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by Blair Stenvick Timothy Abero / EyeEm / Getty images Portland met a dire record last month: With 15 homicides over a 31-day period, July contained the highest number of homicides the city had recorded in a single month for over 30 years. The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) also reported 99 shootings in July—about three…

by Wm. Steven Humphrey Milwaukee Bucks walk out of Game Five to protest police shooting of Jacob Blake. Ashley Landis-Pool/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’!) • Local activists and protesters (including the…

by Wm. Steven Humphrey Letetra Widman, sister of Jacob Blake who was shot in the back by Wisconsin police, delivers a powerful message. YouTube Screenshot 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’!) • It…

by Blair Stenvick A screen grab from Andrew Tolman’s protest livestream on Aug 23. Andrew Tolman Since the ongoing Portland protests against police brutality began on May 29, Andrew Tolman has been a regular attendee. But Tolman isn’t just there as a protester—they also work to make the demonstrations accessible for Deaf and Hard of…

by Mercury Promotions A woman started dating a trans man. But then his personality completely changed. Is this just a trans thing? Or a coincidence? A verse dyke working as a nanny in an uptight conservative community can’t find any other lesbians. She’s so horny she would settle for a man. But how can she…

by Alex Zielinski Mayor Wheeler, at a July protest. Mathieu Lewis-Rolland On Saturday afternoon, a far-right protest in downtown Portland devolved into a violent brawl involving bear mace, baseball bats, and brandished firearms. Onlooking police officers declined to intervene. In a press release Saturday afternoon, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) said its officers’ inaction was…

by Wm. Steven Humphrey Proud Boys battle with Portland protesters on Saturday, August 22. Justin Katigbak 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’!) • ICYMI, on Saturday a bunch of alt-right yahoos from Patriot…

by Rich Smith Steven Garza for Prez 2040 Courtesy of A24 Short of watching a bald eagle burst into flames and drop into the ocean, the closest you can come to emotionally preparing yourself for the November election is streaming Boys State on Apple TV+. Co-directed by Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss, Boys State presents…

by Suzette Smith In the midst of a brawl between alt-right protesters and antifascists on Sat Aug 22, 2020. Suzette Smith Approximately 300 protesters occupied the front of Portland’s downtown Justice Center yesterday afternoon, from 12-2 pm. They bore flags, shouted chants, and held shields. But they were not the usual social instigators the city…

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. PDX Black Youth Movement protesters marched through North Portland Thursday evening. Catalina Gaitán Good morning,…

by Mercury EverOut Staff Usually going to a beerfest means you’re just there to drink beer. But the Black is Beautiful festival lets you drink beer and help support Black lives, while raising funds to help fight Police brutality. 2020 keeps doing this trick, where it feels like time has no meaning, and everything is…

by Suzette Smith North Portland neighborhood bar Red Fox is back and they have Fernet Branca on nitro! Suzette Smith Happy Friday, Portlanders! As the week’s weather finally releases us from a 100-degree-day heat grasp, you’re doubtlessly excited to read about what’s new to eat this weekend. Stay tuned for several sad restaurant closings, even…

by Blair Stenvick Oregon Department of Forestry Gov. Kate Brown declared a state of emergency yesterday, citing an “imminent threat of wildfire across Oregon” in a press release. “The wildfire season has escalated in Oregon this summer, and fire crews are working in extreme temperatures to keep homes and resources safe during this pandemic,” Brown…

by Mercury Staff Odds are the most exciting road trip you could go on this weekend will be with Queen & Slim as they debut on HBO Max Universal Pictures If you’d been told just last year that drive-in movies would enjoy a resurgence not seen since the 1970s, you’d probably be like “So… what,…