News
Community steps up amid COVID-19, but many families remain in ‘survival mode’
Prior to the pandemic, Deedra Martin was on a tight schedule. After she dropped off her 7-year-old daughter, Ellie, at Marysville Elementary School in Southeast Portland, Martin would rush to arrive on time for her shift as a manager at JOANN Fabrics. At 2 p.m., she raced back to pick up her daughter at the…
Portland’s anarchist heritage: A primer on a misunderstood movement
The Department of Justice declared Portland an “anarchist jurisdiction” on Sept. 21, and if you take a walk downtown, rampant graffiti depicting the notorious circle-A symbol appears to confirm the label. But Portland historians show the movement deserves deeper context, and modern anarchists say the label is just another way to dismiss an ideology they…
What inspires Eric Earley
Blitzen Trapper hasn’t played a show in 2020, which makes them pretty much like every other artist in this year of the coronavirus. “Holy Smokes Future Jokes,” the Portland band’s 10th album, was still announced in May and came out in September, leaving frontman Eric Earley to promote it on his own and from a…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile | ‘I find a lot of catharsis by writing’
Daniel Campbell has been a cook, a construction worker and a reticulated lift operator. But most importantly, he’s working on getting a degree in English literature. Because what he really is, is a writer. “I write about day-to-day things, things that interest me, politics,” he said. With the recent election, “I feel like I’m losing…
Culture
What inspires Eric Earley
Blitzen Trapper hasn’t played a show in 2020, which makes them pretty much like every other artist in this year of the coronavirus. “Holy Smokes Future Jokes,” the Portland band’s 10th album, was still announced in May and came out in September, leaving frontman Eric Earley to promote it on his own and from a…
Opinion
Kaia Sand | There is room for all in this circle
The circle was big. Standing 6 feet apart, neighbors — at first mostly people who are housed, and slowly, more and more unhoused — faced each other in the grassy park at Sunnyside Environmental School in Southeast Portland. As each person walked up to the circle, people stepped back, widening the circle under a clear…
Housing
Oregon lawmakers extend eviction moratorium; landlords sue
The Oregon State Legislature met in a special session Dec. 21 and extended the state’s eviction moratorium to June 30, despite concerns by Republican lawmakers about landlords’ bottom lines. Yet state Rep. Alissa Keny-Guyer (D-Portland) told her colleagues there is only one bottom line to consider with the original moratorium set to expire at the…
