The world seems mired in a perpetual scheming to dash you this way and that, to discard the intended path of your momentum, and leave a great big sinkhole in the road. The older you get, the more it ...

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A little rain never stopped Portland from being weird, and this weekend offers plenty of reasons to brave the drizzle. On the ...

City Council District 4 encompasses most of Northwest and Southwest Portland, as well as a swath of Southeast from Macadam Avenue to Campesinos Boulevard (recently renamed from Cesar E. Chavez Blvd).

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Sunday’s Portland Thorns match against the Washington Spirit came with a side of controversy after a woman, who claimed to be ...

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WHAT’S UP, SMARTY BUTT? It’s time to put that brainy-brain to the test with this edition of POP QUIZ PDX—our local, sassy-ass trivia quiz. And this week we’ll see how much YOU know about Portland’s ...

When Kevin Orona and his husband German Olivas moved from Odessa, Texas to Portland in 2020, they soon realized something was missing in their kitchens. Growing up Mexican American meant handmade ...

This is one of the many articles in the Mercury’s 2026 Fall Arts Issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types ...