Opinion
Street Roots Podcast | NYT columnist Nicholas Kristof wants to make you uncomfortable
On this episode of the Street Roots Podcast, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof joins host DeVon Pouncey and guest co-host Gary Barker to discuss how his rural Oregon roots influence his journalism. “I think that the power of journalism is not so much changing people's minds about issues that they’ve thought about, but rather…
Opinion | The commons: Imagining a better normal
Jason Hopper has a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research focused on community building and art in Bhutan. Currently Jason works in research and evaluation in Portland. Changing the world we live in requires being able to imagine a different one. As more people in our country get vaccinated and…
Diary of a Victims’ Advocate | A labyrinth of legal hurdles for immigrants and refugees
Diary of a Victims' Advocate A periodic column written by Crime Victim Advocacy Program staff at the Portland and Vancouver offices of Lutheran Community Services Northwest, a secular nonprofit offering multicultural services across the region. These advocates work with a restorative approach throughout the metro area to support victims of crimes. All the services they provide…
Opinion | E-mobility for all keeps getting closer
This summer has the potential to be the first season of a new era of biking in Portland. It follows a year that saw bike sales skyrocket, the introduction of electric bikes (e-bikes) to Biketown, the expansion of Biketown’s service area to the north and east, and the restriction of car traffic to install sidewalk…
Opinion | We can learn from youth homelessness, here and abroad
Rupal Ramesh Shah examines the intersection of public health and social justice in this periodic column she writes for Street Roots. Shah has a master’s degree in microbiology from Clemson University and a master’s degree in public health from Boston University. She has previously worked at Harvard University’s School of Public Health in the Department…
Kaia Sand | A heat wave is less escapable for those living in the elements
Dressed in an elegant straw hat and walking her golden Labrador, a woman wandered over to the Street Roots cooling station in front of our Old Town office. Visiting from San Francisco, she hadn’t gotten the memo, so to speak, that she was supposed to fear Old Town, so she reveled in the mist that…
Podcast
Street Roots Podcast | NYT columnist Nicholas Kristof wants to make you uncomfortable
On this episode of the Street Roots Podcast, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof joins host DeVon Pouncey and guest co-host Gary Barker to discuss how his rural Oregon roots influence his journalism. “I think that the power of journalism is not so much changing people's minds about issues that they’ve thought about, but rather…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile | Missing his customers during the pandemic
Street Roots vendor Rick Davis was unable to sell papers throughout much of the pandemic, but that didn’t stop him from stepping up to volunteer with Street Roots at every opportunity, including leading the construction of a Street Roots memorial wall to remember vendors who passed away. “Street Roots means family to me,” he said.…
Culture
St. Vincent’s daddy problems
Unlikely as it seems, we have The Daily Mail to thank for “Daddy’s Home,” Annie Clark’s seventh album as St. Vincent. In 2016, Clark went from indie-rock darling to tabloid celebrity after a series of high-profile relationships, so the The Daily Mail went digging for dirt — and found that in 2010, Clark’s father was…
News
Multnomah County Library enters a new era — one that is tech-friendly
After more than a year of being closed to the public, the Multnomah County Library on June 1 reopened five branches — Capitol Hill, Gresham, Holgate, Kenton and Midland. This first phase in the reopening process will focus on computer access and staff availability to answer questions and help navigate resources, with time limits between…
