The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) broke ground on the first phase of the I-5 Rose Quarter project this week—an ...

Reading can be a solitary pursuit. Therefore, getting out of the house for the Portland Book Festival isn’t just a fun way to ...

Long time reader! I’m a mostly straight boy in my early 20s with a new girlfriend. I say “mostly straight” because I’m into ...

I realize that Portland's national reputation is still spotty. Businesses are leaving downtown and everyone is working from home or whatever. I'm not saying that stuff isn't true. I'm just saying I've ...

I generally consider myself a pretty tolerant person with regards to what other people's preferences are when riding the bus. But, I must say, I will never understand someone who opens a lone window ...

Seminal Norwegian Black Metal band Emperor formed in 1991 with bass player and lyricist Mortiis at the helm. Mortiis recorded ...

Helloooooooo Trash Pandas! Welcome back to the Trash Report. I'm your girl Elinor Jones, fresh off a weeks-long mental health ...

If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event ...

I'm finally feeling over you and the weird bullshit that took over my brain to put me in this position. I'm still struggling to stop drinking but I balance life and haven't let that take me over ...

GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! It's the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out ...

I feel your pain. Today I found out I have a terminal illness. I have no family, no friends and I live alone. I also have no car so had to take TriMet for 8 different trips. It's 102°F outside. Not ...

Semitism.” We have seen the detention with threat of deportation of Mahmoud Khalil and others, who were not yet citizens, who dared to question destroying Gaza. Recently too I learned that the IHRA ...