Hello Trash Pandas and welcome back to the Trash Report. I'm Elinor Jones, and I've missed you so much! I didn't write a ...

If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps ...

I guess it’d be easier if I didn’t care that my kids will barely talk to me. If I slept all day and played videos games while my wife did all the work. I could have taken that route. She definitely ...

I see a lot of posts about recent events with the same refrains: “Is this real?” “How is this allowed?” “Why isn’t anyone talking about this?” “What are we supposed to do?” It’s time to move past that ...

It's the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If ...

I saw a pundit use this phrase: “right-wing DEI”. It wasn’t entirely clear what they meant, but the intent seemed to be to highlight fascist nepotism. It stuck in my head because it was so ...

I saw a pundit use this phrase: “right-wing DEI”. It wasn’t entirely clear what they meant, but the intent seemed to be to highlight fascist nepotism. It stuck in my head because it was so nonsensical ...

Yours were the sweetest Valentine everyone in the matinee for the shorts could have asked for. Thanks for shedding the shoes to share it with us all.

As of Friday, February 14, a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order to block the withholding of federal funds ...

God, it's hard to take in the awfulness and dread of daily headlines in the new Tesla-enhanced Trumpville! But, yet, I see glimpses of a better America at times. This week's (2/13) Multnomah County ...

Portland city councilors provided inklings of their first legislative work this week, signaling their intent to address ...

There was a time when our paths ran side by side, when love, however brief or lasting, was something we shared. That time was real, and it mattered. Love always does. If life has taught me anything, ...