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The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This MLK Day Weekend: Jan 16–19, 2026

Reclaim MLK March, Mochitsuki, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $20
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The long weekend is here, and we’re suggesting some excellent uses of your time. (You’re welcome.) Get involved at the 12th Annual Reclaim MLK March and the Stand Up Against One Year of Trump rally, and check out exciting events from Mochitsuki to special screenings of Rainier: A Beer Odyssey. For more ideas, check out […]

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East Portland Man Ambushed by Unidentified Armed Men in Tactical Gear and Unmarked SUV

Video footage shows three men in plain clothes rushed in to pry a man from his vehicle in a case of mistaken identity.
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Updated: 8:45 am January 16. Originally published: 3:15 pm January 15 This story has been updated with additional reporting and corrected to reflect whose home the incident occurred at. Earlier this week, three men in tactical gear ambushed a man in East Portland with weapons drawn, before promptly leaving after indicating they were looking for […]

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Ticket Alert: Charlie Puth, Five Finger Death Punch, and More Portland Events Going On Sale This Week

Plus, Bush and More Event Updates for January 15
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It’s Ticket Thursday, which means we’re serving up another batch of newly announced events. Singer-songwriter and producer Charlie Puth tours this spring after dropping his fourth album, Whatever’s Clever! Heavy metal five-piece Five Finger Death Punch celebrates 20 years with a world tour. Plus, post-grunge English rockers Bush take Portland to the Land of Milk […]

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FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Win Tix to Typhoon, The Antlers, Portland’s Folk Festival and MORE!

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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 […]

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Swimming Through Trauma in The Chronology of Water

Kristen Stewart’s first feature film interprets Lidia Yuknavitch’s 2011 memoir through fragmentation and aquatic metaphor.
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“I remember things in retinal flashes. Without order. Your life doesn’t happen in any kind of order… It’s all a series of fragments and repetitions and pattern formations. Language and water have this in common,” the Oregon-based author Lidia Yuknavitch writes in her 2011 memoir, The Chronology of Water. It follows, then, that director Kristin Stewart’s […]

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Good Morning, News: Racist Texts From Portland Power Players, City Councilor Fired Union Supporter, and Trump is Making a Bunch of Threats

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The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good morning, Portland! It’s set to be sunny this afternoon after a […]

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