The Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard talks about giving back to the community By Israel Bayer, Staff Writer Damian Lillard is the real deal. Having grown up in Oakland, Calif. and going to college at Weber State in Utah, Lillard has flown under the radar for ...
22 Nov 2012 - Street Roots
The Judah blues explosion [caption id="attachment_7803" align="alignnone" width="500"] Judah Bauer (far right) with his Jon Spencer Blues Explosion band mates, Russel Simins (left) and Jon Spencer (center).[/caption] By Sue Z ...
22 Nov 2012 - Street Roots
Charles makes a Turkey dinner for fellow vendors on the streets by Cole Merkel Street Roots vendor Charles Yost started cooking Thanksgiving dinner for the Street Roots vendors yesterday afternoon at around 4pm. This morning, he woke up at 5:30 to put the ...
22 Nov 2012 - Street Roots
Street Roots writing group offers safe place to share by Cole Merkel, Staff writer The Street Roots creative writing group has been meeting every Wednesday at 9:15 a.m. for the past year with a simple mission: to create a safe, inclusive space for anyone ...
21 Nov 2012 - Street Roots
A Street Roots vendor story (video) Raymond's story at Street Roots [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/53974172 w=500&h=281] Please consider sharing your love of Street Roots and video on social media. vendors Print ...
21 Nov 2012 - Street Roots
Sex, lies and homelessness [caption id="attachment_7780" align="alignnone" width="500"] Maggie Lorenz-Todd looks out from the bedroom of her Portland home. “We’re going to do everything and anything we can to not be outside a ...
20 Nov 2012 - Street Roots
Defending Rachel Corrie: Her parents keep marching on by Jake Thomas, Staff Writer Olympia, Wash. is an “All-American City,” according to the sign that greets visitors. It’s also the hometown of Rachel Corrie, who has had a street named after her in Iran ...
16 Nov 2012 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! Good cheer is in the air as we head into the holiday season! Vendors are feeling it, too, crowding the office with the latest edition of Street Roots, ready to hit the pavement selling. Here’s what’s coming your way this morning: Five from t ...
9 Nov 2012 - Street Roots
Mayor Sam Adams reflects on his time at City Hall and Portland's future by Israel Bayer, Staff Writer Mayor Sam Adams has spent the majority of his life serving the City of Portland. Love him or not, Adams has helped build a foundation for Portland t ...
8 Nov 2012 - Street Roots
Making discoveries and rediscoveries all over again By Melissa Favara, Contributing Columnist Forty-five minutes into the English Department subcommittee meeting on drafting a grading rubric for the English 101 final essay assignment, I folded up my noteb ...
8 Nov 2012 - Street Roots