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Self-governed homeless shelter Right 2 Dream Too facing financial crisis
Right 2 Dream Too, a resident-governed village and shelter for homeless Portlanders, says it needs financial support to sustain its operations. At a site near the Rose Quarter Transit Center, the shelter’s model offers tiny homes and spaces for homeless Portlanders to sleep, with dedicated spots for those willing to help run the village. R2DToo…
Decades after Katherine Dunn’s “Geek Love” comes “Near Flesh,” a cult-classic in the making
Katherine Dunn, you would have loved “The Substance.” Thirty-six years after the publication of Dunn’s cult classic “Geek Love,” comes “Near Flesh,” a collection of 19 short stories mostly unpublished during her lifetime. Macmillan Publishers will release the collection Oct. 7. As bell hooks wrote in “Killing Rage,” “the rage of the oppressed is never…
Jamie Dunphy envisions social housing tower to replace closed Gateway Fred Meyer
City Councilor Jamie Dunphy knows it’s a tall task, but he has big ideas for the Hazelwood neighborhood he represents. “In 15 years, I want to build a 14-story tower,” Dunphy said. Dunphy is talking about a social housing project: affordable housing owned and managed by local government and nonprofit developers rather than businesses that…
Career Start program provides workforce training
When Pierre Fuqua goes to work as a certified nurse’s aid, he steps in and does whatever is needed, going beyond the job description with his attitude and work ethic. “I help everybody, other CNAs and patients — I do two or three tasks at a time,” Fuqua said. “Sometimes people ask me if I…
