Extra! Extra! Squeeze the most out of the final weekends of summer with a few moments in the sun and a good local read! Look no further than the latest edition of Street Roots and your friendly neighborhood vendor. Here’s what’s inside: The bigger pitch o ...
2 Sep 2010 - Street Roots
Peace, immigrant movements converge tonight for ‘No Soy El Army’ tour The No Soy El Army 2010 tour kicks off a multi-stop tour across Oregon, 6-8 p.m. tonight at Rotture, 315 SE Third Ave. The event will be followed by a benefit concert for the Portland C ...
26 Aug 2010 - Street Roots
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
The Doctor is in the groove: Dr. Theopolis and how to get people moving for a good cause By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer None of the nine musicians in Dr. Theopolis would be considered funk or hip-hop artists. But when they come together as Dr. T, a fully-fo ...
19 Aug 2010 - Street Roots
Burned to memory: Vendor stars in documentaty on homelessness By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer Scott Ramsden’s life was normal for most of his 45 years. He was married once, divorced eight years ago, and is now single. He’s lived in Portland 10 years now. Ori ...
18 Aug 2010 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! This weekend was meant to be lived outdoors- take in lunch at the carts, pick up dinner at your local farmers market, and enjoy a cool refreshment on an appropriate patio with the latest edition of Street Roots, Portland’s award winning stre ...
5 Aug 2010 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! Strike a pose, Portland! It’s the season to see and be seen, whether you’re sipping Moroccan tea or an exotic brew, feet in the air or buried in the grass. The weekend is about to begin, so start it off right with a brand new Street Roots. H ...
22 Jul 2010 - Street Roots
Hard rain’s gonna fall: What we’re losing in the state’s latest financial fallout By Israel Bayer, Amanda Waldroupe and Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writers Only weeks after Gov. Ted Kulongoski released his budget — the leveling off a $577 million deficit — the Dea ...
22 Jul 2010 - Street Roots
Summit galvanizes faith-based efforts for homeless students by Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer It is a jarring number — 18,000. That’s how many students in Oregon public schools experienced homelessness in the 2008-09 school year. That’s a 14 percent increase o ...
8 Jul 2010 - Street Roots
Mayor Sam Adams talks with Street Roots By Joanne Zuhl and Israel Bayer, Staff writers Support him or not, probably few people would want to trade places with Sam Adams right now. His first 18 months in office as Portland’s mayor has been saddled with a c ...
24 Jun 2010 - Street Roots