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Welcome to Portland!
A Guide for the Newcomers to Town
An indispensable guide for anyone who’s new to Portland.
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Milepost 5-Years-Later
Sam Adams’ Vaunted Affordable Arts Community May Finally Get Legit
Portland’s premiere affordable arts community has been against the law all this time.
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The Portland Mercury Presents…The PDX Approved Survey Results and Portland’s Most Underrated!
Your top Portland picks… our most underrated picks… everyone’s happy!
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Mayor or Monster?
Were Sam Adams’ First 100 Days Really So Bad?
Mayor Sam Adams has survived his first 100 days in office—but is
he our mayor, or as many are suggesting, our monster?
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Hall Monitor
Decisions, Decisions
Mayoral candidate Sho Dozono landed in hot water during an April 21 KGW-Oregonian televised debate, when opponent Sam Adams pointed out that Dozono “would have the city join the Joint Terrorism Task Force [JTTF].” If you weren’t paying attention when Mayor Tom Potter led the ballsy 2005 effort to yank Portland cops from the anti-terrorism […]