Return of the dragon- heroin takes over Portland's streets From the Sept. 18 edition of Street Roots. On a sunny Monday during the early afternoon, a 27-year old homeless man only wanting to be identified as “Joe” for this story walks down a hill ove ...
30 Sep 2009 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! They say rain is headed our way, which means bring a plastic bag when you head out to pick up your new copy of Street Roots. These colors don’t run, but the paper gets sticky when wet. Here’s what’s fit to print this week: Will success spoil ...
3 Sep 2009 - Street Roots
Motel limbo- some of Portland’s motels hide a troubling side to homelessness From the August 24 edition of Street Roots The first thing you notice when you enter Tiffany Shepard and Patricia Schafer’s motel room is the darkness, especially in contrast to ...
2 Sep 2009 - Street Roots
Loss of low-cost housing routing poor from downtown Affordable housing for Portland’s poorest residents has declined significantly in the city center, even as more high-end housing increased. According to the Central City Housing Inventory, released in Ju ...
1 Sep 2009 - Street Roots
Only $1,500 to go –tell your friends about the great work of Street Roots! Dear Street Rooters, Street Roots needs to raise $1,500 dollars in August to reach our summer goal of $15,000 to help the organization remain sustainable during these hard economi ...
25 Aug 2009 - Street Roots
Mental Health Association of Portland new column in Street Roots: Compassion, good guidance, the bedrock of new center From the August 7 edition of Street Roots. On July 2 the Multnomah County Commission voted to fund and build a new facility to help pers ...
20 Aug 2009 - Street Roots
Precinct shuffle brings new faces, attitudes to Southeast From the July 10 edition of Street Roots One month since the Portland Police Bureau’s June 11 consolidation of inner southeast Portland into Central Precinct, no one is quite sure what lasting effe ...
23 Jul 2009 - Street Roots
NW Section 8 casualties get some relief HUD: An estimated one out of every 200 Oregonians are homeless Nearly 300 families in Northwest Oregon got some breathing room this month- a one-month extension on assistance to keep them in housing. In late May, th ...
10 Jul 2009 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! Quick! Grab your Street Roots and head to the park! Summer time is here and it always seems to vanish before we really get to enjoy it. Your vendor knows it too, and they all have their summer sales hats on, with new papers in hand starting ...
28 May 2009 - Street Roots
Coffee enthusiast, tourist want to experience buying Street Roots Who says tourists are frightened by homeless folks? Not these cats. And golly gee are they going to be surprised when they pick of the latest edition filled with some of the most serious co ...
2 Apr 2009 - Street Roots