Hall Monitor: A Rudderless Harbor?
A Terminal 1 homeless shelter is proceeding, but who will run it? by Dirk VanderHart THE GLINT of private money has always been Homer Williams and Co.’s biggest selling point for their Oregon Harbor...
View ArticleCash-Strapped PBOT Doesn’t Want Your Free Crosswalks
It’s been squaring off with activists at a Southeast Portland intersection. by Dirk VanderHart PARENTS WALKING their young children to Southeast Portland’s New Day School have had a confusing...
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Asshole sharks! Public records fight! by Doug Brown UBER AND LYFTreally don’t like people knowing much about how they operate. So of course they really don’t want the City of Portland to comply with...
View ArticleEat This
Pumpkin spice can go fuck itself. These are the gourds you want. by Heather Arndt Anderson Colin Nissan’s groundbreaking essay “It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers” originally appeared in...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
“May the Great Spirit ever bless and protect the Portland Mercury.”THE PORTLAND SPIRITVia voicemail.Hi,Portland Mercury! My name is Ellen, and I’m leaving a message now, but I also might either write...
View ArticlePeter Ames Carlin Illuminates Paul Simon in a New Biography
The Portland author’s new book is an informative study of the New York songwriter. by Ned Lannamann THE ROCK BIO has, at this point, become a color-by-numbers formula. It begins, invariably and...
View ArticleHead. Hands. Feet is a Halloween Treat for Adults
At Shaking the Tree, the night is dark and full of terrors. by Megan Burbank BEFORE YOU MAKE IT to your seat at Shaking the Tree’s latest play, a stranger takes your hand, another pours water over it,...
View ArticleGet on the Team
10 reasons to give a damn about the Trail Blazers this season. by Arthur Bradford Yes, a brand new Trail Blazers season is upon us! Our long, dark summer of off-season discontent has ended and now...
View ArticleEat Tacos Without Wash Hands
by Anonymous OkCupid has a system to report a variety of issues that violate their terms of service. If you can prove a photo is stolen (GIS), you can report it and sometimes... sometimes... they'll...
View ArticleAn Old Dope Smoker Speaks Out
by Anonymous We all had a helluva time back in the day smoking dope, getting laid and going to concerts. None of us thought about our future, we were just living in the moment, free and easy. When we...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: The Republican Civil War has Started, and...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! When we're together it's like hot coals in a fire. (Oh baby.) My body's burning, so come on heat my desire. (Come on, come on.) LET'S GO TO PRESS.As it...
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Don't Miss "The I, Anonymous Show"—This Monday, Oct 17!
by Mercury Staff You’re undoubtedly familiar with the Mercury’s wildly popular and long-running column, I, Anonymous. (For you newbies, that’s the weekly column and daily blog that features YOUR...
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Will the Real Godzilla Please Stand Up?
by Bobby Roberts SHIN GODZILLA"Marco!... Marco!... Aw. c'mon, you guys, you're supposed to say, 'Polo!'"Since 1998's remake, the primary question regarding any new Godzilla movie concerns its...
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City Council Just Retreated to a Closed Meeting Space to Pass a New Police...
by Dirk VanderHart Protestors chant in Portland City Hall, as police block off access to the third floor, where City Council met in a closed-off session.Dirk VanderHartFor the third week in a row,...
View ArticleGet Your Own Lunch, Trumpelstiltskin!
by Anonymous I just wanted to apologize to the poor folks who had to share eating space with me at Hollywood FM today. Ya see, I lunch on a fairly tight budget, and I like to experiment sometimes....
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Things To Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff Shin Godzilla Yes, Virginia: Japanese studio Toho's latest reboot of the iconic monster is a real Godzilla movie.Hollywood Theatre, 7pm, $9City of Weird Gigi Little, the editor of...
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Cops and Black Lives Matter Protestors Clash Forcefully Outside Of City Hall...
by Dirk VanderHart Portland "cop watcher" Mike Bluehair is arrested during a prolonged clash with police in downtown Portland. Doug BrownPortland City Hall descended into bedlam this afternoon, as...
View ArticleYou're Clearly A Noobie
by Anonymous I Saw you at Cycle Gear on October 12, and I'm always happy to see other women motorcyclists. I left before you did, and I remember in my rear view mirrors, seeing you cut off car after...
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Oh Cool, Trump Supporters Are Now Just Openly Discussing Taking Away Women's...
by Megan Burbank Shockingly, women favor Hillary Clinton over a man who has bragged about sexual assault. SHOCKINGLY.ginosphotos via iStockAmid newly emerging Donald Trump sexual assault accusations,...
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All Jane Comedy Fest Wrap-Up: Election Year Jokes and Rants Off/Dance Off
by Suzette Smith Barbara HolmSuzette SmithEarly on covering the All Jane Comedy Fest, I made a hash mark list in my notes of the times a comic sad-jawed over being single and lonely. I've noticed that...
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