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A Grameen-style bank in Portland, microloans to lift incomes

The last few months have seen a spree of really good news for Portland’s tech industry. From Intel’s $13.8 billion second quarter (up 8 percent from a year earlier), to Bain Capital taking a $230 million stake in online banking startup Simple, to the host ...

3 Sep 2014 - M. Nels Johnson
East of Eden: former pastor  Mike Davis  ministers to the hundreds of homeless in East Portland

Crouched in the trampled underbrush along the Springwater Corridor, Mike Davis pulls back a loose tent flap to reveal a quietly sobbing woman. “I don’t know what to do, Pastor Mike,” she says, shakily raising an unlit cigarette to her lips. “Can you help? ...

13 Mar 2014 - Alex Zielinski
East Portland’s violent little secret: A special report on the alarming rate of domestic violence in the city’s least served communities

East Portland’s violent little secret: A special report on the alarming rate of domestic violence in the city’s least served communities By Anthony Schick, Contributing writer Maria spent one week in Portland with her abuser. Her husband, who had controll ...

15 Sep 2010 - Street Roots
Jefferson Smith’s view from the east

Jefferson Smith’s view from the east By Israel Bayer, Staff Writer Jefferson Smith? Don’t know the name? You soon will. Smith is an Oregon representative for the House District 47 that encompasses East Multnomah County. His working-class district has seen ...

8 Jul 2010 - Street Roots
East Portland deserves a fresh look

East Portland deserves a fresh look It may not have the refinement of the Pearl or Boise neighborhoods, or the earthy vibrancy of the city’s downtown, or even the modern quaint feel of Northeast Portland’s creative districts. It isn’t blessed with the cov ...

8 Jul 2010 - Street Roots
Street Roots preps new office in East Portland

Street Roots preps new office in East Portland Street Roots new office on NE 81st & Halsey will open in December thanks to Visions Into Action and the United Way of Columbia-Willamette and our partners at JOIN. Twenty new sales locations for vendors ...

25 Sep 2009 - Street Roots