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What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury’s 2026 Food Issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types of articles coming, support us here.—eds. Beaverton is more well-known as the home of Nike’s world […]
It’s officially soccer season in North America, as the FIFA World Cup kicked off on June 11 for a month of highly anticipated matches across the United States, Mexico, and Canada. And what better place to celebrate this once-in-every-four-years event than Portland, AKA Soccer City? Even for those who aren’t big soccer fans, it’s hard […]
The EastBurn, a gastropub, taproom, and host to multiple weekly community events, has closed. Though a sign on the business’s door states that the bar is closed for “Staff Meeting & Maintenance,” a former employee who wished not to be named confirmed the permanent closure to the Mercury on Wednesday, June 10, citing slow business […]
There’s a Playboy from 2003 sitting at the end of the bar, across from a cluttered gallery wall of gilded religious iconography lit by a row of guttering candles. Golden light flickers across the millennial centerfold’s golden skin as she poses demurely on pale satin sheets. At the door, a couple of drag queens are […]
How to get home from St. Johns in 10 drunken steps.
The newcomers’ guide to booze in a boozy town.
Point Why Aren’t There More Dog Menus at Portland’s Dog-Friendly Establishments? by Marjorie Skinner MY HUSBAND AND I are new parents—dog parents, that is. Much like the parents of human babies who increasingly surround us (seriously, back off), it’s a job that requires a tiresome amount of baggage. Our rapidly multiplying friends are stuck toting […]
Finding your favorite summer patio.
It’s fun to learn how to… MAKE YOUR BARTENDER LIKE YOU!
Trapped on the Westside? Here’s the Mercury‘s curated list of bars to your rescue!
The Sudra’s vegan Indian sends me on a health kick.
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