Leaving the Station: TriMet Retires Its Oldest MAX Trains
Portlanders say “so long” to the MAX Type 1 train cars.
The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for April 20-26
Earth Day puppets, $4 pizza slices, and can you pronounce Sunn O)))?
Women’s Treatment Center Announces Permanent Closure After Abruptly Halting Services
Amid mounting operating expenses and a sudden closure that triggered complaints to the state, Volunteers of America Oregon says it will shut down the women’s inpatient facility and lay off all staff.
The Christophers Is Another Small Masterwork by Steven Soderbergh
He says his next two movies will be made with AI, so enjoy it while it lasts.
We Picked Out Which Cast Member Is Which Golden Girl in Savannah Sipping Society
Triangle Productions adapts a Jones Hope Wooten script full of wordplay and wit.
A Highly Anticipated New York-Style Bagel Shop Opens This Spring
Pipsqueak Bagels will churn out hot bagels on SE Gladstone starting April 11.
Pipe Dreams and Pizza Crusts Will Dive into the Wacky World of Organ Grinder Pizza
An upcoming documentary explores the Portland pizzeria that may have once been the largest in the world.
The (Somewhat) Amazing Race
Who will win in a battle of the transportation modes? Another completely scientific Mercury experiment!
Healing Through Dance at Process PDX
The new-ish club and rave space in a SE Portland warehouse focuses on intentionality, harm reduction, and specialty sound.
Lloyd Center Mall Announces Official Closing Date in Portland
Closure of the mall arrives despite a vocal effort to “Save Lloyd.”
Red Hen Bagelry Brings Delightfully Chewy Bagels to Northeast Portland
Look for offerings like sweet-salty sesame and the mythical egg everything bagel.
Kicked to the Curb: Substance Abuse Patients Ordered to Leave As Treatment Center Abruptly Closes
Without warning, an inpatient drug treatment facility temporarily shuttered, leaving nearly 50 women scrambling for a place to go. For some, the knee-jerk decision cost them their sobriety.
Taking the Fast Lane on 82nd Avenue
Inside the ambitious plan for Portland’s busiest transit corridor.
Join the Cult of the Shrimp Burger
Bbang’s shrimp burger, an ode to a Korean fast food classic, already has a devoted following.



