Ever Okay?

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FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Shannon and the Clams, Soul Asylum, The Psychedelic Furs & The Jesus and Mary Chain, and MORE!
Music Sep 26 11:00 AM

FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Shannon and the Clams, Soul Asylum, The Psychedelic Furs & The Jesus and Mary Chain, and MORE!

Wm. Steven Humphrey
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POP QUIZ PDX: The Case of the Missing Cat, Bird, and Political Ethics
Pop Quiz PDX Sep 26 9:50 AM

POP QUIZ PDX: The Case of the Missing Cat, Bird, and Political Ethics

See how well YOU score on this week's super-sassy local trivia quiz!

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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Gonzalez Investigation Continues, Political Anxiety Relief, and What NOT to Name Our New WNBA Team!
Newsblast! Sep 22 7:39 AM

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Gonzalez Investigation Continues, Political Anxiety Relief, and What NOT to Name Our New WNBA Team!

Wm. Steven Humphrey
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Summer Salt, the Portland Erotic Ball, ScareGrounds PDX, and MORE!
Music Sep 19 11:00 AM

FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Summer Salt, the Portland Erotic Ball, ScareGrounds PDX, and MORE!

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POP QUIZ PDX: How to Purchase a Women's Basketball Team (Or Maybe a Mayor)
Pop Quiz PDX Sep 19 9:50 AM

POP QUIZ PDX: How to Purchase a Women's Basketball Team (Or Maybe a Mayor)

See how well YOU score on this week's sassy-ass local trivia quiz!

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Risk/Reward’s Election Anti-Party Is a Variety Show (for the Politically Overwhelmed)
Theater & Performance Sep 17 8:00 AM

Risk/Reward’s Election Anti-Party Is a Variety Show (for the Politically Overwhelmed)

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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: A Clean Energy Fund Reboot, Prison Drug Deaths, and a Music Fest to Help You LOSE YOUR MIND
Newsblast! Sep 15 7:39 AM

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: A Clean Energy Fund Reboot, Prison Drug Deaths, and a Music Fest to Help You LOSE YOUR MIND

Wm. Steven Humphrey
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Sky Ferreira, Tokyo Police Club, Wand, and MORE!
Music Sep 12 11:31 AM

FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Sky Ferreira, Tokyo Police Club, Wand, and MORE!

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POP QUIZ PDX: Our Lady of the Perpetually Sorrowful Pop Quiz (and Pickleball Courts!)
Pop Quiz PDX Sep 12 9:50 AM

POP QUIZ PDX: Our Lady of the Perpetually Sorrowful Pop Quiz (and Pickleball Courts!)

See how well YOU score in this week's hilarious (and informative!) trivia quiz!

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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Everybody Wants to Be Mayor, Hooping with the Dykes, and the Fall Arts Guide Is Here!
Newsblast! Sep 8 7:12 AM

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Everybody Wants to Be Mayor, Hooping with the Dykes, and the Fall Arts Guide Is Here!

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FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Cornelius, Connie Chung, That Mexican OT, the ABBA Tribute, and MORE!
Music Sep 5 12:55 PM

FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Cornelius, Connie Chung, That Mexican OT, the ABBA Tribute, and MORE!

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POP QUIZ PDX: Sassy-Ass Trivia About Everything ARTSY (and Fartsy)
Pop Quiz PDX Sep 5 12:09 PM

POP QUIZ PDX: Sassy-Ass Trivia About Everything ARTSY (and Fartsy)

How much do YOU know about Portland art, music, and more? LET'S FIND OUT!

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Talk About Political Theater
Fall Arts 2024 Sep 5 3:42 AM

Talk About Political Theater

Risk/Reward’s newest theatrical adventure, the Election Anti-Party, wants to rescue you from this year’s anxiety-spiral.

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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Drunk Driving Cop, Grocery Store Strike, Kamala Fever, and MORE!
Newsblast! Sep 1 7:52 AM

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Drunk Driving Cop, Grocery Store Strike, Kamala Fever, and MORE!

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