Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile | Searching for resources and restoring your life
Tamara Knapper is well-known around Portland and Street Roots for her kindness and friendly disposition. She grew up in Portland, right off of Northeast Broadway Street near the Lloyd Center, and her connection to the community runs deep. She’s also known for being motivated and hardworking. Her dedication to her work at Street Roots makes…
News
High number of deaths in Oregon state prisons
The Oregon Department of Corrections has recorded an average of nearly one prisoner death per week since mid-September. One person died just one month after being admitted into Oregon State Penitentiary. The youngest was a 27-year-old woman. From Sept. 14 to Nov. 28, the 10 prisoners who died in custody were between the ages 27…
Opinion
OPINION | Missing Indigenous women often ignored
No one knows just how many Indigenous girls or women go missing each year. There are estimates. In 2019, 8,162 Indigenous youth and 2,285 Indigenous adults were reported missing to the National Crime Information Center, or NCIC, out of a total of 609,275 cases. But crimes against Native individuals often go unreported, and with American…
Kaia Sand | The Making of the Street Roots Holiday Zine
Dan Newth was holding up a bundle of the holiday zines, but I didn’t expect him to also be managing the leash of an extremely cute dog. He explained to me that he was watching the dog, named Dendi, for his customers while they shopped in New Seasons, something he commonly does. Consider it full-service.…
