Environment
Feds possibly routing nuclear waste through Oregon
Oregon is not home to the most contaminated land in North America — that award goes to Washington. But if things go according to plan, Oregonians could see nuclear waste passing through in the years to come. Over the past four years, the Department of Energy, or DoE, the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, and…
News
Feds possibly routing nuclear waste through Oregon
Oregon is not home to the most contaminated land in North America — that award goes to Washington. But if things go according to plan, Oregonians could see nuclear waste passing through in the years to come. Over the past four years, the Department of Energy, or DoE, the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, and…
Oregon’s first Marianas Festival embraces cultural pride and tradition
Oregon’s first-ever Marianas Festival brought the spirit of the islands to the Pacific Northwest. Over two days, the festival held cultural workshops, dance and musical performances, food and a car show on Aug. 23 and 24. Aiming to celebrate the cultures of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam, together known as…
Poetry & Art
Broken Open, a memoir in essays, reflects on childhood and the lessons that come with age
The winter of 2016 found me walking down a cobblestone street in León, Nicaragua, on my way to visit a prosthetics clinic. While the outing was off the beaten tourist path, I had not had a vacation in mind anyway. I was one of eight writers led by the author and teacher Martha Gies, on…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile | Lessons learned and newfound hobbies
Josh Black always has his skateboard with him. He started skating when he was six years old and is a Burnside skatepark local. “In the 90s, it was locals only,” Josh said. “We were pretty rough to people back then.” He chuckled and described chasing away rollerbladers. “I’ve chilled out a lot in my 40s,…
Culture
Oregon’s first Marianas Festival embraces cultural pride and tradition
Oregon’s first-ever Marianas Festival brought the spirit of the islands to the Pacific Northwest. Over two days, the festival held cultural workshops, dance and musical performances, food and a car show on Aug. 23 and 24. Aiming to celebrate the cultures of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam, together known as…
Opinion
Kaia Sand | Community safety is about supporting community, not fracturing it
The building’s fire alarm went off during the Drag Queen Brunch at Darcelle’s. It was a Sunday, and Nettie Johnson and I were at Street Roots on Davis Street around the corner from Darcelle’s. Johnson, as the Street Roots custodian, was cleaning, and I was grappling with how to handle increasing violent threats. Kaia Sand…
