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How a Chicken Beauty Contest Ended Up Meaning Something
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Good Morning, News: Washington County Board Chair Resigns, Where To Get $10 Wings, and Freedom Fest Canceled After Just 6 People Bought VIP Tickets
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Portland Fire Recap: Three Losses in a Row and a Plea to the Fans
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The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for Sept 21-27
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THE TRASH REPORT: Babymen vs Babies of Women
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Good Morning, News: The Conservative Plot to Upend Charter Reform, Anti-Trans Protesters Stir Up Shit, and Networks Team Up Against Trump
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The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This Weekend: Sept 18–20, 2026
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TBA Review: Rimini Protokoll Turns an Ordinary Stroll Into Theater
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Good Morning News: Powerful PDX Interests’ Dangerous Election Stunts, Kotek’s Second-Term Policy Proposals, Early Voting Begins in US States
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Knee-Jerk Reactions to Councilor Green’s Tweets Are Hypocritical and Dangerous
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FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Win Tix to Kruder + Dorfmeister, Failure, Friko, and MORE!
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What’s New in Portland Food: Sushi Fukami Opens, L’Échelle Will Begin Brunch Service, and Fire Devastates Gol and Likely Ivy
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In Portland, Violence Interrupters Struggle to Keep a Steady Foothold
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Don’t Miss the Mercury’s Scream Queen Halloween Dance Party & Costume Contest!
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TBA Review: Clayton Lee’s Goldberg Variations Fetishizes Professional Wrestling and Vulnerability Without Losing Control
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Good Morning, News: Washington County Chair in Hot Water, the Quest to Impeach Pete Hegseth, and Ed Sheeran’s Tour Unravels Over Palestine
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Chelsea Wolfe Offers a Dark Night of the Soul to Portland
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The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for Sept 14-20
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Good Morning, News: The I-5 Apocalypse Is Underway, RIP Beloved Comedian Nariko Ott, and AI Bosses Want to Tap the Brakes on AI
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Portland Comedian Nariko Ott Has Died at Age 46
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The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This Weekend: Sept 11–13, 2026
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Practical Magic 2 Returns With Even More Pinterest Witch Adventures
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Good Morning News: I5 Southbound Closes Today, 25th Anniversary of 9/11, and South Park is now SOUTH AMERICA
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Meet the Candidates For City Council District 4
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Alleged Transphobes Kicked out of Providence Park and The Sports Bra
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Coming Soon: The Mercury’s Finger-Lickin’ WING WEEK!
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FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Win Tix to Grace Cummings, Marc Price, Perfume Genius, and MORE!
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Good Morning, News: Clown Art, an Impending Election Midterms Singularity, and Is Portland Headed for a Glut of Mid-Sized Venues?
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The Mercury‘s 2026 Fall Arts Issue: Why Is the Theme Clowns?
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Clowns, CoHo, and the Legacy of Philip Cuomo
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