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Good Morning, News: Portland's $500 Million Water Filtration Decision, More...
by Doug Brown Good morning, Portland. Get your Burger Week plans in order (starting Monday!) and then read these links, please.Some big news yesterday: Portland City Council voted to approve a water...
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10 things to do for August 3 by Mercury Staff Pickathon There are so many reasons to love Pickathon—its location on Happy Valley’s gorgeous Pendarvis Farm, its postcard-worthy view of Mount Hood, its...
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Things to Do This Weekend: August 4-6
by Mercury Staff Jump to: Friday | Saturday | SundayFriday, Aug 4Aldous Harding, Briana Marela The 2014 debut album of New Zealand’s Aldous Harding hit US shores last year, making for one of the...
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by Anonymous I'm always working. Always hungry. I should be better. Haven't gone to a dentist or a doctor in a decade. I did see an optometrist five or six years ago. Needed my prescription so I could...
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An Inconvenient Sequel Review: God Bless Al Gore, But He’s Missing the Point
by Sydney Brownstone When former US vice president Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth came out in 2006, it landed with a bang. The documentary on the dangerous reality of global warming appeared to...
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Portland Burger Week 2017: Burgers of SE Further East
by Mercury Staff The Club 26: Lay Low TavernMEGAN 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 7-Saturday...
View ArticleThe Dark Tower: Stephen King's Big, Weird Magnum Opus Is Now a Short,...
Maybe just reread the books. by Andrew Wright In a career known for Going Big, Stephen King’s Dark Tower series still stands apart. Beginning as an enigmatic, college-written mashup between Sergio...
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Jlin's Disappearing Act
by Robert Ham JLIN Thurs 8/3 HoloceneMAHDUMITA NANDIIn a recent interview, Jlin (AKA Jerilynn Patton) says that one of the things she’s learned about herself since she started making electronic music...
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Pickathon Starts Today—Here's Everything You Need to Know
by Ciara Dolan Veronica RoseFollow the Mercury music team on Twitter (@PMercMusic) and Instagram (@portlandmercury) for Pickathon coverage and more helpful tips.Pickathon kicks off tonight at...
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Our "Beleaguered" Attorney General Really Had a Bad Week Last Week
by Vince Sliwoski FATCAMERA / GETTY IMAGESDear Pot Lawyer,With everything that's been going on in Washington these days, what's the latest on federal weed law?The big news last week was a bipartisan...
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Better Stephen King Movies to Stream Instead of Going to See The Dark Tower
by Erik Henriksen MISERY AaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhAfter years of false starts and empty promises, Stephen King fans finally have a movie version of The Dark Tower! Just one problem: It...
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The Hollywood's Next "Celluloid Spotlight" Series Features the Work of...
by Erik Henriksen Earlier this summer, the Hollywood Theatre presented Spielberg on Film—an excellent lineup of some of Steven Spielberg's best movies, all presented on 35 or 16mm. The next director...
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Stackstock Is a New Music Festival Coming to the Oregon Coast
by Ciara Dolan Cannon Beach's Haystack Rock, Stackstock's Namesakejurgita.photography / Getty ImagesComing to Cannon Beach Saturday, September 23: The first annual Stackstock, a one-day music festival...
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: Anxiety Attacks at the Trio Rodeo
by Dan Savage My boyfriend of eight months, K, and I are polyamorous. We started the relationship on that foot, and for a while I was the partner he spent the most time with. There have been ups and...
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After Crackdown, the City's Opening an East Portland Park to Homeless...
by Dirk VanderHart Volunteers with Operation Nightwatch hand out sandwiches to the homeless on Saturday, July 29.Thomas TealAs some Lents residents fume over an uptick in homeless meal services in...
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This Weekend's Style Events
by Elizabeth Mollo Union Rose will celebrate its 10-year (!!!) anniversary on Friday with a party and sale. Receive 10 percent off ALL merchandise in the store, plus 20 percent off all Hubris...
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Portland Police Say It's Fine If Officers Punch Suspects They Think are...
by Doug Brown Doug BrownThe Portland Police Bureau (PPB) says it's cool if officers elbow and punch suspects in the face if the cops think they are resisting arrest. So said PPB Lt. Craig Morgan at...
View ArticleYour Shitty Yard Sale Is Not an "Estate Sale"
by Anonymous Before you advertise your musty sheet covered in bleach-stained towels and filthy baby clothes as an "estate sale," learn what an estate sale is. You advertised an estate sale—of course...
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Good Morning, News: Portland Police Punches, Westerly Winds, and TriMet Tickets
by Doug Brown Good morning, Portland. Find somewhere with AC and read these links. It's one of the best weekends of the year for music lovers in the Portland area. Click here for everything you need...
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12 things to do for August 4 by Mercury Staff Aldous Harding, Briana Marela The 2014 debut album of New Zealand’s Aldous Harding hit US shores last year, making for one of the finest introductions to...
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