Pickathon 2025: 15 Acts Not To Miss As Chosen By a Festival Vet and a Total N00b

Portland Mercury 7/30 4:00A Nolan Parker

Struggling with who to see? Let our most-anticipated acts this year help make it easier or way, way harder! by Nolan Parker Described by most who attend with an almost holy reverence, Pickathon is immersive, magical, and otherworldly music...

Good Morning, News: Judge Thwarts Trump's Attempt to Defund Planned Parenthood, Gunman Kills 4 in...

Portland Mercury 7/29 5:43A Courtney Vaughn

by Courtney Vaughn The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution , because...

THE TRASH REPORT: Airplanes, Aquaman, and a Body-Positive Plan for Pollution Reduction

Portland Mercury 7/28 6:45A Elinor Jones

Dive into this week's delicious dumpster of drama. by Elinor Jones Hi, Trash Pandas, and welcome back to the Trash Report ! I'm Elinor Jones . Now, some may worry that when I cover a Good Morning, News during the week that I'll have burned through...

Good Morning, News: Project Pabst Magic, Gay Parents' Child Kicked Out of Portland Catholic School,...

Portland Mercury 7/28 5:59A Suzette Smith

DOZENS of Tom Lehrer fans mourn the musician and mathematician. by Suzette Smith If you appreciate the  Mercury 's interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider  making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your...

Project Pabst Day 1: DEVO Was Right!

Portland Mercury 7/27 11:15A Nolan Parker

Gustaf plays the rubber chicken, Iggy gets dropped, and Gouge Away are PDX-Based. by Nolan Parker The return of the hotly anticipated Portland music festival Project Pabst was worth the wait, paying emotional dividends with every set from...

Miss You

Portland Mercury 7/26 8:57P Anonymous

by Anonymous I like when I could hang around and chat with you. I miss it. That was a lovely time that I looked forward to. Being around someone I enjoy. Guess we can't go back in time. You're still interesting to me despite all the shitty...

The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This Weekend: July 25–27, 2025

Portland Mercury 7/25 7:00A EverOut Staff

World Naked Bike Ride, HONK! PDX, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff Leave the house this weekend for recession-busting events from the Portland World Naked Bike Ride to HONK! PDX and from Portlandia Mermaid Parade and...

Good Morning, News: Hulk Hogan Has Died, Rose Quarter Plan Is Broke, and Ok Chicken Enters Haunted...

Portland Mercury 7/25 5:42A Suzette Smith

OK Chicken and Khao Soi hesitantly enters the haunted confines of Portland's old Pok Pok manor. by Suzette Smith If you appreciate the  Mercury 's interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider  making a small monthly contribution to...

Project Pabst Update: The Damned Drops, FIDLAR Pick Up the Slack

Portland Mercury 7/25 4:30A Nolan Parker

The Damned cancelled! FIDLAR picked up the jack! Hot damn we're excited to night club with Iggy Pop, whip it with Devo, and follow Death Cab for Cutie into the dark! by Nolan Parker Back in February when the monolithic lineup for this year's...

Progressive, But Not on Palestine

Portland Mercury 7/24 7:12P Anonymous

by Anonymous Oh, how money from the Israel-right-or-wrong lobby has bought us a group of cowardly Dem D.C. Representatives. House Resolution (HR) 3565 or “Block the Bombs” is to stop the sale or transfer of defensive arms such as bunker-busting...

“There Is No Money”: I-5 Rose Quarter Project Slated for August Groundbreaking, Budget Woes and All

Portland Mercury 7/24 7:00P Taylor Griggs

ODOT has permission to start initial work on the freeway expansion project, but state transportation leaders say there isn t enough money to finish it. by Taylor Griggs The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has lost the majority of the...

Photo Essay: A Smashing Good Time at PDX Steamroller Print Fest

Portland Mercury 7/24 9:30A Corbin Smith

Linocut printmaker Jane Pagliarulo knows how to drive a steamroller now, but she didn't the first time she rented one. by Corbin Smith Laura Master working on a linoleum print. Corbin Smith It’s Sunday afternoon, and Laura Master is hunched over...

FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Aloe Blacc, Less Than Jake, Jessica Pratt, and...

Portland Mercury 7/24 9:00A Mercury Promotions

by Mercury Promotions 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 about some fantastic...

The Fixin’ To Flips Instead of Folding

Portland Mercury 7/24 8:00A Robert Husseman

The St. Johns bar ditches live music, adds a ball. by Robert Husseman In a press release from June 5, owners of the Fixin’ To, Bart and Marli Blasengame, announced an operational pivot for the much loved St. Johns bar and live music venue: The...

POP QUIZ PDX: Sassy-Ass Trivia About Psychiatric Tests, Local (British) Sport, and Guess Who's...

Portland Mercury 7/24 6:50A Wm. Steven Humphrey

See how well YOU score on this week's local trivia quiz! by Wm. Steven Humphrey HI THERE, BRAINY BOTTOM! It's time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week's edition of  POP QUIZ PDX —our weekly, local, sassy-ass trivia...