Culture
Gregor Gog – anarchist, first street paper editor, and King of the Vagabonds
Gregor Gog’s life was one that spanned a time of social transformations, revolutions and human catastrophes in Europe. Born in Schwerin an der Wartke (now Skwierzyna, Western Poland) in 1891 and raised in modest circumstances, Gog had a life marked by upheavals and changes of direction, from a short period of fame through suffering and…
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Gregor Gog – anarchist, first street paper editor, and King of the Vagabonds
Gregor Gog’s life was one that spanned a time of social transformations, revolutions and human catastrophes in Europe. Born in Schwerin an der Wartke (now Skwierzyna, Western Poland) in 1891 and raised in modest circumstances, Gog had a life marked by upheavals and changes of direction, from a short period of fame through suffering and…
Notable and Quotable: Our favorites from 2019
Jan. 11 Walter Cole aka Darcelle XV “There were gay bashings, there were all sorts of things happening, and we, of course, did not want to get hurt. We didn’t walk in the streets. We didn’t go from club to club. We were in the club, and that was it. Now, of course, everything’s changed…
Life on the Streets: Family – a subject too painful for words
For the past year, Street Roots’ Life on the Streets series has dealt with the many issues people living in extreme poverty may experience. Our vendors have spoken openly about their experiences with scabies, infected feet, the danger and beauty of full-moon nights, how to survive sleeping on concrete during sub-freezing temperatures, and what it…
Street Roots vendors share their gratitude and hopes for the new year
Marty Sledge: I am grateful for being alive and having friends and family that are supportive. It is a blessing to have a place to come and have some soup. John Smith: I am grateful to Street Roots. It gives me someplace warm to be and a family. Sean Sheffield: I am grateful…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: Dreams of running a business
Don Peterson has a big voice and a dry sense of humor. Sometimes, he said, people just don’t get him. “I try to be the comedian,” he said. “Like when people say, ‘Have a good day,’ I say, ‘I can’t. I woke up.’ Some people think it’s funny, and others wonder, ‘What did you say…
Opinion
Reflecting on a powerful year in print journalism
Every Friday at 8 a.m., someone shouts out the same question in the Street Roots office: What’s in the paper, Joanne? The call is to Joanne Zuhl, the executive editor, who holds the attention of a crowd of 50 or so vendors, sprinkling jokes into her synopsis of the new issue of Street Roots. While she…
