A screen grab of the very fun Silent Reading Party! Love to read? Missing your friends and book clubs due to the coronavirus quarantine? Then have we got the online event for you! It’s called the “SILENT READING PARTY” which takes the extremely popular Seattle event, where people gather at bars to silently read their […]
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Good Morning, News: Pence Too Sexy for His Mask, a Second Round of COVID, and YAY! The Mercury‘s Endorsements are Here!
We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis is threatening our ability to keep producing the quality reporting you’ve come to love. If you’re able, please consider donating to the Mercury. VP Mike Pence: “Jesus is all the face mask I need!” Tasos Katopodis / Getty News GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! How could […]
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Portland’s Streets Will Become More Pedestrian-Friendly to Accommodate for COVID-19 Life
pbot Portland streets are about to change to help support life during COVID-19. Since Gov. Kate Brown issued a stay-at-home order last month, car trips in Portland have decreased by nearly 50 percent, according to the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT). Meanwhile, taking a walk or jog is one of the few recreational activities Portlanders […]
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Today’s Coronavirus News: Meat Factories Forced to Stay Open, Georgia’s Lysol Cocktail, and Lakers “Criminally Liable” for SBA Loans
Trump requires meat factories to stay in operations because… AMERICA MUST HAVE MEEEEEATS! alle12 / Getty Images Here’s your daily roundup of all the local and national news about COVID-19. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • Today the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Oregon jumped to […]
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The Mercury Cheer Up Club: Today’s Biggest Laughs from the Internet
Broadway in the time of social distancing. Twitter Screen Shot Okay, Tuesday! If you’re trying to bring me down, you’re doing a pretty goddamn good job! But I’m countering you with the Mercury Cheer Up Club—chock full of hilarious stuff from today’s internet! Touché! Today in “Heady philosophical questions” news: If a deer farts in […]
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Good Morning, News: COVID-19 Testing Capacity Is Still Uncertain, Low-Income Portlanders Need Help, and Wildfire Season Is Coming
We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus has threatened our ability to keep producing the Mercury. If you’re able, please consider donating to the Mercury. The 2017 Columbia River Gorge fire. DIEGO DIAZ Good morning, Portland! Did you know you can now watch SPLIFF 2020 anytime for as little as 10 bucks? […]
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Today’s Coronavirus News: Colorado & Nevada Join Westside Gang, New Virus Symptoms, and Surprise! Anti-Science Protesters Catch COVID-19.
In a weird turn of events, those protesting “stay at home” orders are getting COVID-19. SO WEIRD. Sean M. Haffey / Getty News Here’s your daily roundup of all the local and national news about COVID-19. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • As of today, Oregon has […]
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The Mercury Cheer Up Club: A Roundup of Big Laughs to Cheer Up Your Day!
Why? Because this cat really loves salad. Twitter Screen Shot Good afternoon, Monday! If your week is already starting off on the wrong foot, let’s do some “course correction” with the Mercury Cheer Up Club—a roundup of the best laughs from the internet! SO LET’S GET TO CHEERING. Today in “Wait… HOW DO THEY DO […]
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Colorado and Nevada Join COVID-19 Western States Pact
United States geological survey The governors of Colorado and Nevada announced Monday that their states will join Oregon, Washington, and California in determining when and how to reopen their economies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two weeks ago, Gov. Kate Brown announced that she would join Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and California Gov. Gavin Newsom on […]
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Good Morning, News: Anti-Government Protests in Wisconsin, Kim Jong-un is MIA, and Mayor Wheeler Gives in to Donation Limits
We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus has threatened our ability to keep producing the Mercury. If you’re able, please consider donating to the Mercury. Carl Court / Getty Images Good morning, Portland. We’ve now entered the seventh week of life under coronavirus. How you all holding up? Here’s a quick roundup […]
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The Best Things to Do (While Staying Home and Staying Safe) in Portland: Sat April 25
Portland Indigenous Marketplace Indigenous Come Up is taking the latest in their series of marketplace events online after COVID-19 made going out and doing the in-person shopping thing a health-threatening activity. But they’re dedicated to giving a lot of local makers as big a spotlight as possible, and so they’re inviting you to engage with […]
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The Best Things to Do (While Staying Home and Staying Safe) in Portland This Week: April 27-30 2020
It’s weird to say this week looks… slow compared to the last one, when everyone in the industry seemed to have simultaneously decided they were putting on their own giant gala festivals. But that’s part of the weird and wonderful experiment in rewiring the way entertainment works while we’re all in quarantine: A couple weeks […]