FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to Welcome To Night Vale, Fan Expo, Steve Gunn, and...

Portland Mercury 1/8 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 thanks to our great readers and spread the word about some fantastic...

POP QUIZ PDX: Fake IDs, New Year's Resolutions, and Donald Trump's Parade of Dipshits

Portland Mercury 1/8 5:55A Wm. Steven Humphrey

See how well YOU score on this week's fun-filled trivia quiz! by Wm. Steven Humphrey HAPPY NEW YEAR, BRAINY BUTT! It's time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week's edition of POP QUIZ PDX —our weekly, local, sassy-ass...

Good Morning, News: ICE Officer Shoots and Kills Legal Observer in Minneapolis, Portland City...

Portland Mercury 1/8 4:51A Suzette Smith

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 team. Your donation is tax-deductible. You can also ...

Update: Still No Council President After Full Day of Deliberation and Votes

Portland Mercury 1/8 4:49A Jeremiah Hayden

Public awaits zephyr of white smoke from council chambers announcing who holds the gavel in 2026 by Jeremiah Hayden Update: 8:45 am January 8 - After more than seven hours and multiple rounds of voting, Portland City Council failed to elect a...

New Lawsuit Seeks $1.18 Million For Man Imprisoned For an Overdose Death That Never Happened

Portland Mercury 1/8 4:00A Courtney Vaughn

Man who pleaded guilty to drug charges says he served a full prison sentence that was based on false information about a fatal overdose. by Courtney Vaughn A Portland man is suing several government entities, alleging he served prison time for...

Here’s What to Know About Today’s Council President Vote

Portland Mercury 1/7 4:00A Jeremiah Hayden

Public awaits zephyr of white smoke from council chambers announcing who holds the gavel in 2026 by Jeremiah Hayden Portland City Council is set to decide who will hold the council president’s gavel for the next year, in an annual vote under the...

Pagh'tem'far, b'tanay

Portland Mercury 1/6 9:03P Anonymous

by Anonymous All around me, I see people drifting through life like it is endless free credit. Never taking stock of their mistakes, never owning the consequences until it is too late. Unless you act while you can, unless you humble yourself and...

First World Problem

Portland Mercury 1/5 6:38P Anonymous

by Anonymous If you have a weird shaped business card, I hate you

Kroger Crime Family

Portland Mercury 1/3 6:03A Anonymous

by Anonymous The Fred Meyer clerk who grabbed my ID in November and scanned it before I could say anything could see the white in my hair and said he knew I was well over 21, but it was Kroger store policy. I told him it violated Oregon law, and...

You Come Find Me

Portland Mercury 1/2 8:24P Anonymous

by Anonymous I lost all my contacts. My number has changed, multiple times. I am being encouraged to build upon a false narrative. A false past. A clean slate, a story that is “permissible” to move forward. With those who are less than trustworthy...

Do My Boner Pills Have A Time Delay?

Portland Mercury 12/26 6:46P Anonymous

by Anonymous Been loving my time in Portland so far. I even got invited to my first orgy! It was supposed to be a post Christmas bash and I decided to get ready for it properly and timed my 'enhancement' to kick in right near the start....

Mercury 2025 Recap: The Top 10 Most Read Stories of the Year!

Portland Mercury 12/26 6:00A Wm. Steven Humphrey

A failed National Guard takeover, Portland protesters in high gear, and City Hall shenanigans marked a very busy year. by Wm. Steven Humphrey It's been a huge, busy 2025 for Portland, with a brand new 12-person City Council settling (and...

Future of SE Dairy Queen Rebuild in Limbo

The Southeast Examiner of Portland Oregon 12/25 9:50P SE Examiner

By Daniel Perez-Crouse What’s standing between Mt. Tabor and SE Portland residents from Dilly Bars and Blizzards? A contested drive-through that the developer, city and neighbors are in dispute over.If [ ]

82nd Ave. Revitalization Accelerated in 2025, With More Planned for 2026

The Southeast Examiner of Portland Oregon 12/25 9:47P SE Examiner

By Madeleine Voth For decades, those who have lived and worked along 82nd Ave. have dealt with a road in desperate need of improvement. As Portland’s longest commercial strip, it [ ]

Community Small Grants Recipients

The Southeast Examiner of Portland Oregon 12/25 9:45P SE Examiner

By Kris McDowell SE Uplift has announced the recipients for the 2026 Community Small Grants which will produce 16 projects serving District 3. A record 56 applications were submitted, requesting [ ]