'She learns everything so quick,' Dwd says of Kephirah When skateboarders rode by Dwd (pronounced DA-wed) and his dog, Kephirah, on the streets, he noticed Kephirah seemed ready to bolt. The rattle of wheels on the pavement, the bodies zipping p ...
29 Nov 2019 - Pat Zimmer
After finding the brother his mother put up for adoption, Vern is also back in touch with another estranged brother By the time he found his brother Brian, Vern Hannigan had pretty much decided he’d never have a family again. His mom and stepdad were gone ...
11 Oct 2019 - Pat Zimmer
For 35 years, Norm wondered what had happened to Larry. Now, he’s saving money so he can pay him a visit. Norm Chamberlin searched for his brother Larry for 35 years. He spent hundreds of dollars, hired a private detective, placed ads in the classifieds a ...
6 Sep 2019 - Pat Zimmer
Wayne says being with other people has helped him manage his own health and also assist others The summer after he graduated from high school, Wayne Moore went to Chicago for the 1968 Democratic National Convention. He didn’t have much of an idea what he’ ...
16 Aug 2019 - Pat Zimmer
Perhaps Brandon’s most passionate cause is advocating for renewal of the U.S.-Iran nuclear agreement Brandon Morgrove is working to preserve the Earth. He’s developed a plan to make Portland ecologically sound and has given the plan to Mayor Ted Wheeler. ...
2 Aug 2019 - Pat Zimmer
Brent, and advocate for people on the streets, has been involved with Portland’s street paper since the 1990s – before it was Street Roots Brent Snyder wants to help people bridge the gap. “How do we transcend the gap between homeless and poor and an op ...
24 May 2019 - Pat Zimmer
Mykel has led a troubled life but has become 'a really good person' Mykel Garner wears a monkey costume to sell Street Roots at his post at Case Study Coffee on Southwest 10th Avenue near the Central Library. “The monkey is around my waist here ...
17 May 2019 - Pat Zimmer
Peaches is continuing her late boyfriend’s work with Lions Club, and she organizes programs to bring Street Roots and Lions together Peaches Youngerman’s first Lions Club meeting was in Portland’s northeast Hollywood neighborhood in October 2017. Her boyf ...
26 Apr 2019 - Pat Zimmer
Vince left academia and a tech career for a life free of materialism When Vince Masiello headed out for Portland in the summer of 2017, he had money in his pocket. He had a used Prius he’d purchased with a buyout from a tech business he’d helped start. He ...
19 Apr 2019 - Pat Zimmer
Rediscovering his religion has helped Tyler recover from hard times “I have nothing, but I have everything,” Tyler Roberts said. “I haven’t had a dollar in my pocket for the longest time, and I’m so grateful. “I’ve come to accept that everything is exactl ...
29 Mar 2019 - Pat Zimmer