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A local union is distancing itself from Multnomah County chair candidate Julia Brim-Edwards after it previously voted to ...

Are you ready to rock?! Legendary heavy metal group Iron Maiden comes through on their Run For Your Lives tour next spring.

Portland is back in the warm embrace of Damian Lillard, and it feels like everything’s going to be okay. At least, it ...

The more recent history of the statue is at the heart of Erika Bolstad’s short film The Elk. The 30-minute documentary is an amazing piece of reportage, folding in footage taken by journalists and ...

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 events; our way of saying thanks to our great readers and spread the word ...

Got an anonymous confession or rant you just have to share with the world? Submit it to I, Anonymous HERE!—eds] It’s an ...

Be sure to catch Black Belt Eagle Scout rocking Glenn and Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center in Hillsboro, She’s Green gazing up High Limit Room, Weatherday shredding Polaris Hall, and more! • On ...

OH HELLO, BRAINY BUTT! It’s time to put that brainy-brain to the test with this edition of POP QUIZ PDX—our local, sassy-ass trivia quiz. And this week we’ll see how much YOU know about all things ...

Because the movie's characters are young, it's tempting to see this as a kids' story and therefore a moral tale, but it might ...

What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury‘s 2026 Queer Issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these ...

If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself, but not the ...