Portland Mercury

Portland Mercury is a bi-weekly alternative newspaper and media organization that was established in 2000 in Portland, Oregon. It has a sister publication known as The Stranger, located in Seattle, Washington.

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Good Morning, News: Maryland Senator Meets with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Alleged Mass Shooter the Son of Local Police, Could a Trail Blazer Win DPOY in 2025?

6 days ago | portlandmercury.com | Suzette Smith

If you appreciate theÂ Mercury's interesting and useful news & culture reporting, considerÂ making a small monthly contributionÂ to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible.Â Good Morning, Portland! There're still a couple days left in Pizza Weekâdon't forget to snack! IN LOCAL NEWS:â˘ Portland Trail Blazer Toumani Camara is in the running for NBA Defensive Player of the Year.
Photo Essay: Scenes from Pizza Week

1 week ago | portlandmercury.com | Corbin Smith

Pizza: light of our lives, food divine, perfection in a slice. It is said in Virgilâ€™s Aeneid, that Aneasâ€”exiled from his home after the destruction of Troy by the Greeksâ€”ate pizza on the travels to the Roman homeland. Since that mighty spearman chowed down, pizza has sat at the center of the worldâ€™s table.
Tech Workers at Adidas Claim Late Payments, Other Challenges

1 week ago | portlandmercury.com | Abe Asher

When an information technology (IT) technician was beginning their career in IT services at Designer Shoe Warehouse, they had a notion that one day they wanted to end up in Portland. “The dream was to come here and work at Nike or Adidas,” the IT worker (referred to in this story as "IT manager") who agreed to speak to the Mercury on the condition of anonymity, said.
Police Standoff With Armed Man Ends With No Arrest

1 week ago | portlandmercury.com | Courtney Vaughn |Taylor Griggs

An hours-long standoff Monday evening in Northwest Portland ended with police leaving the scene and bystanders intervening to aid a man armed with knives and pepper spray. Police say they made a strategic decision to de-escalate, hoping to prevent further violence.
Film Review: Alex Garland's Latest ,"Warfare," Is a War Film's War Film

1 week ago | portlandmercury.com | Dom Sinacola

All war movies are now anti-war moviesâ€”that is, if an anti-war movie is measured by the severity of its misery. This is an unceasing human imperative in art: to showcase our speciesâ€™ darkest atrocities through a transcendent exploration of the suffering those atrocities inflict, but to go even more HAM about it than the last guy. To make every war movie more upsetting than the previous war movie.
Good Morning, News: Portland Victim Calls DA Sentence "Performative Cruelty," Police Union to Join Northwest Oregon Labor Council, and Planes Are Not Meant to High-Five

1 week ago | portlandmercury.com | Suzette Smith

If you appreciate theÂ Mercury's interesting and useful news & culture reporting, considerÂ making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible.Â Good Morning, Portland! And good evening to The Pitt, prestige TV's latest emergency room drama, which concluded its first season last night. The 15-episode arc introduced an ensemble cast of 15, over the course of a 15-hour trauma center shift where everything that could go wrong went wrong.
Does a “Big Tent” Approach to Labor Include Police Unions?

2 weeks ago | portlandmercury.com | Taylor Griggs

When members of Portland’s broader labor ecosystem found out about the city police union’s bid to join the Northwest Oregon Labor Council (NOLC), many immediately reacted with suspicion. While the Portland Police Association (PPA) and NOLC leaders said their goal was to bring workers of all stripes together, labor activists and police critics were doubtful, immediately pointing out the potential downsides to the arrangement.
Portlanders Mourn the Loss of Dan Handelman, Pioneer of Police Oversight

2 weeks ago | portlandmercury.com | Courtney Vaughn

Dan Handelman, an ardent police watchdog and co-founder of Portland Copwatch, died Wednesday. As first reported by The Oregonian, Handelman, 60, suffered a stroke and was in an intensive care unit earlier this week.Â Handelman was best known for his decades of commitment to police oversight and accountability in Portland.
Hear In Portland: Where to Find a Very Good Cumbia Show on Cinco de Mayo in PDX

2 weeks ago | portlandmercury.com | Jenni Moore

Along with spring being in the air, thereâ€™s a ton of unmissable upcoming music happenings in the Rose City. This week weâ€™re stoked on the new three-way collaboration between rappers Milc and Wynne and producer Spinitch, along with some upcoming May shows by epic cumbia act Orquestra PacĂfico Tropical and touring R&B star SiR.Â MUST LISTEN: New release(s) from Portland-relevant artist(s). â€śMr. & Mrs. Smith,â€ť Milc feat.
Good Morning, News: Urban Forestry's Getting Sued, No More CAHOOTS in Eugene, and Trump's Tariffs Are Upsetting the Manosphere

2 weeks ago | portlandmercury.com | Taylor Griggs

If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’snews 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 can’t do it without your support. 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.