Opinion
Top 10 ways to support Street Roots this holiday season
Here are 10 ways you can support Street Roots and vendors this holiday season. The more you spread the love about Street Roots and the more people who purchase the newspaper, the more successful vendors are. It’s a win-win situation. Starting at number 10: 10. Tell businesses that you love Street Roots. Ask a manager…
Editorial cartoon: Nov. 23, 2017
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Editorial cartoon: Nov. 17, 2017
Portland native Elizabeth Considine is the creator of Street Roots' editorial cartoon, Sheeptoast. Want to see more Sheeptoast cartoons? VIEW OUR GALLERY
Fix Portland’s housing crisis: Tax big businesses and the wealthy
Street Smart Economics is a periodic series written by professors emeriti in economics for Street Roots. Weather forecasters are predicting another cold, wet winter, and local housing needs are growing, but the emerging federal budget includes huge reductions in funds critical to local housing programs. Despite the recent extraordinary efforts of local government, we won’t…
Oregon’s adoptee rights initiative, 20 years on
Twenty years ago, a rag tag team of political neophytes came together to make Oregon legislative history. In the process, they ignited a firestorm of controversy in Oregon and across the country, challenged decades of secrecy and shame, and unlocked the long sealed birth certificates of thousands of Oregon adult adoptees. The sealing of adoptees’…
Give a donation in honor of Israel and vendors both present and past
As many of you know my time at Street Roots is winding down. I have only three and half weeks left in the office before I hand over the leadership of the organization to Kaia Sand. Israel Bayer is the executive director of Street Roots. You can reach him at israel@streetroots.org or follow him on…
Culture
‘Dreamers’ exhibit in Portland celebrates hope with art
Heldáy de la Cruz came to the U.S. from Jalisco, Mexico, when he was just 2 years old. He learned English at the age of 5. It wasn’t until he was 15 when his undocumented status really hit him for the first time. He wanted to learn how to drive, but he couldn’t get his…
The subtle alchemy of Three for Silver
It is difficult to do justice to the band of eclectic misfits that make up Three for Silver. A full-time trio (and sometime big band) of gypsy jazz mercenaries and multi-instrumentalists, Three For Silver has won the praise of audiences across the region since they formed in 2012. The trio combines the distinct vocal styles…
Environment
The thinning debate: Does logging help or hurt fire mitigation?
Attorney Brenna Bell keeps a worn Trivial Pursuit card on her desk at Bark’s headquarters in Northeast Portland. The question in the Science & Nature category asks, “Are forest fires good for forests?” The answer on the back of the card mirrors what ecologists, biologists and conservationists have been saying for decades: “Yes.” After this…
News
Fix Portland’s housing crisis: Tax big businesses and the wealthy
Street Smart Economics is a periodic series written by professors emeriti in economics for Street Roots. Weather forecasters are predicting another cold, wet winter, and local housing needs are growing, but the emerging federal budget includes huge reductions in funds critical to local housing programs. Despite the recent extraordinary efforts of local government, we won’t…
Safer Spaces Portland pushes for safe drug consumption site
A campaign to open a safe consumption space in Portland has officially launched, with members making their first public appearance at an Oregon Health & Science University event Thursday, Nov. 16. The campaign, Safer Spaces Portland, is just getting its feet off the ground, but organizers said they hope to build a broad coalition that…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: ‘Service is my bottom line’
Each person who walks through the doors of 211 NW Davis St. and becomes a part of the Street Roots family brings a distinct set of skills, talents, philosophies and gifts. Ever since Twan arrived, he has found valuable ways to give. Giving, in fact, is his way of life. “Service is my bottom line,”…
