POP QUIZ PDX: Sassy Trivia Qs About Nightmare Sausages, Twin Peaks, and Let's Buy Big Pink!

Portland Mercury 5/22 6:50A Wm. Steven Humphrey

See how well YOU score on this week's super fun trivia quiz! by Wm. Steven Humphrey GREETINGS, 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...

Good Morning, News: Shenanigans in Old Town, Council Reduces Bloated Police Budget, and Bad News for...

Portland Mercury 5/22 5:50A Wm. Steven Humphrey

by Wm. Steven Humphrey 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 our city shine, but...

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...

Q&A: Thuy Pham of Mama Đút Talks Gardening, Community, and Food Sovereignty

Portland Mercury 5/22 12:54A Katherine Chew Hamilton

The former restaurateur steps into advocating for local farmers and growing your own food by Katherine Chew Hamilton Thuy Pham gained local and national fame as one of Portland’s standout pandemic restaurant success stories. The former hair...

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...