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by Anonymous It sucks that we just stopped talking and all my attempts at reconnecting have gone unanswered. I miss you and your Zelda tattoos and your quirky insights. I look for you at game stores or fleetingly at the mall, to no avail. I dont know if its just the natural way people grow…

by Wm. Steven Humphrey The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! After a rainy, breezy yesterday,…

by Suzette Smith The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good Morning, Portland! This is the last Good Morning,…

Portland’s best comedians all on one stage… with special guest Kyle Kinane! by Mercury Promotions Let’s celebrate, because… IT’S BACK! The biggest night of Portland comedy is returning to Revolution Hall on Friday, February 2!  You like laughing your guts out, right? Then you won’t want to miss the Portland Mercury’s Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy…

This year, the city managed to help and harm the unhoused, while leaning on pre-pandemic work models to try to revitalize downtown. by Courtney Vaughn This year, much of the most impactful policy decisions to come out of city hall centered around homelessness and the conditions on Portland’s streets. The city opened more shelters, while…

by Anonymous Not a single friend has passed the $100 test. A long time friend asked to borrow money, so I gave him $100 despite the fact I’m borderline broke and homeless, because he’s a good friend. He needed help with his mortgage. On the day I was supposed to visit him across the Couv,…

by Anonymous Thank you so much for looking out for us in our time of need. We’ve been so worried about being able to, well, do all those things that we love to do. It’s so good to know that you have our back. Signed, PGE Shareholders. P.S. don’t worry, we don’t forget our friends:…

Boozy ice cream, breakfast sandwiches, and more! by EverOut Staff The 2023 calendar has flipped to its final pages, and it’s now time to peer into our metaphorical crystal balls to divine what 2024 holds in store. For the Portland food scene, that means Detroit-style pizza, boozy ice cream, miniature martinis, and breakfast sandwiches. Read…

Oil company lawsuits, asbestos rain, and Rubio disappoints activists: A lot happened in 2023’s environmental news. by Taylor Griggs Multnomah County filed a nearly $52 billion lawsuit against big oil companies for their role in the deadly 2021 heat dome event.   On a sunny June day, Multnomah County commissioners voted unanimously to sue 17…

Bing in the New Year, Reptaliens, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $25 by EverOut Staff Wind down the rest of this year and start a new one with events from Bing in the New Year to Reptaliens and from the New Year’s Eve Sobriety Powwow to Willamette River Polar Plunge. For more ideas,…

Let’s show some love to the visuals. Here are music columnist Jenni Moore’s favorite music videos from Portland groups. This year Wynne cosplayed as Marilyn Monroe, Nonbinary Girlfriend’s Anaïs Genevieve burned a wedding dress, and Mal London searched an abandoned barn for his missing date. We’re showing love to music videos made by Portlanders in…

Big police settlements, a new top cop, and whatever happened to oversight? All that and more in the biggest police stories of 2023! by Courtney Vaughn This year was filled with major milestones and a few missteps from Portland police, who in October found themselves under new leadership. In 2023, the number of shootings by…

by Anonymous You are a piece of work, Tootie. Wearing a fur coat to The Longest Night, a candlelight vigil for homeless people who had died the past year, couldn’t be more tone deaf if the tone was Van Gogh and you cut off his other ear. I bet you wonder why you were the…

Our annual round-up of hot Portland NYE shows, with a new addition: Zyah Belle No Wallflowers DJ Night by Jenni Moore The year 2023 is on its way out the door so it’s time to find a hot show to ring in the New Year. There’s no shortage of shows to attend—from Ural Thomas and…

What do you want to do for New Year’s Eve? Because essentially any darn thing you could want is possible—thanks to Portland’s host of creative parties. This list of events—from the Mercury’s Everout calendar team—is so unmissable that you’ll have FOMO just reading it. The Mercury’s Everout calendar team dove into an inbox ocean of…

A cuckold falls in love (and has “amazing sex”) with his mother-in-law… or did he? by Dan Savage I’m away for Christmas. Please enjoy these Christmas-themed questions from the Savage Love archives. Ho, ho, ho! — Dan I’m a straight married guy who spends the vast majority of every year working on site overseas supervising…

The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show, Thievery Corporation, and More Top Picks by EverOut Staff Just like that, another Christmas has come and gone. We understand that some folks want to do absolutely nothing in the week between yuletide and the new year, but we’ve got you covered should you find yourself wanting to leave…

by Anonymous I know a guy whoo makes films about himself. He passes them off as documentaries. When I first met the guy I thought he was a pretty cool insightful person. But as time went on and I got to know them better I realized how selfish the were how every conversation had to…