John Munro has worked in some of the most picturesque places in the country. “I’ve seen a lot of America. It’s got a lot of beautiful scenery,” John says. “I remember going out on the Gulf of Mexico, (working) where British Petroleum is. If you’re starvin ...
14 May 2015 - Leonora Ko
Jermaine Johnson likes living in a place that has low crime and no hurricanes. He lived through Hurricane Katrina, with his home knocked off its foundation, alligators in the streets, and a local man robbed and shot for his shoes. When Jermaine moved to S ...
27 Mar 2015 - Leonora Ko
COMMENTARY Society wants homeless people to get up, and they would prefer that they do it on their own. Yet, homeless people are spending so much time in line that they have no time to get their high school equivalency diploma (GED) or job training. It’s ...
4 Mar 2015 - Johnny Williams
Vendor profile: Andie Howard For Andie Howard, a day vending for Street Roots is a whole lot more than selling papers. It’s a starting place, the first step to creating positive change in the community and in her own life as well. “I’m very proud of Stree ...
3 Mar 2015 - Aaron von Reyn
Chances are, if you’ve been out to St. Johns on the weekends, you’ve run into Aileen or Charles at their selling spots two blocks apart on North Lombard. Whether it’s a soggy Saturday farmers’ market or a lazy, sunny Sunday, you’ll be greeted by the warmt ...
18 Feb 2015 - Aaron von Reyn
Dan Newth is a Street Roots vendor and periodic writer. This is the first of three columns, told through his perception of events surrounding his recent attempted suicide and recovery. Diarrhea dribbled down my leg. I fell onto the toilet with my underwea ...
30 Jan 2015 - Dan Newth
On a cold, spitting December afternoon Paul Ortiz walks from the food carts at Southwest Third Avenue and Stark Street back to the Street Roots office to check his mail and pick up more papers. He moves with long strides but keeps his head up to scan Thir ...
7 Jan 2015 - Sam Bouman
Allison Strange came to Portland to leave behind the old memories of her son, whom she lost to cancer, and to be with her boyfriend. She came looking for a fresh start in a new place. And that’s exactly what she found at Street Roots. “A better one than I ...
31 Dec 2014 - Sarah Hansell
Paulette Bade started selling Street Roots in Portland to fill the days in between her nights at the shelter. She experienced homelessness for the first time this year. But her reason for continuing — at least one of them — is a little different now that ...
6 Dec 2014 - Sarah Hansell
When Marlon Crump is standing on his turf in front of the Standard Insurance building on SW 4th and Salmon with a stack of Street Roots in his hands, even on a week in between new papers, it seems like everyone knows who he is. Maybe it’s his contagious e ...
31 Oct 2014 - Sarah Hansell