The Mercury broke its own rule against opinion pieces this week, publishing a rare five-byline editorial defending Councilor Mitch Green against a coordinated push from police, city officials and the mayor to force him out over old tweets.
— via Portland Mercury, Jeremiah Hayden
The Richmond Bar is back as Richmond Club, taken over by Double Dragon's Dan Casto after a decade of living blocks away. The mac and cheese didn't survive the transition, but chicken frites, a burnt honey cheesecake, and cocktails layering pandan and chai did.
— via Portland Mercury, Caitlin Pangares
A $5 app turns your own neighborhood into a scripted, unstaged performance, no actors, no set route, just headphones and ten audio walks that dare you to spit on the ground or stalk a stranger through a cemetery. One writer's test run got hijacked by a real injured bird the app never mentioned.
— via Portland Mercury, Lindsay Costello