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by Alex Zielinski A PPB officer facing a crowd the evening of July 4, 2020. mATHIEU LEWIS-ROLLAND County deputies arrested a newly retired Portland police officer Thursday, after a grand jury accused the ex-cop of hitting a person with an unmarked police van on June 15. The incident took place just two months before the…

by Alex Zielinski Getty Images / Malte Mueller At 9 am Tuesday, the city began accepting applications for its latest round of financial assistance—1,400 debit cards carrying $500 for low-income Portlanders who’ve been financially impacted by COVID-19. The application portal was only open for 5 minutes: By 9:06, the city had already collected more than…

by Wm. Steven Humphrey Dear Black people: Entitled white person Jared Kushner has some advice for you! Win McNamee/Getty Images Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • Mayor Ted Wheeler says a plan…

by Wm. Steven Humphrey Dear Black people: Entitled white person Jared Kushner has some advice for you! Win McNamee/Getty Images Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • Mayor Ted Wheeler says a plan…

by Alex Zielinski Getty Images / Malte Mueller At 9 am Tuesday, the city began accepting applications for its latest round of financial assistance—1,400 debit cards carrying $500 for low-income Portlanders who’ve been financially impacted by COVID-19. The application portal was only open for 5 minutes: By 9:06, the city had already collected more than…

by Blair Stenvick We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis is threatening our ability to keep producing the quality reporting you’ve come to love. If you’re able, please consider making a monthly contribution to the Mercury. Two BFFs plotting the decimation of abortion rights. Tasos Katopodis / Getty images Good morning,…

by Suzette Smith Outdoor seating at Bar Bar. Suzette Smith On a recent Sunday, Mississippi Avenue was alive with foot traffic. Friends sat in groups of three or four inside the wind-blocking outdoor patios of Mississippi Pizza and Por Que No. Couples window shopped. The scene felt ordinary and unremarkable—hardly 2020—except that everyone within sight…

by Wm. Steven Humphrey Mathieu Lewis-Rolland What’s it like for the reporters, photographers, and livestreamers who cover Portland’s protests on a nightly basis? For nearly five months, protesters demonstrating against police brutality and systemic racism have marched in Portland and the city’s reporters, documentarians, and photographers were with them every step of the way, facing…

by Wm. Steven Humphrey We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis is threatening our ability to keep producing the quality reporting you’ve come to love. If you’re able, please consider making a monthly contribution to the Mercury. Joe Biden is holding his lead over Trump in two critical battleground states. Scott…

by Blair Stenvick Multnomah county For many Portlanders, it seems like we’ve been waiting for November 3, 2020 for about four years now. That’s apparent in early ballot return numbers for Multnomah County: Over half of all registered voters have already returned their ballots. At this point in 2016, only 30 percent of Multnomah County…

by Wm. Steven Humphrey We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis is threatening our ability to keep producing the quality reporting you’ve come to love. If you’re able, please consider making a monthly contribution to the Mercury. Joe Biden is holding his lead over Trump in two critical battleground states. Scott…

by Wm. Steven Humphrey Obama on the campaign trail for Biden, and absolutely ROASTING Trump. Octavio Jones / Getty Images Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • Due to the spike in Oregon’s…

by Mercury EverOut Staff The French dessert haven Pix Patisserie is filling their magical Pix-O-Matic vending machine with seasonal delights, like adorable chocolate-covered pecan candy ghosts under marzipan “sheets,” bearing their own mini marshmallow pumpkins. Pix Patisserie EverOut is The Mercury’s new website devoted to things to do in Portland and across the Pacific Northwest.…

by Wm. Steven Humphrey Don’t let COVID scare away your Halloween fun! Join us for a TERRIFYINGLY good time at the SLAY Drive-In movie event on October 28 through October 31st! The Mercury is proudly partnering with our pals, the Rose City Rollers, to bring you our homegrown horror movie festival SLAY on the BIG…

by Jenni Moore Aretha Franklin “Somewhere – Alternate Version” With a raging pandemic, an election just a week away, and acts of violence that continue to plague American cities, there’s no shame in taking a break from refreshing that news feed. Refresh your mind instead, by diving into these new music releases that match the…