Anjeanette Brown lives in Portland and works in Gresham. For about a year, now, she’s been a waitress for a local restaurant that is part of a chain, and has worked with the parent company for 10 years, off and on. Prior to taking her current position, Br ...
30 Jan 2015 - Christen McCurdy
Earlier this month, the City Club of Portland released a report – based on a thorough review of academic research, media reports and interviews with stakeholders – concluding what homeless advocates have been saying for more than 20 years: housing is heal ...
27 Jan 2015 - Christen McCurdy
Know Your City, a Portland nonprofit that celebrates Portland’s history and culture, has created a new box set of mini-comics about local heroes. “Comics for Change! Illustrated Stories from Oregon’s Front Lines,” features stories of 10 men and women who ...
12 Dec 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Small business enterprises making a go of it in PDX By Christen McCurdy, Contributing Writer Jimmy Wilson had just relocated his dry cleaning business to the corner of N. Williams and Fremont in 2008, when the global economy tanked, and his business, like ...
4 Aug 2011 - Street Roots