Jeremy uses meditation to keep calm and anchored Jeremy Young discovered Portland as a coffee drinker and a rock climber. “I came here on vacation in 2002, and I really liked it and couldn’t stop talking about it,” Jeremy said. “My hotel was at the Marri ...
21 Dec 2018 - Leonora Ko
A visit to Street Roots vendors at their sales posts shows that everyone is trying, as hard as it might be The rain was coming down hard, but still vendors sold Street Roots, draped in ponchos, gripping umbrellas, their newspapers and zines protected in p ...
14 Dec 2018 - Kaia Sand
Jim has worked in a number of industries over the years – painting, manufacturing, printing, construction "It is an honor to rise above ground, open my eyes, and take a fresh breath of air,” said Jim McRae. These are the words he lives by. Jim was b ...
7 Dec 2018 - Helen Hill
Five Street Roots vendors talk about life on the streets In the 2017 Multnomah County Point In Time homeless count, 1,355 adult women were identified as homeless, making up 36 percent of the total homeless population. This was up more than 16 percent from ...
7 Dec 2018 - Helen Hill
Donald, who will soon be moving into housing, is grateful to be alive Donald Short Jr. has done dangerous work and has lived to tell the tale. He served his country for 6½ years as a Force Reconnaissance Marine, going behind enemy lines to collect intelli ...
30 Nov 2018 - Leonora Ko
Roger believes in paying it forward In Roger Cavitt’s initial vendor profile, nearly a decade ago, the first sentence of that interview was “Roger is a people person.” After a decade, Roger is still a people person through and through. “I like so many ...
23 Nov 2018 - Helen Hill
This year's publication is printed in color, featuring vibrant artwork and thoughtful writing by Street Roots vendors I am. We are. Each of us is unique. Together, we make up the Street Roots family. Our 2018 Street Roots vendor holiday zine launch ...
23 Nov 2018 - Cole Merkel
Scott gives Indica his unconditional love, and the dog helps him navigate his life, as well Indica has one of those personalities that immediately makes you want to be her friend. An open, expressive face combines with an energetic personality and almost ...
16 Nov 2018 - Alex Gillow-Wiles
Abigail DeVille’s installation at PICA features Street Roots papers, vendor artwork Portland’s Institute for Contemporary Art’s 16,000-square-foot exhibition space in Northeast Portland is the site of Bronx-based artist Abigail DeVille’s massive installat ...
16 Nov 2018 - Helen Hill
Karl is moving into housing for the first time in many years Karl Dorling has been selling Street Roots off and on for the last 20 years. He remembers many changes in the organization, but one thing has remained constant through the decades: Street Roots ...
26 Oct 2018 - Helen Hill