Vendor: Life is about choices — choose well By Becky Mullins Contributing writer Kim Etherton came to Street Roots one month ago and she has already established a permanent vendor location at The Common Ground Coffee House at 4321 SE Hawthorne. She sells ...
20 Apr 2010 - Street Roots
Vendor Roger Cavitt: 'It’s important to give back’ By Cassandra Koslen Contributing Writer Roger Cavitt is a people person. “I’m enjoying the Street Roots experience,” he says. “You meet so many people (selling the paper) that you wouldn’t normally. ...
26 Mar 2010 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! Sun? Check. Shorts? Check. Street Roots? It’s on the way! In a few hours, vendors will be unloading a truckload of the latest edition of Street Roots, and by 9 a.m. tomorrow morning you’ll be able to get yours too. Here’s what’s rolling your ...
18 Mar 2010 - Street Roots
Vendor corner: Martin Davidson Becky Mullins, Staff Writer Since opening it’s new distribution office in Portland’s Eastside, Street Roots has welcomed a new group of vendors in a new community. Martin Davidson was one of the first to get on board, signin ...
18 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
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
Vendor corner: Darren Alexander Darren Alexander moved back to Portland in 2003 after two years away. Only it wasn’t the same town he left. It was, as he said, a little bit meaner. There had been the murder of a homeless woman on the Steel Bridge. There h ...
17 Feb 2010 - Street Roots
Sisters, PPB rub philosophies on good neighbor agreement After three hours of discussion, the public talks to reach a Good Neighbor Agreement between Sisters Of The Road Café and Portland police are still unresolved as the two parties work to address a ch ...
8 Feb 2010 - Street Roots
Businesses sign on to letter regarding camping settlement The following is the letter to city commissioners — addressed to Parks and Housing Bureau Commissioner Nick Fish — regarding proposed changes in the city's camping laws with regard to peopl ...
5 Feb 2010 - Street Roots
Take the SR Readers Survey For the next two weeks— Street Roots will be collecting responses from readers about the organization. We need five minutes of your time to help support the newspaper, vendor program, our advocacy work and how we can grow the or ...
5 Feb 2010 - Street Roots