Dan Newth is a Street Roots vendor and periodic writer. This is the first of three columns, told through his perception of events surrounding his recent attempted suicide and recovery. Diarrhea dribbled down my leg. I fell onto the toilet with my underwea ...
30 Jan 2015 - Dan Newth
Street Roots vendors work hard in the summer. It’s not easy. Being homeless in the summertime isn’t any fun. Longer periods of daylight are a welcome sign for many Portlanders, but for many people on the streets it can mean going long stretches of time wi ...
10 Jul 2014 - Israel Bayer
My great Street Roots story of the month: A few weeks ago, I picked up the latest issue from my regular (but fairly new) vendor, George, who posts up outside the front door of Powell’s (which I cut through on my way to work). I only had a five dollar bill ...
6 Nov 2013 - Nate Gulley
I was adopted at a young age, yet I still remember my adopted parents telling me they were my new parents. Then asking if it was OK, I answered, “yes.” They were pleased; next they told me I could change my name if I wanted to. They gave me some examples ...
21 Oct 2013 - Leo Rhodes
Two weeks ago, Michelle had asked somewhat timidly, if she could turn in a few pieces of her art to be published in Street Roots. Now, a week after her first artwork was published, I was waving to Michelle as she rode her bike up to the Street Roots’ offi ...
5 Jun 2013 - Kara Dimitruk
I was a little manic several springs back on the streets of a small Texas town called Mansfield. The police and I had been through several run-ins, which resulted in me landing in a Fort Worth mental hospital. Being a ward of the state scared me a bit, be ...
4 Jun 2013 - Hobo John
Street Roots editorial Jim and Street Roots’ Vendor Coordinator Cole Merkel started around the same time. Jim was a Street Roots vendor. Cole was a Jesuit Volunteer a year out of college and looking to make a difference in the world. For more than a year, ...
25 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff
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
"Bill is a hero!” That’s how the email ended from an employee at Powell’s who recently communicated a story that unfolded with a Street Roots vendor. Earlier this month, Bill found what turned out to be a Bronze Star issued to a local military vetera ...
18 Feb 2013 - Street Roots Staff