Oct 20, 2024
by Wm. Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! 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 you despise being "the last to know," then be one of the first to know by signing up for Mercury newsletters! All the latest stories shipped directly to your email's in-box... and then... YOUR HEAD.) • It's the Mercury's Election Issue (Ranked #1 in Portland)! Let the bells ring and confetti fall, the Mercury's ELECTION ISSUE is online and in print at more than 500 locations citywide! 🎉 Including our 100% accurate endorsements and handy-dandy voter cheat sheet. Don't vote without it! 🙋🏻‍♀️ Davy Le Chevance (mightyshort.com) / Corianton Hale • POP QUIZ PDX! This week, instead of sassy-ass trivia questions, we're practicing sassy-ass RANKED CHOICE VOTING. Rank hot celebs, sandwiches, members of N*SYNC, and more! 😍 fotostok_pdv / iStock / Getty Images Plus • Rene's Receipts Oh, look... an exhaustive time line of all the scandals. blunders, and power plays of mayoral candidate and commissioner Rene Gonzalez. (And just in time for election season!) A must-read before casting your vote. 👀 Anthony Keo • Mercury Music Picks In the round-up this week: new Haley Heynderickx songs INCOMING, PDX Jazz Festival presale SECRETS, and your ONE CHANCE to see the new At the Drive-In doc (as far as we can tell). Courtesy of Oscilloscope Laboratories • Sisters of the Road Will Resume Property Search After Prior Purchase Falls Through Board members at Sisters of the Road are trying to pick up the pieces and plot a new path forward after a long-awaited building purchase fell through. The setback comes as the nonprofit's executive director is leaving. Sisters of the Road • THE TRASH REPORT This week: Tim Walz spreading the gospel of truth, social media stars in hurricanes, and let's not get bitten by Portland's adorable Arctic fox! Andrew Harnik / Getty Images • André 3000 Is Seriously Weird Live Audience members called for OutKast hits, Mr. Benjamin replied with eerie minimalism and a variety of incredible-sounding instruments. Photo: Gabe Drechsler • The Week in Portland Food News This week, we're drooling over stuffed handmade tortillas from Machetes and raising a glass at the Publican Beer Room. Plus, get the scoop on a focaccia-forward wine bar, and find out where to get pork rib adobo and braised lamb and potato pizza. Machetes • What's Wrong With the Dare? New York sleaze songwriter and Charli XCX collaborator the Dare is just a few years out from attending college in Portland and crooning lyrics like “am I the only one who wants a movie romance?” as Turtlenecked. We're obviously fans of all of it. Photo: Cameron Crowell • 10 Seasonal Treats to Try in Portland This Fall Fall is here and it's time to indulge in Portland's best sweet treats like pumpkin whoopie pies, caramel apple paletas, and apple cider cake doughnuts. Here's where to find them! Doe Donuts WOW, THAT IS A LOT OF GOOD READIN'. I hope you didn't have any other plans this weekend! Dig in, and remember: Producing all this hard work costs moolah—so please consider contributing to the Mercury to keep it all coming! Thanks!
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