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Q&A with Naomi Pomeroy About Beast's New Menu
by Andrea Damewood When I mentioned yesterday to someone that I was going to Beast for dinner, she replied, “Oh, that’s the place that’s like all meat, right?”Not anymore. Beast chef and owner and...
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: Cyber-Cheating
by Dan Savage Originally posted on July 23, 2014.I am a gay man and have been in a relationship with my GGG boyfriend for more than three years. We are in our early 20s and have a good sex life. I...
View ArticleThose Stupid Selfies
by Anonymous You want a job and send a resume with a selfie of you in the bathroom, looking up as if you are sitting on the toilet. You are a little too old to think you are from the Kardashian Klan....
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Among the City's First Gas Tax Buys: 13 New Employees
by Dirk VanderHart When Portlanders approved an historic 10-cent local gas tax May 17, the Portland Bureau of Transportation snatched victory in a long-fought battle for stepped up funding to fix and...
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Tacos 'n' Tequila Preview: La Taq & Memphis Maria
by Andrea Damewood Andrea DamewoodJoin the Portland Mercury, Hornitos Tequila, Nicky USA, and Mississippi Studios on Saturday June 18th from 12-4pm for Portland's ONLY celebration of Tacos ’n’...
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New Forest Service Report Suggests High Lead Levels in Kenton Air
by Daniel Forbes That highlighted pink dot picked up a lot of lead.US Forest ServiceAs expected, the US Forest Service has unveiled its latest moss data on heavy metals in Portland, releasing a report...
View ArticleObama Just Endorsed Hillary Clinton
by Megan Burbank In a move surprising no one, President Obama has thrown his support behind his former secretary of state, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton (every time I...
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Pairing Pizza with ‘Weird’ Wines You’ll Love
by MJ Skegg Wondering where you’re going to get your fix of pizza and natural wine this week? Problem solved—this evening, wood-fired pizza junkies PREAM will be joined by Ardor, a natural wine bar...
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Feds Indict Man Accused of Illegally Selling Primate Skulls and Other Animal...
by Doug Brown Gary HolstromLinkedInA Portland-area man, Gary Holstrom, was indicted in federal court this week, accused of selling at least eight skulls, including two from endangered orangutans, and...
View ArticleThings To Do Tonight!
by Bobby Roberts Pedalpalooza Kickoff RideThe shining jewel of Portland June kicks off tonight like it always does: With a bunch of people on bikes swarming city streets to the chagrin of many a...
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Check Out This Great Video From The 1985 Portland Rose Festival
by Doug Brown Feeling nostalgic? A Vimeo user just uploaded this fantastic video of the Portland Rose Festival from 31 years ago, filmed by Gary Lacher (who, we believe, is the author of Theatres of...
View ArticleBalloons on Broadway Lady Driver
by Anonymous Well, as I came around to assist you with filling your work van, I had to look up as you opened the door and climbed out to pump your own gas. What a sight you were climbing out of the...
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"Delete Your Account"
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View ArticleThe Word Afraid
by Anonymous I am perplexed that so many people refuse to seek help for all kinds of things because they think that if they admit they are afraid, they will lose other people's respect. I would not...
View ArticleWhy I Hate My Hometown of Portland, OR
by Anonymous Why I hate my hometown of Portland, OR:1) Desperately mentally ill and homeless everywhere on city streets yelling at imagery people2) Desperate drug addicts with visible sores and needle...
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Good Morning, News: Hillary Had a Big Day, Gun Nuts are Furious, and Memorial...
by Dirk VanderHart Hillary Clinton had a big Thursday. Having presumably locked up the Democratic nomination, Clinton got both the inevitable nod from President Obama and the backing of lefty...
View ArticleThe Importance of an Apology
by Anonymous You have not apologized to me. You have the middle name Love, and you seem to fancy yourself as a hippie goddess of some sort. I only know you as the woman who didn't yield, hit me with...
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How to Pick Up a Sailor (Or Rather Pick You Up)
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey One of the Mercury's great joys of the summer is Fleet Week... and even more specifically, SAILORS. (Ah-RRROOOO! Pant, pant! Ah-OOOH-Gah!) That's why we always challenge...
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This Weekend's Style Events
by Elizabeth Mollo A preview of Crazy Wind's rack of goods.Shop great deals on past season clothing at the Stu-Stu-Studio Summer Sample Sale. Snag items from West End Select Shop, Made On The Moon,...
View ArticleCell Phones Off!
by Anonymous YES. The rules DO apply to you. Why do you think there are multiple ads before and during the previews that tell moviegoers to turn off their cellphones, not to text during the film...
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