Despite mayor’s assurances, more people than ever are homeless in Portland Mayor Keith Wilson and others have said homelessness may be decreasing in Portland, despite Multnomah County data showing the opposite.

At Mayor Wilson's State of the City address Friday, he again relied on anecdote -- not data -- to prove his response to homelessness is working.

@lmonghughes.bsky.social digs into the numbers today:

the gays keep discovering louder songs

Sorry to be overly sincere for a second, but here's why we decided to persevere through all of the bullshit and take over InfoWars.

There's just gotta be a line somewhere.

Thank you @pablo.show for letting me talk so openly about this.

Alexa how do I ask why we're talking about musicians' Coachella fashions before their music without sounding 85

Backrooms (2026) but in the Villa Rosa storage basement with Lisa Vanderpump's fursona suit

unfortunately 😭

THE BLACK BYLINE: Your Guide to “Portland Nice”—And How to Avoid It Port•land: a seaport in NW Oregon, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers Nice: pleasant; agreeable; satisfactory. •••• In case y’all missed it:...

www.portlandmercury.com/opinion/the-...

"Portland Nice" Is on Full Display in Carol Triffle’s Latest Musical Comedy - Portland Mercury Nice People is here to change minds and spare feelings. And it's all out of minds.

I couldn't help but think of @donovanscribes.bsky.social's "Portland Nice" column when I saw Nice People at Imago Theatre for @portlandmercury.com: www.portlandmercury.com/theater/port...

Members of Sherbet Tone (that's sher-bet) have also made @wweek.com's BNB before, but never together like this: www.wweek.com/music/2026/0...

Rose Gerber Is Meeting the Moment Gerber is embracing a ‘cowboy boots meet Doc Martens’ sound and grassroots connection.

Rose Gerber isn't new to Portland music, her monymous band is nearly a decade old. The alt country singer knows boots are made for walking, not licking: www.wweek.com/music/2026/0...

Best New Bands 2026 Meet 10 new bands singing, shredding and shouting their way to community.

Running the insider poll issues was my favorite part of working at @wweek.com. Artists saying nice things about their peers for no financial gain? Amazing. To keep the Best New Bands love train rumbling, I love the intro @christenmccurdy.bsky.social wrote: www.wweek.com/music/2026/0...

Ryan you need that impact resistant material! the blue light blocker!! are you really single vision in space???

the real Project Hail Mary was getting the Amazon Prime 12 pack of frames to stay on Ryan Gosling's face am I wrong

moving to Hollywood to teach actors how to wear and look through glasses. they're not just for making Jonathan Bailey look sluttaceous

the algorithms are finally showing me everyone's April Fool's Day jokes

Presenters at the 2021 Seattle Queer Film Festival opening-night gala at SIFF Cinema Egyptian. Three Dollar Bill Cinema announced Wednesday that it’s pausing the festival indefinitely. (Courtesy of Three Dollar Bill Cinema)

NEW: For the first time in 30 years, there will be no Seattle Queer Film Festival. This was confirmed by Lindy Boustedt, board president of Three Dollar Bill Cinema, who said they fell into debt and only just got out of it. There's no set return date 📽️

My story: www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...

the number of times I get confused for straight in Portland is absolutely criminal

*stares in Bearracuda*

"Andrew Jankowski was on hand to throw ass" new headstone alert 💀

Snakes on the Dance Floor - Portland Mercury Swedish icon Cobrah turns Portland's Wonder Ballroom into a queer rave for the shes, gays, and theys. DJ Latex opens.

From Sweden to Portland with love, queer rave queen Cobrah turned Wonder Ballroom into a sweaty, euphoric dance hall. Andrew Jankowski was on hand to throw ass and capture the energy.

I clarify "staff story" bc I'm making my freelance return to WW, since my landlord won't let me pay her in experience, and my nephew needs the name-brand Legos.

WW sharpened my skills, so even if my feelings got really, really, REALLY hurt, @wweek.com is like my ex-husband that I'd rush to help.

marge simpson from the simpsons is holding a potato and saying i just think they 're neat ALT: marge simpson from the simpsons is holding a potato and saying i just think they 're neat

trying to justify my excitement for wallpaper:

Kate Blairstone Makes Transformative and Immersive Spaces Blairstone began designing wallpaper for hospitality clients like Besaws and Gado Gado—and offers both custom and ready-to-buy rolls.

My last @wweek.com staff story is now live (and yes I was thrilled to write about wallpaper to the point I didn't want @christenmccurdy.bsky.social to think I was a freak for said excitement): www.wweek.com/culture/2026...

Snakes on the Dance Floor - Portland Mercury Swedish icon Cobrah turns Portland's Wonder Ballroom into a queer rave for the shes, gays, and theys. DJ Latex opens.

COBRAH brought a bit of Berghain to @wonderballroom.bsky.social last week. My review for @portlandmercury.com: www.portlandmercury.com/music/snakes...

April: Arts for All calendar Here are our April top picks for where to use your Arts for All benefits to catch movies, plays and music for $5

I wrote the last legally permissible Timothée-ballet gag for @streetroots.bsky.social: www.streetroots.org/culture/2026...

Fertile Ground Celebrates 17 Years with 17 Days and Nearly 100 Plays Spring has sprung, and playwrights spent the winter ensuring that this year’s crop of plays for the Fertile Ground Festival of New Works would have Portland’s theater world buzzing. Nearly 100 product...

The Fertile Ground Festival of New Works is under two weeks away. This year's program puts audiences as close as their neighbors' shoes and as far as the furthest reaches of space. I picked a few shows from Fertile Ground's lineup for @portlandmercury.com: www.portlandmercury.com/Theater/2026...

betraying your truth all by yourself handsome?

I have once again been confused for straight

we need receipts for these cultural outrage stories. no commenting on Nasty Pig if you haven't dined out in the last quarter, and no ballet-opera shame if it's been longer than a year since you attended a show. Please! I'm so tired.

wearing my Joan Rivers cardigan to the unemployment office to show them I mean business