Cherokee rose, or rosa laevigata, is the official Georgia state flower. The flower is native to eastern Asia, though it is ...

College students, rocket scientists and math enthusiasts around the world are celebrating Pi Day. The holiday on March 14 — ...

While we will know officially in September when Top Trumps releases the very first officially licensed Portland Monopoly game ...

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

Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or quaint nicknames: Old Glory, Union Jack, Maple Leaf — or SOB. That would be ...

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

With spring practice fully underway, the Oregon Ducks released their updated roster, including the newest freshmen and NCAA Transfer Portal newcomers to join th ...

Pee Wee Harrison recently pitched the idea to install synthetic ivy on graffiti-prone retaining walls with a goal to make the city of Portland green again.

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

Fifty years ago professional soccer came to Portland. Today, the dedicated Timbers Army and Rose City Riveters help fuel a $187 million soccer economy in the city.