Don’t miss the CoFF film fest—premiering this Friday! If you’re looking for some great laughs and creativity, don’t miss the Confinement Online Film Fest (CoFF) debuting this Friday! Since we’re all stuck inside anyway, we asked local amateur filmmakers, artists, and creative people to send us short homemade movies that demonstrate how we are living, […]
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The Mercury Cheer Up Club: Get Your End-of-the-Day Laughs Here!
Here’s that Mean Girls remake you’ve been waiting for! Twitter Screen Shot You know how some days start off okay and then inexplicably go sideways, spinning out of control before flying off a cliff and bursting into flames? Brother and/or sister, I hear ya! That’s why we invented the Mercury Cheer Up Club—a daily roundup […]
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Today’s Coronavirus News: Christian Lawsuit Smack Down, Rough Unemployment Numbers, and Rent Assistance Is on the Way
Oregon is preparing to distribute over $8 million to tenants who need help paying the rent. AndreyPopov / 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’!) • According to the Oregon Health Authority, the number […]
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Good Morning, News: Brown’s COVID-19 Restrictions Challenged, Wheeler Fined for Campaign Violation, and It’s Time to Vote!
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. Multnomah county Good morning, Portland! TODAY IS ELECTION DAY! Still need to vote and aren’t sure where to start? We’ve got you covered. Here’s our handy ballot […]
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The Mercury Cheer Up Club: Come Get Your Laughs!
“What… are you saying my real eyes are ugly?” Twitter Screen Shot Ding, ding! Order up! Hope you’re hungry because here comes a heapin’ helpin’ plate of LAUGHS, courtesy of the Mercury Cheer Up Club! Wait… what’s that? Oh, you’re actually hungry? Huh. Okay. Ummm… sorry. I’ll go make you a sandwich. Look at these […]
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Today’s Coronavirus News: Judge Overrules Governor’s Order, a Potential Vaccine, and Trump Taking Unproven COVID Drug
Trump says he’s taking an unproven (and heart attack inducing) antimalarial drug. OH WELL! Tasos Katopodis / 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’!) • The Oregon Health Authority’s latest report: 62 new confirmed […]
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The Confinement Online Film Fest (CoFF) Starts Friday—Watch the Trailer!
Don’t miss the CoFF film fest—premiering this Friday! If you’re looking for some great laughs and creativity, don’t miss the Confinement Online Film Fest (CoFF) debuting this Friday! Since we’re all stuck inside anyway, we asked local amateur filmmakers, artists, and creative people to send us short homemade movies that demonstrate how we are living, […]
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Domestic Abuse Grows Increasingly Dangerous As COVID-19 Isolation Drags On
Chiara Beretta / EyeEm /Getty Images Portland domestic violent crisis line Call to Safety usually receives one call per month that can be categorized as “high lethality”—meaning there’s a likelihood that the abuser may kill the victim. Since Oregon instituted its statewide stay-at-home order to slow the spread of coronavirus, that number has jumped to […]
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The Best Things to Do While Staying Home and Staying Safe This Week: May 18-21 2020
Congratulations: we made it to another Monday, and we did it together. Hopefully we stayed safe, we stayed indoors as much as we could, and we stayed a little saner than we might have otherwise, thanks to exercising our emotions and our minds via just the right combination of things to watch, things to listen […]
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TriMet Riders Will Be Required to Wear Masks Starting May 20
urbazon / Getty Images New statewide guidelines make it mandatory for members of the public to wear masks while riding public transit. According to Gov. Kate Brown’s Friday announcement, transit agencies must “require riders to wear face coverings and provide one for a rider that does not have one.” Riders will be required must wear […]
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Portland’s Small Boutiques Are Hesitant to Reopen
Ceramics shop Carter and Rose won’t be reopening in the immediate future—but it’s staying connected to its customer base by leaving free clay outside the shop and posting ceramics tutorials on Instagram. Courtesy of Carter and Rose The Salty Teacup, an eclectic boutique in St. John’s, closed its storefront in mid-March, just as Gov. Kate […]
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Today’s Coronavirus News: A Cautious Re-Opening, Super-Duper-Missiles, and Please: Leave the Coast Alone
pool / 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 updated totals: Health officials reported 63 new confirmed COVID-19 cases Friday morning, bringing the state total to 3,470. There were no new coronavirus-related […]