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Things To Do Film: March 31-April 6
Raw's vegetarian cannibal, 1984's prescient dystopia, and stupid Chuck Norris. by Mercury Staff 1984 As the world plunges into actual dystopia, film is keeping us sane. Cinema 21 and the Clinton Street...
View ArticleSome Landlords Are Abusing a State Fund for Poor Renters
A new bill from Speaker Tina Kotek could help. by Thacher Schmid ANGELA WASHINGTON'S already-bumpy relationship with her landlord reached a new level of antipathy last year, after his surveillance...
View ArticlePortland’s Newest City Council Members Are Considering An Old-School Budget...
They might use money from their bureaus to pay personal aides. by Dirk VanderHart IT TOOK Amalia Alarcón de Morris nine years at the helm of the Office of Neighborhood Involvement (ONI) to work up to...
View ArticleHall Monitor: Paying It Forward
Ted Wheeler wants to borrow millions to repair roads and parks. That’s good. by Dirk VanderHart EVERY YEAR as the City Council begins thinking about its spending priorities for the next year, it gets...
View ArticleIn Other News
Police Chief on Leave; Oregon Republicans Say Dumb Shit by Mercury Staff THINGS ARE ROCKY at the top of the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) as Chief Mike Marshman and his executive assistant, Lt. Mike...
View ArticleThe Party Review
I attended a “nasty woman” party. by Daniel Martin Austin This past Saturday brought me the honor of being invited to a “nasty woman” party. I’ve since come to learn there are innumerable variations...
View ArticleThis Week's Featured I, Anonymous!
“I despise Portland’s arts tax and the people who administer it.” by Anonymous I just received the “Arts Income Tax Return” for 2016. We moved out of Portland two years ago. I notified you of that when...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
“VAGINA! It’s okay to say.” RESISTRE: “Gas, Grenades, and Pepper Spray: Portland Police’s Crowd Control Weapons Under Fire from Civil Rights Groups” [News, March 22], by News Reporter Doug Brown, and...
View ArticleA Town Deserving of Dumplings
Can XLB provide dumplings worthy of other West Coast cities? by Andrea Damewood It’s almost impossible to think about soup dumplings without visions of Din Tai Fung, the legendary Taiwanese chain...
View ArticleA Bumper Crop of Citrus IPAs
The citrus tsunami that's sweeping the craft beer industry by Brian Yaeger In 2012, tiny Portland U-Brew (PUB), Sellwood’s brew-on-premise and homebrew supply shop, converted a homebrewer’s IPA recipe...
View ArticleFrom Slacktivism to Activism
Resistance events for the week of March 29–April 4. by Emilly Prado THURSDAY, MARCH 30Let’s Talk: Workgroups + Discussions Get guidance on how to transition from talk to action at this ongoing series...
View ArticleThe Politics of Shopping
Vote with your dollar to make small businesses and Portland great. by Cassie Ridgway Because you’re a Portland Mercury reader, I assume you care about the vibrancy and charm that make Portland the...
View ArticleShop... and Resist
Local stores giving back to fight Trump. by Elizabeth Mollo If you’re anything like me, you’ve felt anger, despair, and sadness over the current president and his administration. Trump and his cronies...
View ArticlePortland’s Pretty
Portland’s POC bring the POV. by Marissa Sullivan As important as it is to celebrate our local businesses, it’s just as vital to recognize and celebrate the people of color who bring diversity and...
View ArticleThe Woke Wedding
Not enough local wedding professionals cater to people of color, so I made it my mission to find those that do. by Jagger Blaec Skinny white women are not the only people on the planet who get...
View ArticleBusinesses Who Support Your Womanist Wedding
A vendor list that takes the microagressions out of wedding planning. by Jagger Blaec I’m committed to curating an accessible collection of local businesses that matches the mission of our photo shoot...
View ArticleMommy Cobra
Catching up with new comedy star (and mother) Ali Wong. by Jenni Moore Women comics talking crudely about their bodies is nothing new, but a pregnant comedian was pretty unheard of until Ali Wong’s...
View ArticlePalindrome Champ Mark Saltveit Gives Up His Crown (For Now)
Portland’s king of the word nerds will be back this spring. by TEMPLE LENTZ After an intense competition in Stamford, Connecticut last weekend, the world has a new palindrome champion. Sure, you may...
View ArticleCork Dork Instructs and Delights
Bianca Bosker takes the snobbery out of wine writing. by Megan Burbank When I was a young, broke teaching assistant in France, my ex-pat aunt gave me some advice I’ve never forgotten: The cheapest...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Wheeler's New Plan, Spicer Flips Out, and Stand with...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! I might as well have gone to the club, as much as you accused me of clubbin'. I might as well have threw away my love, as much as you accused me. LET'S...
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