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“The Show Must Go On”: Portland Cuts the Ribbon on Darcelle XV Plaza

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
As the nation celebrates Pride Month, the city is reviving a downtown park and recognizing the queer community in the most Portland way. Portland Parks and Recreation hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, June 18 to celebrate the unveiling of Darcelle XV Plaza, a vibrant redesign of a previously vacant city block. The lot at Southwest Harvey Milk and Park Ave, now known as Darcelle XV Plaza, was formerly O’Bryant Square, which closed in 2018 due to issues with the parking garage below.
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Metro Chamber Wants Council to Reschedule Upcoming Meeting in Favor of $350 Ticketed Event

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
While city leaders hold a work session later this month to talk about how to renovate the sports arena where the Trail Blazers play, the team’s owner is scheduled to speak at an annual meeting held by Portland’s chamber of commerce. But the chamber wants the Council to move its public meeting to avoid the scheduling conflict, saying councilors should instead join the big-ticket event.
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State Ethics Commission Opens Investigation Into Former PCC President

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
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 (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.
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A Dangerous Heat Wave is Coming. What Resources Are Available for Vulnerable Portlanders?

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
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 highs of 92 degrees and 96 degrees on Sunday. On Monday, temperatures are forecasted to soar to 99 degrees. Local governments are offering some resources for people to stay cool.
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Good Morning, News! Oregon Bails on White House Party, Elon Musk’s Embarrassing Riches, and David Hockney Dead at 88.

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution to the Mercury, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good Morning, Portland! It’s getting hot this weekend and into next week, with highs of 91 degrees on Sunday. Don’t forget to hydrate, water those plants, and check on your neighbors. Let’s get to the news.
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Parks and Recreation Interim Director Will Exit at End of June

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified, Courtney Vaughn Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
Another bureau director is resigning from the city of Portland. Sonia Schmanski, the interim director of Portland Parks and Recreation, submitted her resignation Wednesday, effective at the end of June, according to an email to staff from Public Works Deputy City Administrator Priya Dhanapal. Art Pearce, deputy director of planning at the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will take over the interim role.
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This Budget Proposal Could Save Over 100 City Jobs. Here’s What To Know.

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
Within the city of Portland, a sole certified arborist trains neighbors to care for trees. A ride share employee brings in nearly $17 million each year. A specialized team helps the transportation bureau plan for sidewalk and road repairs. These are among more than 100 positions that could disappear on July 1. Three Portland city councilors have a plan to change that.
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Good Morning, News! PPS Embraces AI Chaos, Portland Bans Foie Gras, Senate Funds ICE, and Space Station Astronauts’ Evacuation Scare

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution to the Mercury, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good Morning, Portland! Grab your rain gear, it’s about to get wet for a while. Forecasts show rain today through next Wednesday. Let’s get to the news.
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After Months of “Political Football,” Council Funds Housing for Black Portlanders

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
Two Portland housing development projects that have become a “political football” in recent months crossed into the end zone after city councilors finally approved their funding. In a 10-2 vote Wednesday, June 3, Portland City Council allocated $2.5 million in city funds to two homeownership development projects: one at the corner of Northeast Williams and Russell streets, and another project led by Self Enhancement, Inc. (SEI), in North Portland.
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Good Morning News! Oregon’s Low Vax Rates, DOJ Sues Oregon Over License Plates, Pam Bondi Testifies on Epstein, US and Kenyan Judges Each Block Trump Efforts

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution to the Mercury, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! It looks like we’re headed into a mix of rain followed by nice sunny weather this weekend. Let’s read today’s news.
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Good Morning, News! Centrist Dems Seem To Have Lost; Oregonians Cool With Taxes, Actually; Ebola; And Stephen Colbert Signs Off

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution to the Mercury, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good Morning, Portland! It’s gorgeous out! Here’s hoping you have some time to enjoy the sun and see some friends this long weekend if you’re fortunate to have the extra day off. If you go out, don’t forget to tip your bartenders and baristas. Your long weekend is their long work week.
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Reporting Live (Continued): City Council’s Contentious Budget Meeting

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified, Taylor Griggs Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
Portland city councilors this week are meeting to discuss amendments to Mayor Keith Wilson’s proposed budget.
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Reporting Live: City Council’s Contentious Budget Meeting

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified, Taylor Griggs Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
Portland city councilors this week are meeting to discuss amendments to Mayor Keith Wilson’s proposed budget. The city is working to address a $160 million budget gap, and the proposed amendments seek to hold onto union jobs and instead cut management jobs, stop Wilson’s proposal to divert Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF) dollars to other city programs, and move $10 million from a fledgling police oversight board to the Portland Police Bureau and Portland Fire and Rescue.
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Good Morning, News! PCC President Out, Muji PDX Unionizes, Cuba Out of Oil, and Trump Looks Weak in China Visit

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
If you appreciate the Mercury‘s interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible. You can also subscribe and have our papers delivered! Good Morning, Portland! You’re probably still recovering from the party of the year last night at Turn! Turn! Turn! for the Mercury‘s music issue launch party.
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PCC President Resigns, Ending Turbulent Stint

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
Portland Community College (PCC) President Adrien Bennings is leaving the school, effective May 15. In a meeting Thursday, the school’s board of directors approved a motion giving PCC’s board chair, Tiffani Penson, the authority to execute a separation agreement. Katy Ho, PCC’s executive vice president, will step in as acting president. Bennings released a statement following the vote. “I am thankful for the opportunity to serve PCC during a period of significant change and impact.
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Turn! Turn! Turn! Wants To Be a “Place for Weirdos”

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury‘s 2026 Music 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 types of articles coming, support us here.—eds. On a recent weekend, the small music venue at the corner of North Williams and Northeast Killingsworth felt like a celebration.
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Youth Crisis Line is Not at Risk of Closing, Despite Proposed Cuts

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
A nonprofit that offers a crisis help line for youth is trying to avoid hundreds of thousands of dollars in cuts from the Multnomah County budget, and congressional leaders are trying to help. The county’s proposed budget would cut roughly $240,000 for YouthLine, a crisis prevention service run through the nonprofit Lines for Life. Supporters of the program, including all of Oregon’s congressional delegation within the county’s districts, are pressuring county leaders to think again.
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Good Morning News! Oregon Wins Tariff Case, NW Natural Shenanigans, Voting Is Getting Harder for Black Americans, A Prayer for Rudy Giuliani

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
If you appreciate the Mercury‘s interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible. You can also subscribe and have our papers delivered! Good Morning, Portland! Expect some warm but overcast weather this weekend, and a bit of sun this afternoon. Let’s read the news, shall we?
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Protesters push Portland to investigate firm that appears to supply drone tech to Israel

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Cargo documents appear to show Sightline has shipped its technology to Elbit Systems, an Israeli arms manufacturer that provides drones to the country’s military.Photograph: John Rudoff/AFP/Getty Images (Photograph: John Rudoff/AFP/Getty Images) Anti-war activists in Portland, Oregon, are pushing city authorities to ensure no local resources, tax breaks or investments support a local company that appears to be supplying artificial intelligence software to the Israeli military.
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Good Morning, News! May Day, Wild Metro Chamber Polls, Our Endorsements, and Infowars’ Disappearance (Conspiracy?)

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
If you appreciate the Mercury‘s interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible. You can also subscribe and have our papers delivered! Good Morning, Portland: Happy May Day! It’s a beautiful day out and it’s looking good this weekend too. We hope you get some time away from the office, out with friends, to celebrate the fruits of our labor and that of generations before us.
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Home Forward CEO Resigns Amid Scrutiny Over Travel

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
The CEO of Multnomah County’s housing authority, Home Forward, is resigning effective May 1. Home Forward announced Ivory Matthews’ departure via a press release Wednesday morning. Matthews’ resignation comes amid questions about travel she made on the public’s dime, first reported by Willamette Week earlier this month. Home Forward offers program vouchers and rent assistance for over 16,000 households each year, in addition to other affordable housing support for Multnomah County residents.
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Mayor Wilson’s Economic Development Budget is a Balancing Act of Cuts and Cash Infusion

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
“Tough choices” is public officials’ shorthand for this year’s budget cycle. In Portland’s Community and Economic Development service area, the mayor and his administrators have turned to cutting social programs and staff to balance a proposed $1.24 billion budget for the service area’s bureaus.
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Good Morning News! Blazers Game 3, City Council Grills Housing Admin, Transpo Fee Expected To Pass, and Even Kash Patel Thinks This Is Weird

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
If you appreciate the Mercury‘s interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible. You can also subscribe and have our papers delivered! Good Morning, Portland: Behold, the sun! It’s looking to be a gorgeous weekend, starting today (look outside, sleepyhead). The birds are out, the Blazers are in the playoffs, what could go wrong? Ah damn. It’s 2026, of course something can go wrong.
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Council Grills City Administrators About Unbudgeted Housing Funds During First Oversight Hearing

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
Portland City Council launched its first ever oversight hearing Thursday, April 23, to determine why the administrative branch of the city did not disclose millions of dollars in unspent housing funds for several months last year. On November 20, 2025, the City Council approved a routine budget adjustment called the Fall Technical Ordinance Adjustment (TAO).
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Good Morning News! Lloyd Center To Close, Trail Blazers in the Playoffs, Pulp Fiction Prayers, Your $4K For War, New Tom Waits Anyone?

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
If you appreciate the Mercury‘s interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible.
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Ethics Commission Dismisses Complaints Over Peacocks’ Legal Representation

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
Portland city councilors are allowed to receive free representation to defend against legal complaints, so long as they go through the proper channels outlined in state law. That’s according to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission (OGEC), which officially dismissed a complaint against five Portland city councilors on April 10. The commission said none of the five named officials violated state ethics law when they received free legal services beginning last year.
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Ethics Commission Fines Homelessness Influencer Over State Violations

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
Likely very few people think it is lucrative to take advantage of homeless people, but one former outreach worker is still paying the consequences for trying. The Oregon Government Ethics Commission (OGEC) approved a final settlement April 10 for claims against the local social media influencer Kevin Dahlgren for violating state law when he worked in homeless services for the city of Gresham. The settlement includes a $3,000 civil penalty, and all claims included in the case will be released.
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Why Portland Author Justin Hocking Calls Toxic Masculinity “Extractive”

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
Justin Hocking’s memoir A Field Guide to the Subterranean digs into both memory and history—of Hocking’s life and of the minerals and profit extraction in the places he’s lived. It’s an “unearthing,” he says, of both the natural world and the sense of self. The work is a collage narrative of past events, some of which happened decades before he was born, which inarguably impacted the landscape that formed him.
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Advocates Reject Zenith Energy Investigation in Letter Delivered to Mayor’s Office

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
Local environmental advocates remain frustrated with Mayor Keith Wilson over his handling of Zenith Energy, saying he has not kept his promise to revoke the Houston-based fossil fuel company’s land use credentials if the city found it violated the law.
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Good Morning, News! Money Helps With Poverty, We 🌹 Portland Arts, Top “Hillbilly Elegy” Diplomat to Pakistan, ICE and Other Dumbass Trump News

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
If you appreciate the Mercury‘s interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible. You can also subscribe and have our papers delivered! Good Morning, Portland: There’s so much going on this weekend that the local section of this edition of Good Morning News! has turned out to be a bit of an ode to Portland.
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Study: Rent Assistance is the Most Requested Support Service Among Homeless Residents

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
The city of Portland and Multnomah County first agreed on a plan to address homelessness in 1983. What followed was a 12-point plan, a shelter reconfiguration plan, a 10-year plan, countless committees, sit-lie ordinances, and other creative solutions. In a new report, researchers deployed a fresh concept: ask homeless residents what they need. The data showed 98% of people who responded to the survey want housing, but fear they’ll lose it if they can’t afford it.
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The Road to Improvement

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
[What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury‘s 2026 Transportation 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 types of articles coming, support us here.—eds.] If you ever venture out of Portland’s central city to the eastern edge of town, you’re likely to witness some remarkable traffic sins. It isn’t rare to see people speeding down the median to pass cars daring to drive 30 in a 30.
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Transportation Issue 2026

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By Corbin Smith, Taylor Griggs Verified, Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
Posted inTransportation Issue 2026 The Mercury‘s April issue is called “Joyride,” and it’s all about transportation in Portland. Whether you get around by car, bus, bike/unicycle/electric tricycle, foot, or any other mode, transportation likely plays a significant role in your life. So you should care about it! And this issue has something for everyone. Get your hands on news […] Posted inTransportation Issue 2026 [What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury‘s 2026 Transportation issue.
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Ritz Carlton Building Owner To Finally Pay City For Affordable Housing Projects

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
The city of Portland has finally reached an agreement with owners of the downtown Ritz Carlton building that will add nearly $8 million in funding for the city’s affordable housing projects. The city and Ready Capital signed an amended agreement March 20 ensuring the city will see $7.76 million plus interest to use for affordable housing in Portland.
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Good Morning, News! US Fighter Jet Downed, AG Pam Bondi Out, NASA’s Moonshot, Measles in PDX, New County Homelessness Director

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
If you appreciate the Mercury‘s interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible. You can also subscribe and have our papers delivered! Good Morning, Portland: The Weather app forecasts sort of nice weather this weekend followed by truly nice weather next week, so it appears Fake Spring is still thriving.
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Former Los Angeles Homelessness Director Tapped to Lead Multnomah County Department

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
A new director has been selected to run the department that coordinates the county’s homelessness services. Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson announced April 2 that Nathaniel VerGow, who most recently served at Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), was tapped to lead the county’s Homeless Services Department. Anna Plumb, the Homeless Services Department’s current interim director, has served as the interim director since Dan Field retired from the position in June 2025.
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Music News Archives - Portland Mercury

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By Nolan Parker Verified, Bri Brey, Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
Posted inMusic News Christmas came way early yesterday, April 1, when it was announced via Instagram that the longtime venue on the corner of North Killingsworth and Williams, Turn! Turn! Turn!, has found new owners to carry on the space’s storied legacy of providing Portland with a music living room. The news comes at a pivotal juncture in […] Posted inMusic News Students and faculty are trying to save Portland Community College’s modernized music program that could soon disappear.
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PCC President Faces Scrutiny For College’s Use of Her Trademarked Branding

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
On the heels of two Portland Community College (PCC) staff unions ending their dual labor strikes, a new complaint over potential conflicts of interest could ensnare the school’s president. Students, staff, and at least one of the college’s board members recently raised concerns that the school’s unclear relationship with G7 Enterprises LLC—a private company registered by PCC President Adrien Bennings and her husband—may violate state ethics law.
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Good Morning, News! PCC Strike May Impact International Students, Klamath Salmon Return ūüĎŹ, House to Consider Senate DHS Bill, ICE at Airports ūü§ď, and Wikipedia Bans AI Content ūüĎć

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
If you appreciate the Mercury‘s interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible. You can also subscribe and have our papers delivered! Good Morning, Portland: It looks pretty clear out from now until Sunday, when some showers are expected. That’s the weather report, let’s get to the news.
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Good Morning, News! PCC Strike May Impact International Students, Klamath Salmon Return ūüĎŹ, House to Consider Senate DHS Bill, ICE at Airports ūü§ď, and Wikipedia Bans AI Content ūüĎć

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
If you appreciate the Mercury's interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible. You can also subscribe and have our papers delivered! Good Morning, Portland: It looks pretty clear out from now until Sunday, when some showers are expected. That's the weather report, let's get to the news.
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Local Homeless Service Provider Regroups After Fires

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
A local nonprofit that helps homeless Portlanders access showers, survival supplies, and community care is trying to regroup after a series of fires left the location unable to operate. Hygiene4All operates beneath the Morrison Bridge in Southeast Portland. But four fires since last November—three since early February—have left the organization unable to provide their full range of services to homeless Portlanders who depend on it.
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Good Morning, News: Chuck Norris Dies, City Councilor Sends Very Spicy Emails, Homeless Services Org Needs Support After Four Recent Fires, and Buzzfeed Let AI Prompt Its Downfall

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
If you appreciate the Mercury's interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible. You can also subscribe and have our papers delivered! Good Morning, Portland:  Spring has finally arrived! That means you Portlanders can get your short shorts out and put your raincoat away, then take it right back out because—who are we kidding?—the rain isn’t going anywhere quite yet.
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Local Homeless Service Provider Regroups After Fires

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
A local nonprofit that helps homeless Portlanders access showers, survival supplies, and community care is trying to regroup after a series of fires left the location unable to operate. Hygiene For All operates beneath the Morrison Bridge in Southeast Portland. But four fires since last November—three since early February—have left the organization unable to provide their full range of services to homeless Portlanders who depend on it.
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Kevin Sampsell's New Novel Looks at the World Through a Baby in the Night

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
Tony Ventura, the main character of Kevin Sampsell’s surreal novel Baby in the Night, doesn’t have the words or the context to understand his surroundings; he’s only two years old after all. “It was like my brain really wanted to but my mouth didn’t know how yet or maybe just didn’t try hard enough,” Tony says of learning how to talk. But as the first-person narrator, Tony is well-suited to describe his world in fresh ways.
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In the Shadows: Records Show Labor Leader’s Campaign to Influence City Councilors

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
During the City Council president vote earlier this year, Portlanders may have been surprised to hear City Councilor Loretta Smith (D1) say she wanted to use her office funds to sue the city. After multiple rounds of deadlock, Smith wanted to challenge City Attorney Robert Taylor’s 2025 interpretation of the government charter, outlined in a memo, that said the mayor cannot break a tie during a council leadership vote, because the mayor is not part of the Council.
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Good Morning, News! State Transpo Bill Passes, Tear Gas Lawsuit Continues, Portlanders Protest War, Bovino's Comeuppance?, and Word of the Day: "Jettatura" (No Reason)

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
If you appreciate the Mercury's interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible. You can also subscribe and have our papers delivered! Good Morning, Portland: It’s looking to be rainy for a few days, but a bit on the warmer side, actually.
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Portland City Administrator Tells Staff ICE Facility Will Remain Open

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
Despite constant pushback from activists, calls from Portland’s mayor for federal agents to resign, and city councilors passing legislation to hold the federal government accountable, the city’s administrator says Portland is committed to keeping the local Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility open.
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Good Morning, News: Detention Facility Fee Shenanigans, Hip New Moda Center $$$, Mamdani Gets Trump to Release Student AND Housing $$$, Clintons Questioned Over Epstein

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
If you appreciate the Mercury's interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible. You can also subscribe and have our papers delivered! Good Morning, Portland: It is beautiful out today and we at the Mercury hope you get to enjoy it one way or another.
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Critics Fear Mayor Could Sabotage New Detention Facility Law Original

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
For months, protesters and residents near the local Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility have been repeatedly subjected to a chemical haze from tear gas used by federal agents. The Portland City Council has tried to intervene by passing a detention center fee ordinance in December 2025.
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Mayor's Roundtable Aims to Reinvigorate Central City, With or Without Key Stakeholders Original

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By Jeremiah Hayden Verified
| Portland Mercury Verified
A few years ago, a large group of local elected, business, and community leaders met in private to discuss the economic future of Portland’s central city. It wasn’t a governing body, exactly, but it included a mix of government leaders working in tandem with well-connected business people and a smattering of non-profits. The group was convened at the behest of Governor Tina Kotek. The result?
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