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Billboard Informs Portlanders That Only Stupid People Rent
Social Finance, Inc.’s new billboard, seen from the Hawthorne Bridge. Erik Henriksen Up until a few days ago, the most tone-deaf billboards in Portland were the Portland Police Association’s “Having Enough Police Matters” ads. But Portlanders traveling into Southeast Portland across the Hawthorne Bridge are now treated to a brand-new condescending billboard. The ad from […]
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The Election is TOMORROW: Where and How to Vote!
If you love to read, and want to know how and why we made our choices for the 2016 May election, then check out our Mercury Endorsement Issue here! But if you’ve got absolutely no time on your hands, and you just want to get the job done, here is your handy-dandy Mercury Voters Cheat […]
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True Dating Story o’ the Day: Thank You, Jesus
Some relationships defy the “meet cute” status. Here’s a Portland Dating Dispatch submission describing a true date that turned out very good and very naughty indeed called, “Oh Jesus, You Came to Me at Night.” I’m a early 30’s punk femme lesbian on the prowl. I have showered myself on being a slut on online […]
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True Dating Story o’ the Day: Make Up Your Mind Already!
Sometimes a blind date works out just fine… other times? It goes sideways. Check out this true (and anonymous) dating story from our Portland Dating Dispatch blog, titled, “Make Up Your Mind Already!” Went on a couple dates with a guy and we seemed to hit it off. We hooked up, which was ok I […]
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True Portland Dating Stories from Local Experts… and YOU!
ANDREA TSURUMI A FEW WEEKS AGO, the Mercury published a collection of advice and observations from some of Portland’s most experienced and hilarious dating experts—a smorgasbord of dating questions asked, and answered [“Dating State of the Union,” Feature, April 6]. We quickly realized that the story didn’t end after reminding you that it’s hard to […]
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This Week’s Letters to the Editor: Pot! Homeless Camping Policies! And A Mayoral Rap Battle!
RE: “Jessie Sponberg Will Win the Mayor’s Race Easily—If It’s Decided by Good Hip-Hop Tracks” [Blogtown, April 21]. “One candidate in Portland’s mayoral race has by far the freshest theme song,” Dirk VanderHart wrote, posting Sponberg’s music video. “It’s good, replete with many of the topics Sponberg has raised, well produced, and lyrically solid, with […]
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Portland’s Number 1! (In Rapidly Rising House Prices)
Levi Greenacres The S&P/Case-Schiller Home Price Indices were released this morning, and surprise! Portland has another “number one” designation to add to our growing list—but this time it’s for most rapidly inflating housing prices. From S&P/Case-Schiller: Portland, Seattle, and Denver reported the highest year-over-year gains among the 20 cities with another month of annual price […]
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Green Room Director Jeremy Saulnier: “I Really Curate Each Scene to Have the Most Impact”
“When you put people in extreme situations,” says Jeremy Saulnier, “it can be scary, or tragically pathetic, or even funny to watch them flail and try to acclimate.” Blue Ruin, Saulnier’s Kickstarter-aided 2013 calling card, managed to ring the cherries on all of the options above, fashioning a diabolically inventive revenge movie that repeatedly headed […]
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True Dating Story of the Day: “You, Sir, are a Douche”
Sometimes you sense a red flag while on a first date… other times you sense SEVERAL RED FLAGS. This is from a submission from the new PORTLAND DATING DISPATCH blog called, “You, Sir, are a Douche.” The first warning sign is when he asked me to pay for my $2 soda. I don’t expect for […]
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True Dating Story of the Day: The Uninvited
Our new blog, Portland Dating Dispatch, is a treasure trove of true, absolutely anonymous, dating stories from deep in the romance trenches of Portland! Here’s another example of a dating story that didn’t quite turn out as the writer envisioned, called “The Uninvited.” So in LOVE. I mean real LOVE! Like the kind you feel […]
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The True Dating Story of the Day: Tripping Balls
Sometimes you find love in the place you least expect it—and sometimes, you find something even more horrifying. Check out this insane submission from the true, anonymous Dating Dispatch blog, called “The Writing’s on the Wall.” So I am walking, enjoying an early evening on Hawthorne. A cute guy is sitting on a bus bench, […]