I forgot how shitty it feels; and how shameful it feels, when you're weak. And vulnerable. And too nice to a stranger who you don't realize hates you until it's too late. And they decide to take this ...

It's obvious some have come across a curious food item with the sign: “Eat me.” It’s tempting, isn’t it? The promise of big, of seeing more, of feeling stronger, of imagining things others have ...

Over here at the Mercury, we try to be as analytics-neutral as possible—that is, we try not to base our entire self-worth and ...

Over here at the Mercury, we try to be as analytics-neutral as possible—that is, we try not to base our entire self-worth and ...

Over here at the Mercury, we try to be as analytics-neutral as possible—that is, we try not to base our entire self-worth and ...

The Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund's (PCEF) budget is bigger than expected. This year was about figuring out ...

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Recent funding allocations from the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF) demonstrate a shift in the program’s ...

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, BRAINIAC! It's time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week's edition of POP QUIZ PDX—our weekly, local, sassy-ass trivia quiz. And in this verrrry special ...

• Incoming Mayor Keith Wilson ran his campaign on the promise that he'll get houseless people into shelters—and according to various city and county officials he's already making some headway.