Eighteen months after suffering a stroke, the Portland indie legend returns in both Filthy Friends and The Minus 5 Scott McCaughey has made scores of records over the past 35 years – with his Seattle band, the Young Fresh Fellows; with his more recent Por ...
10 May 2019 - Jason Cohen
The self-confessed bad feminist and writer talks about trauma, triumph and teenage soaps By Roxane Gay, as told to Anastasia Safioleas Roxane Gay is the author of the books “Ayiti,” “An Untamed State,” the New York Times bestselling column "Bad Femin ...
5 Apr 2019 - Anastasia Safioleas
Cultural Blends owner Troy Douglass has shared his story with Native American youths, encouraging them to pursue their dreams Having superstars like basketball player Damian Lillard or rapper Snoop Dogg wear your clothing line is something most independen ...
29 Mar 2019 - Danielle Frost
BOOK REVIEW | ‘Beyond the Rebel Girl’ by Heather Mayer chronicles the contributions of women in organized labor in the Pacific Northwest A hundred years ago, Washington and Oregon were hotbeds of labor radicalism. The most radical union of the time, the I ...
29 Mar 2019 - Mike Wold
Writer and TV host Samin Nosrat talks to Street Roots about how she makes cooking accessible to everyone Interviewing Samin Nosrat, even on the phone, is a lot like watching her Netflix show. You can feel her passion and enthusiasm – for life, for food, f ...
8 Mar 2019 - Jason Cohen
Cartoonist Sarah Mirk is teaching the class as a way to connect with vendors Street Roots vendors are working with Portland social-justice writer and cartoon artist Sarah Mirk, learning to draw and create their own cartoons. Mirk is a contributing editor ...
8 Mar 2019 - Helen Hill
Ben Popp, who organizes Portland International Film Festival screenings, talks about this year’s films and theme: “Empathy has no ethnicity” This year’s Portland International Film Festival, fondly known by many Portlanders and audience members as “PIFF,” ...
8 Mar 2019 - Amanda Waldroupe
The Portland exhibit and performance series includes literary readings from Street Roots vendors David Slader and Owen Carey don’t have a spot of ink between them, but tattoos are the central theme of their co-exhibition at Gallery 114 in the Pearl Distri ...
1 Mar 2019 - Emily Green
The busker turned touring sensation opens up about experiencing homelessness Gettin’ paid to practice, now that ain’t bad. That thought ran through Charley Crockett’s mind the first time he strummed a guitar and somebody tossed a few coins his way. The T ...
1 Mar 2019 - Nathan Poppe
COMMENTARY | Alfonso Cuarón’s Oscar-winning movie highlights the struggle of the profession Mexico City, 1970. Cleo’s alarm sounds very early in the morning. She gets up and climbs down the stairs from her rooftop room in the upper-middle-class house wher ...
1 Mar 2019 - Karina Patricio... and Arely Cruz-Santiago