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Dizzy Dan’s Hologram: Part I — ER

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
The big weekly leap forward

It was standing room only Jan. 2 at the Street Roots office as vendors crowded to get the first glimpse of the new weekly Street Roots newspaper. It was our inaugural edition on a weekly schedule and vendors were excited to get the paper unloaded and out ...

10 Jan 2015 - Street Roots Staff
Flipping the script: Building social capital

When Marlon Crump is standing on his turf in front of the Standard Insurance building on SW 4th and Salmon with a stack of Street Roots in his hands, even on a week in between new papers, it seems like everyone knows who he is. Maybe it’s his contagious e ...

31 Oct 2014 - Sarah Hansell
Sharing smiles with customers, friends alike

For Allen Butera, Street Roots isn’t just an income opportunity. It’s work that helps make his recovery process possible. “I’m more focused on my recovery right now than anything else,” he said. He’s been staying in a clean and sober facility and particip ...

22 May 2014 - Sarah Hansell
Injury inspires vendor to help others’ lives

It’s not always easy to stay positive when you don’t have a bed to sleep in, a roof over your head, or a job to support you. Evan, however, doesn’t seem to have trouble keeping a smile on his face throughout the short time I sat down to chat with him. “I ...

18 Apr 2014 - Sarah Hansell
Sharing art and a good story, too

When Harry Richards and I sit down for our interview, the first thing he asks me is if I want half of his burger. You have to learn how to share, he explained, when you grow up in a big family like he did. Now, Harry shares in a different way – through ar ...

27 Mar 2014 - Sarah Hansell
Vendor Tony Boone is on the beat

On the chilly afternoon when we spoke, Tony Boone was about to go to Canby for three days where he has a job making clothes at an old friend’s house. He doesn’t think of it as work though. “It’s a vacation,” he tells me. Over the next few days, as Portlan ...

15 Feb 2014 - Sam Bouman
Vendor profile: Volunteering keeps vendor connected

Vendor profile: Volunteering keeps vendor connected By Cole Merkel, Staff Writer Every Thursday, Street Roots vendor William Adams helps make bologna and cheese sandwiches for Operation Nightwatch, a hospitality center he has been a community member of fo ...

4 Dec 2012 - Street Roots
Vendor Profile: Urban hobo brings sales to life in downtown

Vendor Profile: Urban hobo brings sales to life in downtown by Kaisa Crow, Contributing Writer Buy a copy of Street Roots from vendor John Michael Christian if you are passing by Southwest Sixth and Salmon outside of Starbucks, or, some mornings, if you f ...

7 Nov 2012 - Street Roots
Vendor profile: A traveling poet finds a place in Portland

Vendor profile: A traveling poet finds a place in Portland By Cole Merkel, Staff Writer Like most Street Roots vendors, Harold Thompson has experienced poverty up close. In 30 years of traveling, he says he has visited all 50 states and has spent extended ...

24 Aug 2012 - Street Roots