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Spare the What?! The argument for more jail beds falls flat

Willamette Week’s May 7 piece on juvenile justice in Oregon, “ Spare the Jail, Spoil the Child,” demanded a reaction. As the title suggests, the article posited that Multnomah County in particular, and Oregon in general, need to use more jail beds to addr ...

17 Jun 2014 - Shannon Wight
Signed team Blazer ball and killer tickets to support Street Roots

The Portland Trail Blazers along with the Willamette Week Give!Guide have teamed up to support Street Roots. Give today (12.17.2013), or tomorrow (12.18.2013) and have a chance to win a signed team Trail Blazer ball and two killer tickets. Game ball infor ...

17 Dec 2013 - Israel Bayer
When trying is half of the battle

The past month we have seen a media frenzy surrounding homelessness. That’s why I cringed a little bit when I read the Willamette Week’s cover story on homelessness titled, “The Real World: Portland.” The author interviewed ten people living on the street ...

5 Sep 2013 - Israel Bayer
Philanthropy for the masses: Give!Guide engages community-minded donors

Philanthropy for the masses: Give!Guide engages community-minded donors by Israel Bayer, Staff writer The Give!Guide, created by the Willamette Week in 2004, started by raising $20,000 for a handful of local nonprofits. Nine years later, it helps raise mo ...

11 Dec 2012 - Street Roots
Plug in, turn on, get engaged and volunteer

Plug in, turn on, get engaged and volunteer Muhammad Ali once said, “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.” That quote couldn’t be more telling during these hard times. Street Roots along with hundreds of other nonprofits acro ...

5 Nov 2010 - Street Roots
April Fools: Homelessness and the media in PDX

April Fools: Homelessness and the media in PDX The Willamette Week exposed Street Roots for attempting to rob homeless people of 25 cents a paper, while the other 75 cents was being used to go toward the undeserving poor. The newspaper published two artic ...

7 Apr 2010 - Street Roots
The streets and Street Roots

The streets and Street Roots There's been a wave of press this month on aggressive behavior by panhandlers and canvassers on Portland’s sidewalks, mostly due to the fallout from the sit-lie ordinance being struck down by the local courts. None of tha ...

19 Aug 2009 - Street Roots
April Fools: WW, Mercury, KGW, Oregonian cover Street Roots and homelessness

April Fools: WW, Mercury, KGW, Oregonian cover Street Roots and homelessness From the April 1 edition of Street Roots. (The April Fools edition was one of the most popular Street Roots ever published. We sold out of the newspaper in a week and ordered mor ...

15 Apr 2009 - Street Roots
Street Roots April Fools edition to sell out in a week- we're ordering more!

Street Roots April Fools edition to sell out in a week- we're ordering more! The Street Roots special April Fools edition is on the verge of selling out. Nearly 10,000 papers have been sold in just a week. We are ordering more. The special edition is ...

10 Apr 2009 - Street Roots
Support Street Roots through the Willamette Week Give!Guide!

Support Street Roots through the Willamette Week Give!Guide! Nov. 12, 2008 Street Roots has been selected by Willamette Week for inclusion in the 2008 Give!Guide. The fifth annual Give!Guide is a holiday season fund raiser that serves as a unique vehicle ...

12 Nov 2008 - Street Roots