One day you’re hiking Dog Mountain in short shorts, hitting Sugar Pine and the Sandy River on the way back into town. The ...

I’m a gay 35-year-old guy in the San Francisco area. I’m heading on a weekend getaway with my boyfriend and two other gay couples. We’re all solid but purely platonic friends — at least so far — but ...

Portlanders have until April 14 to apply to serve on the city’s new Community Board for Police Accountability. The new board ...

Portlanders took to the streets en masse on April 5 to participate in the local “Hands Off” mass mobilization, with thousands ...

It's the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If ...

There’s been a tectonic shift in the world of cafe build-outs the last few years that, in my opinion, is an extremely welcome ...

Heys Fam, This is your friendly neighborhood buzzkill here, just popping in to remind you, that while "medicines" have their time and place, we may soon be entering a period where it'd be great to ...

One of the brightest lights in Portland’s music constellation has gone out. It was announced this past Thursday that Michael ...

Hi there! Welcome back to the Trash Report. I am mother trash panda, Elinor Jones. I hope you have been having a pleasant April spent refreshing your retirement account, wondering what was even the ...

If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps ...

HOWDY DO, BRAINY BOTTOM? It's time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week's edition of POP QUIZ ...

An enormous stuffed Pikachu hanging from a pole—like Christ at Golgotha—lords over the Portland Ballroom at the Oregon ...