Opinion
Defending the Gorge against fossil fuels
Two months ago, I wrote about the Port of Portland’s plan to build propane export facilities, investigated the problem of “bomb” trains and the blast zone around the terminal, and dug into Pembina Corp.’s operations in Canada. Much has happened since then. On April 7, the Swinomish tribe in Washington filed a lawsuit against BNSF…
Director’s Desk: Weekly publication strong, getting stronger
For two days this spring, Street Roots vendors, volunteers, staff and board met to hash out what the next three years of the organization might look like.
Understanding that Street Roots went to a weekly publication schedule in January, something the organization had been working toward, it was clear that the next three years needed…
SR Editorial: Proposed county budget makes smart connections
For many years, the budget process for Multnomah County was a painful study in having to do more with less. That is not the case for now. This year, Chair Deborah Kafoury’s 2016 proposed budget is $1.7 billion, with more than $90 million in expected new revenue over the current budget. There are lots of…
News
Portland: The city that whips
Annamarie Stockwell stands at the front of a room packed with students on Portland Community College’s Sylvania Campus, swinging a single-tail whip. She has the full attention of the class. “I’m not a doctor,” she tells them, “but I play one in a dungeon.” Earlier this year, Portland was dubbed “kinkiest city in America.” The…
Trust yer gut: Singer and songwriter Shelby Lynne
“I wanted some male energy!” Shelby Lynne practically yelps in a drawl so thick you could take a hatchet to it. “I wanted to see what that did!” Emphatic. Euphoric. Well into her 40s, a Best New Artist Grammy winner, six albums into her career, fallow periods, a storied past and a life she’s found…
Proud and prominent
Last year, Portland’s first large-scale Trans* Pride March rallied 400 trans and queer people and allies to parade the streets downtown with signs declaring “Trans Solidarity Unity Community,” “Deaf Trans Pride” and “Gender is a universe and we are all stars.” This year, Portland Trans Unity, the all-volunteer group organizing the event, expects around 1,100…
Street Roots receives five awards, three firsts, for journalism
June 7, 2015: Street Roots reporters Emily Green and Jake Thomas took home three first-place awards from the Society of Professional Journalists for environmental and science reporting, health reporting and general news reporting. Green took home top honors for her report “Toxic Soldiers,” about the men and women who trained at the Army’s Fort McClellan…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: Arnold Casey
Arnold Casey has called many places home. A self-proclaimed “Army brat,” he moved around a lot as a kid while his dad served in the Navy. The second of nine children, Casey spent most of his childhood raising his siblings while his father was away and his mother struggled with an alcohol addiction. Although Casey…
