Earl Blumenauer Reflects on Long Political Career and “Bike-Partisanship”

Published   Jan 02, 2025 04:00PM


After 28 years in Congress, Blumenauer will return to Portland as a civilian with big plans for the city and state's future. 

by Taylor Griggs



Throughout Earl Blumenauer’s 28 years in the US House of Representatives, his constituents back home have taken a certain pride in knowing their congressman brought a distinctly Portland flair to Washington, D.C. 
The Democratic congressman, who will official ... Read more

THE TRASH REPORT: On Casseroles and Capitalism 



Eat up, trash pandas! It's a buffet of the week's trashiest gossip.

by Elinor Jones



Hello my sweet angel baby Trash ... Read more

2024 Wrapped: This Year's Biggest Environmental News



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

by Taylor Griggs

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FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Ural Tho



by Wm. Steven Humphrey



Who's ready to have some fun? Well, the Mercury is here to help with FREE TICKETS to see some of Portland's best concerts and ev ... Read more

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Featuring the Best Films, Books, and Bullshit of 2024!

Published   Dec 29, 2024 07:00AM


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 week! (PRO TIP: If you despise being "the last to know," then be one of the first to know by signing up for Mercury newsletters! All the latest stories shipped directly to your email's in-box... and then... YOUR HEAD.)

• Awash With Cash, Portland Clean Energy Fund Marks New Strategy ... Read more

Björk Friday Is an Annual Anti-Thanksgiving Drag Show That'



Björk Friday

by Corbin Smith



In 2018, a confluence of Icelandic singer Björk's birthday and a night of drag ga ... Read more

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: More Newspapers Unionizing, Cops 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: The Mercury's Most Popular News Stories 



The news stories you clicked on the most this year.

by Mercury Staff



Over here at the Mercury, we try to be as analy ... Read more