By Israel Bayer, Staff Writer A month ago, Paul Gefroh came to talk to me. It had been two years since he had lost his son. The memory of Nick is still very fresh in his heart. We talked about Nick’s involvement with Street Roots, his childhood and his co ...
15 Apr 2013 - Israel Bayer
Street Roots vendors Don and Cynthia get a place to call their own By Ashley Koronko,Contributing Writer It was cold and windy when I pulled up to meet Cynthia and Don near what was soon to be their new apartment at Stark Firs. They flag me in, spotting ...
18 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff
By Becky Straus, Contributing Columnist On March 27, with dissenting votes from Commissioners Fritz and Novick, the Portland City Council voted to accept the annual report on the Portland Police Bureau’s collaboration with the Joint Terrorism Task Force ( ...
18 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff
By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer They carpooled and packed into buses, wearing buttons in solidarity and some paired in matching T-shirts. More than 150 of them, of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, made the trip. They came for Housing Opportunity Lobby Da ...
23 Apr 2013 - Joanne Zuhl
Report: Affordable housing remains out of reach for many Staff Reports Fewer available rental units, rising demand among renters and higher rents are putting greater stress on low-income renters. That’s according to the annual housing affordability report ...
23 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Labor organizer Saru Jayaraman says that restaurants are the next front in the fight for food justice By Mike Wold, Contributing writer Fair trade, farm-to-table, locally sourced: Restaurant menus are replete with politically correct terms, but the kitche ...
23 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Aries (March 21–April 19) It’s a strange world. If you know up from down this month, then you are well ahead of the rest of us. Stick with that. Taurus (April 20-May 20) It’s spring. BTW, it’s not. It’s still gloomy and wet and cold. At least the flowers ...
23 Apr 2013 - Soup Can Sam
By Joseph Santos-Lyons and Victoria Demchak, Contributing Columnists I learned early that the question, “How are you?” could become profound. Elders would look into my eyes and ask me in such a way that I felt not only a deep connection, but had to answer ...
24 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Mission Continues helps returning veterans reconnect with their community through service By Robert Britt, Contributing Columnist It’s been five years since I left Iraq. Five years since I stepped off that flight carrying me and hundreds of others from th ...
24 Apr 2013 - Robert Britt
The NAYA Native American Literature class has been studying the history of Celilo Falls, shown at right, and the impact of the building of the dam on Native communities. Students wrote two-voice poems, capturing two perspectives on the building of the dam ...
24 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff