Suzette Smith

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•There was a time when a three-hour standoff IN THE WAVES of Siletz Bay would have been a major Good Morning, News story. Alas.
• The Mayor says he's enforcing the camping ban!
•And then he put the city's Housing Bureau director on leave!
• It's Good Morning, News!

BASS DRUM OF DEATH “SIX USA TOUR 2025” with Gus Baldwin And The Sketch & Tragic Lovers - Dante's Live

this show is gonna fucking rip if you’re in portland on november 14th, and we are super stoked to open. would legitimately recommend getting tickets in advance, it’s apparently selling quick.

it was so funny that the Menu came out the same year as Triangle of Sadness because the Menu was like Triangle of Sadness lite.

I reviewed the new one from professional weirdo Yorgos Lanthimos.

the people deserve something easy

Theater Review: That Tony-Nominated "Musical About Corn"—Shucked Is a Total Romp TJ Acena

Behind the corn, there's more corn! And then there's catchy songs and an abundance of jokes. @ihavequalities.bsky.social reviews the touring Broadway show 'Shucked'

If you are a Portland drag queen and you would like to explain what baseball people are talking about so that I, a fan of drag but not baseball, can understand HMU suzette@portlandmercury.com
Knowledge of the news column style is a plus, but not 100 percent necessary.

Wipe my memory completely and start from the ground up with a logic system based on whether or not to cap a quote that is an independent clause after a comma.

Should I do Friday's GMN entirely in horny text as a halloween costume? Good Morning, News is already so close to horny text it's possible no one would notice.

Truly Portland to have only one lightning

You leave your pumpkin around me
your pumpkin gonna get cooked up

placard with event info and SOLD OUT

copies of Absolution, Steampunk antjo, A Peculiar Peril, Annihilation, Acceptance, Authority, for Jeff to sign

Jeff and Colin on stage

Jeff and Colin smiling out front of Green Apple

Hey, thanks, Green Apple in San Fran, readers, and @colinwinnette.bsky.social for a great sold out Absolution event tonight! (Thanks to @sallyfisherprice.bsky.social for photos.)

Portland's QDoc Film Festival Turns 17 with Bboys, House Music, True Crime, and Boy George’s Enormous Hat HR Smith Say yes to the hot mess relationship that was the creative force behind Culture Club.

At Cinema 21, from October 24-26, Portland's QDoc Film Festival offers a full-on smorgasbord of cool/cute messes, heartwarming triumphs, and a rare chance to learn more about the origins of house music.

comedians and IDK tim pool etc: flying in for Portland ICE protest!

me, aware of what Portland ICE protests are like on a Wednesday: yes queen give him nothing

Formerly known as Disjecta, if that’s something you recognize.

New exhibit explores the magical worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin In her works Le Guin explored humanity’s darkness — and potential for redemption.

A new exhibit honoring the life and works of author Ursula K. Le Guin is set to open Oct. 31 at Oregon Contemporary. Read Jenni Moore's rundown of the exhibit, Le Guin's literary impacts, and her own connection to Le Guin as a fellow PNW writer and mother.

It’s so comical, just walking by Scrap and in each window like
-a crafty person sifting through baubles
-a child drawing while an older person offers ideas
-someone diligently lettering something

like yea I get it you’re a wholesome community focused reuse center gosh

It's theatre season and I'm back on my review bullshit.

Oregon governor says National Guard remains in ‘limbo’ after court sides with Trump on troop deployment to Portland

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/10/kotek-national-guard-in-limbo-after-court-sides-with-trump.html 

Hey! The unedited version would be more than 10 minutes. Sorry that you found it confusing; thanks for reading!

Hey! The person carrying a water bottle is one of the protesters. Thanks for reading!

I should honestly say that the publication I work for has been reporting on this the whole time. But I did some of it.

I’m not late. I’ve been reporting on this the whole time.

On Saturday, October 18, ICE agents used a barrage of tear gas, stun (flashbang) grenades, and pepper bullets on demonstrators, leaving the neighborhood street in front of their building filled with gas for at least 10 minutes.

More on this and the earlier No Kings rally at portlandmercury.com

Hopelessly searching everyone's photos of Portland's #nomorekings looking for that one wonderfully painted "Ew, Donald" sign.

I was drawing other things and failed to get a photo or sketch (it was kinda behind me).

Leads accepted.

A special heaven for folks in the comments disputing crowd size.

People are dressed up and dancing outside Portland’s ICE facility. It’s raining lightly and there’s lingering tear gas in the air from a recent major gassing and occasional pepper ball deployment.

I am out of South Portland

At the South Portland ICE facility, after pushing back the crowd to let some vehicles leave, agents gassed the street for approximately 10 minutes solid. S Bancroft was opaque with gas; agents also threw flash grenades and shot pepper bullets.

ICE agents at Portland’s ICE facility just rocked S Bancroft with about ten solid minutes of tear gas, pepper bullets, and flash bang grenades.