SOBERVE / GETTY IMAGES This morning, Merc News Editor Alex Zielinski was serving up live, on-the-ground reporting from #OcuppyICEPDX in Southwest Portland. While in the field, she met Jean, who loves “From Slacktivism to Activism,” the weekly calendar I curate showcasing a diverse range of social justice and activist events in town. This is Jean. […]
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Leave No Trace Tells a Story Inspired by the Father and Daughter Who Lived in Portland’s Forest Park
If you lived in Portland in 2004, you remember it: The discovery that, for years, a father and daughter had been living in Forest Park in an undetected campsite. They were eventually found and housed by the authorities, but soon disappeared again. The story inspired a novel, My Abandonment, written by Reed College creative writing […]
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This Year’s World Naked Bike Ride Kicks Off From Cathedral Park in St Johns
We Are The Protest from Stay Wild on Vimeo. Photos by Sera Lindsey
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Local Hero Silences Hate Mongers with Bagpipes
Say what you will about bagpipes. Say what you will about unicyclists. Say what you will about people who dress up like Darth Vader, ride a unicycle, and play bagpipes. Say what you will about Portland’s Unipiper—but today, I say he is a hero. WATCH. Oh, you think you can ruin the Starlight Parade for […]
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David Byrne Sang a Prince Song at a Portland Karaoke Bar Over the Weekend
While you were out of town Saturday night, David Byrne nonchalantly dropped by the Alibi Tiki Lounge dressed in what appear to be khakis for a karaoke sesh before his Sunday show at the Keller. His song choice? Prince’s 1984 hit “When Doves Cry.” Watch the video—it’s the second slide of the Instagram post below—and […]
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Help Wanted: Join the Mercury Sales Team!
kozorog /iStock / Getty Images Plus The Mercury is a great place to work, and if you have the right type of sales experience, you can join the fun! We’re looking for an additional talented, cool person like you to join the amazing Mercury sales team. Check out the ad below to see if you’re […]
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Bigger and Better Than Ever: The Mercury to Debut a Redesigned, Expanded Biweekly This Fall
Kathleen Marie Friends! The Mercury is gonna be making some big changes this fall: We’ll be expanding and redesigning our popular print product, and publishing it on a new, biweekly schedule (that’s 26 times per year). We’re especially excited about our new look, which will feature a heavier cover and stapled binding, while providing more […]
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Portland Trampoline Park To Shut Down… Because of Minimum Wage and “Millennial Parents,” Of Course!
Portland will have one less trampoline park. Vasyl Dolmatov / iStock / Getty Images Plus Here’s a couple of things you might not know: 1) Portland has a trampoline park! 2) That trampoline park is shutting down. The G6 Airpark—for those of you without kids, and aren’t forced to go to trampoline parks—is a big […]
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Where and How to Vote in the May 15 Election!
MAIA BOAKYE Guys! In case you missed the memo, these days EVERY ELECTION IS IMPORTANT. And that includes tomorrow’s (Tues May 15) primary election, where you’ll be deciding some really important stuff, including who you want to run for governor, two Portland city council seats, a Multnomah county commissioner and auditor, AND providing much-needed assistance […]
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What if Portland’s Internet Was Owned by Portlanders, Not Corporations?
MATTHEW BILLINGTON Long ago, in the ancient mists of prehistory, the internet was a luxury. Today, the internet’s part of… well, everything. Yet most Americans get online the same way our stupid caveman ancestors did: Paying corporations for permission to access private telecommunication networks. Since internet service providers (ISPs) own much of the infrastructure that […]
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Better Naito Has Returned! All Hail Better Naito!
Erik Henriksen A few days ahead of schedule—and a few days before Waterfront Park will be taken over by Cinco de Mayo—Better Naito is back, reserving one lane of Naito Parkway for bikers, pedestrians, and… uh, anybody else, I guess? As long as they aren’t in a car? Everyone’s absolutely welcome! (Fuck rollerbladers.) Much to […]
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KATU Gets a Big Shoutout on SE Hawthorne
Erik Henriksen Portland TV station KATU got a shoutout this morning on the corner of SE 16th and Hawthorne, where a massive banner—assembled from bedsheets, safety pins, and spray paint—covered the front of the three-story-tall Warnell Apartments building. Located on a major commuting thoroughfare and next to two busy stops for TriMet’s 14 bus line, […]