Portland's renowned Milagro Theatre seeks to uplift Latino culture and heritage through theater “Hope, Courage & Resilience” is the theme as Teatro Milagro, or Milagro Theatre, heads into its monumental 40th season, kicking off nine months of pro ...
20 Sep 2023 - Ellen Clarke
‘Black Friday’ — an evening at the Hollywood Theatre centered around two films highlighting local Black entrepreneurs The lobby at Portland's Hollywood Theatre was packed before doors opened the evening of Sept. 1. A crowd of 325 ticket holders plus ...
20 Sep 2023 - Jeremiah Hayden
The storied Albina institution transferred to new ownership Sept. 1. New owners hope to push the arts space to new heights. A heat wave did not keep the smiles from people’s faces as they gathered at the Albina Arts Center in Northeast Portland to embra ...
6 Sep 2023 - Ellen Clarke
New exhibit, ‘My Father’s Father’s Sister’ focuses on Shimkhin, a 19th-century Two-Spirit Atfalati Kalapuya healer When looking at your own history, who looks back? It could be someone just like you. A new exhibit at the Chachalu Cultural Museum in Grand ...
14 Jun 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Eighth annual Vanport Mosaic Festival employs ‘memory activism’ for day of remembrance Just over 80 years ago, the U.S. government ordered 3,700 Japanese Americans from Oregon and parts of Washington to report to the Portland Expo Center in North Portland ...
31 May 2023 - Caroline Arya
Painting overpasses in an endless loop costs millions — and there's no end in sight Graffiti is on the rise in Portland. Public agencies report increased incidences of graffiti throughout the city, and clean-up efforts are piping increased amounts of ...
31 Aug 2022 - Piper McDaniel
Christina Tran explores tender topics and the human experience of larger societal issues The Portland State University Collaborative Comics Project aims to change the narrative around homelessness through ethnographic cartooning based on the experienc ...
19 Jan 2022 - Sarah Hansell
Marin Jurgens shares what motivates her work, creating an ethnographic comic and more The Portland State University Collaborative Comics Project aims to change the narrative around homelessness through ethnographic cartooning based on the experiences of ...
12 Jan 2022 - Sarah Hansell
Staff, correspondents and volunteers share recommendations for books with a social or environmental justice bent SUMMER READS 2021 Street Roots’ picks Kids’ picks Advocacy leaders’ picks Vendors’ picks Bookseller’s picks Summer is here, and with it comes ...
23 Jun 2021 - Street Roots
Middle-grade fiction about racial justice dominates their recommendations for summer reading SUMMER READS 2021 Street Roots’ picks Kids’ picks Advocacy leaders’ picks Vendors’ picks Bookseller’s picks We asked Street Roots staff, vendors, contributors, vo ...
23 Jun 2021 - Street Roots