Vendor corner: Darren Alexander Darren Alexander moved back to Portland in 2003 after two years away. Only it wasn’t the same town he left. It was, as he said, a little bit meaner. There had been the murder of a homeless woman on the Steel Bridge. There h ...
17 Feb 2010 - Street Roots
Vendor corner: Home, sweet home, is a family affair From the August 7 edition of Street Roots. Oftentimes, we here at the paper refer to Street Roots as a family; contributing members, bound together by a common thread. I have been volunteering at Street ...
20 Aug 2009 - Street Roots
Vendor corner: Customer’s kindness saves a vendor’s life From the July 10 edition of Street Roots Vendors experience generosity from Street Roots customers on a daily basis. It is usually done out of compassion for another human being without any thought ...
23 Jul 2009 - Street Roots
Vendor corner: Home away from home in Portland Like a lot of us who have lived a while, David Armitage wants to “go home.” He wants to go back to a time, place, and relationships where life was easier. Although he is from Portland originally, David wants ...
9 Jul 2009 - Street Roots