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 a […]
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POP QUIZ PDX: Sassy-Ass Trivia About Naughty Landlords, Bizarre Doughnuts, and It’s Time to Fire the Easter Bunny!
See how well YOU score on this week’s super fun trivia quiz!
WHAT’S THE DEETS, MARSHMALLOW PEEPS? 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 in this edition, we’re testing your knowledge on a variety of topics including naughty landlords, Trump-inspired bullshit, and… congrats! You get to hire a replacement […]
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Update: Using K9, Tear Gas, and Robots, Police Arrest Man Involved in Previous Standoff
Following crisis negotiations that ended without arrest earlier in the week, police returned to NW Portland for a tense arrest of an unhoused man with warrants.
Updated: 8:40 am Thursday, April 17 Portland police officers returned to Northwest Portland Wednesday afternoon, to effectuate the arrest of a man involved in an armed standoff earlier in the week. Police used a bevy of weapons, including tear gas, a police K9, a flash bang device, and robots to force 44-year-old Raul Nava, Jr. […]
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Sinners: the Vampire Musical With a Cunnilingus Tutorial
In which acclaimed director Ryan Coogler keeps alive the tradition of hiding art in a vampire movie.
As a director and screenwriter, Ryan Coogler has built a career as an unparalleled interpreter of other people’s intellectual property. With Creed, he became the first person who isn’t Sylvester Stallone to write a film in the Rocky franchise. With Black Panther, he nailed the near-impossible assignment of adapting a thinly-drawn Marvel character conceit—created by […]
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Tech Workers at Adidas Claim Late Payments, Other Challenges
Contract workers at Adidas allege labor issues that reflect broader problems in the corporate IT world.
When an information technology (IT) technician was beginning their career in IT services at Designer Shoe Warehouse, they had a notion that one day they wanted to end up in Portland. “The dream was to come here and work at Nike or Adidas,” the IT worker (referred to in this story as “IT manager”) who […]
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Where to Get Food for Easter 2025 in Portland
Brunch, Hot Cross Buns, and More
Spring has sprung, which means Easter Sunday (April 20) is just around the corner. Eggs are still at a premium, so forgo the Easter egg hunt this year in favor of seasonal treats like carrot cake, hot cross buns, and more. Whether you’re looking for baked goods for your Easter table or you want to […]
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Mercury Music Picks: Black Water’s Back, These Fucking Hands Last Show, and a New Performance by Yelling Choir
Plus reunited slowcore bands, Extradition’s spring concert, and Portland music news!
Remember when I called last week the busiest week in Portland music of the year? Well, that was last week and this is this week, hunnies! The next seven days are beyond packed with potential gigs to see, and we’ve got the cream of Portland’s crop laid out for you below. Don’t forget: Just as […]
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The Top 44 Events in Portland This Week: April 14–20, 2025
Jimmy O. Yang, Portland Pizza Week, and More
See what’s in store this week with our list of top events. We’re suggesting everything from Jimmy O. Yang: Big & Tall Tour to Live Wire Radio with Karen Russell, Kelsey McKinney, Felipe Torres Medina, and Khatumu and from the 9th Annual Baker’s Dozen Coffee Beer & Doughnut Fest to Portland Pizza Week. MONDAY LIVE […]
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Happening NOW: The Delicious Fun of the Mercury’s PIZZA WEEK!
Specially-crafted, $4 slices at 68 locations, all damn week long! 😋
Let the bells ring and the confetti fall: PIZZA WEEK IS BACK, BAY-BEE! And the best pizza pie makers in Portland are ready to strut their pizza stuff! Happening right now, the Portland Mercury‘s Pizza Week is giving pizza-loving Mercury readers the chance to get special slices from some of Portland’s finest purveyors of pizza pies… […]
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YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: A Massive March, a Police Accountability Hero, and Not-So Hygienic Recycling
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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This Week in Portland Food News: A New Cart Pod and Bar, Keeper Coffee Expands, and Mini Sopes
April 11, 2025 Edition
In this week’s batch of food news, we’re celebrating the opening of the new cart pod and bar Brooklyn Carreta, grabbing a latte and pastries at Keeper Coffee‘s new Milwaukie location, and counting down the days until Berlu Bakery opens. Plus, find out where you can drink otter-themed beers for a cause this weekend. For […]
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Film Review: Warfare Ups the Ante of Horror in War Films
Alex Garland and former Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza make us wonder: Can a war film ever actually be anti-war?
All war movies are now anti-war movies—that is, if an anti-war movie is measured by the severity of its misery. This is an unceasing human imperative in art: to showcase our species’ darkest atrocities through a transcendent exploration of the suffering those atrocities inflict, but to go even more HAM about it than the last […]