Street Roots vendors pay tribute to Cherie through their writing Every Wednesday morning for three years, Cherie Manning helped a table of Street Roots vendors express their voices through creative writing. In 2013, when she applied to volunteer at Street ...
13 Apr 2018 - Street Roots
Mary DeMocker, author of 'The Parents’ Guide to Climate Revolution,' shares her favorite online resources In “The Parents’ Guide to Climate Revolution,” author Mary DeMocker points to a plethora of online resources for parents. These are her fav ...
6 Apr 2018 - Street Roots
Google Earth reveals large swaths of the state wiped clean of forest The best way to see the extent of clear-cutting in Oregon is to take a look at the satellite imagery in Google Earth. While the Northwest Forest Plan, enacted under President Bill Clint ...
2 Mar 2018 - Street Roots
A sampling of some of our favorite conversations from the past year Jan. 20 Barney Frank Former congressman They’re going to make it easier for people to ignore our rights by saying religion trumps our rights. That’s what they are going to do. Feb. 10 ...
29 Dec 2017 - Street Roots
During the 2017 holiday season, Street Roots vendors give thanks for friends and family, opportunities and support William Adams I’m grateful for Travis and his crew at Grand Central Bakery, Lo and her crew at the Sellwood Starbucks and I want to say than ...
21 Dec 2017 - Street Roots
In 2017, we lost four Street Roots vendors; tribute planned on Homeless Persons' Memorial Day Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day happens every year on winter solstice, Dec. 21, the longest night of the year. We take time to remember our friends who we lo ...
15 Dec 2017 - Street Roots
Give twice this holiday season when your purchases benefit charity Make your holiday giving stretch further with purchases that help charity. All Portland businesses and nonprofits in the Street Roots Gift Guide were selected because they offer products o ...
24 Nov 2017 - Street Roots
Sand, who joins Street Roots on Dec. 6, has worked with people experiencing homelessness as both a professional and a volunteer Street Roots is pleased to announce that, after a national search, Kaia Sand has been hired to serve as executive director, eff ...
13 Nov 2017 - Street Roots
Street Roots' two-year project covering rural housing issues. Read the series: Street Roots received funding from Meyer Memorial Trust’s Affordable Housing Initiative to develop dedicated reporting on rural housing issues. The goal is to broaden our ...
1 Oct 2017 - Street Roots
Street Roots vendors hold a reading during Art in the Open Street Roots poets held a reading of their original work Aug. 18 as part of the Old Town Chinatown Community Association’s Art in the Open festival. The hourlong reading featured 10 Street Roots v ...
24 Aug 2017 - Street Roots