Culture
Russell Brand: Addiction, recovery and respect for street paper vendors
Gone are the trademark cheeky taunts and rapid-fire speech. Instead, Russell Brand – calling Street Roots’ sister paper The Big Issue from London during a long day of press – is softly spoken, polite and generous. One might even call him respectful. It’s a contrast to the rock ’n’ roll swagger, Jesus-esque hair and the…
Opinion
‘We can choose peace’: The need for new U.S.-Korea policy
United States-North Korean relations remain tense, with the Trump administration threatening to launch a first-strike military attack to destroy North Korea’s nuclear infrastructure. And North Korea for its part has said it would respond to any attack with its own strikes against U.S. bases in the region and even the U.S. itself. This is not…
Director’s Desk: There’s a new coffee in town – Street Roast
Street Roots has an exciting announcement to make. A new coffee is coming to Portland. Israel Bayer is the executive director of Street Roots. You can reach him at israel@streetroots.org or follow him on Twitter @israelbayer. We are proud to announce that in December, Marigold Coffee is launching Street Roast. Proceeds from the sale of…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: ‘We have something to give, too’
Melanie Mulkey has been through some very hard times in her 30 years. When she was growing up, her parents were alcoholics and her mother was also addicted to meth. At age 7, she was sexually abused by adults in the home. When she couldn’t get anyone to believe her, Melanie began roaming the streets,…
News
Time served: Portland restaurateurs consider hiring from Oregon’s prison system
When Cala began serving its now-acclaimed Mexican cuisine in San Francisco two years ago, most diners didn’t know that more than half the restaurant’s 50 employees had previously served time in prison. “The truth is, it’s just smart business,” Cala’s general manager, Emma Rosenbush, recently told a private audience at Portland’s Laurelhurst Theater. Cala was…
