Dang, you are BUSY! Look, it’s completely understandable that since you’ve been SO busy, you may have missed some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! So while you’re lounging about this weekend, catch up on the knowledge you need by reading some of these A+++ Mercury articles! (PRO TIP: If you despise being “the last to know,” then be one of the first to know by signing up for Mercury newsletters! All the latest stories shipped directly to your email’s in-box… and then… YOUR HEAD.)
• Mayor Wheeler’s Communications Director Quits, One Week Into Job
She chose to leave after a week on the job because the “highly charged political environment surrounding City Hall went beyond expectations.”https://t.co/dR2MtSNiFz
— Portland Mercury 🗞 (@portlandmercury) September 3, 2021
• Oregon Members of Congress Urge DOJ to Investigate Right-Wing Extremist Activity in Oregon
The lawmakers’ urgency stands in contrast to the response offered by Mayor Ted Wheeler after the August 22 clash between right-wing groups and antifascists in Portland. https://t.co/9cRRgXY61I
— Portland Mercury 🗞 (@portlandmercury) August 31, 2021
• POP QUIZ PDX: Let’s Get Brainy with Our Sassy-Ass Quiz for September 2!
Hurrrah! It’s time to CRUSH Portland’s favorite quiz: POP QUIZ PDX! Featuring sassy Qs about scandalous scandals, PDX history, and a “subjective” question about the “world’s greatest album” (that you will probably get wrong). But GOOD LUCK!https://t.co/RlECGGlKMu
— Portland Mercury 🗞 (@portlandmercury) September 2, 2021
• Oregon DEQ Threatens to Deny Zenith Permit, Leading Facility Closer to Shut Down
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is threatening to deny Zenith Energy’s air permit, which would force the NW Portland facility to shut down. The oil transport company has 60 days to challenge the decision. https://t.co/ghtzyM8a4j
— Portland Mercury 🗞 (@portlandmercury) September 1, 2021
• Quaintrelle Finds Une Nouvelle Vie in Southeast Portland
Quaintrelle’s playful, upscale dining has a new home on SE Clinton, and our Janey Wong (@janey_san) took a peek and has the preview.https://t.co/xkQjOOUT6j
— Portland Mercury 🗞 (@portlandmercury) August 31, 2021
• Portland City Employees Required to Get COVID Vaccine
Come for the new rules, stay for the anti-vaxxer reply all responses: https://t.co/0mcnbuQweD
— Alex Zielinski (@alex_zee) August 30, 2021
• What Oregon Lawmakers’ Battle Over Redistricting Could Mean for the Future of Oregon—and US—Politics
Oregon lawmakers are in the final stretch of a closely-watched redistricting process that will decide the balance of power in the state in the coming decade and play a significant role in determining the fate of the US Congress. @abe_asher reports:
https://t.co/9XcHwKK0ea
— Portland Mercury 🗞 (@portlandmercury) September 2, 2021
• Savage Love: Counseled Culture
“Hello! I am a heterosexual man! My wife is a lesbian, but we love each other and don’t want a divorce. Why do couples counselors keep trying to break us up?” Hello! The gay DAN SAVAGE has an answer for you in the latest SAVAGE LOVE.https://t.co/XEEyHbmOqv
— Portland Mercury 🗞 (@portlandmercury) September 1, 2021
• Portland Rep. Tina Kotek Announces Run for Governor
Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek, a Portland Democrat, has officially thrown her hat into the 2022 gubernatorial race.https://t.co/eY1CepAaYq
— Portland Mercury 🗞 (@portlandmercury) September 1, 2021
Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Sees Simu Liu and Awkwafina Try and Fail to Reinvent the Marvel Formulahttps://t.co/DywZY5F3sH
— Portland Mercury 🗞 (@portlandmercury) September 3, 2021
WOW, THAT IS A LOT OF GOOD READIN’. I hope you didn’t have any other plans this weekend! Dig in, and remember: Producing all this hard work costs moolah—so please consider contributing to the Mercury to keep it all coming! Thanks!
