A lot of people who live, work, or send their children to school near SE Powell and 22nd, where elevated levels of arsenic and cadmium have been found, are rightfully concerned and wonder if they should get themselves and/or their children tested. In Dirk’s post from last night, the Oregon Health Authority didn’t see the […]
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Get Blasphemous at Sabertooth’s Beer Fest This Weekend
I can’t decide whether music is beer for the ears or beer is music for the soul, but I know there aren’t enough marriages of the two. Where the Mercury‘s own Malt Ball—which partners Oregon brewers with local musicians—makes perfect sense, McMenamins’ second annual Sabertooth Micro Fest is now getting its companion brewfest, Blasphemous, and […]
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Tonight on TV: HBO’s New Animated Show Animals
For those who like their animation on the darker side, you might want to check out HBO’s Animals (debuting tonight, Feb 5, at 11:30 pm). Created by Mike Luciano and Phil Matarese (and helped along by the Duplass brothers), Animals features the daily problems of animals in NYC—which turns out to be very similar problems […]
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Poll: Clinton’s Lead Over Sanders Is Gone
It’s just one poll. Could be an outlier. But still: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) lags behind former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by just two points, nearly wiping out Clinton’s previous 31-point lead, according to a nationwide Quinnipiac poll released Friday. The poll showed support for Clinton at 44 percent, with Sanders close behind at […]
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Now Hiring: Mercury Calendar Editor
The Mercury is happy to announce we’re hiring an additional FULL TIME calendar editor to assist our already fantastic Bobby Roberts. COULD THIS PERSON BE YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW? Check out our advert below and spread the word, bird! Help Wanted: Arts Calendar Editor We are looking for an energetic, hardworking, detail-oriented self-starter to […]
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Surprise! Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Isn’t a Shambling Mess!
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES Ah! Classic literature! Fine cinema! Heading into Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, there are only two things you’re dying to see: Mr. Darcy and zombies. The more the better (especially of the Darcy variety). Well, good news for all you empire waistoids—this adaption of Seth Grahame-Smith’s 2009 parody novel of […]
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We’re All Doomed…
You know, I wish that supporters of these homeless camps would just admit that there is no debating them. When I listened to that Think Out Loud segment regarding Hazelnut Grove, I could swear I heard THREE people say that they were choosing to live homeless and wanted everyone to pay for this lifestyle choice. […]
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Long Live the Moda Center!
Sorry kids, it’ll never officially be called “the Rose Garden” ever again. I mean, you can call it that— knock yourself out. But unless you have $40M to hand over to Paul Allen, it’s going to be named after some big dumb corporate behemoth until the day they tear it down, Moda or no Moda. […]
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I Have a View, You Have No Point
Hey construction software company: the one occupying the two buildings I see every night as I leave work and head east over the Hawthorne Bridge. Your top windows are right there at bridge level to the south on the east bank. Who are you trying to impress with leaving all your big screen TVs, every […]
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Good Morning, News: Portland Arsenic Revelations Continue, Wage Traitors, and A(nother) Terrifying Clown
ICYMI, testing has confirmed there are arsenic and cadmium in playground soil very near Bullseye Glass, the Southeast Portland glassmaker state officials announced this week might have been emitting the carcinogens for decades. It’s unclear how contaminated the soil is, but a day care near Bullseye says its looking into either removing soil or covering […]
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Blazers Recap: Kings In The North
Just like that, Portland’s winning streak is over. After beating up on subpar competition for five games in a row, the Blazers finally got a true test against one of the elite teams from the Eastern Conference. Things didn’t go so well. The Raptors have two All-Stars in their backcourt in Kyle Lowry and DeMar […]
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Soil Near Bullseye Glass Contains Arsenic and Cadmium—And Other Things Officials Told Parents Thursday
Google Soil samples taken this week at a daycare playground near Southeast Portland’s Bullseye Glass turned up detectable levels of arsenic and cadmium, employees of the daycare said this evening, while tests of air both inside and outside of the building did not. The disclosure was one of several new pieces of information offered to […]