The long war over naming a street after César E. Chávez finally ends in peace.
Portland
Posted inMusic
Everything’s Coming up Roses
The Cribs Meet Their Idol in P-Town
One of the Cribs moves to Portland, meets Johnny Marr, and gets him to join their band.
Posted inMovies & TV
Sucky Vampires
I Am Virgin Skimps on Blood and Clothes
I Am Virgin skimps on blood and clothes.
Posted inPolitics
The Criminalization of Mental Illness
Why Are Oregon’s Jails and Prisons its Biggest Providers of Mental Health Services?
Prison: Biggest providers of mental health services?
Posted inNews
The Year We Wish it Were: Historical Revisions to 2009
The Mercury‘s Historical Revisions to Portland, 2009.
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Quotes of the Year
As Actually Reported in 2009
Quotes of the year, as reported by the Mercury’s news team.
Posted inGeneral
The Name of the Law
Eight Hours in the Life of a Portland Police Officer
Eight hours in the life of a Portland police officer.
Posted inMusic
The Most Hated Musician in Portland
Art Alexakis Speaks
An Everclear interview in the Mercury?
Posted inNews
Hall Monitor
One Stop
A much-needed one-stop domestic violence center is planned for East
Portland.
Posted inGeneral
Real Estate of Horror!
Dave Bow Reviews Portland’s Haunted Houses
A blood-chilling review of Portland’s most horrifyingly haunted houses!
Posted inMusic
Naked Race for the Prize
Behind the Scenes at the Flaming Lips’ Nude Video Shoot
Naked bicyclists, pulsating vagina-balls, and boobs. Just another day
in a Flaming Lips video shoot.
Posted inFeature
Your Bike Stinks
The Portland Bike Snob Glossary
Ride like a local, talk like a know-it-all bike jock.