Extra! Extra! Relief is here! Not just the cooler weather, but also the new edition of Street Roots, practically smoking with the heat of the press on its pages. Help a vendor out and take one off his hands this weekend, and enjoy cool interviews and impo ...
19 Aug 2010 - Street Roots
Vendor Profile: Jaimie Smith By Cassandra Koslen Contributing Writer Jaimie Smith seems to radiate. Happy, with a lot of energy, full of stories. “My first day, I had the rattles inside,” she says, a bit of laughter behind her voice. “I get anxiety about ...
5 Jul 2010 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! There’s a place in the sun calling your name this weekend, but before you head out, don’t forget to grab the latest edition of Street Roots. Vendors will be out in force bright and early on Friday morning with the new paper in hand. Here’s a ...
24 Jun 2010 - Street Roots
Vendor Profile: Scott Landauer By Cassandra Koslen Contributing Writer At first, Scott Landauer is nervous. He sits across from me, shy, barely making eye contact, forearms crossed, guarding his chest. It took some convincing to get him in the interview ...
18 Jun 2010 - Street Roots
Housing programs and Street Roots team up to support vendors By Becky Mullins & Israel Bayer Staff Writers Kristi E. Skeie came to Street Roots in early May wanting to become self sufficient and provide a stable environment for herself and her service ...
2 Jun 2010 - Street Roots
Meet our vendors and what matters to them Street Roots vendors are a proud and determined bunch. They laugh, cry, dream and struggle like anyone. Vendors come to the newspaper from many different experiences and circumstances. Some will move on quickly an ...
30 Apr 2010 - Street Roots
Vendor: Life is about choices — choose well By Becky Mullins Contributing writer Kim Etherton came to Street Roots one month ago and she has already established a permanent vendor location at The Common Ground Coffee House at 4321 SE Hawthorne. She sells ...
20 Apr 2010 - Street Roots
Vendor Roger Cavitt: 'It’s important to give back’ By Cassandra Koslen Contributing Writer Roger Cavitt is a people person. “I’m enjoying the Street Roots experience,” he says. “You meet so many people (selling the paper) that you wouldn’t normally. ...
26 Mar 2010 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! Sun? Check. Shorts? Check. Street Roots? It’s on the way! In a few hours, vendors will be unloading a truckload of the latest edition of Street Roots, and by 9 a.m. tomorrow morning you’ll be able to get yours too. Here’s what’s rolling your ...
18 Mar 2010 - Street Roots
Vendor corner: Martin Davidson Becky Mullins, Staff Writer Since opening it’s new distribution office in Portland’s Eastside, Street Roots has welcomed a new group of vendors in a new community. Martin Davidson was one of the first to get on board, signin ...
18 Mar 2010 - Street Roots