Bolognese Fries, Cider, and Calamansi Cream Puffs by EverOut Staff From banana pudding tiramisu to Fruit Loop Danishes and from calamansi confections to rainbow cookie-flavored gelato, this edition of food news presents an array of distinctive sweets that we can't wait to try. Get the scoop on all the latest culinary happenings, including the spaghetti-western-flavored Gabbiano's sibling Take Two, the new cider taproom Bauman’s on Oak, the upcoming gelato shop Pronto Gelato, and where to find the best 4/20 munchies, below. For more ideas, check out our food and drink guide. NEW OPENINGS  ..read more

Transportation advocates say putting the blame on victims is a distraction from the real causes of traffic deaths. by Taylor Griggs On October 21, 2023, James Brian Fenimore was walking on the sidewalk on SE 82nd Avenue near Burnside Street, heading to run an errand, when a drunk driver veered off the street and struck him with a minivan. Fenimore died as a result of the crash.  According to Montavilla News, Fenimore, 66, was an artist who previously lived in the low-income housing complex Milepost 5 in Montavilla. The complex housed an artist collective that Fenimore joined, making frien ..read more

From the founder of Suckerpunch comes a zero-proof craft brewery focused on local hops and flavors. by Blair Stenvick Zero-proof drink entrepreneur Andy McMillan has a story he tells where, in 2021, he approached several Portland breweries about teaming up on a non-alcoholic craft beer. He got “laughed out of the room,” he says, by brewers who didn’t see NA beer as real beer. A few years later, that seems like shortsightedness on behalf of the brewers, whom McMillan politely demurred to name in an interview with the Mercury. Year after year since the pandemic, the NA drink industry has steadil ..read more

Making Earth Cool: Earth Day Celebration, Record Store Day, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff Celebrate Portland's favorite holiday, 4/20, by blazing up and heading to one or more of the ultra-chill events we've rounded up here, from Making Earth Cool: Earth Day Celebration to Record Store Day 2024 and from an Oregon Spring Cleanup to The Portland Mercury's Pizza Week 2024! FRIDAY LIVE MUSIC Roman Norfleet & Be Present Art Group I’ll admit it; jazz can feel very intimidating! There are so many subgenres to learn, names to remember, and history that feels gatekept ..read more

by Suzette Smith The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good morning, Portland! Wring every drop of enjoyment you possibly can out of this glorious-looking weekend (and Pizza Week). I AM TEAM RAIN, and she returns Thursday. The streets will run with water! The skies will glow pearlescent with cloud. Look upon her and despair; if you don't like rai ..read more

Plus, More Event News and Updates for April 18 by EverOut Staff Rap’s auto-tune auteur Future is coming to Portland with Metro Boomin to support their second collaborative album, We Still Don't Trust You. Art rock experimentalist St. Vincent has unveiled dates for her All Born Screaming tour with alt-rock favorites Spoon. Plus, corny dad joker Kevin Hart will attempt maturity on his Acting My Age tour. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, plus some news you can use. Tickets go on sale at 10 am unless otherwise noted. ON SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 19 MUSIC Alejandro Escovedo W ..read more

Advocates who have been tracking the city’s response to traffic fatalities aren’t so sure. by Taylor Griggs Nearly 10 years ago, the city of Portland first committed to a Vision Zero plan, setting a goal to eliminate all traffic crash fatalities and serious injuries on Portland’s streets by 2025. That year, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) reported 35 traffic crash deaths in Portland. City officials said at the time they didn’t take the rising traffic crash death toll lightly, and were strongly dedicated to the Vision Zero goals.  It’s now 2024, and traffic crash deaths in Por ..read more

by Anonymous I refuse to explain myself and the special needs of my seriously physically disabled son to anyone, because that feeling is humiliating and degrading. So, let’s just say that my son was playing fetch with a couple service dogs on an EMPTY field with easy access to and from a paved parking lot to see if maybe my son might be independent enough to care for a service dog himself. So, next time someone tells you to leave them and their disabled child alone, especially when they are neither hurting anyone nor even remotely bothering anyone, you should probably mind your own @$?&! b ..read more

by Wm. Steven Humphrey Who's ready to have some fun? Well, the Mercury is here to help with FREE TICKETS to see some of Portland's best concerts and events—our way of saying thanks to our great readers and spread the word about some fantastic upcoming performances! (Psst... if you want to say thanks to the Mercury, please consider making a small monthly contribution to keep us alive and kickin'!) And oh boy, do we have some fun events coming at ya this week! CHECK IT OUT! • Enter to WIN FREE TICKETS to see The Mission UK on May 1 at the Mission Theater! In late 1985 Wayne Hussey and Craig Ad ..read more

See how well YOU score on this week's super fun local trivia quiz! by Wm. Steven Humphrey HOWDY-DO, SMARTY TROUSERS! It's time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week's edition of POP QUIZ PDX—our weekly, local, sassy-ass trivia quiz. And this week, your brain will be tested on the latest Nike scandals, even more Nike scandals... and oh shit... how can Nike have SO MANY SCANDALS? (Lucky you, you love scandals. ?) But first, how did you do on the previous quiz? Wow, you guys are SO smart! And I especially liked the majority response for last week's "Subjective Question ..read more