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Vendors corner: Leo Rhodes

Vendors corner: Leo Rhodes Homeless advocate Leo Rhodes moved from Seattle to Portland a couple of months ago to get some rest. He had become so preoccupied with educating people — politicians, journalists and school children — about homelessness that he ...

11 Jun 2009 - Street Roots
Roger holds his own

Roger holds his own Vendor Profile By Elizabeth Schwartz Contributing Writer Although he stands under the overhang at Powells’ backdoor on NW 11th and Couch, Roger Moore is not totally protected from the weather. “The wind funnels down through here,” he t ...

1 May 2009 - Street Roots
Walking on an incline

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
Sending out an S.O.S.

Sending out an S.O.S. Police, shelter workers and advocates work to piece together a month long pattern of violence By Rebecca Robinson Contributing Writer On a recent Friday afternoon at Sisters of the Road Café on Northwest Davis Street, women shared th ...

1 May 2009 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra!

Extra! Extra! Tomorrow is May Day and Street Roots is marking the day and with a package of stories reflecting on the immigrant labor experience during these remarkable times. It’s the perfect read before or after the march, or on Saturday morning over co ...

30 Apr 2009 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra!

Extra! Extra! Smile and the whole world smiles with you! Give it a try, starting with your neighborhood vendor who is always happy to see you. The new paper comes out tomorrow, the first day of spring, and a perfect way celebrate is to pick up your copy h ...

19 Mar 2009 - Street Roots
Vendor odyssey at Third and Alder

Vendor odyssey at Third and Alder Nathan Junkin has agreed to let me write about what it is like for him to be schizophrenic and homeless. I interviewed Nathan on the corner of SW Third Avenue and Alder Street on Ash Wednesday. Pedestrian traffic ebbed an ...

19 Mar 2009 - Street Roots
Positive Negatives: Women in Portland's sex industry document the world around them in a new photo exhibit

Positive Negatives: Women in Portland's sex industry document the world around them in a new photo exhibit By Rebecca Robinson Contributing Writer Beer bottles reflecting the sunlight off a bar window. A pair of fixed-gear bikes, chained together to ...

5 Mar 2009 - Street Roots
A light in the dark: Living outdoors requires some nerve and a few good friends

A light in the dark: Living outdoors requires some nerve and a few good friends A Vendor Profile By Elizabeth Schwartz Contributing Writer Gimel Gaiah has been selling Street Roots outside Borders on Southwest 3rd and Morrison for about two months. His cu ...

5 Mar 2009 - Street Roots
Celebrating 10 years of changing attitudes and lives

Celebrating 10 years of changing attitudes and lives By Israel Bayer Executive Director It’s 8:30 on a Thursday morning, and the monthly vendor meeting is about to begin. People have been mulling about for more than a half an hour – drinking coffee, eatin ...

5 Mar 2009 - Street Roots