Extra! Extra! One minute it’s warm and sunny, the next it’s cold, foggy and grey. It’s tough to know what to wear these days. But you always know what to read! And starting tomorrow, you’ll have a fresh copy of Street Roots to keep your mind warm and toas ...
18 Feb 2010 - Street Roots
2009 Annual Report: Letter from managing editor Roots taking hold in our community Street Roots editorial goals in 2009 were the same as they are every year: to produce an outstanding newspaper, provide comprehensive coverage on the important issues, and ...
25 Feb 2010 - Street Roots
Rings of Fire: Homeless activists make a splash at Winter Olympics [caption id="attachment_3094" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Homeless acvist drop a banner over building in Vancouver, B.C. Photo by Christopher ...
3 Mar 2010 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! How much difference can one little newspaper make in your life? The answer lies in the hands of your friendly neighborhood vendor, who will be cradling the latest edition of Street Roots starting at 9 a.m. Friday. Here’s what your eyes will ...
4 Mar 2010 - Street Roots
Sisters, police reach agreement on chronic nuisance Test will come as all involved expect a tough summer ahead Sisters Of The Road and representatives of the Portland Police Bureau reached an agreement this afternoon on how to alleviate the chronic nuisan ...
11 Mar 2010 - Street Roots
Happy (legal) campers— Eugene, Oregon More than a decade ago, the city of Eugene took a radical approach to common sense: faced with a homeless population it had neither the resources nor capacity to address, the city changed course and instituted a homel ...
12 Mar 2010 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! Keeping Portland weird can be a full-time job, or you can do what comes naturally and see what happens. That’s how Street Roots comes together, with the help of dozens of volunteers and dedicated vendors who tomorrow morning will have your f ...
29 Apr 2010 - Street Roots
Benefits specialist takes training statewide By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer Mellani Calvin remembers vividly the day Oregon did away with its General Assistance program. She was working as a paralegal for a disabilities attorney, and the program helped disa ...
5 May 2010 - Street Roots
You’ve got questions? 211Info has the answers by Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer On the 8th floor of 621 SW Alder Street, beats the pulse of Portland’s economic and social wellbeing. It is the headquarters for 211Info, the nonprofit referral center for communit ...
10 May 2010 - Street Roots
Say hello to ‘Working’ Kirk Reeves By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer Approximately 40,000 motorists and 17,000 cyclists go over the Hawthorne Bridge each day. And nearly every one of them has probably met “Working” Kirk Reeves. “Hello! Hello! How are you today ...
13 May 2010 - Street Roots