Merging

by Anonymous Hi all !!! Happy Friday. Please, please, please. I’m asking nicely here. I’m trying to be patient, cool, calm, collected. I ride a motorcycle to work – every day. Rain, extreme heat, hail, sleet. In other words, I care about pollution, internal combustion engines (ICE’s), fuel economy, being a feather on the wind…

The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This Weekend: July 14–16, 2023

Pride Weekend, Mississippi Street Fair, Cathedral Park Jazz Festival, and More Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff Welcome to Pride Weekend, Portland! We’ve got quite the lineup of cheap and cheerful events for you, from the Portland Pride Waterfront Festival and Parade to the Trans Pride March and from the Mississippi Street Fair to the…

Gun Violence, Arts Tax, and Homeless Services: City Auditor Reveals What’s Going Under the Microscope

Portland City Auditor’s Office will focus on auditing government functions that will have the greatest impact on residents. by Courtney Vaughn The Joint Office of Homeless Services, the Portland Arts Tax, gun violence prevention, and climate justice initiatives will all be under the microscope by Portland auditors over the next year. Portland City Auditor Simone…

OHSU Nurses Prepare For Possible Labor Strike

Health care workers say hospitals have failed to address chronic staffing issues, leading to strikes not seen in decades. by Abe Asher On the heels of a five-day strike by Providence nurses in June, 3,500 nurses at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) hospitals in Portland and Hillsboro could become the second group of nurses…

With That Being Said

by Anonymous You insist on not harming the spiders and their webs on your deck because they capture all the mosquitos and you don’t have to use harsh chemicals on your precious self to protect against the mosquitos. Well we both got bit standing out on your deck admiring the spiders and your smug self.…

A Small Ask

by Anonymous I dated a tall dark and filthy man for 3 years. He liked to spend his time skateboarding and cycling, and felt passionately about his choice to go commando. While his sweaty dong bounced around all day in the jeans he probably wore for a week without washing, I began experiencing something I…

Ticket Alert: Kaytraminé, Playboi Carti, and More Portland Events Going On Sale This Week

Plus, Victoria Monét and More Event Updates for July 13 by EverOut Staff Summer tour dates are still coming in hot, with alt-hip-hop wizards Aminé and Kaytranada announcing a stop at Edgefield with their collaborative project Kaytraminé. Hip-hop fans will also be pleased to hear that controversial rapper Playboi Carti has penned in a local…

FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win FREE TIX to See Neil Young and Disturbed!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey Who’s ready to have some fun? Well, the Mercury is here to help with FREE TICKETS to see some of Portland’s best concerts and events—our way of saying thanks to our great readers and spread the word about some fantastic upcoming performances! (Psst… if you want to say thanks to the…

Commissioners’ Proposal Could Throw a Wrench in Voter-Approved Charter Reform Plan

Commissioners Gonzalez and Ryan want to make substantial changes to the charter reform measure passed last November. Proponents of the initial measure say the move is a power play that could threaten the entire plan. by Taylor Griggs Portland Commissioners Rene Gonzalez and Dan Ryan want to make significant changes to the charter reform measure…

Pete Buttigieg’s Tour of 82nd Avenue Underscores Opportunities, Ultimatums For One of Portland’s Busiest Corridors

With $80 million in federal funds, transportation leaders must move quickly to enact projects before a 2026 deadline. They’ll also need to hash out a greater vision for transforming the corridor. by Taylor Griggs East Portland boosters and transportation advocates celebrated when 82nd Avenue was transferred to the city of Portland last year. The move…

Alert! 🚨 The Mercury’s Damn Delicious NACHO WEEK Starts This Coming Monday!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey QUERY: Do you like or LOVE nachos? ANSWER: You flippin’ LOVE ‘EM! So get ready to get very excited, because from Monday, July 17 through Sunday, July 23, the Portland Mercury celebrates the return of NACHO WEEK! That’s right! For one week only, Portland’s fave restaurants will be serving up specially…

Truth

by Anonymous I stole money from the bank to buy the new house from the bank. Somehow I stole over $200 grand from somewhere. I paid mortgage. I paid the down payment for the house. I paid rent. Continue Reading at PortlandMercury.com here Top Featured Tags: – Oregon News Press Release Distribution Service

Cool Down with the Mercury’s SUMMER OF SLUSHIES! Happening Right NOW! 🍹

Frozen, boozy cocktails from Portland’s greatest bartenders… and only $8 each? YES, PLEASE! by Mercury Promotions It’s HERE! It’s HERE! The coolest, most delicious event of the summer is finally underway! The Portland Mercury, Jim Beam, and our partners at EverOut proudly present the Summer of Slushies—which is underway RIGHT NOW! Get boozy, frozen, custom-made…

Savage Love: First Trap

She’s never been kissed… or had sex. Forget about getting her groove back, how’s she gonna get it in the first place? by Dan Savage I’m a 25-year-old woman who has never been in a relationship. As a consequence, I’ve never kissed anyone and obviously never had sex. I’m not from a conservative family and…

Support Portland (and Look Sexy Doing It) with the Mercury’s “SAY NICE THINGS ABOUT PORTLAND” T-shirt, Tank Top, and Stickers!

by Wm. Steven Humphrey If you’re tired of the constant shit-talking about Portland from conservative politicians, wealthy people, and special interest groups, HAVE WE GOT THE T-SHIRTS FOR YOU! Introducing the Mercury‘s “SAY NICE THINGS ABOUT PORTLAND” T-shirt and sticker collection! Based on our popular “Say Nice Things About Portland” guide, these swanky tees are…

The Mercury’s 48-Hour Drag-A-Thon Liveblog

Darcelle XV Showplace and Wildfang are attempting to break a Guinness World Record—and we’re along for the ride! by Mercury Arts Crew Happy, Drag-A-Thon, Portland! TODAY IS THE DAY. Starting at 4 pm, a force of drag artists onstage at Darcelle XV Showplace—aided by the planning and logistics power of gender-nonconforming clothing line Wildfang—begin a…

Unshielded Streetlights are Night Killers

by Anonymous Led tech is amazing. Cheap and bright and great for humanity. Great for plants! Indirect lighting! You can paint them and they look great! Unfortunately you can also make them sickeningly bright white and glaring, put them on 30 foot metal poles and place them unshielded every 30 yds on neighborhood streets. if…

My Bizness

by Anonymous I wish I knew what to do with peoples business cards. Toss it? All of you do Its still a little reproduction of an amazing Monet you bought at the museum, just on a smaller, more graphic design talented way. People still have them. People still use em, apparently? People still give em…

The Riddle

by Anonymous I was walking past someone on my way home who was collecting cans. I usually leave them on my street. I offered. And they said theyll get them later. I said, they’ll be gone if I leave them on the street. I was implying get them now. But it was 4 bags, so…

Dear “A New Anon”

by Anonymous Thank you so much for your kind words from the other day. Like any other human being, I appreciate moments of respect and acknowledgement. I know a lot of people are confused and misinformed about how all this works, but that’s nothing surprising given the vacuum of serious inquiries and explorations. While I…

The Estate Fail

by Anonymous We should always take a moment and give a proper amount of respect and brave journalists who currently and throughout history have unmeasurably risked in honor of their responsibility to inform the public about things that matter. What pisses me off, is when the spirit of those journalists is so callously disrespected by…

Where to Eat in Portland After Bingeing ‘The Bear’

Deep Dish Pizza, Italian Beefs, and More by EverOut Staff If you’re anything like us, you’ve already finished bingeing the second season of the comedy-drama series The Bear, which revolves around a struggling family restaurant in Chicago, and are hungry for more. Luckily, the only thing better than watching stressed-out line cooks yell over each…

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