April Fools Edition: Oh Portlandia! A new discussion with the stars of the show that’s putting Portland on the map The IFC comedy show “Portlandia” has taken Portland and several pockets of America – including Wichita, Kan.; Biloxi, Miss.; and greater met ...
14 Apr 2011 - Street Roots
April Fools Edition: Mayor announces he’s running again in 2012 By Lil’ John Hogg, Staff Reports Portland Mayor Sam Adams announced today that he plans to run again in 2012. “I’ve thought long and hard about it, and it feels like all the pieces are in pla ...
14 Apr 2011 - Street Roots
April Fools Edition: Mime freed from glass box, tragedy ensues By Junior Bouffon, Staff Writer Portland Police Department and rescue crews were dispatched Saturday afternoon to Portland Saturday Market in response to a 911 call for help in an effort to re ...
14 Apr 2011 - Street Roots
April Fools Edition: Weather responsible for more of our problems Staff Writer Apparently, Portland’s weather, long responsible for Seasonal Affected Disorder, or SAD, is now altering people’s behavior in more deeply cognitive ways. That’s according to a ...
13 Apr 2011 - Street Roots
April Fools Edition: Fritz listening sessions, fragrances & Sten gets basement named after him Commissioner Amanda Fritz leads listening session City Commissioner Amanda Fritz says she is listening to the concerns of the people, which is why she has l ...
13 Apr 2011 - Street Roots
April Fools Edition: ‘Bath’n’slide’ to ease stink of water rate hike By Winona Chickensworth, Staff Writer Several Portlanders have voiced concern about being able to afford the increase in water rates, but were happy to be able to take new bike paths to ...
13 Apr 2011 - Street Roots
April Fools Edition: Ask the editor: A once-a-year opportunity to speak to ME! Dear editor: I picked up your newspaper last week and was quite disappointed. You claim to want to help the homeless, yet, unlike every other newspaper in town, you fail to eve ...
12 Apr 2011 - Street Roots
April Fools Edition: Politeness from Japan not expected to reach West Coast By Tar Balls, Staff writer Fears that Japanese politeness and respect will reach U.S. are unfounded, officials say. Last month, when a devastating 9.0 earthquake and towering tsun ...
12 Apr 2011 - Street Roots
April Fools Edition: Aid to France to aid U.S., Japanese aid The Obama administration is asking all nations in the developed world to come to the aid of France following that country’s economic implosion and spiking levels of poverty. The French governmen ...
12 Apr 2011 - Street Roots
April Fools Edition: Poor folks’ attraction to Tea Party befuddles progressives By Johnny-Boy Creach, staff writer Progressives in Portland are expressing their concern and confusion on why poor people are flocking to the Tea Party movement around the cou ...
11 Apr 2011 - Street Roots