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Portland
fromPortland Mercury
5 days ago

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Trump Crushes Curler's Dreams, Extra Mad March Madness, and What's Happening with Portland's Music Venues?

Sarah Maywalt fights for her right to compete in curling amid federal mandates against trans women in sports.
Remodel
fromPortland Monthly
3 weeks ago

Multnomah County Retrofits Its Libraries for the People

The renovated Albina Library transforms from a historic building into a multipurpose community hub offering ESL classes, maker spaces, teen areas, and cultural programming beyond traditional book lending.
fromPortland Mercury
2 months ago

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Sketchy ICE Agents, Pushy Cops, and Table Tennis Is More Than Just Marty Supreme

(PRO TIP: If you despise being "the last to know," then be one of the first to know by signing up for Mercury newsletters! All the latest stories shipped directly to your email's in-box... and then... YOUR HEAD.) * Portland Officers Who Clashed With Anti-ICE Protesters Identified Officer who was filmed punching a protester on January 9 was previously named in a lawsuit stemming from a 2020 protest. Another officer was reassigned after recent remarks made on camera triggered complaints and internal review.
Portland
fromPortland Mercury
4 months ago

Good Morning News: Bikers Ain't Slipping With These Hot Tips, Portland Housing Expert Splits, and Trump Wants Dem Veterans... Dead? (Cool. Cool, Cool, Cool.)

Portland Winter Guide gives winter bike-commuting advice, frames a cultural rebound narrative, and reports an unexplained leave and resignation of an international housing expert.
US politics
fromPortland Mercury
5 months ago

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Emergency Nudity, ICE on Parade, and Portland's Hero Frogs

Community groups provide rapid-response support, legal observation, and aid to immigrants affected by ICE while protests, confrontations, and cultural events occur across Portland.
Portland
fromPortland Mercury
6 months ago

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Portlanders Fight for Gaza, House Parties Ahoy, and the Rapture That Wasn't

Portlanders joined the Global Sumud Flotilla departing Spanish ports to try to breach Israel's blockade and deliver aid to Gaza, facing drone attacks.
Arts
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
7 months ago

From Outliers to Kosher Pop Art, a new look at the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education * Oregon ArtsWatch

Rebekah Sobel, new executive director of the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, will present Steve Marcus's Judaica-themed psychedelic skateboard exhibit in Portland.
#county-politics
fromPortland Mercury
7 months ago
Portland

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Political Shenanigans Lead to Unemployment, Oregon's Shrinking Newspapers, and the Heroes Keeping Portland Weird

fromPortland Mercury
7 months ago
Portland

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Political Shenanigans Lead to Unemployment, Oregon's Shrinking Newspapers, and the Heroes Keeping Portland Weird

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