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Saraveza's Humble Kitchen Opens
by Brian Yaeger Ever since Sarah Pederson opened Saraveza in October 2008, it has been a spot for three things: hop heads, cheese heads (Pederson is a Wisconsin native; it’s a Packers bar) and...
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Chelsea Cain Responds to Sexist Harassment on Twitter: "It Nurtures a Culture...
by Megan Burbank The image that launched a thousand trash monsters.MarvelHere's a story I'm sick of hearing: A person did a cool thing, and they were rewarded with online abuse from the richest...
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After Stalemate, Portland Police Chief Changes Mind, Sides With Oversight...
by Doug Brown SQUID VICIOUS / CC 2.0 BY SAAfter Portland Police Chief Mike Marshman disagreed Wednesday night with the civilian panel that unanimously concluded a Portland cop acted unprofessionally...
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The Bundy Brothers Were Just Ruled Not Guilty
by Bri Brey It's official: Ammon Bundy and six others have been acquitted of charges linked to the nearly six week-long armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon...
View Article162nd Avenue
by Anonymous Shadows behind the relentless grey curtain, cast by the erratic flickering bulb of this distant platform. Shadows that murmur and meander in meaningless motion. The automated ticket...
View ArticleWomen of Color
by Anonymous I love you, I really do. My occupation requires that I interact professionally with people of all genders and ethnicities. Based on my personal experiences with the women of Portland, I...
View ArticleHillbilly Priviledge
by Anonymous I am disgusted of this country. Two groups occupy lands for two different causes. One was a redneck luau where they stroked their guns in front of cameras, sticking to the man cause their...
View ArticleFreedom Dog
by Anonymous My dog requires no leash. He's very well trained and always comes to me when I call him. I don't even have to bring a leash with me "just in case" anymore. The dog is just that...
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Good Morning, News: Lock the Gates at Malheur! The Bundy Gang Is Innocent
by Dirk VanderHart This guy was blowing a shofar at the jail last night, like an hour before occupier David Fry was released.Dirk VanderHartWe should have all known when a federal jury had one of its...
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Things To Do This Weekend!
Things to do for October 28-30 by Mercury Staff It's HEEEEEEEEERRRREEEEEHalloween is finally here! Well, technically, it's not here until Monday, but if a holiday the magnitude of Halloween falls on a...
View Article"White Privilege is the Reason the Bundys are Free."
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Imagine if armed Muslims or blacks or Latinos had taken over a federal building. Anyone think they'd be acquitted? https://t.co/s9CFdojEDz— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof)...
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Blazers Recap: Battle-Ball!! The Clippers Flip the Blazers!
by Aris Hunter Wales You can see and feel it on the streets of Portland this week. There’s a lot more folks roaming around wearing red and black, they’re smiling a little bigger than everyone else,...
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: Tinder Insights From a Former Tinder User
by Dan Savage A reader weighs in on yesterday's Tinder-related SLLOTD dilemma...As a former Tinder user, here are my four cents...1. Not just a straight app: It’s for the gays too. It’s just the most...
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"This Boiling Mass Is Just Monumentally Indifferent to Scurrying Roaches,...
by Erik Henriksen “It is hard to take your eyes off the fire that burns deep under our feet, everywhere, under the crust of the continents and sea beds,” Werner Herzog says in his new Netflix...
View ArticleThe Stranger Things Gang Gets the Peanuts Treatment in "Merry Christmas Will...
by Jennifer Campbell You'd think the more obvious Stranger Things-Peanuts crossover would be It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, but here we are—four days before Halloween—already with the...
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Chance the Rapper's New Mixtape Proves That Music’s All We Got
by Jenni Moore CHANCE THE RAPPERZOE RAINJUST IN CASE Chance the Rapper’s intentions weren’t already clear, “No Problem” from his latest release, Coloring Book, is the final nail in the coffin: he’ll...
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Portland's Auditor Says Commissioner Amanda Fritz is Trying to Illegally...
by Dirk VanderHart Auditor Mary Hull Caballero and Commissioner Amanda FritzCity of Portland, Nicolle ClemetsonTo all the questions surrounding Commissioner Amanda Fritz's bid to revive publicly...
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This Weekend's Style Events
by Elizabeth Mollo Things are kind of slow in the Portland fashion event scene right now, as everyone is surely gearing up for the holiday season madness, but there are a couple of events going on...
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Trump Isn't Investing Enough In His Own Campaign. Sad!
by Rich Smith Trump's campaign is losing to Clinton's campaign by $50 million. Gino Santa Maria / Shutterstock.comAccording to federal election commission data released yesterday, Donald Trump has...
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Opinion: Privilege, Malheur, and Writing in Teressa for Sheriff
by Nate Bagley FacebookI found myself in a coffee shop in downtown Portland last Monday night, just a few blocks away from the county jail and federal court house. I was there to hear Teressa Raiford,...
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