Making a dream reality: Right 2 Dream Too’s success flies in the face of skeptics [caption id="attachment_6517" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="A rendering of Right 2 Dream Too created by a local architecture firm ...
5 Jan 2012 - Street Roots
Readers give props for SR coverage, vendors Street Roots’ recent readers survey asked Portlanders to chime in on important issues related to the organization. It was by no means scientific, but it does give us a snapshot of the people who support vendors ...
24 Oct 2011 - Street Roots
Jenny Conlee's fight song By Israel Bayer, Staff Writer Jenny Conlee is a Portlander through and through. Raised in Stumptown and brought up on classical piano, Conlee developed a love for music at an early age. Using a variety of musical instruments ...
13 Oct 2011 - Street Roots
A simple equation: We all play a part By Israel Bayer The rainy season is upon us, and for people on the streets that means that survival now becomes a matter of life or death. The issue of homelessness for many is an issue of public safety, but in realit ...
12 Oct 2011 - Street Roots
A talk with Multnomah County Chairman Jeff Cogen on what’s wrong, what’s right, and what could be By Israel Bayer, Staff Writer From “Shakedown Street” at Grateful Dead shows to creating the first certified organic bakery in Portland with the Portland Pre ...
15 Sep 2011 - Street Roots
Getting the policy ball moving forward begins with how we craft the message Janet Byrd is the executive director of Neighborhood Partnerships. Photo courtesy of Janet Byrd Janet Byrd is a walking brain trust on housing issues and messaging. Working behind ...
7 Jul 2011 - Street Roots
Lecture series celebrates Burnside: A community The PDX Re-Print Lecture Series will present Burnside: A Community, a book of photographs from the Old Town/ Chinatown area in the 1970s by self-taught photographer Kathleen Ryan. The event takes place this ...
28 Jun 2011 - Street Roots
Media rhetoric in Old Town undermines public health debate By Israel Bayer, Executive Director Last month I tagged a story in my Director’s Desk titled, “Old Town Chinatown relations misguided.” The article argued that bad press and a major push to create ...
27 May 2011 - Street Roots
SR director writes forward for new Write Around Portland book Write Around Portland is set to release its 35th anthology titled Still the Days Grow Longer. The anthology includes writings from the 2011 writing workshop participants along with introduction ...
23 May 2011 - Street Roots
Planned Parenthood CEO David Greenberg talks about what’s at stake By Israel Bayer, Staff Writer Planned Parenthood of Columbia-Willamette serves 60,000 women, men and teens each year in centers located throughout Oregon and SW Washington. It is the large ...
16 Mar 2011 - Street Roots