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by Anonymous Friday I slipped on the snow covered ice and landed firmly on my butt in the middle of the street fortunately without the usual menacing throng of speeding motorists passing in every direction. One day in a thousand Portland isn’t overrun with insane traffic. As I finished my trudge about town I saw…

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! Lookit, everybody! It’s SNOWING. But…

by Anonymous This weekend is brought to us by the letter ‘F’. F is for Freezing, Frozen and Fucked. Continue Reading at PortlandMercury.com here Top Featured Tags: – Oregon News Press Release Distribution Service

Note from our legal team: The Mercury is not responsible for any physical dismemberment or death that results from following this not-so-great advice. by Wm. Steven Humphrey [Originally published in 2016—but pretty fucking relevant right now, I’d say!—eds] As I write this, a snow storm has descended upon Portland—and what exactly are you doing about…

Seafood Towers, Caviar, and More by EverOut Staff New Year’s Eve is no time for moderation, so here’s our guide to ushering in 2023 with opulence in the form of oysters, foie gras, caviar, champagne, steak, and other celebratory foods. For even more ideas on how to celebrate, check out our top 10 picks for…

by Anonymous If you knew that your therapist was sitting in his window blasting goodbye horses and writing therapy notes? Happening now Continue Reading at PortlandMercury.com here Top Featured Tags: – Oregon News Press Release Distribution Service

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 AFTERNOON, PORTLAND! Eeep! Need a last-second gift…

Officials add a fifth shelter Thursday after high demand. by Isabella Garcia Update 12/22 4:10 pm: Multnomah County is opening a fifth all-hour warming shelter Thursday as winter weather conditions worsen in the Portland region. The fifth shelter will open at Reynolds High School in Troutdale, Oregon, at 5 pm Thursday. The additional shelter was…

A data-driven look back at the year’s top news stories. by the Mercury News Team We did it, Portland! We made it to the end of yet another year in this particular multiverse, and have a lot to show for it. From a monumental vote to overhaul our city’s form of government, to Patriot Prayer…

The Mercury’s top transportation stories from the past year. by the Mercury News Team Portland City Council voted to return green bike boxes back to SE 26th and Powell, 15 days after cyclist Sarah Pliner was killed at the intersection. On October 4, a semi truck hit and killed cyclist Sarah Pliner at the intersection…

The Mercury‘s top environment stories from the past year. by the Mercury News Team The Portland Clean Energy Fund distributed $107 million in green energy project grants in 2022. The Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF) distributed its second round of grant funding in 2022, doling out $107 million to 65 projects slated to reduce carbon…

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 Afternoon, Portland! It’s looking like it might be a snowy Thursday!…

Will a post-pandemic audience be invested in a story from 13 years ago and, furthermore, devote three hours of their time for it? by Jas Keimig “You know my favorite thing about the movie is, like, it feels like a movie. It feels like, a real, like, go-to-the-theater film movie.” That vibey-ass Harry Styles press…

This week in Savage Love: “Cuckolding. I want it, I need it, how do I get it??” by Dan Savage When I first got engaged to my wife, I tried to ease into a conversation about cuckolding, but it went poorly. I tried to broach the subject by telling her monogamy wasn’t a requirement for…

by Anonymous To the pair of yuppie ladies who blocked my neighbors’ driveway so they could do whatever the fuck they were doing (probably strolling Peacock Lane, but maybe not judging by the length of time the car sat there): wow, I can’t believe you didn’t get your windows smashed. You maybe deserved it, especially…

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 AFTERNOON, PORTLAND! Oh crap! I just remembered…

Harry Connick Jr., A Festivus for the Rest of Us, and More Top Picks by EverOut Staff Whether you want to lean into the holiday season full tilt or this is just another week for you, there’s plenty to get up to, from A Festivus for the Rest of Us to Harry Connick Jr. –…

by Anonymous My eyes were twinkling and I had a stupid smile a mile wide. True joy. Unexpected joy. I wasn’t even trying. I was just going about my day, oblivious to you and your needs. The way you lost your shit because I did not use my turn signal is that priceless part of…

by Anonymous All you dudes who simply stroll into a bathroom stall and grab sections of TP to blow your nose hear me out: you are gross! The last hands that touched that piece you are putting on your nose were likely wiping fresh poop off a butt. A strangers butt!!! Also, keep your laces…

Peacock Lane, Portland’s Public Menorah, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff ‘Twas the weekend before Christmas, and all through Portland there were plenty of cheap and easy events, from Peacock Lane to Portland Bazaar and from Printed Material Art Book Fair to Portland’s Public Menorah. (They don’t all have ‘P’…

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! If you’re anything like me,…