In certain special issues of this week’s Mercury, there’s a hidden surprise! It’s, to our knowledge, the first-ever comprehensive guide of Portland’s Northside—for Wizards.
That’s right: It’s a handy guide for Portland’s North and Northeast quadrants, with tons of listings, places to eat, shops, and more—and it’s specially tailored just for wizards.
Talented Mercury intern/cartoonist Suzette Smith did countless hours of unpaid, thankless research—the best kind of research!—to find out what makes wizards tick: where they prefer to shop, where they like to dine, what sort of pointy hats fit the best. (We suspect she’s part wizard herself.) We also got our dear friend Ross the Wizard—who, full disclosure, has been on the Mercury payroll for quite some time; how do you think we get those thousands of papers all over town in a single night?—to model for the guide. Our director of circulation also makes a cameo.
Plus! Lovely, wizardy maps from Paul Windle! Enchanting photography by Brenton Salo! Just the sort of inane cheekiness you expect from the Mercury, in a slightly smaller format. It’s our Wizard’s Guide to Northside, and yes, it’s slightly puzzling.
…And because some of you internet grumblers are too lazy to drag yourself away from the computer for five seconds to score yourself a copy—we made an online version just for you.
Click here to see a pdf version of the Northside Neighborhood Guide!
Click here to launch an online-reader version of the Northside Neighborhood Guide!
Finally! The guide I’ve been waiting for!
is it ok to print a low cost of the PDF version and sell it for “Charity”???