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! Winter has definitely arrived, if not officially, than at least in spirit. But in all kinds of weather you can find your local neighborhood vendor with the newest edition of Street Roots, out Friday morning. Check out the latest and greatest ...
10 Dec 2009 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! Journalism is the first rough draft of history, a famous publisher once said. Get a leg up on the future and buy a copy of Street Roots first thing tomorrow. Your friendly neighborhood vendor will thank you! Here’s what’s making history on o ...
6 Aug 2009 - Street Roots
The Letter [caption id="attachment_1687" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Jennifer Cherry stands in the doorway of her home, holding the cancellation letter from the housing authority. Photo by Ken Hawkins"] ...
12 Jun 2009 - Street Roots
Homeless by bureaucracy A Street Roots Editorial Take a good look at these faces. They reflect the faces of today’s homeless population – right before they become homeless. They are not the faces of people who are lazy, addicted or chose the streets. They ...
12 Jun 2009 - Street Roots
The check is no longer in the mail Instead, 285 Section 8 recipients in Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook counties got an eye-opening letter from the Northwest Oregon Housing Authority, or NOHA. The letters informed the tenants that as of July 1, they would ...
4 Jun 2009 - Street Roots
Street Roots wins honors from Society of Professional Journalists Street Roots writers Mara Grunbaum, Tye Doudy and Joanne Zuhl took home honors from the Oregon and Southwest Washington Society of Professional Journalists May 30. The event honors journal ...
1 Jun 2009 - Street Roots
Walking on an incline Hacienda CDC battles for supportive housing in Northeast Portland By Joanne Zuhl Staff writer It is not difficult to spot Hacienda CDC-supported housing. It is by design the most colorful housing in the Cully neighborhood — now 400 u ...
1 May 2009 - Street Roots
Financial crisis ripples through affordable housing corporations in Portland From the Dec. 12 special affordable housing edition, "In need of a new deal." In 1986, while the Reagan administration was busy slashing and burning its federal housing ...
24 Dec 2008 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! Posted Dec. 11, 2008 Give the gift of wisdom this holiday season with the latest edition of Street Roots! It’s a special section with wall-to-wall coverage that will make you look at affordable housing in a whole new light. It’s in the gentl ...
11 Dec 2008 - Street Roots