Suzette Smith
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Portland Mercury culture editor. she/her. Signal @suzettesmith.66 or email [email protected], [email protected]
Metro says it’s going to close the southwest entrance to Lone Fir Cemetery for 10 months starting in spring *gestures* so construction workers can use it exclusively while working on the long planned Chinese cemetery memorial building project.
February 11, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Metro says it’s going to close the southwest entrance to Lone Fir Cemetery for 10 months starting in spring *gestures* so construction workers can use it exclusively while working on the long planned Chinese cemetery memorial building project.
This book has nothing to do with Portland; I just thought it was super funny.
Book Review: For Human Use Isn't Really About Dating Corpses
For Human Use is about dating, with a side of social norm collapse.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:22 PM
This book has nothing to do with Portland; I just thought it was super funny.
Always so wild when someone hasn't heard of At the Drive In, and I'm so envious that they get to discover it
February 10, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Always so wild when someone hasn't heard of At the Drive In, and I'm so envious that they get to discover it
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Bad news: ORESTAR won't load
Good news: This is the first time ORESTAR breaking brought up this charming image of a pioneer trying to push a wagon through the mud
Good news: This is the first time ORESTAR breaking brought up this charming image of a pioneer trying to push a wagon through the mud
February 9, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Bad news: ORESTAR won't load
Good news: This is the first time ORESTAR breaking brought up this charming image of a pioneer trying to push a wagon through the mud
Good news: This is the first time ORESTAR breaking brought up this charming image of a pioneer trying to push a wagon through the mud
Babe get your glasses, the Oregon Book Awards nominees dropped
Literary Arts Announces 2026 Oregon Book Award Finalists
Literary Arts announced the finalists for its coveted 2026 Oregon Book Awards this morning, selecting via juries of out-of-state judges just 35 works from 200 submissions. This list always largely dic...
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February 9, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Babe get your glasses, the Oregon Book Awards nominees dropped
just ordering soup of the day without info like souprise me motherfuckers
February 6, 2026 at 9:13 PM
just ordering soup of the day without info like souprise me motherfuckers
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February 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Attention reporters, including laid-off ones! Anyone want to go live in Burlington VT and report for one of the last truly fantastic alt-weeklies in the country? Seven Days publishes real investigative stories and a ton of culture. Great paper jobs.sevendaysvt.com/job/writing-...
Multnomah County says Burnside Bridge has reopened to road traffic.
"After maintenance crews were able to deploy a temporary fix, road traffic has reopened on the Burnside Bridge. River traffic under the Bridge will remain closed while crews continue their work."
"After maintenance crews were able to deploy a temporary fix, road traffic has reopened on the Burnside Bridge. River traffic under the Bridge will remain closed while crews continue their work."
Please allow me to update that to "There is currently no firm timeline for when the Bridge will reopen. Multnomah County will provide updates when they are available."
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NEWS RELEASE: Mechanical issue forces closure of Burnside Bridge; temporary fix under way, but no timeline yet for Bridge will reopen
There is currently no firm timeline for when the Bridge will reopen. Multnomah County will provide updates when they are available.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Multnomah County says Burnside Bridge has reopened to road traffic.
"After maintenance crews were able to deploy a temporary fix, road traffic has reopened on the Burnside Bridge. River traffic under the Bridge will remain closed while crews continue their work."
"After maintenance crews were able to deploy a temporary fix, road traffic has reopened on the Burnside Bridge. River traffic under the Bridge will remain closed while crews continue their work."
Somebody made a meme generator about the text messages story that Jeremiah wrote.
February 6, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Somebody made a meme generator about the text messages story that Jeremiah wrote.
Burnside Bridge closed for "the next two hours" according to bridge attendant. They've blocked off the road at MLK and Couch now and on the other side at West 2nd, so there's less traffic build-up now. But they won't even let you walk across.
February 6, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Burnside Bridge closed for "the next two hours" according to bridge attendant. They've blocked off the road at MLK and Couch now and on the other side at West 2nd, so there's less traffic build-up now. But they won't even let you walk across.
Okay I guess there's one good holiday song
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WAPin' Around the Christmas D [Brenda Lee x Cardi B x Megan Thee Stallion], by Snowdream
from the album The Worst Christmas Mashups
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February 5, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Okay I guess there's one good holiday song
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-Federal judge bars federal immigration officers in Oregon from arresting people they identify as immigrants without a warrant.
-Is Oregon ready for Waymos?
-The man accused of shooting two Portland cops let loose a nonsensical political tirade.
-Black-owned newspaper The Skanner shuts down.
-Is Oregon ready for Waymos?
-The man accused of shooting two Portland cops let loose a nonsensical political tirade.
-Black-owned newspaper The Skanner shuts down.
Good Morning, News: Trump-Loving Suspect Indicted for Police Shooting, 2026 Winter Olympics Begin Friday, and Is Oregon Ready for Waymos?
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February 5, 2026 at 5:45 PM
-Federal judge bars federal immigration officers in Oregon from arresting people they identify as immigrants without a warrant.
-Is Oregon ready for Waymos?
-The man accused of shooting two Portland cops let loose a nonsensical political tirade.
-Black-owned newspaper The Skanner shuts down.
-Is Oregon ready for Waymos?
-The man accused of shooting two Portland cops let loose a nonsensical political tirade.
-Black-owned newspaper The Skanner shuts down.
theres a car alarm zammin’ it out directly by my office window and I MAY. LEAVE. A. NOTE.
February 5, 2026 at 5:59 PM
theres a car alarm zammin’ it out directly by my office window and I MAY. LEAVE. A. NOTE.
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OpenAI says it's committed to local news, evidenced by expanding its investment in Axios Local. At the time the partnership was announced, Axios said it had hired 100 local reporters to cover 34 markets — 2.9 reporters per city*.
*Including some in Portland I respect very much
*Including some in Portland I respect very much
ChatGPT is asked about local news 1 million times per week www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/chat...
ChatGPT is asked about local news 1 million times per week, OpenAI says
ChatGPT is fielding 1 million prompts about local news every week, OpenAI said in a blog post that also announced the AI company wants to take "a different path" on local news than other tech…
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February 4, 2026 at 8:08 PM
OpenAI says it's committed to local news, evidenced by expanding its investment in Axios Local. At the time the partnership was announced, Axios said it had hired 100 local reporters to cover 34 markets — 2.9 reporters per city*.
*Including some in Portland I respect very much
*Including some in Portland I respect very much
Portland is in the annual February Fakeout y/n?
February 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Portland is in the annual February Fakeout y/n?
friend, casually: I got us tickets to Fury Road
me, not so casually: SHINY AND CHROME WE DIE HISTORIC
me, not so casually: SHINY AND CHROME WE DIE HISTORIC
February 3, 2026 at 5:55 AM
friend, casually: I got us tickets to Fury Road
me, not so casually: SHINY AND CHROME WE DIE HISTORIC
me, not so casually: SHINY AND CHROME WE DIE HISTORIC
happy hobonichi techo April start release to all who celebrate
February 1, 2026 at 9:38 PM
happy hobonichi techo April start release to all who celebrate
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Witness to the gassing # Portland
February 1, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Witness to the gassing # Portland
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A big group stopped outside the ICE facility and federal agents dropped several rounds of chemical ammunitions. The crowd leaving the scene was the most chaotic I’ve ever seen it and the gas was the most intense. I don’t know how/why the gassing started.
February 1, 2026 at 12:45 AM
A big group stopped outside the ICE facility and federal agents dropped several rounds of chemical ammunitions. The crowd leaving the scene was the most chaotic I’ve ever seen it and the gas was the most intense. I don’t know how/why the gassing started.
Tonight at the theater an actor groaned “Catherine O’Hara” during their death scene and the audience groaned
January 31, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Tonight at the theater an actor groaned “Catherine O’Hara” during their death scene and the audience groaned
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Movie review from Guardian on Melania.
January 30, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Movie review from Guardian on Melania.
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Not your mother's protest here in Portland. High Schooler are out in force as part of the national strike.
January 30, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Not your mother's protest here in Portland. High Schooler are out in force as part of the national strike.
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Here at the Mercury we love an action film director who’s secretly so much better than anyone asked him to be. On Friday, Ric Roman Waugh’s Shelter hits theaters with a nearly wordless guy (Jason Statham) forced to return to a secret, violent vocation.
Movie Review: In Shelter a Nearly Wordless Jason Statham Is Forced to Return to a Secret, Violent Vocation
Is that you Jason? I mean, Mason?
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January 30, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Here at the Mercury we love an action film director who’s secretly so much better than anyone asked him to be. On Friday, Ric Roman Waugh’s Shelter hits theaters with a nearly wordless guy (Jason Statham) forced to return to a secret, violent vocation.
Someone recently signed me up for a “PDXtoday” newsletter which seems to be written by AI (or someone with terrible taste) in South Carolina.
January 29, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Someone recently signed me up for a “PDXtoday” newsletter which seems to be written by AI (or someone with terrible taste) in South Carolina.
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•Rose Festival Parade shifts to night mode
•The two agents who shot Alex Pretti placed on leave
•Revered Portland restaurant closing
•Tesla reports steep profit decline
•Profile Theatre’s Tiger Style is the best bargain in Portland theater
•The two agents who shot Alex Pretti placed on leave
•Revered Portland restaurant closing
•Tesla reports steep profit decline
•Profile Theatre’s Tiger Style is the best bargain in Portland theater
Good Morning, News: Federal Agents Who Shot at Alex Pretti Placed on Leave, Sen. Klobuchar Runs for Governor, and More About the January 30 National General Strike
Absolutely no vagueposting allowed
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January 29, 2026 at 5:42 PM
•Rose Festival Parade shifts to night mode
•The two agents who shot Alex Pretti placed on leave
•Revered Portland restaurant closing
•Tesla reports steep profit decline
•Profile Theatre’s Tiger Style is the best bargain in Portland theater
•The two agents who shot Alex Pretti placed on leave
•Revered Portland restaurant closing
•Tesla reports steep profit decline
•Profile Theatre’s Tiger Style is the best bargain in Portland theater