Kikagaku Moyo Jamie Wdziekonski THURS NOV 21 Bossin’ Up: KayelaJMonthly hip-hop showcase Bossin’ Up at the Fixin’ To welcomes KayelaJ to headline the November edition, providing an opportunity to hear highlights from her debut full-length D.Y.K.E. In addition to singles like “Kayela to the MF J” “Check x3,” “IG Girls,” and “Heat Gentlemens Club,” I’m […]
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Shopping Local for the Unusually Weird Gift
Andy & Bax Kathleen Marie / Mercury Staff Your friends aren’t like other friends, and therefore the usual style of gift giving (bottles of wine, socks, tins of popcorn) won’t work. That’s why we’ve put together a great list of great places where you’ll find gifts that are just as weird and unusual as the […]
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Shop Local: Giving the Gift of Cannabis
Oregon’s Finest Dan G. Cole If you’re thinking about giving your friends cannabis this holiday season, YOU ARE THE BEST PERSON IN THE WORLD. And if you need help on where to search out these gifts, here are a few of our fave dispensaries, and good places to start your search. La Mota Oregon’s cannabis […]
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Shopping Local for the Unusually Weird Gifts
Your friends aren’t like other friends, and therefore the usual style of gift giving (bottles of wine, socks, tins of popcorn) won’t work. That’s why we’ve put together a great list of great places where you’ll find gifts that are just as weird and unusual as the company you keep. Made in Milwaukie Okay, one […]
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One-Stop Shops: Holiday Gift Giving Made Easy
You are a busy person. At the same time, you are committed to shopping locally AND finding fun, unusual gifts. This is why securing the most prezzies in the shortest amount of time is vitally important. Well, fear not: Here’s a list of some great local stores where you can get all your unusual holiday […]
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Get the Most Fashionable Gifts by Shopping Local
Buying stylish gifts for your loved ones is a tactile experience, one that can only be achieved by walking into one of the many great local boutiques and stores that Portland is famous for. There are too many to include here, but try these for starters. CLOTHING Wildfang This feminist-forward shop started with the belief that […]
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Shop Local: Giving the Gift of Cannabis
If you’re thinking about giving your friends cannabis this holiday season, YOU ARE THE BEST PERSON IN THE WORLD. And if you need help on where to search out these gifts, here are a few of our fave dispensaries, and good places to start your search. La Mota Oregon’s cannabis shops are quickly being gobbled […]
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Mercury Halloween Classic: The Troutdale Trout
[The Mercury loves Halloween, and we love dressing up… which is why we occasionally dress up as other types of print media for our annual Halloween issue. Oh, and here’s one from 2011—local respected community paper, The Troutdale Trout.—eds.] IN THIS ISSUE OF THE TROUTDALE TROUT: •FEATURE STORY: Exotic Pet Store Procures Fun Snakes •Local […]
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Mercury Halloween Classic: Our Portland Monthly Dress-Up Issue
[The Mercury loves Halloween, and we love dressing up… which is why we occasionally dress up as other types of print media for our annual Halloween issue. Oh, and here’s one from 2012—can you guess who we are?—eds.] IN THIS ISSUE: • My Top 8 Editor’s Notes • Tux ‘n’ Tales • PDX Index: Sneering […]
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Mercury Halloween Classic: Murder House
ARTWORK BY MAX KAUFFMAN [The Mercury loves Halloween and all these creepy, icky, and spooky. With that in mind, let’s revisit this special Halloween-themed feature written in 2013, titled “MURDER HOUSE.”–eds.] Murder HouseA Historic Tour of Portland’s Grisliest Murders—and the Homes Where They Took Place ALL HOUSES have histories. And Portland has many old homes—but […]
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Ghost Busted: The Mercury Uses Science to Expose Portland’s Real-est and Fakiest Ghosts!
ILLUSTRATION BY MICHELLE MRUK [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]!” this issue 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 […]
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Portland’s Most Haunted Places (That You Never Knew Were Super Fucking Haunted)!
• The Vera Katz statue on the Eastbank Esplanade • The Slurpee dispenser at Plaid Pantry on Burnside that dispenses human souls • Every square inch of Mall 205 • The bread aisle of the Hawthorne Fred Meyer • Those two basketball hoops off to the side of the main court at Laurelhurst Park • […]