Portland, OR—the most populous city in Oregon and one of the country’s fastest-growing economies. As a city of dreamers, ...

The Mercury covers culture & art because we think all its various forms are—quite plainly—how people understand one another.

Pew Research Center’s 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study surveyed more than 35,000 Americans on religious affiliation and ...

Tom McCall Waterfront Park hosts many festivals every year. But the park, arguably Portland’s most underutilized resource, has untapped potential to serve as the linchpin for downtown’s revival, the ...

Even before the news about a restaurant closing gets posted on the Press Herald's website — then almost invariably shoots up the list of our most-read stories — it's the subject of office scuttlebutt.

Maine isn’t usually the state that hits news headlines. But with recent news regarding Maine’s Democratic Governor Janet Mills telling second-time President Donald Trump, “We’ll see you in court,” ...

Good morning, Portland! Believe it or not ... with people reporting ICE sightings in various places including TriMet. Learn more about what ICE and federal immigration officers may be able ...

The No Vacancy project aims to help find the best businesses and open storefronts to help revitalize historic Chinatown.

There is no surer sign of springtime in Portland than the arrival of the cherry blossoms. Those pink-and-white fluffs, that ...

She speculated that the proposed Portland Music Hall would be a good ... place. They’re going to take from the State. They’re going to take from Cross Arena. So Portland doesn’t win. Live ...

Portland State (19-12, 11-7) finished in third place and has a bye until it plays No. 6 seed Idaho in the quarterfinals on March 10 in Boise, Idaho. Sacramento State (7-24, 3-15) finished last and ...

An uptick in dysentery, the diarrhea-inducing disease often associated with frontier times past, is on the rise in the Portland ... to an area where dysentery is common, it’s also a good ...