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 of Portland Begins Enforcement of ‘Public Camping’ Rules This Weekend
Mayor Wilson announced police will begin citing homeless Portlanders for declining shelter, starting this weekend. The move comes as 15,000 homeless residents in the county are set to lose food assistance, and service providers say the criminal justice system only makes things worse.
This week's questions include: a trip through haunted Portland, celebrity axe murderers, and the ICE facility of the damned! 👻 See how well YOU score!
• Mercury Endorsement: Vote Yes on the Portland Parks Levy
Portlanders only have one decision to make in this November's special election, and it’ll determine the future of the city’s parks. We recommend voting "yes" on the new parks levy.
• Fundraiser for City Councilor Displaced by Fire Creates Legal Complexity
The generosity and benevolence of the councilor's friends, political supporters, and constituents was clear, but state ethics rules around providing cash gifts to public officials can complicate things for those on the receiving end. A staffer says Avalos will fully comply with state guidelines.
• Bugonia Is a Good Time Yorgos Lanthimos Film
In Bugonia, Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons plead, bicker, debate, somersault over, and gnash at one another as the truth begins to unglue. Yorgos Lanthimos has never been so much fun.
In this week's hot goss: East Wing of White House demolished for Epstein Ballroom, Kevin Federline is a tool, and celebrating the horse at the ICE protests. 👀
• Introducing the Portland Mercury’s Newest Reporter, Jeremiah Hayden!
We're excited to introduce Jeremiah Hayden, the Mercury's newest news reporter. He'll be covering housing and homelessness, as well as other topics, like Zenith Energy's shenanigans.
In this week's Savage Love: Adult siblings are feeling super awkward over a teenage boob-touching incident... and he just made it worse.
The perfect rockhounding music doesn't exis... Let Alison Jean Cole—author of "A Rockhound's Guide to Oregon & Washington" and "Beautiful Rocks & How To Find Them"—grab the aux and play you some ambient pedal steel music.
• What Wanders Through a Body?
Lumber Room's fall exhibition pairs works by contemporary sculptor Isabelle Albuquerque with 20th-century art matriarch Louise Bourgeois.
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!
