Obituary: Robert Durning: 1941-2010 Robert Durning, a popular former vendor with Street Roots, passed away at the Oregon Health and Science University on Sept. 29. He was 68 years old. Robert was born in Aurora, Colo., and moved with his parents and siste ...
15 Oct 2010 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! We live in a plastic world, but don’t forget to squirrel away a bona fide buck before you head out tomorrow morning, because you won’t want to miss the latest edition of Street Roots. Here’s what’s coming your way Friday morning: Oregon’s b ...
14 Oct 2010 - Street Roots
Hollywood vendor dies on the streets... Street Roots is sad to announce that one of our regular vendors has passed away this month. Daphne Andrews was found dead in the Hollywood neighborhood in early August. She was 39 years old. SR is waiting to find ou ...
31 Aug 2010 - Street Roots
Peace, immigrant movements converge tonight for ‘No Soy El Army’ tour The No Soy El Army 2010 tour kicks off a multi-stop tour across Oregon, 6-8 p.m. tonight at Rotture, 315 SE Third Ave. The event will be followed by a benefit concert for the Portland C ...
26 Aug 2010 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! Relief is here! Not just the cooler weather, but also the new edition of Street Roots, practically smoking with the heat of the press on its pages. Help a vendor out and take one off his hands this weekend, and enjoy cool interviews and impo ...
19 Aug 2010 - Street Roots
Vendor Profile: Jaimie Smith By Cassandra Koslen Contributing Writer Jaimie Smith seems to radiate. Happy, with a lot of energy, full of stories. “My first day, I had the rattles inside,” she says, a bit of laughter behind her voice. “I get anxiety about ...
5 Jul 2010 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! There’s a place in the sun calling your name this weekend, but before you head out, don’t forget to grab the latest edition of Street Roots. Vendors will be out in force bright and early on Friday morning with the new paper in hand. Here’s a ...
24 Jun 2010 - Street Roots
Vendor Profile: Scott Landauer By Cassandra Koslen Contributing Writer At first, Scott Landauer is nervous. He sits across from me, shy, barely making eye contact, forearms crossed, guarding his chest. It took some convincing to get him in the interview ...
18 Jun 2010 - Street Roots
Housing programs and Street Roots team up to support vendors By Becky Mullins & Israel Bayer Staff Writers Kristi E. Skeie came to Street Roots in early May wanting to become self sufficient and provide a stable environment for herself and her service ...
2 Jun 2010 - Street Roots
Meet our vendors and what matters to them Street Roots vendors are a proud and determined bunch. They laugh, cry, dream and struggle like anyone. Vendors come to the newspaper from many different experiences and circumstances. Some will move on quickly an ...
30 Apr 2010 - Street Roots