What’s She Mad About Now?
How to tell if you accidentally elected a toddler to run your federal republic. by Courtenay Hameister In the past eight months, many people have expressed concern that our current president is a...
View ArticleTBA Is Happening
What We Saw and Loved in the First Week of the Performance Festival by Mercury Arts Staff Covering the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art’s annual Time-Based Art (TBA) Festival always feels like...
View ArticleAlto Bajo and Lo Bar Live Up and Down to Their Names
Alto Bajo and Lo Bar in the Hi-Lo Hotel live up and down to their names. by Thomas Ross I’m not sure I get the name of the Hi-Lo Hotel. Online the hotel, from Marriott’s “Autograph Collection,” is...
View ArticleThe Undisputable Fun of the Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy
Don’t miss the undisputable fun of the Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy! by Wm. Steven Humphrey If you love to laugh—or just need a good laugh—now is a great time to live in Portland. The local comedy...
View ArticleLush Life
The team behind Old Gold and Paydirt bring their neighborhood-cool aesthetic to Woodlawn. by Thomas Ross Confession: Sometimes I forget that the Old Gold family of bars is gold-themed, and not...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
A fight over I-5 congestion pricing! Plus: How to get rid of your stupid fireworks! BEEP BEEP, RICHIERE: “Oregon’s $450 Million Plan to Widen I-5 Has Portlanders Preparing for War” [Feature, Sept 6]....
View ArticleWelcome to Portland! (No, We’re Serious!)
The Portland Mercury’s indispensible guide for newcomers. by Wm. Steven Humphrey To all those moving into Portland on the tail end of the great mass migration of 2014-2017, I’d like to be the first to...
View ArticleHow to Get Around Portland (Car-Free)
Yes, you can, and yes, you should. by Doug Brown Traffic in Portland is terrible, and only getting worse. So do yourself a favor and get around Portland car-free. Driving here can be annoying, and...
View ArticleBeating Traffic in This City Is Easy—with a Bike!
Here’s everything you need to know. by Dirk VanderHart It was something to see, newbie.Five years ago in this town, you could hop in the car around lunchtime and speed from one end of the city to the...
View ArticleMove In, Start Eating
A list of new dishes every new Portlander must try. by Andrea Damewood Welcome! If you’ve been here for more than a week (or less than a day if you’ve told anyone you’re from California), you know...
View ArticleA Toast to Your Arrival!
The newcomer’s guide to booze in a boozy town. by Thomas Ross Welcome to your new home! The best thing about this city is that wherever you’re living, your new favorite bar is probably in your...
View ArticleThe Newcomer’s Pot Buying Guide
You’re new to town, here’s how to buy our pot. by Lester Black Hey there, newcomer! Welcome to one of the best places to smoke pot in the world. I don’t know where you’re from, but not only is our...
View ArticleSo You Want to Be an Activist
How to get politically active if you’re new to town (and why it matters). by Emilly Prado In a city where weirdness reigns supreme, counterculture officially lost its cool when Orange was elected and...
View ArticleA Newcomer’s Guide to Portland’s Best Music Venues
The best places to take your ears out on a date. by Mercury Music Staff No matter where you’re from, you’re probably aware of live music’s restorative powers. Rather than extol the virtues of this...
View ArticleSports for the Athletically Ignorant Newcomer
A quick overview of Portland’s major league teams. by Chipp Terwilliger If you’re going to live in Portland, you need at least a basic understanding of the teams we’re rooting for. (And no,...
View ArticleOld Stuff for New Portlanders
How to trick Old Portlanders into thinking you aren’t new. by Joe Streckert If you just got here, you’ve probably heard a bit about something called “Old Portland.” To be clear: Old Portland is...
View ArticlePortland’s Pretty
A style guide for the new Portlander by Marissa Sullivan Hey noobs! So you decided to move to the land of fruit and honey? You thought rents would be cheaper, there wouldn’t be as much traffic, and...
View ArticleThings to Do Wednesday!
8 things to do for September 13 by Mercury Staff Broad City Finally, after pushing back the premiere date (to re-write season four in Trump’s America), and putting out a bunch of shorts to satiate us,...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Saltzman Won't Run, Sanders Swings for Universal...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Have you ever mistreated anybody in order to advance yourself? If you have, it's coming up again. LET'S GO TO PRESS.To the surprise of everyone (except...
View ArticleThe in case shit files
by Anonymous Once in awhile I play this game. If I don't answer their questions right or the car blows up or if I took too many mushrooms (which I guess isn't really that big of a deal), how would...
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