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‘Doing it’ — your own way

Sarah Mirk decided to write her book “ Sex From Scratch ” because, in her words, the majority of what she found in the dating section of her local bookstore “sucked.” Mirk set out to write a book that, rather than offering a series of rules to follow, off ...

19 Nov 2014 - Sarah Hansell
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
A field of their own: Refugees reconnect with their roots through Refuge Gardens

As early as five in the morning, you can find refugee growers kneeling in the dirt of the Refuge Gardens in Damascus. among the rows of broccoli, kale, squash, onions and other autumn crops. Neatly planted vegetables and fruits stretch out across the two ...

23 Oct 2014 - Sarah Hansell
Living and learning — a day in a life in Portland

After being in and out of homelessness since age 26, Justin Harris finally had some steady housing in Portland through Transition Projects. But when his brother Bryan left their hometown in the Yakima Valley to join him, he moved back to the streets. “I w ...

20 Oct 2014 - Sarah Hansell
Finding hope in the youth of El Salvador: José Gomez’s vision of a better world

José Gomez was a teenager when the bloody Salvadoran civil war started in 1979 — a war that would last for 13 years, perpetuated by funds and weapons supplied by the U.S. government. Next month, Gomez will his own experiences to Portland where he will spe ...

1 Oct 2014 - Sarah Hansell
Vendor profile: A spiritual awakening

The first thing I notice about Betty Jo Griffiths is more than just her immediate smiling personality or her kindness. It’s the joyful calm of her spirit. So much so that I forget what questions I have planned to ask that day. Betty Jo’s youngest child ha ...

24 Sep 2014 - Sarah Hansell
Making an honest dollar

Frank Quiroga’s ultimate goal is to open a Native American restaurant that features the dishes his auntie taught him to make — Indian tacos, fry bread, deer meat, buffalo and seafood. “I want to … have a story of each tribe’s background and history with a ...

11 Sep 2014 - Sarah Hansell
Getting back in stride, pen in hand

Tim Brennan’s short stories blend fantasy and fact: In one, the scene is the greenery of Washington Park. He’s watching a Shakespeare in the Park performance in the hottest part of the summer. It’s less than two years since the car crash that broke a long ...

13 Aug 2014 - Sarah Hansell
Music, homeless advocacy a driving force for vendor

Homelessness is not a crime. The belief that it is, is what Daniel Cox hopes to help change with advocacy work in the future. Daniel sells Street Roots and volunteers with Sisters of the Road. “Being part of that community and now joining the Street Roots ...

16 Jul 2014 - Sarah Hansell
Rebuilding a foundation with friends

When Lori Lematta first started selling Street Roots in March, it was to meet her immediate needs — bus tickets, phone minutes, a driver’s license, vet trips for her 10-year-old dachshund Susie. Now, however, Street Roots gives her a little more than a sm ...

2 Jul 2014 - Sarah Hansell