What's that weird smoke?

Portland Mercury 8/22 9:27A Anonymous

by Anonymous Question on Tiktok "I was driving to work on Macadam and I saw this green smoke that looked like tear gas. I had to close my windows. Does anyone know what it was?" Answer: It IS the fog of authoritarianism, the vapor of tyranny, the...

County Declares Emergency as Portland Faces Dangerous, Extended Heat Wave

Portland Mercury 8/22 9:00A Mercury Staff

Multnomah County will open two daytime cooling centers and extend hours at three libraries. by Mercury Staff Just a week and a half after the last one, another heat wave is hitting the Portland area. This time, temperatures are set to hit 100...

Good Morning, News: California Moves Forward With Redistricting Plan, Vancouver Woman Unearths a War...

Portland Mercury 8/22 5:53A Courtney Vaughn

by Courtney Vaughn 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 our city shine, but we...

Feelings

Portland Mercury 8/21 11:51P Anonymous

by Anonymous You’ve made me wait over a year to get our cat checked out by the vet. The lump on his leg has grown from pea size to golf ball size. Now we need to wait longer because you’re stressed out from work and life and all the other things....

I keep having nightmares

Portland Mercury 8/21 8:12P Anonymous

by Anonymous Every night I can only sleep for a few hours at a time because I'm overwhelmed by nightmares where an unseen, uncaring force is trying to kill me. Tonight I dreamt I was trapped in a building surrounded by automated machines that...

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: A New Era for the Blazers, Our Expensive Cops, and Your Anonymous Rants!

Portland Mercury 8/17 4:44A Wm. Steven Humphrey

by Wm. Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! 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 you despise being "the last to know," then be one of the first to know by...

Fake

Portland Mercury 8/15 8:55A Anonymous

by Anonymous I hope you know I was never rolling anything ulterior. I was confused when I reached out, sure, but look, even that was a long time ago now. We spent years building a new friendship as new people, striking sparks and setting fires with...

Time for me is 0:00

Portland Mercury 8/15 8:32A Anonymous

by Anonymous The bubblegum shortage has escalated into a full-scale outage, with retailers confirming shelves are bare and warehouses empty. Distributors say back-orders have reached record highs, and manufacturers have no confirmed date for...

Highest 2 Lowest Is Spike Lee’s Fanboy Homage to Akira Kurosawa

Portland Mercury 8/15 8:00A HR Smith

For fans of making fun of Boston sports fans. by HR Smith In 1963, Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa—already a globally-recognized icon for works like Rashomon (1950), Seven Samurai (1954), and Throne of Blood (1957)—released a film based on...

The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This Weekend: Aug 15–17, 2025

Portland Mercury 8/15 7:01A EverOut Staff

Rockstar Energy Open, Jade International Night Market, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff Got a need for speed this weekend? Check out thrilling events like the PDX Adult Soapbox Derby (speedsters in homemade "cars"), the...

Good Morning, News: Willamette River in the Grips of Big Algae, City Council Meeting About Long...

Portland Mercury 8/15 5:40A Suzette Smith

I, for one, welcome early versions of the bodies our AI masters will wear. 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...

Nobody 2: Twice the Carnage, but Not Enough

Portland Mercury 8/14 10:05A Dom Sinacola

I want to see a man s [redacted] maimed by a [redacted]. That is the catharsis I deserve. by Dom Sinacola There is a scene in Timo Tjahjanto’s  The Big 4 —his Netflix-backed 2022 action comedy/abattoir—that gives you all you need to know about...

FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Sleater-Kinney, Tony Ann, Gregory Alan Isakov,...

Portland Mercury 8/14 10:00A 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...

Cool Job Alert: The Mercury Is Hiring a News Reporter!

Portland Mercury 8/14 9:00A Wm. Steven Humphrey

by Wm. Steven Humphrey Great news: The Portland Mercury is continuing its growth and hiring an additional NEWS REPORTER to join our smart, scrappy team of kick-ass journalists. Are YOU that special person (or perhaps its someone you know)? Then...

Ex-Boyfriend Music as Shared Memory, New Genre, and Bike Ride

Portland Mercury 8/14 8:00A Cameron Crowell

Bike Summer ride organizers Lucy Kennedy-Wong & Priscilla Wu want you to invest in the bit! by Cameron Crowell It started as a bit between friends. Lucy Kennedy-Wong and Priscilla Wu both work downtown for the City of Portland—Kennedy-Wong long...