Vendor Profile: ‘It’s not the cards you’re dealt, it’s how you play them’ by Cole Merkel, Contributing Writer At 19 years old, Jacob Anderson may look young, but a difficult past has forced him to grow and brought him a lot of wisdom in the process. “I’ve ...
16 Feb 2012 - Street Roots
Vendor profile: Staying positive a rewarding role for vendor By Cole Merkel, Staff Writer Brian Schmidt sells Street Roots like a corner newsman at the turn of the 20th century. “Great articles in today’s Street Roots, read all about it for a couple quart ...
1 Feb 2012 - Street Roots
Vendor Profile: Northwest’s Shaman in training By Cole Merkel, Staff Writer Saul Cortes watches over the community around him. During our interview at his sales location, the Whole Foods at Northwest 13th Avenue and Couch Street, he had conversations with ...
19 Jan 2012 - Street Roots
Vendor profile: "I’ve got something to contribute to this community" By Cole Merkel, Staff Writer Art is Nathan Roper’s outlet to channel his energy. “It gives me a perspective,” says Nathan. At times tumultuous, Nathan’s life has taken him thro ...
21 Nov 2011 - Street Roots
Early morning walk highlights homelessness awareness By Cole Merkel Staff Writer Interfaith leaders, local politicians and community members walked this morning from St. Andre Bessette Roman Catholic Parish (formerly the Downtown Chapel) to First Unitaria ...
15 Nov 2011 - Street Roots
Vendor Profile: J.Neal Carr By Cole Merkel, Staff Writer Neal Carr is a philosopher at heart. He has always been philosophically minded, he says, and the existential question, along with Eastern religion keeps him optimistic and hopeful, “I know,” Neal sa ...
27 Oct 2011 - Street Roots
Curbside: A collection of views from people on the streets about R2D2 While Occupy Portland simmers in front of the Justice Center in Southwest Portland, a smaller, quieter residential occupation organized by Right to Survive and Right to Dream Too has se ...
26 Oct 2011 - Street Roots
Vendor profile: A world traveler lands in the Northwest By Cole Merkel, staff Writer Don Grubb commands few pretensions. His quiet, friendly smile and shaved head don’t easily lead on to the fact that, in a few short years, he has seen more places outside ...
12 Oct 2011 - Street Roots
Vendor profile: A vendor with presence, and presentation By Cole Merkel, Staff Writer Marlon Crump is a self-described Renaissance Man, in that he is able to undertake many challenges and multi-task in order to help others solve their problems. “If they m ...
28 Sep 2011 - Street Roots
Vendor profile: Getting to know people, in a small town way By Cole Merkel, Staff Writer Rhonda Radowski prefers the small-town familiarity and smiling faces of St. Johns and Sauvie Island to the hustle and bustle of downtown Portland. That’s in part beca ...
12 Sep 2011 - Street Roots