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FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Win Tix to Todd Barry, Drink The Sea, Weakened Friends, and MORE!

Portland Mercury 1/22 7:00A Mercury Promotions

by Mercury Promotions Who's ready to have some fun? Well, the Mercury is here to help with FREE TICKETS to see some of Portland's best concerts and events; our way of saying...

POP QUIZ PDX: How Much Do YOU Know About Portland? And Oregon? And Disposing of a Dead Body?

Portland Mercury 1/22 5:50A Wm. Steven Humphrey

See how well you score on this week's super fun and sassy local trivia quiz! by Wm. Steven Humphrey GREETINGS, BRAINY PANTS! It's time once again to put your brainy-brain to...

Good Morning, News: Portland Restaurants in the James Beard Semifinals, Higher Court Allows Feds to...

Portland Mercury 1/22 4:22A Suzette Smith

by Suzette Smith If you appreciate the Mercury 's interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial...

The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for January 19-25

Portland Mercury 1/19 8:00A Lindsay Costello

This week: Fancy seafood, fine prints, and indie rock mainstays the Antlers. by Lindsay Costello The word "January" developed from the Latin word Ianuarius or "Janus,"...

Good Morning, News: Racist Texts From Portland Power Players, City Councilor Allegedly Fired Union...

Portland Mercury 1/14 5:15A Taylor Griggs

by Taylor Griggs 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...

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John Pitman Reviews: Christopher Tin’s ‘Song Offerings’

All Classical Portland 1/13 3:00A John Pitman

Christopher Tin by Andy Wilkinson During rehearsals for his choral cycle The Lost Birds , Colorado-based choral group Kantorei collaborated with two-time GRAMMY-winning composer Christopher Tin on a...

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Reath Receives All-Star Votes from Players

Blazer's Edge 1/21 6:52P Brandon Mullen

Portland Trail Blazers forward Duop Reath received three 2026 NBA All-Star votes from NBA players, one of a handful of Blazers who received at least one player vote, according to the NBA’s spreadsheet...

Deni Avdija’s Road to the NBA Was Rocky (and Remains So)

Blazer's Edge 1/21 7:35A Dave Deckard

Portland Trail Blazers All-Star-in-waiting Deni Avdija is riding high through the 2025-26 NBA season. 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists per game will bring plenty of notice and praise. But the...

The Ringer Shows Love for Trail Blazers Rookie

Blazer's Edge 1/21 7:11A Dave Deckard

Yang Hansen made headlines the moment the Portland Trail Blazers selected him in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft. The world waited to see if the prodigy from China would make a splash in the...

In Praise of Toumani Camara

Blazer's Edge 1/21 6:58A Dave Deckard

When perusing Portland Trail Blazers highlights and news briefs, two names are bound to come up more than any other: high-flying guard Shaedon Sharpe and Mr. Everything, Deni Avdija. Next to them...

Warriors Lose Jimmy Butler to Season-Ending Injury

Blazer's Edge 1/19 8:13P Dave Deckard

Jimmy Butler’s 2025-26 NBA season is over due to an injury to his right ACL. Shams Charania of ESPN reported the news via X this evening. Breaking: Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler has suffered...