Coming Monday: It's the Mercury's New (and Delicious) WIENER WEEK!

Published   Jan 24, 2025 11:12AM


An entire week of creative dogs from Jan 27 through Feb 2—and only $8 each!

by Mercury Promotions



Portland, if you love the Mercury's annual Burger Week, then you're going to flip ass-over-teakettle for our newest (and perhaps funnest) food week ever... the Portland Mercury's WIENER WEEK!
That's correct: For one short week (this Monday, January 27 through Sunday, February 2), more than 40 (!) of the c ... Read more

2024 Wrapped: Top Stories That Emerged From Portland City Ha



by Mercury Staff



2024 marked the last year of Portland’s commission form of government. The year was punctuated by a scramble to implement a city cha ... Read more

2024 Wrapped: The Year's Biggest Election News



by Mercury Staff



It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. That’s how we’d describe the year in politics. 
Nationally, much of Am ... Read more

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Featuring the Best Films, Books, a



by Wm. Steven Humphrey



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

2024 Wrapped: This Year's Biggest Environmental News

Published   Dec 27, 2024 04:10PM


Clean Energy Fund spending, Willamette River love, and Zenith faces some heat. This was the biggest Portland environment news in 2024.

by Taylor Griggs



The Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund's (PCEF) budget is bigger than expected. This year was about figuring out how to spend it. 
Late last year, updated financial forecasts showed that Portland's clean energy fund—which is fueled by a 1 perce ... Read more

THE TRASH REPORT: Celebrity Flames (Not the Fun Kind), a Nep



Get your weekly dose of garbage-y, gossip-y trash!

by Elinor Jones



Hi everyone! Welcome back to the Trash Report. I' ... Read more

Federal Transportation Program Eyes Another Albina Reconnect



The US Department of Transportation will give Portland $1 million to study alternatives for the “overbuilt” I-405 ramps in North Portland, which have contributed to neighborhood disconnection for more than 50 ... Read more

UPDATED: Labor Complaint Against City Council Candidate Alle



Lisa Freeman is the subject of a BOLI civil rights investigation, but other former city employees say the office has a problem with structural racism much larger than just one staff member.

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