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Your top curated events happening this week in Portland: Ghostly Encounters open mic, a Lone Fir Cemetery tour at dusk, classic horror film screenings across the city, and more! >> www.portlandmercury.com/do-this-do-t...

The Portland Mercury's Scream Queen Halloween Dance Party is this Saturday! There will be flash tattoos, costume contests, and spooky season-inspired cocktails. Get your tix ASAP!

Haven't voted yet? Be sure to check out the Mercury's election endorsements. PLUS, the Trail Blazers remain undefeated to start the season; the Thorns have clinched a playoff spot; Artificial Intelligence company Anthropic unveils its first public IPO filing; and more in today's GOOD MORNING, NEWS.

This edition of Spin Cycle features the cosmic country of Jeffrey Silverstein's latest LP, the banger beats of Saynave's new album, and the unique cumbia-punk fusion of Son Rompre Pera, who are soon coming to Portland to play at The Get Down, October 28.

The best free and cheap things to do in Portland this weekend 🎃

Need a last minute Halloween costume idea? Here are eight ways to raid your closet for a free and frightening Halloween costume >> www.portlandmercury.com/halloween-is...

Portland playwright Mikki Gillette has built a reputation for her incisive plays about queer and trans characters, made by and within queer community. Her latest, Trans Femme, invites its audience to an even more intimate setting: a tiny support group.

Gentle reminder that the Oregon Secretary of State recommends mailing your ballot by this upcoming Tuesday, October 27, or dropping it off directly in a ballot box. This and more in today's GOOD MORNING, NEWS.

It's time to test your noggin with the funnest trivia quiz in town, POP QUIZ PDX. In this week's questions: Test your knowledge on all things RIP City, which Blazer is dunking on Portland's White Stag sign, and exactly how unlikeable is the team's new, stingy, athleisure-wearing owner?

Mercury Music Picks is back with some of the coolest concerts in Portland. This week begins and ends at Revolution Hall, with Dinosaur Jr. gracing the stage on October 22 and riot grrrl legends Team Dresch celebrating their latest release with a show October 28.

With Wildwood, Laika has transcended what a stop-motion animation film can be and proven the form once more. Believe the hype!

Laika’s Wildwood lives up to the hype, Oregon Rotary Club members plan to install “Peace Poles” along sections of the Oregon Coast Trail, Spielman Bagels location on SE Division will assume a new name in honor of the shop’s original co-owner Rick Spielman, and more in today's Good Morning, News.

Ja Morant joins the white stag on Portland’s famous sign. The Blazers season officially begins tonight at home against the Phoenix Suns.

This weekend at Cinema 21, Portland’s QDoc festival presents an excellent, varied curation of new documentary films about LGBTQ+ community icons, histories, and drama! There are some real gems; don’t miss our picks >> www.portlandmercury.com/culture/all-...

A handful of registered Democrats vying for seats in local government are backed by donors who have also supported Republicans and Portland conservatives. That’s according to state data collected and presented in a new web project called Who’s Buying PDX.

Washington County Commissioner Nafisa Fai and the Oregon Journalism Project both found themselves wrapped up in a deepfake video controversy, a Portland nail salon is being sued for giving a customer herpes, the Blazers home opener is tonight, and more in today's GOOD MORNING, NEWS.

She’s developed a crush on her wife’s ex-boyfriend. Should she pursue it, or encase the idea in cement and bury it beneath the deepest ocean in the world? Dan Savage issues his unequivocal verdict in this week's spicy SAVAGE LOVE!

Two unions for workers at the city of Portland could soon go on strike, an update on arctic fox Luna, and most people in Oregon hold a negative view of new Portland Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon. This and more in today's Good Morning, News.

Your curated guide to the best things to do in Portland this week (October 19-25)! Damian Lillard officially returns home with the Blazers, taste your way through Portland Fermentation Fest, get out for a goth skate party, experience a celebration of radicchio, and more!

In 2024, Portlanders voted in 6 progressive city councilors—4 of them Democratic Socialists of America members. Now, as 3 of those 4 are vying for reelection, wealthy local political activists and their allies have been pulling out their checkbooks to prevent them from winning a second term.

It's time for the latest edition of THE TRASH REPORT from Elinor Jones. In this week's hot gossip: For an administration who hates gays so much, they really like checking out the dudes. Also, a deep dive into Kelly Clarkson's failure to purchase a $15,000 animatronic bird.

Another huge turnout for No Kings day in Portland, Ukraine shows their displeasure for Russian data centers (by bombing the crap out of them), and want to find out which centrist city council candidates are being funded by GOP donors? (The answer is "yes.")

Portland Police shot and killed a man downtown Thursday afternoon who they say was wielding a box cutter he used to assault two people.