Time was that moving out of the city and into the suburbs was a mark of success, a move solidifying a family’s foothold in the middle class and a future of upward mobility. In the 1960s and 70s, the federal government encouraged suburban living, investing ...
25 Jun 2013 - SR editorial board
Sheri began living on the streets when she was 12. She was running away from an unsafe home where addiction led to abuse. The streets were a safer place to be. In the streets she was taken in by other houseless people who made a home for her and protected ...
25 Jun 2013 - Kendall
I don’t believe in soul mates. At least, not in theory: I think of my life, my reality, as the one that won out among many possible realities that could be entirely different if I’d made one infinitely small decision elsewhere. As it happens, I decided to ...
25 Jun 2013 - Melissa Favara
What people are saying around Portland about suburban poverty “We are seeing more and more calls coming to City Hall. Our staff get three to five phone calls a week from people seeking help of various kinds. Prior to the recession we did not get any calls ...
26 Jun 2013 - Joanne Zuhl
Shelters, domestic violence, foster care among priorities commissioner emphasizes in city’s housing agenda Portland Mayor Charlie Hales shocked City Hall watchers when he announced his bureau assignments in early June. With few exceptions, each commission ...
27 Jun 2013 - Amanda Waldroupe
Commissioner Steve Novick was elected to Portland City Council in 2012. He currently heads the city’s Transportation, Emergency Communications and Emergency Management Bureaus. On March 6, KATU conducted a poll of Portlanders, asking their views on variou ...
27 Jun 2013 - Steve Novick
Gemini (May 21-June 20) Big Brother PRISM is watching you. Re-read Orwell’s “1984” and freak out. Embrace the dystopian future! Cancer (June 21-July 22) OK, so we can’t trust the government with our personal information. Not exactly a forehead smacker tha ...
30 Jun 2013 - Soup Can Sam
Feeling overwhelmed by my busy week at Street Roots, I was reminded last week by vendor John Michael of a simple message — that all anyone really needs is to know that they’re loved. I stopped in my tracks. He smiled at me and gave me a hug. We each share ...
1 Jul 2013 - Israel Bayer
Right 2 Dream Too, the homeless way station at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Burnside, will square off with city attorneys next week for perhaps the final round in their 20-month standoff. On July 11, a motion to dismiss by the city will be considered i ...
1 Jul 2013 - Joanne Zuhl
Photographer Intisar Abioto shoots the many faces of her city through a refreshing lens As Portland continues to shine in the national arts and culture spotlight, it drags along with it the tired portrait of who is or is not the “typical Portlander.” Phot ...
1 Jul 2013 - Ann-Derrick Gaillot