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Gimme Shelter: Jason Statham’s Latest Thriller Warms Up a Typically Cold January

Director Ric Roman Waugh thinks this is the perfect time of year to have grizzled action stars confront their mortality.

The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for January 26-February 1

Warm up with electropop, meta-theater, and flavor-packed wieners.

TriMet’s Present Crisis, and Uncertain Future

Portland’s public transit agency’s budget crunch is forcing major cuts to bus and MAX service.

Taylor Griggs

Councilors Want City to Move Faster on Enforcement of New Detention Center Fee

Revered Mexico-Forward Portland Restaurant República Has Announced It Will Close

I, Anonymous

You, ICE, and the future

Mercury Music Picks

Mercury Music Picks: We're Launching a New Section, New Music Portland! 

Art Snack

Art Snack: Portland's Weapons Connection, Newbery Award Winner, and 2026 James Beard Semifinalists

Do This, Do That

The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for January 26-February 1

The Trash Report

THE TRASH REPORT: Feuds for Thought

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Proposed Renter Support Bill May Divert Some Funds to Developers

A proposal to use $21M in unspent funds for rent assistance could be marred by efforts to reappropriate funds toward a cash-strapped housing project.

Jeremiah Hayden Portland City Hall 🌡

"Racist, Dehumanizing": Chat Images Show Portland Power Players Disparaging Councilors of Color 

City Council Elects Jamie Dunphy as New President

Council Workers’ Union Complaint Alleges Loretta Smith Fired Staffer in Retaliation for Union Organizing

East Portland Man Ambushed by Unidentified Armed Men in Tactical Gear and Unmarked SUV

Update: City Councilor Apologizes After Lashing Out at Press After Mercury Story About Offensive Group Chat

Profile Theatre’s Tiger Style Delivers Great Comedy and Sharp Bite

Mike Lew’s deftly drawn play shows the difficulty of claiming identity.

John Rudoff

Stopping the Slow Creep of ICE

Limited detention and transportation capacity have likely helped keep Oregon's immigration detention rate among the nation's lowest. But ICE may be trying to change that.

Abe Asher

GOOD MORNING, NEWS

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Book Review: Sara Jaffe’s Hurricane Envy Is Very Queer, Very Portland

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The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This Weekend: Jan 30–Feb 1, 2026

Good Morning, News! Today 8:52 AM

Good Morning, News: National Shutdown Against ICE, Don Lemon arrested, Senate Dems to Frame Loss as Win (Again), More TriMet Drama, Councilors Want Local Rules on Detention Centers Enforced, Developers! Developers! Developers!

News Yesterday 5:20 PM

TriMet’s Present Crisis, and Uncertain Future

Movies & TV Yesterday 4:30 PM

Movie Review: In Shelter a Nearly Wordless Jason Statham Is Forced to Return to a Secret, Violent Vocation

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Ticket Alert: Kid Cudi, Tedeschi Trucks Band, and More Portland Events Going On Sale This Week

News Yesterday 12:30 PM

Proposed Renter Support Bill May Divert Some Funds to Developers

News Yesterday 11:30 AM

Councilors Want City to Move Faster on Enforcement of New Detention Center Fee

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Good Morning, News: Federal Agents Who Shot at Alex Pretti Placed on Leave, Sen. Klobuchar Runs for Governor, and More About the January 30 National General Strike

Food and Drink Wed 9:00 PM

Revered Mexico-Forward Portland Restaurant República Has Announced It Will Close

Theater & Performance Wed 6:00 PM

Theater Review: Profile Theatre’s Tiger Style Delivers Great Comedy and Sharp Bite

News Jan 25 11:37 AM

Legacy Emanuel Sends Cease and Desist to Nurses Union Over ICE Statements

Oregon Nurses Association previously spoke out about alleged patient privacy violations of ICE detainees who receive medical care at the Legacy facility.

Taylor Griggs & Jeremiah Hayden Books Tue 2:00 PM

What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome Documents Justin Townes Earle's Time in Portland

Music journalist Jonathan Bernstein first knew the singer-songwriter as a fan.

Melissa Locker Movies & TV Jan 15 5:50 PM

Gus Van Sant's New Film Returns to His True Crime Roots

In Dead Man's Wire nothing goes according to plan, including Van Sant's return to his true crime roots.

Dom Sinacola News Jan 13 11:15 AM

"Racist, Dehumanizing": Chat Images Show Portland Power Players Disparaging Councilors of Color 

Messages obtained by the Mercury contain a slew of offensive tropes sent during a council president election.

Jeremiah Hayden News Jan 6 7:15 PM

Mayor to Force Some Homeless Portlanders from Alternative Shelters in February

Wilson says people living in city-run alternative shelters need incentives to move from shelter to housing. The city and county are already overwhelmed.

Jeremiah Hayden News Dec 30 7:20 AM

Despite DOJ Intervention, Portland Police are Still Killing People in Mental Health Crisis

A grand jury declined to indict officers who used deadly restraint on a man with schizophrenia in June. His family is weighing legal options.

Courtney Vaughn Theater & Performance Jan 23 5:20 PM

Caught in the Middle of Impact Play

At Performance Works NW, a new show from Genderbomb builds radical intimacy through kink. Are audiences prepared?

Lindsay Costello News Jan 9 8:30 PM

After Border Patrol Agent Shoots Two People In Portland, Oregon AG Vows to Investigate

Update: Homeland Security identifies man and woman shot and injured during an encounter with immigration agents in East Portland. Oregon officials are imploring DHS to leave the state.

Jeremiah Hayden, Courtney Vaughn, Taylor Griggs & Wm. Steven Humphrey News Jan 16 8:45 AM

East Portland Man Ambushed by Unidentified Armed Men in Tactical Gear and Unmarked SUV

Video footage shows three men in plain clothes rushed in to pry a man from his vehicle in a case of mistaken identity.

Courtney Vaughn Pickathon Mon 4:15 PM

The Pickathon 2026 Music Lineup is Here! 

Marcos Valle, Cosmic Tones Research Trio, Folk Bitch Trio, and more pull up to Pendarvis Farm, July 30 to August 2.

Nolan Parker News Jan 22 1:43 PM

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.

Courtney Vaughn Movies & TV Jan 14 1:30 PM

Swimming Through Trauma in The Chronology of Water

Kristen Stewart’s first feature film interprets Lidia Yuknavitch’s 2011 memoir through fragmentation and aquatic metaphor.

Lindsay Costello Photo Essay Jan 21 3:00 PM

Spectators and Players, Portland Is a Ping-Pong Town

Major League Table Tennis matches make it clear: The hype for ping-pong shouldn't end at Marty Supreme.

Corbin Smith Visual Art Jan 23 11:00 AM

What Wanders Through a Body? 

At curious Portland gallery Lumber Room, corporeal works by Louise Bourgeois and Isabelle Albuquerque converse.

Lindsay Costello News Jan 14 8:29 PM

Update: City Councilor Apologizes After Lashing Out at Press After Mercury Story About Offensive Group Chat

Councilor Dan Ryan initially said he lacked appropriate context for a statement. Here are the receipts.

Jeremiah Hayden News Jan 11 1:05 PM

"Sometimes Criminals Get Shot": Portland Police Officer Defends Minnesota Shooting of Renee Good

Portland cop pulled from protest duty after remarks, while the Police Bureau reviews another incident involving an officer punching a protester during an arrest.

Courtney Vaughn Just Can't Get Enough?

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