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 coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good afternoon, Portland! DID YOU SEE? It rained for like five minutes. World, BACK ON! Oh, it's done raining? WORLD IS BACK OFF. With the world back off, I suppose we should.
Here at the Portland Mercury we are proud all year long: of being queer, of being allies, of covering issues important to the city's queer community. So our long-held tradition of a June Queer Guide, that drops the week of the Pride Parade, is a chance to draw from stories we've covered for years as well as dig deep on projects we think warrant a little extra time and bandwidth. For instance, we celebrated House.
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 coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! Slip on your swimsuit for a soaker of a weekend, with lots of rain both Saturday and Sunday (but only occasional showers today). Now let's get up in that.
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 coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good Afternoon, Portland! It's a beautiful afternoon to vibe and listen to "Doom Revolver," a new song from local psych rockers the Shivas. It arrives thanks to Seattle-based indie label Suicide Squeeze's.
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 coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good afternoon, Portland! Here are your "hump day" headlines. IN LOCAL NEWS: • Mayor Ted Wheeler has proposed adding 67 new officers to the scandal-wracked Portland Police Bureau for the upcoming budget.