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Murder & Mayhem in Portland, Oregon

An Interview with Portland True Crime Author JD Chandler

Joe StreckertOctober 30, 2013 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 7:53 pm

JD Chandler is probably Portland’s most obsessive criminal historian. He’s catalogued approximately 2,300 Portland-area homicides in a gigantic document that he calls his Slabtown Chronology, writes about history on his blog, Slabtown Chronicle, and is the author of Murder & Mayhem in Portland, Oregon and Hidden History of Portland, Oregon. ___________________________________________________________ MERCURY: How did you […]

Homeless, at Home

Forty Hours at Right 2 Dream Too: An Exclusive Look Inside Portland’s Controversial Tent Refuge

Denis C. TheriaultOctober 23, 2013 4:00 amJuly 16, 2025 12:16 am

Forty hours at Right 2 Dream Too: an exclusive look inside Portland’s controversial tent refuge.

Yee-Haw! It’s Our First-Annual Chili Jamboree!

A Mini “Feast,” Mercury Style, at Mississippi Studios

Chris Onstad and Ned LannamannOctober 2, 2013 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 7:52 pm

Forget Burning Man. Welcome to Burping Man. Top Portland restaurants, chili, a day of country music and booze, and you.

The Millionaire Panhandler

Separating the Facts from the Myths Surrounding Panhandling

Joe StreckertSeptember 25, 2013 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 7:52 pm

Debunking a few panhandling myths—with help from actual Portland panhandlers.

Going Home

With Gone Home, Portlanders Have Made One of the Medium’s Best—and Most Important—Video Games

Ben ColemanSeptember 18, 2013 4:00 amAugust 22, 2022 7:57 pm

With Gone Home, Portlanders have made one of the medium’s best—and most important—video games.

WORST. NIGHT. EVER!

Mercury Staffers Attend Torturous Events… Chosen by YOU!

August 7, 2013 4:00 amAugust 22, 2022 6:37 pm

Mercury staffers are forced by our readers to have the… WORST. NIGHT. EVER!

Oregon’s Wild

Our State Is Riding “The Wave of the Beer Brewers”—But Where Is It Taking Us?

Thomas Alexander RossJuly 24, 2013 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 7:51 pm

Oregon is riding the “Wave of the Beer Brewers”—here’s who’s making it all happen… and why.

Mummies in Your Town

OMSI’s Mummy Exhibit Goes Far Beyond Egypt

Ned LannamannJuly 10, 2013 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 7:51 pm

OMSI’s mummy exhibit goes far beyond Egypt.

Mummy vs. Zombie

An Urgent Note on the Mummy Apocalypse

Alex RossJuly 10, 2013 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 7:51 pm

A well-reasoned argument to fear the coming mummy apocalypse.

Is Mummification Right for You?

Burial, Cremation, or Eternal Life: A Handy Cost Analysis

Denis C. TheriaultJuly 10, 2013 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 7:51 pm

Burial, cremation, or eternal life in linen: It’s our handy cost analysis.

Film Preservation

Hey, Look at All These Movies with Mummies in ‘Em

Erik HenriksenJuly 10, 2013 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 7:51 pm

Hey, look at all these movies with mummies in ’em.

Street Harassment

Two Can Play at This Game!

Cienna Madrid, Anna Minard, Mary Traverse, and Emily NokesJune 19, 2013 4:00 amAugust 22, 2022 6:37 pm

Some men think of creeping on women as a game. Here’s how to beat them at their favorite summer pastime.