Good Morning, News: May Day Marches, Government Won't Shut Down, and Trump's...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! True them know me sweet and me sexy. Everywhere me go me say me ever ready. LET'S GO TO PRESS.It's May Day, which means protests across the country...
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Recap: Thorns Rock Red Stars 1-0
by Erin O'Regan Somebody fire up the Blood Smoke! The Thorns are at it again!Photo courtesy Portland Thorns FCIn a thrilling every-second-counts match, the Thorns were victorious over Chicago 1-0....
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Huzzah! Renaissance Faire Seasonne Doth Approach!
But Firste, Somme Apologies by Kevin Kittkens, King of the Realm of Gresham GETTY / YURI_ARCURSRejoice, armour’d knights and busty wenches! For as spring’s sweet breeze doth tickle our nethers, the...
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What You Need to Know About May Day 2017
by Claire Holley It's May Day! This day is celebrated in different ways around the world (I have vague memories of picking flowers and leaving them anonymously on neighbor's porches), but Portlanders...
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RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap: "Snatch Game" Welcomes Liza Minnelli, Jasmine...
by Chase Burns It's the only episode you look forward to!In case you were unaware, Snatch Game is one of the most special homosexual holidays. Once a year, RuPaul asks a select group of queer people...
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Wheeler's First Budget Pushes Maintenance, Camp Cleanups, and More.
by Dirk VanderHart Ted Wheeler lays out his budget plan at City Hall this morning. Dirk VanderHartSketching a future that includes increased cleanups of homeless camps and hundreds of millions in...
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A Report From the Overlook Film Festival: Tension and Drama (And Some...
by Ben Coleman No one got murdered, but we were all pretty much asking for it.Ben ColemanThis past weekend, the first-ever Overlook Film Festival took place at Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood. Mercury...
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Come Party with Kehlani!
by Jenni Moore Buckle-up Kehlani stans of legal drinking age: After the gangsta R&B singer’s sold-out show at the Crystal Ballroom tomorrow night, Baelani will make an appearance at the Official...
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"Riot" Declared As Demonstrators Break Windows, Set Fires During May Day March
by Dirk VanderHart May Day 2017Doug BrownDespite plenty of recent evidence to the contrary, Mayor Ted Wheeler presented an upbeat front when asked Monday morning whether he was concerned about...
View ArticleFood Cart Play by Play
by Anonymous Excited are we? I ordered my food so I was waiting. I was the only one there. Then you walked up. You must've ordered and went somewhere because when you came back, your order was ready....
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Photos & Video: May Day Chaos in Downtown Portland
by Doug Brown May Day in PortlandDoug BrownIt got a little crazy in Portland this afternoon, as a May Day march was declared a riot by Portland police and anarchists went on a vandalism tear in...
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Good Morning, News: May Day Chaos, Budgetary Fun, and Your Babbling President
by Dirk VanderHart Doug BrownWell, May Day went about how you'd expect. After a peaceful rally in honor of International Workers' Day, a march downtown devolved into what police termed a riot, as...
View ArticleInept Anarchists
by Anonymous The ineptitude of the "anarchist" contingent of the Portland May Day march was demonstrated by their inability to light fires (cavemen with far more limited resources did better), trying...
View ArticleThings to Do Food: May 2017
How to Eat, Drink, and Be Merry for the Month of May by Mercury Staff City of Goses A mini-beerfest—and the Rose Festival's first ever sanctioned beer festival)—dedicated to showcasing sour gose-style...
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Danwei Canting's Chinese Food is Off to a Decent (If Not Amazing) Start
by Andrea Damewood AARON LEEYou can have far worse Chinese food in Portland than at Danwei Canting, but you can also do far better.Danwei Canting opened this winter with the promise of reflecting the...
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Should the Fast & Furious Family Go to Outer Space? A Point/Counterpoint On...
by Erik Henriksen PhotoShop: Nick Olmstead. Background: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona. Fast Fam: Universal.POINT: YES, THE FAST & FURIOUS FAMILY SHOULD GO TO OUTER...
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Oh Great, an Aunt from The Handmaid's Tale is Joining the Department of...
by Megan Burbank Birth control lowers abortion rates. Abortion doesn't cause breast cancer. These are facts. Charmaine Yoest doesn't believe in either one.Getty / areeya_annIn my feature on the future...
View ArticleSmoking Time
by Anonymous How much time do you think you spend smoking? It could be on your breaks at work on street corners, your car drives, and your breaks from all day TV marathon watching on the bench outside...
View ArticleCheese Puffed Out
by Anonymous Dear Roomie, you weren't a good one. Despite the constant reminding about bills or rent, things were okay. You always paid. But still, I'm not your mom. Then the repeated hints about the...
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Let's Talk About What Happened at May Day Before the Riot
by Claire Holley Volunteers from SURJ decorated Shemanski park with messages of solidarityClaire HolleyAs I'm sure everyone in Portland (and most of the country) knows, yesterday's May Day rally and...
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