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
Ask any Street Roots vendor and you’ll learn there’s more to selling the paper than you may think. Take Sean Sheffield and Rebecca Moran, for example. The dynamic selling duo dominates the corner of Southwest Fifth Avenue and Morrison Street, and if frequ ...
12 Feb 2014 - Ann-Derrick Gaillot
When I meet with Louis (pronounced loo-ey, not loo-iss) at the Street Roots office on a Saturday morning, he can hardly keep his tired, red eyes open. Late night partiers kept him up, and when the streets were empty, what he called the “road noises” began ...
13 Jan 2014 - Ann-Derrick Gaillot
Vendor profile: A vendor with presence, and presentation By Cole Merkel, Staff Writer Marlon Crump is a self-described Renaissance Man, in that he is able to undertake many challenges and multi-task in order to help others solve their problems. “If they m ...
28 Sep 2011 - Street Roots
Vendor profile: Spreading the joy of just being human By Liz Fosteer, Contributing Writer Kurt Saindon is just as familiar with humor as he is with sleeping outside. From his sales point along Tom McCall Waterfront Park, he peppers passersby with an assor ...
1 Sep 2011 - Street Roots
Vendor profile: The new face on the block By Kaisa McCrow, Contributing Writer The corner of NW Lovejoy and 11th Avenue where Starbucks is located doesn’t quite pick up foot traffic until noon, when the sun finally hits that side of the pavement. The tal ...
7 Jun 2011 - Street Roots