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Steel Bridge Skatepark Rolls Forward After Major Land Swap Approval

A land transfer between the state and city is officially in motion, putting the long-awaited Portland skatepark closer than ever to actualization. 
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Portland is closer than ever to breaking ground on the long-envisioned “crown jewel” skatepark on the west side of the Steel Bridge in Old Town.  The Steel Bridge Skatepark has been in the works for nearly two decades, with progress waxing and waning throughout that time. But the project has seen significant momentum in the […]

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Ticket Alert: Glass Animals, Sleep Token, and More Portland Events Going On Sale

Plus, More Event Updates for March 20
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Get your wallets ready for this week’s ticket drops! Psychedelic pop heavies Glass Animals are bringing their Tour of Earth to Troutdale this summer. Masked alt-metal band Sleep Token has dropped dates for their Even in Arcadia tour. Plus, snag tickets next week for John Legend’s end-of-the-year stop at the Moda Center in celebration of […]

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FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Project Pabst, X, The Psychology of a Murderer, 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 a […]

Posted inComedy

TONIGHT! Don’t Miss the Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy 2025! 🤣

Featuring host Adam Pasi, Portland’s best stand-ups, and super special guest Mohanad Elshieky!
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Let’s celebrate, because… IT’S BACK! The biggest night of Portland comedy is returning to Revolution Hall TONIGHT Thursday, March 20!  You like laughing your guts out, right? Then you won’t want to miss the Portland Mercury’s Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy 2025, featuring Portland’s funniest people (and hilarious up-and-comers) all on one stage. Stand-up comedians, sketch comedy, […]

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POP QUIZ PDX: Sassy-Ass Trivia About Fancy Cocaine, Janet Jackson, and Who Wants to Be Buried Alive?

See how well YOU score on this week’s super fun trivia quiz!
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HOWDY-DO, SMARTY-POOH! 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 local designer cocaine, Portland’s Nazi past, and in our subjective question, who would you like […]

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Good Morning, News: Good News for Portland Street Response, King Fool to Shut Down Dept. of Education, and It’s SPRING (AKA Coyote Season)!

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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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After Years of Bureaucratic Pushback, Portland Street Response Finally Has a Chance at Success

The city’s unarmed mobile crisis response program has struggled to gain stability under past city leadership. New city leaders aim to change that.
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Last year, as the city faced a budget deficit, Portland Street Response was fighting for its existence. The city’s alternative response program, which sends unarmed social workers, EMTs, and community health workers to aid people experiencing behavioral health crises, was in danger of losing a substantial chunk of its budget under the city commissioner in […]

Posted inMovies & TV

This Horror Double Feature Is the Exploding-Head Crown Jewel of March’s Women in Film Series

The star of Chopping Mall and Night of the Comet, Kelli Maroney discusses the films at Clinton Street Theater.
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In this current boom time for horror films, let us once again praise the work of the city’s movie theaters that offer repertory showings—for providing access to both classic films of the form (education for recent converts to the genre, like myself) and some gristle for the longtime fans to gnaw on. The calendars for Hollywood […]

Posted inSavage Love

SAVAGE LOVE: Off the Table

“She finds sex too painful and no longer wants to have intercourse. But… what about me?”
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I’ve been happily married to my wife for fifteen years. I’m a 54-year-old man, she’s a 55-year-old woman. While sex has never been our strongest suit, we’ve made the effort. But she now finds sex too painful and no longer wants to have intercourse. I’m on the larger side, which may or may not be […]

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Mercury Music Picks: Mother Danzig, Amyl & the Sniffers, and the Linda Lindas

Plus Portland music news!
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This Mercury Music Picks goes out to all the soggy ladies, all the soggy ladies! It’s been wet out there lately and yet, I keep going to all these shows and they keep getting packed out—y’all do be making this music editor emotional. But wait, there’s more! More shows to go check out, more sights […]

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