Portland is home to many so-called “haunted” businesses, residences, and public spaces. (See “Portland’s Most Haunted Places [That You Never Knew Were Super Fucking Haunted]!” on pg. 5 for more examples.) But how haunted are they really? The Mercury decided to find out by picking four of Portland’s most famously spooky places and testing their […]
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How Does Community Policing Fit into a Changing Portland?
It’s dusk on a sleepy Sunday in North Portland, and the afternoon rain has finally ceded to a blushing sunset. Outside a two-story apartment complex, the calm is interrupted by three sharp knocks on a wooden door and an authoritative yell: “Portland police!” It’s a jarring thing for anyone to hear—especially those living in this […]
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10 Reasons Why It’s Going to Be an Epic Season for the Portland Trailblazers
Another awesome NBA season is upon us, Rip City, and now it’s time to bone up on your Blazer knowledge. Can the Blazers top last year’s improbable, magical run to the Western Conference Finals? Behold, you are now presented with 10 solid reasons this year is going to be huuuge. 10. The Big Shake-Up Trade […]
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Hall Monitor: Dirty Money
Portland has a Trump problem. No, it’s not another symbolic lawsuit filed against the Trump administration by the City of Portland. It’s the fact that a US ambassador who played a key role in Trump’s potentially impeachable negotiations with the Ukrainian government also happens to be one of Portland’s most generous campaign donors. While there […]
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Can the People Wanting to Bring Major League Baseball to Portland Succeed Where Others Have Failed?
Terminal 2 is bleak. On a wet, gray, late-summer morning, the 45-acre property owned by the Port of Portland—just north of downtown—feels desolate. The hulking cranes are immobile. A massive metal storage building appears, from a distance, to be completely empty. And the parking lots that skirt the edge of Northwest Front are being taken […]
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A Guide to the Can’t Miss Spots of Foster-Powell
Let’s celebrate the gritty, unaffected charm of Foster-Powell
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Music to Your Ears: A Guide to Portland’s Best Record Stores
Portland’s best places for vinyl. Plus, a rundown of musical instrument stores.
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The Portland Handbook 2019: Read It, Learn It, LIVE IT
DENIZENS OF PORTLAND: We get it. Portland is an increasingly growing and complicated city. We’re also a town that is interesting as fuck. Whether it’s politics, business, or playtime, Portlanders get into it and stay into it. That’s why the Mercury produces the annual Portland Handbook, which includes all sorts of good advice on how […]
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Five Great Cannabis Products Made by Locals
Corporations suck, and so does corporate cannabis. Buy and get high locally with these stellar Oregon brands. 7 Points Oregon Cannabis The first time I heard of a “veganic growing” method, I thought was being punked for an episode of Portlandia. But the choice to forgo all animal products, such as manure or bone/blood meal, […]
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Portland’s Shittiest Places
WARNING TO ALL PORTLANDERS: Do not go to the following shitty places, where shitty things have been known to occur—or at least that’s what happened to these Mercury employees. 1. Corner of N Mississippi & Shaver: The most despicable criminal in the world broke my car window and stole my Hot Tub Time Machine backpack. […]
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Locally-Made Snacks Every Portlander Should Put In Their Mouth
Let us raise some snacks onto our shoulders as kings.
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The Best Portland Bookshops That Aren’t Powells
Being a Portland bookstore that isn’t Powell’s is a little bit like being related to Beyoncé: No matter how good you are at doing your thing, you’re never going to get a fraction of the attention. But learning to accept that fact comes with a certain freedom to find your niche and excel—after all, if […]