Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: ‘My liveliness is back’
About three months ago, Nathan had a cancer scare. “I found a lump,” he said. “And I just thought, what the hell, I’m gonna go try to live a little.” That attitude is what brought him from the East Coast to Portland, when he decided to live out his teenage dream of moving to the…
Opinion
During Pride Month, Planned Parenthood affirms right of equal health care
Every June, LGBTQ communities around the world come together to celebrate their resilience, strength and activism. The annual parades and events commemorate the Stonewall Riots of 1969, when LGBTQ people stood up to police brutality and pushed back against systematic discrimination, affirming their right to be themselves, safely and proudly. Today, that fight for full…
Director’s Desk: Portland continues to support homeless efforts
In my time at Street Roots, I’ve watched readers do some amazing things for vendors. Readers helping organize first and last month’s rent for a vendor, doctors helping with surgeries, dentists helping people get dentures, people attending Alcohol Anonymous meetings with their favorite vendor and offering up presents during the holidays. The list goes on…
Editorial cartoon: June 16, 2017
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News
Ms. Gay Pride Shayla Adkins stands OUT
Shayla Adkins was beaming in the bathroom line at The Trap in Southeast Portland, straightening the crown atop her head when she caught my eye. With a shiny sash that read, “Ms. Gay Pride,” the newly minted pageant queen proudly belted Lady Gaga’s “Born this Way” into the wee hours of karaoke night. She divulged…
Fostering pride: Oregon seeks affirming foster homes for LGBTQ youths
Growing up LGBTQ can be tough. For kids growing up Oregon’s foster care system, it can be even tougher. From the time Rickey Bedolla was about 3 years old, he spent most his childhood in one Washington County foster home or another. As he was becoming a teenager, he’d found a stable placement where he’d…
Tribes score victories against Union Pacific, fossil fuel projects
In a victory for residents, tribal communities and environmental groups, the Columbia River Gorge Commission has upheld a Wasco County decision to deny Union Pacific its permit to run additional rail lines through the town of Mosier, where one of its crude oil trains derailed and burned only a year ago. The commission will issue…
Director’s Desk: Portland continues to support homeless efforts
In my time at Street Roots, I’ve watched readers do some amazing things for vendors. Readers helping organize first and last month’s rent for a vendor, doctors helping with surgeries, dentists helping people get dentures, people attending Alcohol Anonymous meetings with their favorite vendor and offering up presents during the holidays. The list goes on…
Oregon bill would expand sanctuary protection for immigrants
A bill aimed at further protecting undocumented immigrants in Oregon had its first legislative hearing June 8. While its introduction comes late in the legislative session, its outlook is promising. On Tuesday the House passed the bill 35-23, sending it to the Senate for its first reading Wednesday. The bill is backed by the governor…
Housing
Director’s Desk: Portland continues to support homeless efforts
In my time at Street Roots, I’ve watched readers do some amazing things for vendors. Readers helping organize first and last month’s rent for a vendor, doctors helping with surgeries, dentists helping people get dentures, people attending Alcohol Anonymous meetings with their favorite vendor and offering up presents during the holidays. The list goes on…
