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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! Get ready for a gorgeous start to your week with mostly sunny skies and highs in the low 70s for both Monday and Tuesday. But don't worry—cloudy and rainy...

First of all, thanks to everyone who’s been saying nice things about Portland! And to those who’ve been spreading all those bad vibes? Hello… YOU ARE THE PROBLEM. (Don’t worry, I’ll get to the identities of these “problem people” in just a minute. But first, let’s recap!) Last year the Mercury introduced the “Say Nice Things About Portland” concept as a direct response to the wealthy, cynical conservatives who took advantage of the pan...

Not sure if you noticed, but the pandemic brought out the best in people, as well as the WORST. Portland's resident right-wingers, rich crybabies, police enablers, and fake Democrats crawled out of the woodwork during the pandemic to take advantage of our city's various crises, and have been especially busy during 2023. While there were far too many local bad actors, internet trolls, and violent shitheads to list here, what follows is a ranked list...

To celebrate 2023 being over, let's revisit some of my favorite bits of trash from this series of months that we have miraculously survived! January M&Ms just released a new package that only has the girl candies on it. This is confusing and enraging to a certain category of people whose beef with it seems to be that if only girl candies are on the package, then what... are boy candies just unnecessary? And won't...

Hello Mercury friends and neighbors! In case you didn't notice, the Portland Mercury has returned to publishing print issues on a semi-regular basis! First there was our "Say Nice Things About Portland" issue, and now you can find the Mercury's Fall Arts Guide in more than 500 locations all around the the city! Isn't that freaking fantastic?!? "OKAY, SURE, BUT HOLD ON JUST A DING-DONG SECOND," you may be unnecessarily yelling. "Why did you stop...

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! Guys... summer is almost over! That's why it's imperative that you spend it in a "sexy" manner by purchasing and wearing a Mercury "Say Nice Things About Portland" T-s...

HOLY CATS! The Mercury's "SAY NICE THINGS ABOUT PORTLAND" T-shirt and sticker collection have been selling like hotcakes! In fact, they've been so popular, certain shirt sizes as well as the stickers quickly sold out—BUT NOW THEY ARE ALL BACK IN STOCK, so you can get whatever size you prefer (and those cool stickers, too)! Based on our popular "Say Nice Things About Portland" guide, these swanky tees are the perfect accessories for summer, AND...

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! Expect a mostly sunny morning with some clouds drifting in this afternoon as temps hit a high of 79. Now let's drift away on a cloud of NEWS! IN...

If you're tired of the constant shit-talking about Portland from conservative politicians, wealthy people, and special interest groups, HAVE WE GOT THE T-SHIRTS FOR YOU! Introducing the Mercury's "SAY NICE THINGS ABOUT PORTLAND" T-shirt and sticker collection! Based on our popular "Say Nice Things About Portland" guide, these swanky tees are the perfect accessories for summer, AND for showing your love for this amazing city. Wearing these shirts or plastering this sti...

If you're tired of the constant shit-talking about Portland from conservative politicians, wealthy people, and special interest groups, HAVE WE GOT THE T-SHIRTS FOR YOU! Introducing the Mercury's "SAY NICE THINGS ABOUT PORTLAND" T-shirt and sticker collection! Based on our popular "Say Nice Things About Portland" guide, these swanky tees are the perfect accessories for summer, AND for showing your love for this amazing city. Wearing these shirts or plastering this sti...