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Rent Assistance Vouchers Are Helping Dig People Out of Homelessness
Service providers say Regional Long-Term Rent Assistance is among the most successful tools to combat homelessness. The only problem? A 5,560-person waiting list
Regional Long-Term Rent Assistance vouchers are helping dig people out of homelessness. They’re one of the most successful tools to come out of Metro’s Supportive Housing Services tax. Service providers say they go a long way in keeping people housed, including domestic violence survivors, but the need far outpaces the availability of vouchers.
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This Week In Portland Food News
Mexico City-Style Street Food, Focaccia, and Pork Rib Adobo
This week, we’re drooling over delicious stuffed handmade tortillas from the pop-up Machetes and raising a glass at the recently opened Publican Beer Room. Plus, get the scoop on a focaccia-forward wine bar, and find out where to get pork rib adobo and braised lamb and potato pizza. For more ideas, check out our food […]
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The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This Weekend: Oct 11–13, 2024
Arbor Day, We Are Sacred: An Indigenous Peoples Celebration, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15
The weekend awaits, as do fun ways to spend it, from the farewell showing of Coraline’s Curious Cat Trail to the 26th Annual Portland Open Studios Tour and from Portland’s Arbor Day Tree Planting to We Are Sacred: An Indigenous Peoples Celebration. For more ideas, check out our roundup of this week’s top events. FRIDAY […]
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Body Camera Footage Shows Officers Firing 30 Rounds Into Suspect’s Car
Portland Police Bureau IDs officers who shot, injured a 24-year-old robbery suspect during a shootout in Woodlawn. One of the officers is no stranger to using force.
Body camera footage released Thursday shows the tense moments when three Portland police officers fired a combined 30 lethal rounds at a man outside a home in the Woodlawn neighborhood last month. At 6:21 pm Sept. 26, detectives with Portland Police Bureau’s (PPB) Major Crimes Unit and officers from the Special Emergency Reaction Team (SERT) […]
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10 Seasonal Treats to Try in Portland This Fall
Caramel Apple Fritters, Pumpkin Whoopie Pies, and More
At last, a crisp chill has permeated the air, trees have begun to shed their leaves, and Portland cafes and bakeries have begun to serve pumpkin and maple everything. Pull on a cable-knit sweater and indulge your secret Christian Girl Autumn side with seasonal delicacies like pumpkin whoopie pies, caramel apple paletas, and apple cider cake […]
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Ticket Alert: John Legend, Nikki Glaser, and More Portland Events Going On Sale This Week
Plus, More Event Updates for October 10
R&B crooner John Legend is coming to town this December to serve holiday cheer, Christmas carols, and special stories. Potty-mouthed blonde and legendary roaster Nikki Glaser will serve up something crass on her Alive And Unwell tour. Plus, country queen Megan Moroney has extended the tour for her sophomore album Am I Okay?, adding a […]
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New Marie Equi Day Center Offers Unhoused LGBTQ+ Portlanders Respite, Resources, and Hope
With new digs and the help of Supportive Housing Services funding, a local nonprofit is helping queer and trans residents find safety, and a path off the streets.
Portland’s first day center for unhoused queer and trans people is opening this month in Southeast. The Marie Equi Center’s new Brooklyn neighborhood day shelter will welcome visitors “just coming in to regulate their nervous systems in the space and hang out, or to get connected to our peer services,” center director Katie Cox said. […]
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Oregon Folk Singer Jeffrey Martin Captures Live Music Magic at Mississippi Studios
Martin’s heart-on-sleeve folk tunes are like walking past a graveyard of love and loss, light and dark, hurt, hope, faith, and uncertainty.
A few years ago, Jeffrey Martin made a last-minute decision to record one of his concerts with the intention of possibly turning it into a live album. It didn’t turn out. “Listening back to it, the recording was unsalvageable because there was some ghost in the machine or something. But I was grateful that it […]
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FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Portland Cello Project, Bilal, Valley, and MORE!
Who’s ready to have some fun? Well, the Mercury is here to help with FREE TICKETS to see some of Portland’s best concerts and events—our way of saying thanks to our great readers and spread the word about some fantastic upcoming performances! (Psst… if you want to say thanks to the Mercury, please consider making […]
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Hear in Portland: Isabeau Waia’u Walker Hits the Hard Stuff of Life on Heavyweight
Seven years of local beatmaker showcase A Beat Happening, and Fountaine flows fast for “Skyrocket (Jump’n).”
The latest culture buzz out of Portland this month includes some exciting music- and non-music related updates—like the delightful and wholesome news that Portland-based rising R&B star and DJ Zyah Belle and rapper Covi. got engaged! We’re also thrilled to hear the new single from Fountaine, news of an album on the way from Isabeau […]
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SAVAGE LOVE: Struggle Sessions
It’s amateur night at Savage Love, where YOU get to give snappy answers to desperate questions!
Dear Readers: It’s my birthday this week — thank you very much — and I’ve retreated to a secret, undisclosed location (without Internet access!) to ignore, er, celebrate the occasion. So, in place of a regular column (you ask, I answer) below you’ll find some questions I posted to Struggle Session, a weekly bonus column […]