The city of Portland may be required to defend its decision to grant Zenith Energy a key land use credential to the Oregon ...

Matt Braunger thinks you should go see Matt Braunger at the Aladdin Theater on March 1st. “Why? Because you're going to see a ...

It all began with a tweet. In October 2023, weeks after Israel began bombing Gaza, the writer Omar El Akkad shared a video showing a destroyed city street in Gaza. El Akkad wrote, “One day, when it’s ...

Hello, and welcome to the Trash Report! I am Elinor Jones, AKA Mother Trash Panda, AKA a bag of flesh wrapped in athleisure and covered in blankets. I told myself I was not going to buy any new ...

On Saturday evening, February 22, billionaire White House advisor Elon Musk sent an email (from OPM, the Office of Personnel ...

If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps ...

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 ...

I was handed the feared termination "pink slip" at a federal agency in 1996. I kicked the trash can on my way out of the room. Luckily, I was able to use the civil service appeal system, to convince ...

I'm neurodivergent and I want you to think more about your behavior. Being neurodivergent means my brain works differently than most people’s, and because of this, I have faced many challenges that ...

I had really hoped they would figure it out by now. But alas, different people have different learning styles, and it wouldn't be very inclusive of us it we didn't provide the opportunity for some to ...

For years Portland Police Bureau has cooperated with the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), but with a new federal administration intent on broadening the JTTF’s scope and power, city leaders ...

Are you here with me, buffeted between outrage and despair? I feel tightness in my chest, hot tears that flow without warning, wiry energy that animates my arms and legs towards fight, towards flight.