https://www.portlandmercury.com/do-this-do-that/2025/10/27/48088472/the-mercurys-do-this-do-that-your-top-events-for-october-27-november-2
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/mercury-music-picks/2025/02/25/47660815/mercury-music-picks-the-music-of-alice-coltrane-steve-reich-and-hardcore-punk
If you want something to do besides watching the puddles gather rain, then this week's Mercury Music Picks round-up is for you! With the continuation of...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/music/2024/08/19/47366045/foo-fighters-rock-the-hell-out-of-portlands-new-30000-seat-stadium
On Friday, Providence Park unveiled her new, stadium-show look. She's simultaneously louder than a sports game (bass! fireworks!) and a great place to have...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/pop-quiz-pdx/2025/02/06/47632826/pop-quiz-pdx-what-should-we-stick-in-that-hole
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/music/2025/09/04/47674495/update-eye-popping-eyes-and-ears-reframes-moves-to-barn-radio
UPDATE 9/4, 2 pm: The spectacular Eyes & Ears: A Survey of Visuals in Music 2020-2024 closed at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in February. If...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/food-and-drink/2025/01/29/47622356/portland-steakhouses-whats-the-secret
Settling into a plush booth at Sayler’s Old Country Kitchen, I was snacking on the little veggie spread, of carrots and mini corn, that has come with...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/winter-guide-2025/2025/11/20/48132715/tips-for-holiday-fun-and-saving-money-with-ben-harkins
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/the-trash-report/2025/01/27/47617431/the-trash-report-vp-vance-more-like-gp-vance-as-in-garbage-pail-vance
Hi everybody, and welcome to another roundup of news and gossip and, most importantly, TRASH. Have you checked the weather forecast lately? Trash shows no sign...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2024/02/23/47049777/proposed-ballot-measure-would-tank-portlands-new-police-accountability-board
Update: March 1: This story has been updated to note the ballot title challenge period and next steps. A new ballot initiative seeks to overhaul and water down...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/food-and-drink/2024/10/01/47413815/pasar-is-the-snack-sister-of-beloved-portland-indonesian-restaurant-wajan
Y’all seem to be sleeping on Pasar. And I admit, I did too: This affordable Indonesian snack of a shop on Northeast Alberta has actually been open since...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/do-this-do-that/2025/08/25/47986324/the-mercurys-do-this-do-that-august-25-31
Good news for those who deserve a little treat. This week serves layered sundaes, State Fair elephant ears, and a lilting farewell set by consummate...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/fall-arts-2025/2025/09/11/48014541/satyricon-an-oral-history
Before Michaela Watkins’ first shift behind the bar at Satyricon, the manager gave her the tour. “He said to me: ‘Okay, here’s the...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/queer-guide-2025/2025/06/26/47889560/sixteen-queer-owned-bars-restaurants-and-cafes-in-portland-that-we-love
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/the-trash-report/2024/01/15/46980426/the-trash-report-weather-water-and-what-did-she-say
Hello, darling Trash Pandas, and welcome to THE TRASH REPORT! I'm Elinor Jones, coming to you live from as much chapstick and leave-in conditioner as I can...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/photo-essay/2025/12/16/48199867/photo-essay-eye-on-the-northwest-marine-art-works
Photo Essay: Eye on the Northwest Marine Art Works
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/culture/2025/11/20/48128414/from-sacred-to-profane-portlands-best-holiday-and-holidayish-events
Our art director was like how are these all related to one another and I was like "me—I like them."
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/food-and-drink/2024/10/29/47475410/could-the-james-beard-public-market-rise-from-the-corpse-of-corporate-failure
The idea to honor Portland-born chef, cookbook author, and TV show host James Beard with a public market has been in the works for decades. One previous plan...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/the-trash-report/2024/11/15/47503676/the-trash-report-sexiest-man-alive-vs-sexiest-nerd-on-tgif
Listen up, fives: another five is talking. She's me, Elinor Jones. Welcome to the Trash Report! How are you? Personally, I'm experiencing an...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/mercury-music-picks/2025/06/17/47855630/mercury-music-picks-the-dream-of-the-90s-do-be-alive-in-portland-with-panchiko-and-karate
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/food-and-drink/2025/07/30/47948690/sharing-is-caring-at-rangoon-bistros-new-late-night-bar
The Rangoon Bistro team has done it again. From their humble beginnings at a farmers market stand, the trio of friends, Alex Saw, David Sai, and Nick Sherbo,...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/articles/2023/01/31/46329522/hey-lovebirds-submit-your-free-mercury-reader-valentines-now
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/pop-quiz-pdx/2024/09/19/47411117/pop-quiz-pdx-how-to-purchase-a-womens-basketball-team-or-maybe-a-mayor
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/Theater/2023/03/20/46406589/theater-review-the-value-of-forbidden-fruit
A longstanding Midgard of Portland theater, Shaking the Tree makes both boundary-pushing and wonderfully relatable projects. We expect grand things, and the...
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https://www.merctickets.com/events/177428499/topic-thunder
Topic Thunder is a new monthly topical comedy show hosted by Portland comedy stalwarts Nariko Ott and Adam Pasi. Every Month they, along with the...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2019/02/14/25885836/texts-show-protective-relationship-between-portland-cops-and-patriot-prayer
"We have a large group of antifa trying to flank us an you. We are stopping them for now... but not sure how long." This is one of hundreds of text...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/pop-quiz-pdx/2024/09/05/47390252/pop-quiz-pdx-sassy-ass-trivia-about-everything-artsy-and-fartsy
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2025/12/12/48187215/legacy-staff-and-nurses-union-say-hospital-policies-harm-immigrants
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/2022-news-in-review/2022/12/22/46256017/portland-wrapped-2022
We did it, Portland! We made it to the end of yet another year in this particular multiverse, and have a lot to show for it. From a monumental vote to overhaul...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/winter-guide-2025/2025/11/20/48130593/why-so-sad
[What follows is one of the many merry articles in the Mercury's Winter Guide 2025. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/the-trash-report/2025/06/26/47887654/the-trash-report-beloved-trans-ally-pedro-pascal-dons-important-t-shirt
May your June/July be as beautiful as you are, but not as hot, because that would be too hot.
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/fall-arts-2022/2022/09/12/46071620/flashes-of-the-2020-protests
While Perspectives displays mostly images of hope, collaboration, and emotional explosion, it completely lacks examples of the police brutality that...
portland mercuryflashesprotests
https://www.portlandmercury.com/election-guide-2024/2024/10/16/47453785/editorial-whats-at-stake-in-the-mayors-race
Portland is at a pivotal juncture. The city is poised to boost its tourism appeal by welcoming a new professional women’s basketball team and potentially...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2025/07/21/47930558/can-an-ai-goliath-help-oregon-stay-competitive-in-the-tech-industry
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/mercury-2025-recap/2025/12/30/48210875/best-bites-of-2025-the-savory-the-sweet-and-the-road-trips
I’m always conflicted about how to feel at the end of the year. Like, things were shitty (and for, like, at least the sixth year running). But within...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/music/2022/07/28/44501438/pickathon-2022-is-getting-a-remodel-new-stages-and-a-nature-inspired-layout
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/pop-quiz-pdx/2025/10/16/48075659/pop-quiz-pdx-naked-bike-rides-ice-dipshits-and-protest-frogs-assemble
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/album-review/2025/08/05/47958757/album-review-charlie-hiltons-river-of-valentines-is-ghost-pop-on-the-breeze
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/movies-and-tv/2025/05/15/47783602/pavements-is-not-just-a-pavement-movie-its-all-pavement-movies
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2025/07/11/47919826/body-camera-footage-shows-damon-lamarr-johnson-died-while-restrained-by-police
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/the-trash-report/2023/12/26/46940680/the-trash-report-the-best-trash-of-2023
To celebrate 2023 being over, let's revisit some of my favorite bits of trash from this series of months that we have miraculously survived! January...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/music/2025/10/27/48085687/music-to-go-rockhounding-by
There is a music that is made for me. I’m a girl who drives infinite miles on long dusty roads in an old 4x4 in search of treasure. My profession is to...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/do-this-do-that/2025/12/22/48202804/the-mercurys-do-this-do-that-your-top-events-for-december-22-28
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/food-and-drink/2025/06/30/47896840/food-review-sellwood-is-swimming-in-red-sauce
We all have an idea of Italian American food, whether that’s from growing up eating genre-defining meals of piccata and eggplant parm in Newark, or from...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/the-black-byline/2025/12/29/48220008/the-black-byline-top-10-takeaways-from-2025-a-wild-year-in-portland
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/music/2024/07/26/47323930/behind-the-project-pabst-unicorn-with-matt-slessler
In his own words, Matt Slessler credits his start at Pabst Blue Ribbon to someone handing his number to a visiting company rep, saying: "Hey, talk to this...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/fall-arts-2023/2023/09/06/46705726/an-astrological-guide-to-portlands-film-festival-scene
While I do not believe astrology is real, I believe that astrology is usually right. Holding these two ideas in constant tension is how I get through any given...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/fall-arts-2025/2025/09/11/48018182/eleven-films-to-argue-about-in-fall-2025
Fall 2025 is STACKED with films from the likes of Paul Thomas Anderson, Kelly Reichardt, Lynne Ramsey, Chloé Zhao, Kathryn Bigelow, Yorgos Lanthimos,...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2024/07/03/47287467/six-months-ahead-of-official-government-transition-portland-launches-a-test-run
In less than six months, Portland will officially implement its new system of government that voters approved in a 2022 charter reform measure. With so many...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/mercury-music-picks/2025/07/08/47913541/mercury-music-picks-michael-hurleys-final-album-and-patricia-wolfs-new-film-score
What does it feel like to hear new music by a cherished artist who has passed away? How do we hold memories of a childhood we barely remember? Who decides how...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/the-trash-report/2025/02/17/47647223/the-trash-report-flares-margs-and-a-thesis-proposal-am-i-in-college-again
Hello Trash Pandas and welcome back to the Trash Report. I'm Elinor Jones, and I've missed you so much! I didn't write a column last week because I...
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/mercury-jobs/2025/08/14/47972464/cool-job-alert-the-mercury-is-hiring-a-news-reporter
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2025/11/04/48106997/man-suspected-of-starting-fire-near-city-councilors-home-arrested
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/movies-and-tv/2025/08/06/47958850/in-its-never-over-jeff-buckley-youth-is-too-real
Reminiscence bump is a real thing, and relates to the way one sees the landscape of their life as they get older. Oddly enough, you remember your youth more...
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