Bikini Kill DEBI DEL GRANDE Adventures in NewspaperingWash your fucking hands! But don’t get all weird about COVID-19, please. NewsCan widening I-5 restore one of Portland’s lost Black neighborhoods? Frank Cassano’s Imbecile Parade“Are you voting for Biden or Bernie?” FeatureFor the Mercury‘s guide to Portland’s best cocktails, we drank all of them. The things we […]
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Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You: The Mercury‘s Table of Contents for Thurs Feb 27-Wed March 11
Young M.A Young M.A Booking Adventures in NewspaperingOur editor is in the market… the market to fuck some shit up! NewsLawmakers work to hold Portland cops accountable. FeatureThe gender revolution is here, an dso is the Mercury‘s Gender Empowerment Issue! Things to DoOur picks for the next two weeks, including the apex of human accomplishment: […]
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Portland’s Ethical Cat Cafe Purrington’s Returns, Now With More Treats
Photo by KuDa Photography, courtesy of Purringtons For the past three months Portland’s premiere cat cafe Purringtons has been in a state of soft reopen. The first Purringtons closed in January 2019 when the previous owners moved out of state. They passed the cat cafe torch to new bearers—Helen Harris and Garrett Simpson. After that, […]
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Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You: The Mercury‘s Table of Contents for Thurs Jan 30-Wed Feb 12
Slumber Party to Dismantle the Patriarchy Jen Mitas Adventures in NewspaperingWell fuck you too, Edith! NewsAn insightful piece of local journalism that also contains the phrase “take-backsies.” FeatureIs our “Craft Beer Issue” just an embarrassingly lazy excuse for the Mercury‘s writers to get very drunk? The answer may surprise you! (It won’t.) Things to DoFrom […]
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Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You: The Mercury‘s Table of Contents for Thurs Jan 16-Wed Jan 29
Wynne Jenni Moore Adventures in Newspapering“Welcome to the January doldrums, buttholes!” writes the Mercury’s editor-in-chief, ushering in a brave new era of award-winning journalism. NewsPortland gets a new police chief, environmentalists clash over climate policy, and we remember Commisioner Nick Fish. FeatureThe players of the Portland Fighting Shockwave—one of Portland’s full-contact female football teams—are here […]
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Paris Theatre, Former Porn Palace Turned Downtown Nightclub, Has Shut Down
Paris Theatre Mercury Staff The Paris Theatre, the downtown nightclub located on the corner of Burnside and SW 3rd (previously a porn theater/sex club), announced today that they are shutting down effective immediately. From their Facebook page: Signs of trouble for the venue popped up on September 27 when they announced they were abruptly cancelling […]
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The Portland Mercury‘s Nacho Week! All the Places You Can Get $5 Nachos, Oct 14-19
Nacho lovers, rejoice! The Portland Mercury‘s Nacho Week is serving up specially crafted, full-sized plates of inventive, delicious nachos at over 40 locations. And best of all, THEY’RE ONLY $5 EACH! Make you and your stomach happy October 14 – 19 with the Portland Mercury‘s Nacho Week (brought to you by Corona USA and Hornitos […]
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After Four-Alarm Fire, the Fight Continues at Grand Avenue Boxing Club
Grand Avenue Boxing Club RH The smell of smoke still permeates the air around NE 84th and Russell. The majority of the buildings—and all the used cars that once sat on the block, overflow from nearby Cascade Auto—are now hollowed-out shells of their former selves. It’s the result of an August four-alarm blaze that started […]
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What to Know About Saturday’s World Naked Bike Ride in Portland
2018 World Naked Bike Ride in Portland Natalie Behring/Getty Images First things first, the World Naked Bike ride is a protest against our culture’s addiction to oil, that celebrates a car-free lifestyle and body positivity! It’s also one of Portland’s most joyous annual events in which thousands of cyclists strip naked (or close to it) […]
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Now Hiring: The Mercury is Looking for a Distribution Manager!
H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images Hey! Are you looking for a job that’s flexible, pays good, gets you outside, and uses your magnificent brain and sparkling personality? Then the Mercury‘s Distribution manager position could be for you! Check out the job description below, and good luck! (Not interested? Maybe your friend will be! Spread the word, […]
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Portland in Color Announces “Rose City Rolodex” Networking Event for BIPOC Creatives and Professionals
A Portland in Color networking event. Okabe Photo Portland in Color just announced its next big event in Rose City Rolodex: A Portland in Color Networking Event. With Swift Agency as its host, Portland in Color invites Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color for some good old fashioned face-to-face interaction, networking, or maybe just mingling! […]
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Surprising No One, Aidy Bryant and Lindy West’s Shrill Is Super Funny
After much anticipation, Shrill—the Hulu comedy based on former Mercury contributor Lindy West’s hilarious bestseller of the same name—has arrived. And, surprising no one, it’s super funny. It’s also full of real-looking bodies and people of color. Actually, my first impression of the Portland-set Shrill was that it makes our city seem way more diverse […]