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Are We Paying Too Much Tax on Weed?

by Vince Sliwoski 400TMAX / GETTYDear Pot Lawyer,I pay a lot of tax for this weed I’ve been buying! Are we doing this right?I think we are, but it’s complicated, and smarter people than me have strong...

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10 for $10: Your Best Bang for the Buck Shows, May 26-28

by Mercury Staff CityFair Every year the Rose Festival crams the month of June with parades, concerts, dragonboat races, and beauty pageants—and it all starts with CityFair. Jam-packed with amusement...

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A Sun-Kissed Playlist for Your Enjoyment This Memorial Day Weekend

by Ciara Dolan Matt WongIt's almost Memorial Day Weekend, and the forecast says temperatures will hover around 90 degrees. Whether you're cooking up some corndoggies,indulging in libations on a patio,...

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SJWs

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Good Morning, News: Unhinged Attacker Wins Congress Seat, Semen Hurler...

by Dirk VanderHart It went down like you knew it would: A day after choke-slamming a Guardian reporter because he was asked a question, Republican Greg Gianforte will be Montana's sole member in the...

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Things to Do This Weekend: May 26-28

by Mercury Staff This Memorial Day weekend is laden with opportunities to appreciate, celebrate, and indulge in pure genius; The Hollywood pays tribute to both the gone-too-soon Jonathan Demmeand the...

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Timbers v. Seattle Match Preview

by Abe Asher Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland TimbersWe've arrived at the first derby of the 2017 season, and neither the Portland Timbers nor the Seattle Sounders — MLS' last two champions — are in quite...

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Win Tickets to Minority Retort Featuring David Gborie

by Megan Burbank We're giving away two tickets to tonight's Minority Retort comedy showcase at the Hollywood Theatre. Minority Retort, the city's only regular showcase for comedians of color, always...

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Don't Forget: Portland's Wilhelm Mausoleum Opens Its Doors to the Public on...

by Courtney Ferguson Wilhelm's Mausoleum Courtney FergusonIt's almost here! Memorial Day is the one day of the year that the Wilhelm Mausoleum (6705 SE 14th) opens to the public. Monday's open house...

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Pirates of the Caribbean Must Be For... Someone? Right?

by Erik Henriksen Who is this movie for? It is not for innocent children. They do not know who this skull-faced, mascara-slathered man is, prancing and mugging on a boat. It is not for adults, who, in...

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The Portland Business Alliance is Weirdly Obsessed with "Better Naito"

by Dirk VanderHart Dirk VanderHartThe Portland Rose Festival will begin this evening, marking the city's unofficial tip-toe into summer and imbuing Tom McCall Waterfront Park with a miasma of...

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This Month's Sound + Vision Features the Chilled-Out Instrumentals of Notel...

by Emilly Prado SAVILA Tues May 30 Mississippi StudiosCourtesy of the artistWhen Notel dropped their first single earlier this month, the band’s chilled-out, beachy instrumentals quickly made waves...

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Beatles for Sale: Sgt. Pepper's 50th Anniversary

by Ned Lannamann It was 50 years ago today, give or take, that the Beatles inaugurated the Summer of Love. On June 1, 1967, a newly mustachioed Fab Four released Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club...

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This Weekend's Style Events

by Elizabeth Mollo Vintage Portland Pop-Up SaleAfter shuttering their brick and mortar location in 2013 Lulu's Vintage is back in town and teaming up with Living Threads Vintage for the weekend-long...

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Advocates to Sheriff: Keep Your Guns Out of the Unity Center

by Dirk VanderHart Jason SturgillAs Portland police officers refuse to relinquish their guns when entering Portland's new mental health hospital, advocates are asking Multnomah County Sheriff Mike...

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Hold the Phone—Carly Rae Jepsen's "Cut to the Feeling" Is the Song of the Summer

by Ciara Dolan THANK YOU, CARLY RAE JEPSENAlberto E. Rodriguez / GettyI've never really understood why the indie music sphere considers Carly Rae Jepsen an underrated pop icon. "Call Me Maybe" on an...

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I, Anonymous Classic: I'm Robbing Your House This Weekend

by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Happy Memorial Day weekend, everybody! Just a quick reminder that it will be hot, you will leave your windows open, you'll be out of town, AND YOU WILL BE ROBBED.A Burglar's...

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The Wall of Death

by Anonymous Facebook is the best and worst thing to ever happen to society. A long time ago, a friend was trying to get me on it. I didn't want to. I was still learning about email and the internet...

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Following Hate Speech, Two Dead and One Wounded at Hollywood Transit Center

by Erik Henriksen Visitor7 / Wikimedia CommonsDetails are still coming in regarding a heinous crime this afternoon at Northeast Portland's Hollywood Transit Center.Two were killed and another was...

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Suspect in Portland Hate Crime Murders is a Known White Supremacist

by Doug Brown Jeremy Christian, now accused of hate crime murders, at the right-wing "March for Free Speech" on April 29Doug BrownThe man accused of the brutal hate crime slayings of two people at the...

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