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by Mercury EverOut Staff Doug Miriello’s new “cheffed up” Nashville-style chicken project Charlie’s Hot Chicken serves loaded crinkle-cut fries. Charlie’s Hot Chicken Put on your sweatpants, queue up some Netflix, and order some chicken: Dimo’s Apizza chef Doug Miriello has launched his new Nashville-style hot chicken delivery-only concept, and Andy Ricker of Pok Pok is…

by Wm. Steven Humphrey Louisville cops point weapons at protesters during last night’s Breonna Taylor demonstration. Jon Cherry / 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’!) • Thirteen Portland protesters were arrested last…

by Wm. Steven Humphrey A planned Proud Boy rally this weekend has inspired local activists to counter the far-right group’s appearance in Portland with a donation-based outreach plan called “Black Joy Weekend” (Sept. 25-27)—an event intended to lessen the emotional fallout caused by the rally while “fostering relief, healing, and joy for Black Portlanders.” The…

by Blair Stenvick MATHIEU LEWIS-ROLLAND Teri Jacobs, an independent photojournalist, is suing the city of Portland and a group of Portland Police Bureau (PPB) officers for injuries she sustained while covering a protest last month. On August 18, Jacobs was covering a nightly protest against police brutality and racial injustice near the Multnomah Building on…

by Wm. Steven Humphrey A grand jury refuses to hold officers accountable for the murder of Breonna Taylor. Brandon Bell / 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’!) • The Portland Parks…

by Blair Stenvick Fire wreckage in Mill City, Oregon last week. mathieu Lewis Rolland State firefighters are continuing to make progress on wildfires that ravaged the state of Oregon this month—and the forecast of rain in the next few days should help quell the fires more. At a press conference Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Kate Brown…

by Wm. Steven Humphrey “Hi, I’m Senate Majority Turtle Mitch McConnell. And I’m here to inspire you to VOTE EVERY REPUBLICAN OUT OF OFFICE.” Alex Wong / Getty News 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…

by Mercury Promotions A woman is still friendly with her ex-husband. So friendly that she sends him nudes which he pays for. But she just learned that he’s re-married! Is it unethical to continue this naughty exchange? A woman begs Dan to tell her to break up with her emotionally shut-down boyfriend. Dan obliges. Dan…

by Mercury EverOut Staff Philly-based artist Jaamil Olawale Kosoko uses his knowledge of Black queer theory in his contemporary dance piece American Chameleon: The Living Installments, which screens at PICA tonight as part of the Time Based Art Festival. Courtesy of PICA Portland is looking and feeling slightly less apocalyptic thanks to the non-smoky skies,…

by Wm. Steven Humphrey Portland has been designated a “anarchistic jurisdiction”! ARREST THIS LADY!! Ryan J. Lane / 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’!) • Lots of progress has been made…

by Mercury EverOut Staff The one-week-old Japanese-inspired restaurant Nanban‘s menu includes Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki with house-smoked pork belly bacon, yakisoba, and a house okonomiyaki sauce. Nanban via Facebook Welcome to a new edition of Portland food news! We’ve gathered all the latest happenings in the food scene, including a new Pearl District winery, a drool-worthy smash…

by Mercury Staff Syahrir Maulana / iStock / Getty Images As you might be aware, we were planning to host a panel this coming Tuesday, September 22, called “Eyes on the Ground: A Conversation With Portland’s Protest Journalists.” The panel was intended to give our audience a glimpse into what it’s like for the independent…

by Mercury Promotions From the sexy minds behind HUMP! and the Savage Lovecast, it’s Five Minute Fuck—a mini podcast featuring your best, dirtiest stories! We’re looking for erotic fictional tales, orgasmic audioscapes, midnight confessionals, and even real sex. Whatever you think will make for some truly lewd listening! Each episode of Five Minute Fuck will…

by Wm. Steven Humphrey Supreme Court Justice and American icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg, dead at the age of 87. Robin Marchant / 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’!) • Ordinarily we…

by Suzette Smith Don’t sleep on the miso ice cream at Nanban! Sweet visuals First we couldn’t go outside, then we could only go outside—as we learned that the indoors was where coronavirus thrived. Now with all this climate apocalypse wildfire smoke (that has thankfully lessened today, although the Air Quality Index still reports Portland’s…

by Blair Stenvick Portland City Hall MERCURY STAFF Mingus Mapps, the challenger to incumbent Commissioner Chloe Eudaly in the November race for Portland City Council’s fourth position, just got a significant endorsement. Sam Adams, the former Portland mayor who unsuccessfully ran against Mapps and Eudaly in the May primary, announced Friday that he is endorsing…