Support Smart, Local Journalism
Make a Small Monthly Donation

Posted inGood Afternoon, News!

Good Afternoon, News: New Seasons Hires Trumpy Law Firm, Fleet Week Returns, and Emotional Anti-Gun Testimony on Cap Hill

The Mercury provides news and fun every single dayโ€”but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Hellooooo, SAILOR! The annual Fleet Week floats back into Portland today. Courtesy […]

Posted inGood Afternoon, News!

Good Afternoon, News: Portlanders Sue Over Unsafe Affordable Housing, Kara Swisher Makes Money Moves, and Green Grants Get a Chance to Shine

The Mercury provides news and fun every single dayโ€”but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Kara Swisher at RESET TECH in 2018, probably already plotting to make […]

Posted inGood Afternoon, News!

Good Afternoon, News: The Many Mishaps of Sherry Hall, Top Proud Boys Charged for Jan. 6th, and Invasion of the SNAPPING TURTLES

The Mercury provides news and fun every single dayโ€”but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! “Hellooooo, Oregon! Guess who’s moving in? SNAPPITY-SNAP-SNAAAAP!” clintspencer / iStock / Getty […]

Posted inGood Afternoon, News!

Good Afternoon, News: Clackamas County Back at It with Bad Numbers, Majority of Us Adults Pro-Choice, and We Salute This Tiny Non-Binary Tortoise

The Mercury provides news and fun every single dayโ€”but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Protesters march near the Supreme Court to demand an end to gun […]

Posted inGood Afternoon, News!

Good Afternoon, News: Anti-Homeless Bike Racks, Phil Knight Makes Bid for Blazers, and More Than 230 Mass Shootings This Year

The Mercury provides news and fun every single dayโ€”but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Bike racks are the newest weapon in wealthy Portlanders’ war against the […]

Posted inGood Afternoon, News!

Good Afternoon, News: New Seasons’ Management Strikes Back, Betsy Johnson’s Machine Gun, and Buffalo Shooter Indicted

The Mercury provides news and fun every single dayโ€”but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! The management at New Seasons push back against unionization efforts. New Seasons […]

Posted inGood Afternoon, News!

Good Afternoon, News: Lovely Portland Weather, Biden v. Inflation, and Who Could Own the Image of Our Lord Elvis?

The Mercury provides news and fun every single dayโ€”but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Elvis impersonator and owner Brendan Paul sings during a ‘commitment ceremony’ at […]

Posted inGood Afternoon, News!

Good Afternoon, News: NRA Spins Uvalde Shooting, New Seasons Workers Move to Unionize, and Jamie McLeod-Skinner Wins Oregon’s Fifth District Primary

The Mercury provides news and fun every single dayโ€”but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Gun-control advocates hold a vigil outside of the National Rifle Association headquarters. […]

Posted inGood Afternoon, News!

Good Afternoon, News: Violent Portland Cop’s Lawsuit Hat Trick, THC/CBD Mix-Up Explained, and Senate GOP Runs from Gun Control

The Mercury provides news and fun every single dayโ€”but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Following the murder of 19 children and two teachers, Sen. Ted Cruz […]

Posted inGood Afternoon, News!

Good Afternoon, News: Jury Finds Brophy Guilty, a Questionable Plan from DA Schmidt, and the Latest from the Tragedy in Texas

The Mercury provides news and fun every single dayโ€”but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Mourners search for answers at a prayer vigil in Uvalde, Texas, following […]

Posted inGood Afternoon, News!

Good Afternoon, News: Clack County Clerk’s Colossal Cock-Up, People for Portland Fails Again, and GOP Death Cult Avoids Responsibility for Texas School Shooting

The Mercury provides news and fun every single dayโ€”but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas announced the news of the latest school […]

Posted inGood Afternoon, News!

Good Afternoon, News: Vadim Concedes, People for Portland Measure Judged Unconstitutional, and Senator Merkley Has COVID

The Mercury provides news and fun every single dayโ€”but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Vadim Mozyrsky conceded the primary race for city council. Toledo Images, courtesy […]

Gift this article