We received a huge volume of cute entries in our Cutest Pet Photo contest, and a select sweet 16 made the final cut. To be clear: Every pet that entered is a winner in our eyes, but only one will take home the commemorative plaque! Who will it be? You decide! Today, vote on Round […]
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New Column: Ask a Motorist Stuck on the Hawthorne Bridge for 45 Minutes!
RAPIDEYE / GETTY IMAGES Dear Motorist Stuck on the Hawthorne Bridge for 45 Minutes: My parents are visiting Portland for the first time. Can you suggest any cool places to take them? —Janice R., Southeast Portland GAAAAAHHHHH FUCKING GODDAMN TRAFFIC SHIT FUCK… MOVE!! (Honk! Honk!) MOVE YOUR GODDAMN PIECE OF SHIT CAR!! (Honk!) YOU WANT […]
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This Week’s Letters to the Editor (Feat. Yellowing Old Man Toenails)
ANDREAS TERLAAK RE: “Things To Do” [July 26], in which Senior Editor Ned Lannamann encouraged Mercury readers to see Neil Diamond at the Moda Center. “No one’s taken more knocks than the perennially uncool Neil Diamond,” Lannamann wrote, “and yet here he stands, more than 50 years after his first hit, ‘Solitary Man,’ still packing […]
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Adult Skate Parties Get It Jukin’
Minh Tran They arrive one by one, beginning at 11 pm on a Saturday night. They greet each other with smiles, hugs, and high-fives. The DJ steps into his booth, tests the gear, then starts his set with the latest Drake hit, or with an old-school joint by 2Pac or Geto Boys. After stretching their […]
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Enter Your Cute (or Ugly Cute) Pet in the Mercury‘s “Cutest Pet” Contest!
Leslie F. Miller / Getty Clearly, your pet is the cutest in all of Portland—so why doesn’t anyone believe you? Here’s your chance to prove yours is the cutest once and for all with the Mercury’s Cutest Pet Photo Contest! (And yes, there are PRIZES!) CUTE “UGLY” PETS SUCH AS LIZARDS, SNAKES, TURTLES, AND OTHER […]
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Seeing Portland Through the Eyes of a Tourist Might Teach You Something About Portland
ALLISON KEREK I spent seven years as a Portland tour guide. It was my job to escort groups of tourists through Downtown, Old Town, and the Pearl District and professionally yell facts about whatever was in the area. That job, professional fact yelling, changed my life. I was born in Portland in 1980, grew up […]
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Through the Eyes of a Tourist
How Teaching Tourists About Portland Taught Me a Lot About Portland
How teaching tourists about Portland taught me a lot about Portland.
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Harvey’s Comedy Club Is Closing
fitriyantoandi/Getty It’s Monday, so here’s an announcement about a performance space closing. KGW: The last show at Harvey’s Comedy Club in Portland’s Old Town district was on Saturday. After more than 37 years, Barry Kolin has helped run a number of businesses in the same location, the most recent is Harvey’s Comedy Club. The accompanying […]
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The Mercury‘s Sister Paper, Seattle’s The Stranger, to Publish Biweekly
Readers of the Portland Mercury‘s sister paper in Seattle, The Stranger, got some big news this afternoon: Starting this fall, The Stranger, which for the past 25 years has been published every week, will be published every other week. This new, biweekly Stranger will be bigger, with a higher page count, and fancier, with heavier […]
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Newspace Center for Photography Is Closing
Newspace Center for Photography during last year’s Prison Obscura exhibition. courtesy of Newspace Center for Photography This morning, I heard a sad rumor from a Blogtown tipster that Newspace Center for Photography was closing. When I called up the photography studio and exhibition space, the closure was confirmed, and the staffer I spoke with joked […]
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Is Portland “The Most Politically Violent City in America”? Politico Thinks So.
From Politico Tensions in Portland’s political climate are high, to be sure, but are we the most politically violent city in the country? Politico seems to think so, and an article published today by Casey Michel makes some convincing points about the city’s history of racism, a decade of Antifa activity, and escalating tensions between […]
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Portland’s World Naked Bike Ride: Everything You Need to Know!
Courtesy WNBR Guys! I hope you’re ready for Portland’s version of the World Naked Bike Ride, because it kicks off tomorrow night (Sat June 24) at 8 pm (ride at 9 pm), starting at Fernhill Park (6010 NE 37th Ave). It’s always a goddamn hoot, whether you’re riding or watching… but if this is your […]