At Portland Book Festival, in November, you may have noticed an icon on t-shirts, posters, and social media of Literary Arts' ...

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 ...

Portland City Council is set to decide who will hold the council president’s gavel for the next year, in an annual vote under ...

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson is planning to exit some homeless residents from the city’s alternative shelters, instead ...

All around me, I see people drifting through life like it is endless free credit. Never taking stock of their mistakes, never owning the consequences until it is too late. Unless you act while you can ...

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, ...

At least 500 Portland residents joined "emergency" nationwide protests on Saturday against the Trump administration’s ...

If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event ...

Oregon stores can now swipe your driver’s license or ID every time you buy alcohol or cannabis, even if you’re 65 years old ...

HAPPY NEW YEAR, BRAINY BRITCHES! It's time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week's edition of POP ...

Portland, in addition to being my hometown, is many things. “War-ravaged” is not one of them. 2025 brought us a slate of ...

A group of immigrants rights organizations are suing Multnomah County, claiming the county and its sheriff’s office are ...