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by Anonymous I know many of you motorcyclists are throbbing and surging with special desperado testo-juice, but why let it go to your brain pans and put yourselves and others at risk? Because doing fuck-all stupid things on your crotch rockets gives you a tingle in your private no-no places? Just today I was stopped…

by Anonymous I receive a Carolina Malmedal mailer almost daily and I am getting tired of the false implications they make. If you take those mailers at face value, it would be understandable if you thought that this year the general election for Senate District 15 was a second Democratic Party primary but that would…

Snack Fest, Trail Blazers Fan Fest, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff Hot weather continues to hold strong (thanks, climate change), which, on a less world-ending note, means it’ll be a nice weekend to go out and do things without the hassle of getting rained on. We’ve rounded up several…

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! Don’t pack away that thong…

Concordia and Grant Parks New Seasons workers represent the sixth and seventh New Seasons stores that have announced plans to form a union this year. by Alex Zielinski Staff at two New Seasons Markets in Northeast Portland have filed paperwork to join the budding independent union representing workers employed by the chain grocery store.  “A…

by Isabella Garcia 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! Congrats on making it to Friday—here’s…

Rønnenfelt straight-up bullied Portland’s polite crowd into a respectable pit of chaos and camaraderie. by Suzette Smith “Any of you pricks wanna leave your chairs… respectfully?” Elias Bender Rønnenfelt called to the crowd, at a Thursday October 13th moody rock double bill of Iceage and Earth.  One song earlier, Aladdin Theater’s auditorium had been at…

Ice Cream, Cookies, and More by EverOut Staff However you feel about pumpkin, it seems like you can find the ubiquitous fall flavor in just about every form in Portland during the fall—not just in lattes and pie but also in ice cream, cheesecake, doughnuts, cookies, beer, horchata, and more. We’ve rounded up a list…

Black Lagoon Pop-Up, Cinema of Horrors Drive-In, and More Events by EverOut Staff If Halloween means more to you than bite-sized Twix and decorative gourds (both good), you’re not alone. Portland takes All Hallows’ Eve very seriously, as displayed by the hundreds of freaky options on our Halloween calendar. To help you narrow down your…

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! Here’s a reminder for all…

The policies would mitigate disproportionate impacts of the criminal justice system on noncitizens without creating more lenient sentences, DA says. by Isabella Garcia Multnomah County Deputy District Attorneys will now consider immigration consequences when charging, making plea bargains, and sentencing noncitizens in an effort to avoid deportation when possible, District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced Thursday.…

by Anonymous I won’t say all new bike lane infrastructure is terrible. The Naito Pkwy removal of one traffic lane for the bikeway is working fine though not my first choice. The new sidewalk and crosswalks there were long overdue. The NW Flanders Street and NE 7th Ave ped/bikeway bridges over I-405 and I-84 are…

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! And this absolutely stunning Portland…

In this week’s music column, Jenni Moore has all the deets Hey Love’s fourth anniversary, a new zine that profiles local rappers, a rooftop show for a good cause, and the first ever Trap Kitchen Weekend. It’s a good week to live Hear in Portland. In this week’s music column Hear in Portland Jenni Moore…

by Anonymous Remember Lon Mabon and the Oregon Citizens Alliance? Those festering reminders of this state’s deep tradition of hatred for non-white/het/male Christians were all the rage in the late-80s and early-90s. The OCA was a well-funded, populist hate hive that battled and failed to crush Oregon’s nodding approval of gays and lesbians. That was…

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! We never thought we would catch…

The union claims Meieran cut off support after AFSCME endorsed her opponent in the November election. by Alex Zielinski The largest public employee union in Multnomah County has accused County Commissioner Sharon Meieran of threatening to undermine labor negotiations in retaliation for not receiving the union’s political endorsement. “The fact that Commissioner Meieran would use…

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! Temps are gonna cool down…

by Alex Zielinski Dozens of Portlanders gathered in North Portland’s Overlook neighborhood Monday morning to decry a sweeping rent hike for low-income tenants at a city-subsidized apartment complex.  “The rents are too high across this city,” said one rally-goer named Anthony. “If we show up for one, we show up for all.”  The group gathered…

The Mercury once described Nyback as “the P.T. Barnum of Cinema.” by Robert Ham Last week, the curtain closed on the life of Dennis Nyback, the former owner of the Clinton Street Theater and one of the most fervent advocates of preserving and elevating the history of global cinema—in all its high and low glories.…

by Anonymous Yes, you guessed right; it is squirrels! Scampering about, they look so happy and carefree and cute. Sometimes I wish I were a squirrel. Such fun! But they are a scourge upon our fair city. Ask yourself: what has a squirrel ever done for you? Anything useful? Probably not. But if one gets…