GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! It's the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (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.)
This week's local trivia game includes loitering coyotes, snooty New York critics, sleepy volcanoes, and other things to PANIC about! 😱 See how well YOU score!
• Portland Elections Division Issues Warning Letter to Gonzalez Campaign Over Political Sign
The Portland Auditor's Office issued Rene Gonzalez a warning over an old campaign sign displayed near the Vista Bridge that left off a required fine print financial disclosure. A separate campaign finance complaint against Gonzalez remains under review.
This week: Majorie Taylor Greene's fake weather machine, Elon Musk's (much) hotter brother, and let's name a grotesquely large pumpkin.
• New Marie Equi Day Center Offers Unhoused LGBTQ+ Portlanders Respite, Resources, and Hope
With new digs and the help of Supportive Housing Services funding, a local nonprofit is helping queer and trans residents find safety, and a path off the streets.
• Oregon Folk Singer Jeffrey Martin Captures Live Music Magic at Mississippi Studios
Jeffery Martin's heart-on-sleeve folk tunes are like walking past a graveyard of love and loss, light and dark, hurt, hope, faith and uncertainty.
• Meet the Portland City Council Candidates: District 3
These candidates are running in the district that encompasses most of Southeast Portland east of the river to I-205. Now there are even more to add to your ballot list!
It's A Beat Happening’s final show for 2024, Fountaine has a hot new single, and Isabeau Waia'u Walker slips on the gloves for her new release Heavyweight.
• Your Guide to Portland Fall Festivities
Ready to lean into the season? Celebrate the autumn harvest by meandering through a corn maze, eating some seasonal treats, and admiring nature’s changing colors.
It's amateur night at Savage Love, where YOU get to give snappy answers to desperate questions!
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