The Portland Design Commission unanimously accepted the Revised Primary Master Plan for the Lloyd Center Mall, pushing the massive project one small step forward.
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The Portland Design Commission unanimously accepted the Revised Primary Master Plan for the Lloyd Center Mall, pushing the massive project one small step forward.
This month, indie screens zero in on film-literature crossovers that hit, actually. On the docket in Portland are Karel Zeman’s inventive Jules Verne-inspired animation, La Llorona’s folkloric roots, and Agnès Varda’s approach to cinécriture.
- Kristi Noem is OUT as head of Homeland Security
-The Portland Design Commission accepted the Lloyd Center Master Plan
-Oregon Legislature looks to slash Safe Routes to School
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If you haven’t heard about Bruce Campbell’s latest film, it’s likely because he’s been distributing it himself. The Evil Dead star wrote, directed, and stars in Ernie & Emma, a thoughtful, heartwarming story about a man on a quest through grief who finds more than a few laughs along the way. 1/2
Lo-fi R&B singer Joji will support his recently released album, Piss in the Wind, on tour. English virtual band Gorillaz winds down the North American leg of their Mountain Tour in Portland. Plus, modern-day cowboy Charley Crockett plays a show on the Edgefield lawn this summer.
New data shows the number of high-income households paying the tax increased in 2024 after a dip the two years prior, challenging the notion that the tax is driving wealthy Portlanders out of town.
Since Multnomah County began collecting its Preschool for All tax in 2021, much has been made about the effect the program may be having on county income demographics.
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 spreading the word about some fantastic upcoming performances!
The US Senate rejected a bill that could have tempered President Donald Trump's power, demanding congressional approval before any further attacks on other countries are carried out.
PLUS, the future of Lloyd Center Mall, a truck launches through a home in Tigard, and exploring Sandwich Week in PDX
This might be the last year for Lloyd Center Mall. There’s a plan for what’s next, but a community that’s grown in the mall isn’t happy with it or the process of deciding the building’s future. The city’s Design Commission is expected to deliver a decision March 5 on elements within the plan.
Is Portland an international music hub these days? The Mercury thinks so! This week's Mercury Music Picks features Montreal Madman Bloodshot Bill and artists from all over the globe pulling up for Portland Jazz Festival. This on top of 2026's best named local album release at Spare Room? Jesus-H!
It's another edition of Savage Love "Quickies" in which Dan answers a multitude of sexual quandaries lickety-split. Including: Questionable circumcisions, X-rated Instagram, and (oh, hello) meet your brand new AI boyfriend!
-Neither the US military nor Israel’s military can explain why a girls’ school in Iran was hit with missiles last Saturday
-Portion of PCEF could be used to hire more cops
-Kristi Noem gets grilled by the Senate Judiciary Comittee
-New Korean salt bread bakery debuts in PDX
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Companies building data centers in Oregon already have a pretty good deal—and new economic development legislation pushed by Gov. Tina Kotek was poised to make that deal even better before an intervention of a legislative subcommittee this week.
But the future of the effort to tap PCEF for police hiring remains unclear, as time runs out for petitioners to collect signatures for the initiative so it can be on November's ballot. People on both sides of the issue celebrated the judge's decision.
A judge recently ruled largely in favor of the Portlanders backing an initiative petition seeking to divert a portion of the city’s clean energy fund to police.
The pulled pork pastrami from Wonderboy's Smokeshack on Alberta is incredible! #pdx #food #sandwichWeek
Salt bread originated in Japan, where it’s known as shio pan, but exploded in popularity in Korea, where it’s called sogeum-ppang—and now it’s coming for the West Coast.
Hailed by many as the next great competitor to the croissant, salt bread consists of a simple yeasted dough wrapped around a log of butter. As it bakes, the butter melts, leaving behind what many call a “butter hole” as the butter creates a crispy, glossy fried bottom.
On Wednesday, March 4, Portland will get its own salt bread bakery: Ponto, located at 1483 NE Alberta.
A three-day hearing began Monday to determine whether the federal government violated the First Amendment when it tear gassed protestors at the local ICE facility all year last year.
Portlanders are back in the streets, this time to oppose the US and Israel's attacks on Iran.
New Seasons Labor Union announced a layoff fund this weekend after the company laid of some 95 employees, a majority of whom happened to work at unionized stores.
Oregon lawmakers approved a bill change that will prevent new data centers from receiving tax breaks meant for businesses investing in the state. More of the top headlines in today's Good Morning, News ⬇️
It also shouldn't escape notice, Scribes writes, that this cynical move is the latest in a line of vengeful attempts to dismantle the work of the city's first Black council member, Jo Ann Hardesty.
In The Black Byline, Donovan Scribes criticizes the Portland police union for trying to divert Clean Energy Fund money to hire more police.
This week's Do This, Do That celebrates the end of the Bad Months and the arrival of the Okay Months with a natural wine festival, the Portland Jazz Festival, and a yo-yo contest. Plus, Queer Soup Night sounds cute and nourishing!
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