I was walking past the Portland/Oregon section in Powell’s Books today – if you’re a Portlander you know the section. Not one of us has not purchased or thought about purchasing one of those books about Portland for someone stuck in some god awful place they wish they would have left long ago.
There’s so many [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Street Roots’
How come Street Roots isn’t mentioned in books about Portland?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Chuck Palahniuk, Fugitives and Refugees, Portland's Red Guide, Seattle and Portland for Dummies, Secret Portland, Street Roots, Zinester's Guide to Portland on March 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m just saying is all…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged homeless, homeless Portland, recession, Street Roots on January 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
You can feel a shift. The streets. The sands are shifting below our feet and for many that means many of folk are sleeping in a doorway or under a bridge tonight. I assume it’s not just a Portland thing, but like many other communities across the rock from Wall Street, the swells that have [...]
Brandon Roy interview with Street Roots
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Brandon Roy, Portland Trail Blazers, Street Roots on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Brandon Roy, a scrappy kid who grew up on the streets of Seattle and soared at the University of Washington, is entering his third year in the NBA. Roy received “Rookie of the Year” honors his first year with Portland and became an “All-Star” in his second. He’s hoping to lead the Trail Blazers to [...]
Director’s Desk August 8, the best of Street Roots
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Roger Gates, Street Roots on August 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The outpouring of support and remembrance for Roger Gates, Street Roots’ longtime vendor in Northwest Portland, has been more than touching for our community. Dozens of people have commented on the blog, sent letters and called into the office in tribute to Roger. (The Oregonian ran a piece today on his life.)
In many ways, Roger [...]
Director’s Desk July 25…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Rose City Resources, sit-lie, Street Roots on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Street Roots is proud to announce that a Spanish-language version of the Rose City Resource Guide will be hitting the streets in September. With the help of the United Way of Columbia-Willamette, Street Roots will be expanding the number of guides published quarterly and adding 5,000 Spanish guides every three months.
Street Roots will also be [...]
Street Roots Directors desk July 11
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Art Hazelwood, criminalization, Portland farmers markets, Street Roots on July 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Act Now this issue revisits the sit-lie and camping ordinances that continue to target individuals on the streets. On June 11, Street Roots and Sisters Of The Road delivered 2,000 postcards from people throughout the community that believe such laws unfairly target people on the streets for their housing status.
Much debate has occurred in the [...]
Director’s desk, June 27
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Homeless Connect, International Network of Street Papers, Joanne Zuhl, Rose City Resource, Street Roots on June 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Street Roots Managing Editor Joanne Zuhl is in Scotland for the International Network of Street Papers annual conference. Zuhl’s experience in the newspaper industry has been invaluable to the international network. It’s also been invaluable for Street Roots and Portland as a whole.
The International Network of Street Newspapers’ focus over the last three years has [...]
Director’s Desk from Street Roots
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged camping ordinance, sit-lie, Street Roots on June 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Street Roots and Sisters Of The Road delivered more than 2,000 postcards to City Hall this week asking that the council suspend the camping and sit-lie ordinances.
(That’s me in the white yo)
It’s clear that Portlanders care about the civil rights of individuals experiencing homelessness. It’s unclear if Portland can develop any out-of-the-box methods as an [...]
