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.)
• City Council to Overturn Hearings Officer's Approval of PGE Forest Park Plan
All 12 members of the council indicated they would reject PGE's Forest Park plan at an appellate hearing last week. Their decision underscores the broader implications of the utility project to people on both sides of the issue.
How much do YOU know about Portland's most beloved landmarks? Let's find out in this special "Fun Guide" edition of POP QUIZ PDX! You'll find it online and in our print issue all over town! 🧠
Cyberplasm and Help get loud in Old Town, plus Beacon Sound takes over Sou'Wester, three must-sees at Holocene, and Portland music news! It's this week's edition of Mercury Music Picks!
• Name All the Punk and Metal Cameos in Nasalrod’s New Music Video—if You Can!
Nasalrod's new music video for "The Maker" is an epic love letter to Portland with an unreasonable amount of famous cameos! Can you name 'em all??
Band of Horses & Iron and Wine are teaming up for a joint headline tour, West Coast rap icons (including E-40, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, and DJ Quick) are coming to the Moda Center, and don’t miss your favorite drag queen's favorite drag queen, Sasha Colby, on her Stripped II tour.
• The Mercury Presents: The Portlander’s Guide to FUN!
Turn your frowns upside down(s) with our guided roadmap to finding the good time you deserve. Music, food, booze, self-care, group activities, and oh! So much more!
In this week's gossip: Disintegrating relationships, Kid Rock (ugh), and what is UP with Kelly Clarkson?
• Film Review: The Shrouds Is a Shallow Grave
The new film from Body Horror director David Cronenberg, The Shrouds, barely cracks the topsoil of all he unearths.
Read all about what’s on in the music forecast, including a Night Heron album release, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, and new music by Veana Baby.
A "don't ask, don't tell" relationship gets horny... then thorny. Can this relationship be saved? Find out in this week's SAVAGE LOVE!
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!
