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Festival coordinators faced a big, silly problem the first night of PDX Pop Now! 2025: They were already running low on silly straws. “The Jurassic Sunset” and “DinoSour”—custom cocktails for this year’s dinosaur theme—were hitting. By the time tropical dream pop group Caicedo hit the stage at 6:30 pm, nearly every complimentary squiggly straw had […]
[Find more of our excellent and good vibes-filled “Say Nice Things About Portland” guide here.—eds.] Portland’s 82nd Avenue is a little busted, and a little brilliant. It’s a state highway and a main street. It’s a commerce epicenter more varied and useful than downtown Portland, and the site of two recently shuttered Walmarts. It’s home […]
[Find more of our excellent and good vibes-filled “Say Nice Things About Portland” guide here.—eds.] Portland has resemblances to St. Pete: street-side murals, tattoos, vegan options, sexy queers. A coastal city south of Tampa, “The Sunshine City” still holds a Guinness World Record for drenching Floridians in the most consecutive days of sunshine—768 days—starting in […]
The Unipiper is a symbol of Portlands enduring eccentricity. Courtesy of Brian Kidd / the Unipiper “Seriously, who smashes a window to steal a friggin’ unicycle?” the Unipiper tweeted Saturday morning. He shared a photo of the broken back window of his black Volkswagon Golf. Much like the recent Pickles Mascot Uniform theft, the post […]
Hey Mercury friends and fam! In case you haven’t noticed, Portland’s going through some biiiiig changes right now. That’s why it’s terribly important for you to get your information from legitimate sources who put the community first. That’s the Mercury. Every day we cut through the BS, ask the ever-important question “why?”, and then deliver […]
Anthony Keo Dearest reader friends! It ain’t no joke: This past year almost flattened us. But here we are on the other side, and with YOU… for which we are eternally grateful! Thanks to your recurring monthly contributions, the Mercury is now in a position to rebuild, and once again we’re asking for your help. […]
Anthony Keo Dearest reader friends! It ain’t no joke: This past year almost flattened us. But here we are on the other side, and with YOU… for which we are eternally grateful! Thanks to your recurring monthly contributions, the Mercury is now in a position to rebuild, and once again we’re asking for your help. […]
Portland Police in front of the Penumbra Kelly Building. Suzette Smith Portlanders gathered Monday evening to remember Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer in a Minneapolis suburb Sunday. The night featured two vigils: One, held in Tom McCall Waterfront Park, heard speeches from Black Portlanders on their […]
EverOut is a new and growing website devoted to things to do in the Pacific Northwest, brought to you by the Portland Mercury and The Stranger. We’re looking for a part-time editor to join our team and help us expand our coverage of Portland! We’re in search of a smart, detail-oriented, energetic person who can […]
Catherine Falls Commercial / Getty images UPDATE: The application process for this position has ended. Thanks to everyone who applied! Good news: The Portland Mercury is hiring! We’re looking to add a full-time staff writer to our small, dynamic team—known locally for smart, deep, and accessible journalism and culture writing. This position will be primarily […]
Catherine Falls Commercial / Getty images Good news: The Portland Mercury is hiring! We’re looking to add a full-time staff writer to our small, dynamic team—known locally for smart, deep, and accessible journalism and culture writing. This position will be primarily focused on breaking news, short-form reporting, and news roundups, but would also provide opportunities […]
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