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Food is Community

Portland Mercury 5/22 1:00A Janey Wong
This issue is dedicated to those who feed each other in myriad ways. by Janey Wong What immediately comes to mind when you think of Portland’s food scene? Is it the ubiquitous food carts, the nationally lauded restaurants, the abundance of craft...

Birds of a Feather

Portland Mercury 5/22 12:58A Julianne Bell
The G ero Bird Club provides coffee and companionship in equal measure. by Julianne Bell At first blush, tortas and birding might not seem like a natural pairing, but the Güero Bird Club turns that assumption on its head. As you might have...

Home Away from Home

Portland Mercury 5/22 12:56A Ben Coleman
Lombard s Little Tri-State brings the East Coast to North Portland. by Ben Coleman Portland has a lot of transplants, but for whatever reason there aren’t a ton of transplant communities. Big cities like New York, Chicago, and LA have dozens of...

Welcome to Portland’s Kitchen

Portland Mercury 5/22 12:52A Janey Wong
The James Beard Public Market will bring Oregon s culinary communities together under one roof. by Janey Wong Counterintuitive to Portland’s food-centric culture, the city hasn’t had a public market since the closure of the Portland Public Market...

A Pod Grows in Brooklyn

Portland Mercury 5/22 12:50A Mercury Staff
Southeast s new food cart destination is a prime example of next-generation, souped-up pods. by Mercury Staff Food cart pods have a rich history here in Portland, popping up organically in the early-to-mid 2010s due to a combo platter of rising...

Breaking Bread

Portland Mercury 5/22 12:50A Andrea Damewood
Portland-area bakers are flipping the script with bread subscriptions, pop-ups, and more. by Andrea Damewood Just like a sourdough starter under a cloth, some of the best baked goods in Portland are bubbling away behind the scenes, out of the...

Strawberry Art Forever

Portland Mercury 5/22 12:46A Katrina Yentch
Zuckercreme s strawberry mania reaches a fever pitch at its themed festival. by Katrina Yentch For many Portlanders, strawberry season is the official kickoff to summer. Embracing the battle for flats of bright red Hoods at U-pick farms, they...

The Farm Forward Appeal of 82 Acres

Portland Mercury 5/22 12:44A Andrea Damewood
The new-ish bistro takes up residence in a well-loved space on SE Clinton. by Andrea Damewood Sitting on the back patio at the new 82 Acres on a lovely warm evening, I couldn’t help but think of the four delightful restaurants that tried to make...

Stone Soup PDX Provides Food—and a Path Forward

Portland Mercury 5/22 12:40A Em Chan
The new Northeast Portland cafe trains those in need, to help repair the world. by Em Chan In early June, a new cafe in the Montavilla neighborhood will start serving breakfast pastries and coffee in the mornings and grab-and-go soups,...

Process Over Product

Portland Mercury 5/22 12:38A Lindsay Costello
Artist Meech Boakye on decay, labor, and food as a gift. by Lindsay Costello Meech Boakye’s lush, organic, and often edible artworks find their footing in floral, fungal, and microbial relationships. The Portland-based artist, originally from...

Murder Is Bad (Remember?)

Portland Mercury 5/21 9:38P Anonymous
by Anonymous I've now heard my fellow Portlanders of multiple political affiliations mention that they wish someone would just kill ______. Whoever it is. Elon. Biden. Biden's son. Trump etc... I've heard all of these names mentioned. I find it...

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Happyness (The Wrecking Ball)

Portland Mercury 5/21 10:00A John Rudoff
Imago s absurdist production wrestles with the common question: Do I need to buy a gun? by John Rudoff Many themes in Happyness (The Wrecking Ball) can be found just outside its performance hall doors. Sidewalk-blocking tents, hundred-dollar...
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