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The Mercury's Most Read Stories of 2016
by Bri Brey As if you wanted to relive this year, here are the top 10 most read stories from our site. DOUG BROWN1. TRUMP PROTESTS: Cops Helped A Massive Anti-Trump Protest Shut Down I-5 on...
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The Mercury Staff Favorite Stories of 2016
by Bri Brey We wrote a lot of stories this year. Most of them were flipping awesome, but some of them were even better than that. Here are the staff-favorite stories from the Portland Mercury in 2016....
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Here's How To Support the DC Women's March Without Leaving Portland
by Bri Brey As the days wistfully slip away from us, and a nacho cheese Dorito-dusted shadow begins to loom over 2017, we at the Mercury want to remind you not to lose hope. There are tons of ways to...
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Sad? Watch This Video of a Polar Bear Who Loves Snow
by Bri Brey ..and these snow-loving otters, and seals and elephants at the Oregon Zoo in Portland yesterday. What are you waiting for? Press play on both of these videos below at the same time for...
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Where Are They Now, the "Most Fuckable People in Portland" circa 2002
by Bri Brey This photo has been circulating on Reddit via user SpringwaterBikeThief:VIA SPRINGWATERBIKETHIEF ON REDDITWe at the Mercury immediately recognized the list as the handiwork of our 2002...
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Win 2 Weekend Passes to Sabertooth Psychedelicstonerrockmicrofest
by Bri Brey We're excited to be a sponsor of this year's Sabertooth psychedelicstonerrockmicrofest! This weekend, February 3+4 the Crystal Ballroom will host the likes of Thee Oh Sees, The Black Lips,...
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10 Things You Can Do Tonight Instead of Watching Trump Announce his Supreme...
by Bri Brey 1. Go to a protest.2. Attend one of these local events. 3. Read this book. Or this book. OR ANY BOOK. 4. Write your sweetheart/neighbor/friends a Mercury valentine. 5. Smoke a joint and...
View ArticleSince We Won't be Teaching Science in School Anymore, Bill Nye is Here to...
by Bri Brey Children of the '90s commence freak out. Bill Nye is returning to television, and the first trailer for "Bill Nye Saves the World" is out today! From Netflix:Bill Nye hosts a talk show...
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The List of James Beard Award Semifinalists Is Out, And Portland Has 16...
by Bri Brey The 2017 James Beard Award semifinalists were announced today, and Portland chefs and restaurants are contenders in 9 categories including the Best Chef: Northwest, and Rising Star Chef of...
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PANIC! 100 Tickets Released for the Sold Out HELL NO! Benefit Show With...
by Bri Brey HELL YES! Grab your credit cards! 100 more tickets were just released to the sold out HELL NO! benefit show at the Crystal Ballroom this Sunday featuring short sets from the absolute best...
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Portland Mercury's Highball Drink Recipes Are Here: Swank & Swine, Tilt, Tryst
by Bri Brey It’s almost time for... HIGHBALL!Brace yourself for over 40 specially crafted cocktails… for only $5 each!All of the tantalizing drink recipes are available online! Check out what your...
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Good Morning, News: International Women's Day Without Women, Portland's Still...
by Bri Brey Good Morning, ladies (and gentlemen, too, but mostly ladies because today is our day)! Today is International Women's Day which takes on a new importance and new opportunities for action...
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Need a Pothole Fixed? Maybe a Portland Anarchist Can Help!
by Bri Brey Not all heroes wear capes, some wear face masks. A new Facebook page has appeared touting the handiwork of Portland Anarchist Road Care, an organization who claims to be taking "the state...
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For Pi Day Let's Celebrate Pizza Jerk's Awesome Website
by Bri Brey It's plastered all over social media so I'm sure you already know that it's Pi Day! Our favorite kind of pi(e)? PIZZA. Here's a bunch of reviews of local pizza places where you can stuff...
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This Week On Nextdoor: "Can I Borrow A Lemon?"
by Bri Brey Fucking Nextdoor. A hub for every person in Portland with too much time on their hands, something super lame to get rid of, or a suspicion that every person that walks in their...
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Portland's Anarchist Pothole-Fillers are Holding a Public Meeting
by Bri Brey The Portland Anarchist road crew, who went rogue and started filling potholes in the city's absence, are still fairly mysterious, even after granting an email interview to The Oregonian,...
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Power Rangers made me feel old. Because I am old, so very old. by Bri Brey Power Rangers these days, amirite? They're all shiny and sleek! Their mouths move when they speak! They've got Bryan Cranston...
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You Can Now Send Your Local Officials Facebook Messages. (Thanks, Facebook!)
by Bri Brey Facebook is trying, you guys. In a sea of rampant misinformation and fake news shared on the site and accusations of their immense political impact, yesterday the social media network...
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It's Portland Pizza Week! Here Are the Rules:
by Bri Brey TODAY! TODAY IS THE BLESSED FIRST HOLY DAY OF PORTLAND PIZZA WEEK 2017. Read descriptions of all the Pizza Week slices here!See a map of all the Pizza Week locations here!We highly...
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Portland's Elvis is the Grand Marshal of the 2017 Rose Festival Starlight Parade
by Bri Brey Long live old Portland. It was announced yesterday that John Elvis Schroder, Portland's favorite cardboard guitar-wheedling street performer—will be the Grand Marshal of the 2017 Rose...
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