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It’s Been 10 Years Since Portland Adopted Vision Zero. What’s Changed?

Portland has struggled to address the rising traffic fatalities on city streets. Leaders are now hoping for a Vision Zero renaissance. 
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Portland first adopted the Vision Zero approach to ending traffic fatalities and serious injuries on city streets in 2015. In the decade since, hundreds of people have died in traffic crashes in Portland, and many more have been gravely hurt.  But Portland isn’t giving up on Vision Zero. At least, that’s what City Council indicated […]

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Good Morning, News: Trump’s Itty-Bitty Comey Case, Next Portland to Relaunch as Nonprofit, and Which Local Theater Got the Onion Mockumentary Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile?

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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: Ladies and Gorms and Gills and Loons we are hitting those mid-70s this weekend. This is it! This is peak […]

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Ticket Alert: MGK, Jade, and More Portland Events Going On Sale This Week

Plus, Mo Gilligan and More Event Updates for September 25
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You heard it here first: MGK wraps up his Lost Americana tour with Wiz Khalifa at the Cascades Amphitheater next summer. Little Mix member JADE is taking her debut solo album That’s Showbiz Baby! on the road. Plus, stand-up comedian and podcaster Mo Gilligan will bring his British humor to the Aladdin Theater stage. Read […]

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One Battle After Another Captures the Relentless Overstimulation of Being Alive in 2025

Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film is a funny, breathless, sometimes overwhelming spectacle of American violence.
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The most relatable moments in One Battle After Another, writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson’s 10th feature, are of Leonardo DiCaprio groaning. Wiping his eyes, ugh-ing dramatically, hungover literally but also spiritually—as “Bob Ferguson” (the name taken when he goes into hiding with his daughter), DiCaprio lugs his body around like an overstuffed suitcase. Granted, Bob is pretty […]

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FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See POWERWOLF, Stolen Gin, Nicotine Dolls, 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 making […]

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Portlanders Join Flotilla Aiming to Break Israel’s Blockade of Aid to Gaza

A Global Sumud Flotilla coalition is headed to Gaza with hopes of delivering much-needed supplies and food. Local residents say they’ve already been hit with drone attacks.
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Paul Reid and Stephen, both Portland residents, are among the hundreds of people from around the world who set sail in the Mediterranean Sea late last month. The two Portlanders joined the Global Sumud Flotilla, a fleet of civilian boats currently en route to Gaza in an attempt to deliver aid to Palestinians amid Israel’s […]

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POP QUIZ PDX: What If They Gave a Rapture, and Nobody Came?

Plus Trump insults, celebrity typewriters, and boy band danger in this week’s fun trivia quiz!
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HELLOOOO, SMART STUFF! It’s time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week’s edition of POP QUIZ PDX—our weekly, local, sassy-ass trivia quiz. And this week we’ll be testing your knowledge on celebrities who love Portland, dipshit presidents who HATE Portland, and… wait. Did the rapture happen, and I missed it? […]

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Album Review: Helen’s The Original Faces in the Rearview Mirror

From visionary Portland musicians Liz Harris, Jed Bindeman, and Scott Simmons, their 2015 LP is a mysterious road trip into the setting sun.
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The experimental composer Liz Harris—best known as Grouper—is Western Oregon’s resident ghost, conjuring delicate whispers and heavy drones that have haunted the bioregion for two decades. Her work drifts between the otherworldly and the intimate, from acclaimed atmospheres on Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill (2008) and Shade (2021) to her electronic collage piece […]

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Hear In Portland: Karma Rivera’s New Album (and Release Show), Oh, Rose’s New EP, and Cardi B Makes Her Portland Debut In 2026!

Read all about what’s on the music forecast, Hear In Portland. 
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Well folks, we are now officially in fall! Meaning it’s a smart idea to make note of the shiniest concerts of the winter in advance, allowing us to mentally and physically prepare for spirited and chilly outings. One such gem is Cardi B at Moda Center on February 19, which also marks the rapper’s Portland […]

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Seattle Area Trans Women Are Being Attacked by Groups of Men

Portland bias crime data shows similar trends, with LGBTQ+ people at higher risk of assault by men.
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This story was first published in The Stranger. Warning: This story contains descriptions of violence. “Go to Pony, go to Pony, go to Pony—there’s more people there,” said a frantic woman as she approached Madison Carstens and her friends next to the Maserati dealership on 12th and Union Street in Seattle. Six or seven young […]

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A Snapshot of Portland’s DIY House Show Scene

Buckman Publishing collects Choice Cuts from Corbin C’s immense archive.
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Corbin C doesn’t think of himself as a photographer, even if Buckman Publishing just released a 170-page book of his snapshots, Choice Cuts: Disposable Camera Archives 2015-2023. “First and foremost, I’m a showgoer,” he says. “I love going to shows. I love dancing at shows. I love being at the front, right up by the […]

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