Pride is all year, but it's doubly true for Pride Northwest, the five people organizing Portland's queer pride parade and festival. Sometimes they're planning two festivals at once. Pride Northwest's staff talked to me for @portlandmercury.com's Pride Issue: www.portlandmercury.com/queer-issue-...
It's going to be very hot in Portland this weekend. An extreme heat warning will be in effect from 11 am Sunday to 11 pm Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. On Monday, temperatures are forecasted to soar to 99 degrees.
Only one farm that we know of in Portland offers a tomato-only CSA. Enter Copihue Farm, named for Chile’s national flower, whose tomato CSA is now in its second year.
Oregon has officially pulled out of the White House event called the Great American State Fair, saying the cost of participating was too high, and it was shaping up to be a lot more partisan of an event than the White Housing initially proposed. This and more stories in today's Good Morning, News ⬇️
After a three-month preliminary review, the Oregon Government Ethics Commission (OGEC) on Friday, June 12, voted to open a full investigation into former Portland Community College (PCC) President Adrien Bennings over potential conflicts of interest when she served in the role.
The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This Weekend: June 12–14, 2026 - Lonely God Fest, Soccer Celebration, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $20
The best free and cheap things to do in Portland this weekend include big World Cup watch parties, a pastry festival, the annual Book & Paper Fair, and Curbside Serenades.
David Hockney, master of sun-drenched landscapes and depictions of queer intimacy, has died at 88. His work is on view in a two-floor exhibition at Portland Art Museum through July 26.
Local governments are offering some resources for people to stay cool >> www.portlandmercury.com/news/a-dange...
Let the bells ring and confetti fall, the Mercury's Queer Issue is in print, on the streets, and in more than 500 locations all around town! This issue has it all: queer social dancing, a peek behind the Pride parade curtain, the WNBA (very queer), and even queer professional wrestling.
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The chronology of summer in Portland goes something like this: Bike Summer kicks off in June, rivers and lakes get mobbed with paddleboards and partiers in July, and heirloom tomato season shifts into...
What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury‘s 2026 Queer Issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these ty...
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Oregon’s largest community college recently cut ties with its president, but that doesn’t mean her troubles are over. After a three-month preliminary review, the Oregon Government Ethics Commission (O...
English artist David Hockney has died. He was 88. Hockney was an uncategorizable, multidisciplinary master of perspective whose fascination with new tools and technologies burned brightly right to the...
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It’s Pride season, babies! And the Portland Mercury is once again celebrating and boosting all things LGBTQIA+ with our 2026 Queer Issue, which you can find right now (in print!) at more than 500 spot...
Temperatures in Portland are expected to rise this weekend, with an extreme heat warning in effect from 11 am Sunday to 11 pm Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Saturday could bring h...
