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! Get ready for a soaker of a weekend as an "atmospheric river" settles in over the Northwest, bringing occasional buckets of rain and mild temps in the low 70s..
Portlanders who are most vulnerable to the heat are starting to receive portable cooling units through the city’s Heat Response Program. The first of an estimated 15,000 units was installed on Thursday through the program, created by the Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF) in response to last year’s unprecedented heat wave. “Last summer, Portlanders suffered immensely under the extreme heat emergency caused by the worsening climate crisis,” said PCEF Program Manager Sam Baraso. “We are.
IT'S A FACT: The pinnacle of human ingenuity is undoubtedly THE SANDWICH. And at long last, it's time to celebrate humankind's greatest feat with DC Structures presents the Portland Mercury's Sandwich Week! And if you love sandwiches, you are gonna lose your damn mind, because from Monday June 20 to Sunday June 26, Portlanders will be feasting on delectable, original sandwiches built by 30 of the city's most creative sandwich makers. and if that's not.
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! Let's get right into the headlines. In local news: • What do Amazon, Lyft, and New Seasons have in common? They all hired law firm Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak.
Filmmaker Chris Eyre loves to discuss the craft of cinematic storytelling, especially where the intersection of Native American experiences and the western film genre overlap. A member of the Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Eyre is widely considered one of the most acclaimed Native American filmmakers of his generation. However, the gregarious and gentle auteur says he just likes to tell stories that far too often go untold. Eyre's latest passion is his new AMC.