Portland Has a Brand New Houseless Community

Advocates Say the Village of Hope is a Sanctuary, But the City’s Planning a Crackdown

Portland’s Bet on Forcing Developers to Build Affordable Housing Is Getting Lackluster Results

Now, Mayor Ted Wheeler Wants to Offer a Sweeter Deal

Record Review

Drunken Palms, Later

Welcome to Kyle Craft’s Full Circle Nightmare

The Portland Singer/Songwriter Releases His Swaggering Sophomore Album

The 18 Best Concerts to See in Portland This Week: January 31-February 6

Katy Perry, the Thesis, and the Drive-by Truckers

The 25 Best Films to Catch in Portland Theaters This Week: February 2-8

Starring the Clock-Cleaning Queen of Cock-Knock Cynthia Rothrock!

Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool Review: Jamie Bell + Annette Bening 4-Ever

A Hollywood Tearjerker with a Subversive Twist

Hostiles Review: A Western for Western Fans

Don’t Let the Big-Name Cast Fool You—the Real Stars Are Mud, Guns, and Regret

The Insult Review: An Examination of Hate

Ziad Doueiri’s Oscar-Nominated Film Has No Easy Answers

Lawyering Up with Guy Branum

The Comedian Discusses the Law, Broken Souls, and Rejecting Comedy’s Male-Dominated Power Structure

Remembering the Extraordinary Ursula K. Le Guin

A Storyteller Who Defies Generalization

A Peek at Portland’s Alternative Universe

What If Portland Were Completely Different? (You’d Still Complain About It, Right?)

This Week’s Featured I, Anonymous!

The Power of Prime

Orange Thief Makes the Case for Published Sketchbooks

The Unsettling, Imaginative Illustrations of Sophie Franz

The Trail Blazers Have Their Own Kombucha

How Fitting

Sammich, Stoopid Burger, and People’s Pig Bring the Mess to Kerns

Now It's the Finger-licking-est Neighborhood in Portland

Can Medical Professionals Lose Their License for Using Cannabis?

And Under What Grounds Can They Face Disciplinary Action?

How to Get Your “Old School” High Back

The Thrill Is Gone? This Might Help

Savage Love

Lesborama

Street Parking in the M-Class NW Neighborhood.

Food Delivery Drivers

Barbie and Ken

Old Town Woes

If You Don't Like It, GTFO!

Intersectionalism of Emoji: Theory and Practice

Non-Passionate Applicants Need Not Apply

Who's Been Pooped On?

You. Horrible woman on the MAX this morning

The Other Side

State of the Boom-Boom

Next Holiday Please

Letters to the Editor

This Week: Trump Voters, Homeless Shelters, and Scully and Mulder are NOT TOGETHER ANYMORE!

Get Your Valentine Printed in the Mercury… for FREE!

Submit a Valentine Message to Your Loved One by Monday, February 12!

What’s This? News That’s Actually... Good?

Your Guide to Portland's February Style Events

Blame the Snakes in My Head

The 11 Best Ways to Make a Difference in Portland this Week: January 31-February 6

Support Affordable Housing in Gresham with CAT and Pueblo Unido, Party for a Good Cause at the Resistance Ball, and Volunteer with Operation Nightwatch

Murray Head’s Nigel Lived Is a Concept Album in the Grand Old Tradition

And It’s Best Heard on a Double-Disc Reissue by Gig Harbor's Intervention Records