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Enter Your Cute (or Ugly Cute) Pet in the Mercury's "Cutest Pet" Contest!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Leslie F. Miller / GettyClearly, your pet is the cutest in all of Portland—so why doesn’t anyone believe you? Here’s your chance to prove yours is the cutest once and for all...
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A New Citizen Board Charged With Police Oversight Might Have Less Power than...
by Dirk VanderHart As we noted yesterday, Portland City Council is on the verge finally replacing the COAB. You might remember the COAB, or Community Oversight Advisory Board, as the citizen body...
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Neil Diamond Looks Back on 50-Plus Years: Live at Moda Center, July 28, 2017
by Ned Lannamann Portland MercuryLast night Neil Diamond and his band came to the Rose City for a stop on Diamond’s 50th anniversary tour. It was a whirlwind through the singer/songwriter’s extensive...
View ArticleDouble Double Standard
by Anonymous I'm a single dad who is a minority (POC), and I've noticed a few double standards in the workplace. Whenever I have to adjust my schedule due to my kids school, events or illnesses, I...
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Revitalized Timbers Take Strong Point Out Of Houston
by Abe Asher Thomas B. Shea/Houston Chronicle via APHeading into the weekend, the Houston Dynamo were undefeated at home throughout the 2017 MLS season — and while the Portland Timbers didn't change...
View ArticleYour "lawn care" products only create dead zones
by Anonymous There's an office building nearby where I walk across the grass sometimes, and I enjoy seeing the many bumblebees foraging on the small clover flowers that manage to escape the weekly...
View ArticleBe a Parent
by Anonymous The other day this little boy at the playground was pushing and hitting my toddler daughter. He wasnt really hurting her because she's bigger than he was (and he was big). The other...
View ArticleThings to Do Comedy: August 2017
Funny Things to Do All Month Long by Mercury Staff Tim and Eric: 10th Anniversary Awesome Tour Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim revive their absurdist comedy sketch show for a special 10th anniversary...
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5 things to do for July 31 by Mercury Staff Blossom, EPP, Rasheed Jamal, I$$A This all-local showcase curated by Do503 features some of the best and brightest names in Portland hip-hop: Rasheed Jamal,...
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Things to Do This Week: July 31 - August 3
by Mercury Staff August strides onto the calendar assured, confident, not needing to make a big ostentatious deal out of itself. That's appreciated after July's final weekend of madness. And the...
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How to Eat, Drink, and Be Merry for the Month of August by Mercury Staff Portland Mercury's Burger Week Presented by New Seasons Burger enthusiasts, assemble! On August 7-12, the city of Portland will...
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Win Tickets to The Awful Truth at Top Down: Rooftop Cinema!
by Erik Henriksen Every summer, the NW Film Center's Top Down: Rooftop Cinema screenings are some of the most fun events in town, with films screening outdoors, on the roof of downtown's Hotel deLuxe...
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Portland Burger Week 2017: Burgers of SE Part II
by Mercury Staff My Bleu Heaven, White Owl Social ClubMEGAN NANNAAT LAST. After an entire year of waiting—you’ve been so patient!—the Portland Mercury’s Burger Week is almost here!From Monday August...
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Well, At Least the New Blade Runner 2049 Is Going to Sound Great
by Erik Henriksen It's a given that the Blade Runner sequel nobody asked for is going to look great—it's shot by Roger Deakins, probably the best cinematographer working today, and directed by Denis...
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Endless Poetry Review: Jodorowsky's Latest Is a Visual Stunner
by Robert Ham Straight male filmmakers are drawn to the semi-autobiographical coming-of-age film like cats to a cardboard box: even if it makes little sense for them to do it, they’re compelled to...
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On the Cover: Corey Arnold’s Wildlife Photography
by Kathleen Marie Corey ArnoldA stark close-up photo of a blind bald eagle with its beak wide open wide graced our covers this week, a visceral shot by local photographer Corey Arnold. Since 1995,...
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Trump I: The Scaramucci Years (July 2017-Late July 2017)
by Steven Hsieh Ten days.GETTY / CHIP SOMODEVILLAAnthony Scaramucci, the White House staffer best known for suggesting that Steve Bannon practices auto-fellatio, stepped down on Monday after ten days...
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Don't Miss the Hilarious I, Anonymous Show... Wednesday Night!
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey It’s back! One of Portland’s funniest (and sauciest) comedy nights, the I, Anonymous Show, returns for its August outing with more of the crazy rants, curious confessions, and...
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Game of Thrones Recap! Meting Out "The Queen's Justice"
by Ned Lannamann "The bellhops here are really on the ball—they've even offered to carry our heavy weapons for us!"Macall B. Polay/courtesy of HBOLast night’s Game of Thrones was jam-packed with plot....
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As Portland Considers Two New Water Treatment Plants, Some Worry About...
by Dirk VanderHart The Bull Run Watershed, source of most of Portland's water.City of PortlandAs Portland City Council nears a vote that could result in not one but two brand new water treatment...
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