Photo by Kathy Street, courtesy of the Oregon Zoo Eddie, the Oregon Zoo’s beloved basketball star and one of the oldest sea otters in the world, passed away this morning after being humanely euthanized, “following a decline related to his advanced years.” Eddie and his longtime companion Thelma moved to the Oregon Zoo in 2000—after […]
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The Mercury Staff’s Favorite Stories of 2018
Since the internet loves year-end lists, we thought we’d share some of our favorite stories from our staff writers and beyond from 2018! In no particular order: PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDON WOLF A profile of Brandon Wolf, a Pulse Nightclub survivor who found purpose in the wake of tragedy. Eating cannabis edibles for chronic pain. […]
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Coming Soon to Southeast Powell: Studio One Theaters, with High-End Picture, Sound, and Food
Scott Radke We’re starting to get a better idea of what Portland’s newest movie theater will look like. And sound like. Eagle-eyed Mercury readers will remember that we’ve been trying to figure out what’s going on with the construction at Southeast 39th and Powell forever—all the way back in April, I mentioned a building permit […]
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Portland’s World Naked Bike Ride 2019 Has Set a Date
@portablesera + @staywildmagazine Save the date! Portland’s 2019 World Naked Bike Ride is June 29th! From bikeportland.org who annonced the date: Far from a fringe bike ride, Portland’s World Naked Bike Ride has become a legitimate — dare I say, mainstream — event. The ride turns 15 this year. And just in case you want […]
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Here Are the Results of Portland’s E-Scooter Survey
All her life, she’d dreamt of a man wearing jeans and sandals who would sweep her off her feet in the most majestic way possible. Getty / Mario Tama / Staff As the city heads into the final month of its pilot project to see how much everyone loves and/or loathes e-scooters, the Portland Bureau […]
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Comedian Ian Karmel on Paul Allen (and Portland)
Win McNamee / Getty Images Comedian, writer, former Mercury columnist, and all-around great guy Ian Karmel has written a hilarious and heartfelt essay for the Ringer about Microsoft co-founder and multibillionaire Paul Allen, who died yesterday. Allen owned the Portland Trail Blazers, and Karmel eloquently writes about both being a massive Blazers fan and how […]
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Letters to the Editor: Readers React to the New Biweekly Mercury
Another thing to love about Portlanders? We love to get all up in our FEELINGS. Here are a few of the letters we received in the past couple of weeks, most of which are in reaction to the Mercury switching to a biweekly format while making a few other changes along the way. Jeez New […]
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The Air Outside Sucks Right Now
Airnow.gov At 12:27 pm today (Tuesday, August 14), the National Weather Service issued an Air Quality Advisory, which is in effect until noon tomorrow (Wednesday, August 15). Their advice? The air sucks right now, as you can probably tell by looking out your window. Smoke from wildfires in Washington State has been drifting into the […]
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Move Over, E-Scooters! HOPSTER™ E-POGO STICKS Are Coming to Portland!
MERCURY STAFF AND TAP10 / GETTY IMAGES Uber and Lyft? YAWN. Bike-share programs? SNOOZE. E-scooters? PLEASE BE QUIET, YOU’RE BORING US TO DEATH! Now there’s a better, more exciting way to get around… the HOPSTER™ E-POGO STICK! Here’s why HOPSTER™ E-POGO STICKS are superior to all other modes of transportation: ► Unlike regular pogo sticks, […]
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The Patriot Prayer/Counter Protest Live Blog
Kathleen Marie Another Saturday, another opportunity for the fascist dummies of Patriot Prayer to troll Portland and grab lots of media coverage for themselves. (So maybe they’re not as dumb as we think? They are definitely fascists, though.) Anyway, as conflicted as we are, the Mercury will be keeping an eye on today’s protests, so […]
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A Peek Into Portland’s E-Scooter Future
Courtesy Kathleen Marie, Superstar As Alex reported yesterday, the controversial e-scooter ride share business has arrived in Portland. Yesterday afternoon, Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) announced (READ: Sighed and threw up its hands, because they knew this sorry state of affairs was an eventuality) it was issuing temporary permits to two e-scooter companies, Bird and […]
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Gus Van Sant’s John Callahan Biopic Is Good, If Safer Than Expected
Gus Van Sant is at his best when he points his camera at those on the outskirts of society, be they Good Will Hunting’s sharp-tongued janitor who happens to be a math genius, Drugstore Cowboy’s quartet of pharmacy-robbing addicts, or Milk’s gay politician fighting for LGBT rights from San Francisco City Hall. That’s precisely why […]