Wm. Steven Humphrey

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If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution to the Mercury, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND!👋 Woooo-wheee, it was a HOT one yesterday, right? Well, don’t dress only in flip-flops and thongs to go to […]

CALLING ALL SMART ASSES! It’s time to put your brainy-brain to the test with this edition of POP QUIZ PDX—our local, sassy-ass trivia quiz. And this week we’ll see how much YOU know about what’s inside foie gras, famous celebs teaming up with the Portland Fire, and which disgusting gas station food would you pick to eat […]

If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution to the Mercury, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND!👋 While we should stay alert for those sneaky, intrusive spring clouds, we should be looking forward to a mostly […]

But first, how did you do on our last quiz? To the surprise of no one, YOU'RE SMART. And as for your answers to our weekly “subjective question,” I'm

GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! 👋 Today you can expect a mostly sunny week , with minimal intrusive clouds, and a perfect high of 70 degrees.

If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution to the Mercury, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND!👋 Get ready for a partly sunny day with clouds creeping in this afternoon, with hottie highs topping out at […]

HELLO THERE, BRAINY FACE! It’s time to put that brainy-brain to the test with this edition of POP QUIZ PDX—our local, sassy-ass trivia quiz. And this week we’ll see how much YOU know about local sports mascots, historic highways, and which (nude) professional sports team the Mercury should purchase! (Our research shows that having a nude team […]

GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! 👋 Welcome to the jubilant month of June, which kicks off in a very summer-y way with sunny skies and highs reaching the mid-80s today and around 90 (!) tomorrow.