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A Winter Storm's on the Way. Here Are Available Warming Shelters
by Dirk VanderHart The National Weather Service is warning that it'll be freezing tonight—and will only grow more inhospitable in coming days. "An unusually strong winter storm will bring mixed...
View ArticleCoalition Brewing’s CBD-Infused Beer
Beer and cannabis go great together. Who knew? by Josh Jardine A FEW MONTHS BACK, I was at a cannabis dinner event. I got to talking with the gentleman sitting across from me, and he mentioned he was...
View ArticleWill Trump Kill Legal Weed?
The New Administration Are a Bunch of Buzzkills. Then Again, There Are Profits to Consider by David Schmader JOE DOLCE is the former editor of Details magazine and the author of Brave New Weed, an...
View ArticleHall Monitor—In Under the Wire
Facing serious time constraints, this city council faces its most hectic week ever. by Dirk VanderHart CITY COUNCIL dynamics are a tricky thing—presenting occasional glimpses of beauty and hilarity...
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2016’s first fatal police shooting. Reading Frenzy is closing. by Mercury Staff A PORTLAND POLICE officer killed an apparently armed man on Tuesday morning in East Portland’s Glenfair neighborhood,...
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Oregon is finally processing its rape kit backlog, but that’s just the beginning for changing the way we handle cases of sexual assault. by Megan Burbank Last spring, the Oregon Legislature passed two...
View ArticleAfuri’s High Concept, High Dollar Izakaya
Swank, ambitious Japanese outpost is a new chapter in Portland dining. by Andrea Damewood AFURI, the latest cult Japanese chain to hang a shingle in Portland, draws lines of tourists and locals alike...
View ArticleEat This!
Hot shit for the chilehead on your holiday shopping list. by Heather Arndt Anderson FUN-HATING Sylvester Graham called spicy foods “some of the most powerful of the class of artificial stimulants” and...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
The breeders strike back. POPPING THE BUBBLERE: “The ‘Liberal Bubble’ Is a Ridiculous Myth” [Blogtown, Dec 5]. “Now that the white working class has enabled a Manhattan billionaire to dick-swing his...
View ArticleI, Anonymous
FK you too. PERHAPS YOU, like me, are pissed because the electoral college will put Trump in office even though Hillary won the popular vote. Maybe you’re angry that he’s a narcissistic bully and a...
View ArticleJust Visiting
A brief history of Logan Lynn. by Hutch Harris At 37, Portland musician Logan Lynn is many things: a respected songwriter, mental health advocate, and LGBTQ icon. But at the young age of 14, Logan...
View ArticleA Cure for Holiday Theater Season
Scroogey, cheer up! With strippers, Christmas elves, and the case for ballet. by Megan Burbank I KNOW. You hear me grouse about holiday theater season constantly, with all the gray-mustachioed...
View ArticleJustin Hocking Goes Underground
In Reclamation, the Portland writer explores the subterranean. by Joshua James Amberson RECLAMATION: ESSAYS, the new chapbook from Portland author Justin Hocking, looks under the surface—into caves...
View ArticleIt is Getting Real
by Anonymous After the holidays I will find another job. It will not easy to accomplish my escape and still hold on to this great career that is a sinking ship. I just got my 6 month review and I was...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: Snow's A-Coming, Abortion Under Attack, and Trump is...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! And need I say I can't break away, you control every little thing I do. I used to be a swinger, until you wrapped me 'round your finger. LET'S GO TO...
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Hulk Broke! So Hulk Write Fake News! Make Big $$$!
by The Incredible Hulk Dear puny humans... HULK BROKE! First, landlord make Hulk pay “extra tenant fee” for puny Bruce Banner! Then, Hulk get “let go” from Forever 21! (Hulk fight with Assistant...
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Oregon is Finally Processing Its Rape Kit Backlog, But That's Just the...
by Megan Burbank JENNIFER ILETTLast spring, the Oregon Legislature passed two bills reforming how the state handles cases of sexual assault. One struck down the statute of limitations in cases of...
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Things to Do Tonight!
by Mercury Staff Matmos Experimental electronic musicians Drew Daniel and M.C. Schmidt—AKA Matmos—have incorporated everything from the amplified neural activity of crayfish to the snips and slices of...
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This Bud’s for Brew: Coalition Brewing's CBD Beer
by Brian Yaeger Coalition's West Coast IPA, with a sidecar of Space Fruit IPA for comparison.Brian YaegerMalted barley, water, and yeast have always needed hops to make beer magical. Now—as reported...
View ArticleAlready Boomed
by Anonymous Portland. Please deal. Change will continually happen. For better or worse, whether you like it or not. What one person likes another dislikes. Stop crying. Get with it or get out. I'm a...
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