If you appreciate the Mercury‘s interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible. You can also subscribe and have our papers delivered! [In an extremely Nurse Dana Evans voice] Good Morning, Portland! Cold this mornin! Looks like we can have cold and bright or rainy […]
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Mayor’s Roundtable Aims to Reinvigorate Central City, With or Without Key Stakeholders
A close look at the group’s membership shows who gets to decide the future of downtown.
A close look at the group’s membership shows who gets to decide the future of downtown.
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Good Morning, News: Councilor Smith Backtracks on “Arming Council” Idea, Chaos Follows Killing of Mexican Cartel Boss, and Trump’s Supreme Court Ruins His Tariff Fun
If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but we can’t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism […]
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Portland City Council Votes To Reshape Its Committee Structure
Councilors determined eight was too many when it comes to their policy committee load. Come the end of March, they’ll be saddled with just five.
Portland’s transition to a new form of government last January brought new practices and procedures for the City Council. Among the largest changes, impacting both the Council and members of the public, was the introduction of eight policy committees. The committees, which considered topics including transportation, climate, finance, homelessness, and public safety, were intended to […]
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POP QUIZ PDX: Sassy-Ass Trivia about Dame Lillard, the Dumbshits of ICE, and (Surprise!) It’s Your Birthday!
HELLO AGAIN, SMARTY BUTT! It’s time to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week’s edition of POP QUIZ PDX—our local, sassy-ass trivia quiz. And this week we’ll see how much YOU know about new local music venues, the irredeemable dumbshits of ICE, and… surprise! IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY. (I should warn you about the […]
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Good Morning, News: Prince Andrew Arrested, Dog at the Olympics, and Feds Investigate PPS for Caring About Black Students
If you appreciate the Mercury‘s interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible. You can also subscribe and have our papers delivered! Good Morning, Portland! It’s been cold this week, dripping down to freezing temperatures most nights. Did you see some snow? Did you run […]
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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Celebrating Black Innovation, Secret Valentines, and Dating Corpses
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 […]
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Good Morning, News: US Border Czar Announces Minnesota Surge Wind Down, Washington DC Guard Troops to Stay Another Year, and Republican Lawmakers Want to Increase Voter Paperwork
If you appreciate the Mercury‘s interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible. You can also subscribe and have our papers delivered! Good Morning, Portland! February fakeout is fading, and today will be the last sunny, warm day for the foreseeable future.We’ve already been dipping back […]
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Former City Hall Staffer Files Discrimination Complaints Against Councilor’s Office
The complaints, which have yet to be investigated by the city and state, allege Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane and her chief of staff retaliated against and fired a staffer after she requested ADA accommodations.
The Mercury’s Jeremiah Hayden contributed to this story. A former staffer in Portland City Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane’s office filed complaints with the city and state, alleging the councilor and her chief of staff, Mary Li, retaliated against her after she requested reasonable accommodations for a disability. The former employee, Sprout Chinn, believes she was punished and […]
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Good Morning, News: Portland’s Hidden Bank Stash, Keep the Blazers in Portland, and Bad Bunny Gives Joyous Finger to White Supremacy
If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but we can’t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism […]
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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Portland’s Epstein Connection, ICE Gasses Children, and EEK! MUMMIES!!
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 […]
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Good Morning, News: MultCo DA Doesn’t Wanna FAFO, Police Shooting in the Pearl, Breaking: Democracy Dies in Darkness, and Shorting the Bitcoin Economy
If you appreciate the Mercury‘s interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible. You can also subscribe and have our papers delivered! Good Morning, Portland! We knew it was coming. Fake Spring is over after today, and it’s time to get back to our regularly […]