Anton Petrus / Getty images Good Morning, News is brought to you by Bar Bar, where their beloved burgers are available for takeout or delivery from Caviar. Good morning, Portland! It’s the last day of March 2020, the longest year of your life. Here are the headlines! • In an in-depth interview with NPR, the […]
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The Mercury Cheer Up Club: A Roundup of Funny Stuff to Brighten Your Day!
“Meow meow Carole killed her husband and fed him to the tigers meow meow.” Twitter OKAY TEAM, you’ve made it through another Monday! Now you can treat yourself with this roundup of laff-filled and sweet tweets designed to make you smile. YOU’RE WELCOME, even though I didn’t hear you thank me. Today in “this should […]
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A Portland Tenant’s Guide to Legally Withholding April Rent
Marie LaFauci / Getty Images The societal response to COVID-19 has forced thousands of Oregonians to apply for unemployment, close their business, or take unpaid time off work to watch kids out of school or care for vulnerable family members. For Portland renters already living paycheck to paycheck, the unexpected loss of income has impacted […]
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Today’s Coronavirus News Roundup: Portland’s Small Business Grants, Suing FOX News, and Social Distancing is WORKING, People!
Riddle: What has two thumbs and is a deadly, lying sack of shit? (Psst. It’s FOX News’ Sean Hannity.) Ed Rode / 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’!) • The strict social distancing […]
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Rogue Spirits is the Latest Oregon Distillery to Make Hand Sanitizer for Emergency Workers
Rogue Distillery joins others in helping slow the COVID-19 crisis. Rogue Spirits To provide help to first responders and those on the front line of the COVID-19 crisis, Oregon-based distillery Rogue Spirits has joined other booze-makers across the country to make hand sanitizer that’s being donated to fire departments, ambulance services, police departments, and more. […]
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Grant Application Open for Portland Small Businesses Hurt By COVID-19
Alessandro Salvador / EyeEm / Getty Images The short application window for small businesses impacted by COVID-19 in Portland to apply for up to $10,000 in emergency grant funding opened Monday. The $2 million grant package, approved by Portland City Council last week, is expected to support at least 150 local businesses who’ve been financially […]
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Good Morning, News: COVID-19 Slows in Seattle, White House Estimates 200k Deaths, and Oregon Gets FEMA Relief
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. Karen Ducey / Getty Images Good morning, Portland! I hope you had a delightful weekend, if the concept of a weekend even exists anymore. Who else is […]
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FEMA Approves Coronavirus Aid for Oregon
Volunteers transformed the Oregon Convention Center into an emergency shelter last weekend. MOTOYA NAKAMURA / MULTNOMAH COUNTY The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced Sunday that Oregon now qualifies for special emergency funding due to the spread of COVID-19 in the state. According to FEMA’s press release, funding is available for Oregon state, tribal, and […]
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The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o’ the Day: You Don’t Need Marzipan!
The I, Anonymous Blog has been ON FIRE lately with juicy (often times righteous) rants regarding the shitheels of our society who are making the COVID-19 crisis exponentially worse—particularly for GROCERY STORE WORKERS. Recently we spotlighted a grocery store worker’s plea for people to stop being fucking dicks to workers, and today we are featuring […]
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Saturday’s Coronavirus News Roundup: There’s Hope (If We Stay Home), More Trump Blunders, and We Can Pump Our Gas Again (But I Forgot How!)
Oregonians temporarily allowed to pump their own gas. Dimitri Otis / 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’!) • Happy Saturday everyone! Special shoutout to those who are just doing the best they can. […]
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Gov. Brown and Wieden+Kennedy Release “Stay Home, Save Lives” Ad Campaign
One of a few downloadable posters from the Governor’s “Stay Home, Save Lives” campaign. Governor’s Office In a press release from the governor’s office this morning, Governor Kate Brown announced that the state has teamed up with local, internationally respected advertising company Wieden+Kennedy, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), and others to produce a series of […]
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The Mercury Cheer Up Club: Loads of Stuff to Laugh and Smile About!
If these dead flies can have a good time… why can’t you? Twitter HELLOOOOOO FRIDAY! (Wait, does Friday have a purpose anymore? Whatever!) If you need to shake off the blues from a week’s worth of garbage news, here is the prescription you need: A bunch of funny, sweet tweets to make you laugh and […]