A look inside the Seattle community of Tent City 3, established years ago by people experiencing homelessness and sanctioned by the city Tent cities — organized and run by people experiencing homelessness — are becoming de facto living options in times of ...
29 Jul 2015 - Street Roots
From Land Ho to Right 2 Dream Too, a look back from one year on By Leo Rhodes Checking my e-mails and working on some of my project in the Street Roots office, I was interrupted by an excited vendor. He asked if I had seen an article in The Portland Tribu ...
10 Oct 2012 - Street Roots
Right 2 Dream Too: They’re doing the right thing, now let them succeed SR editorial: What happens when a group of 50 homeless people get together and create a safe place to call home? The verdict is still out. In a time when Street Roots can’t buy a posit ...
7 Feb 2012 - Street Roots
Right 2 Dream Too more practical than political By Leo Rhodes, Contributing Columnist In 2009 when I first came to Portland, I came to rest from all the advocacy I had done in Seattle. A friend came to me and showed me minutes from the Coordinating Commi ...
18 Nov 2011 - Street Roots
Seattle councilmen tour Dignity Village Seattle Councilman Nick Licata, left, speaks with Dignity Village member Scott Layman inside of the common room during a tour of Dignity Village Friday, March 4. Licata was joined by fellow council members Sally Bag ...
10 Mar 2011 - Street Roots
Camping lawsuit talks stall as new rules hang in the balance New guidelines for homeless campsites could land before council in the coming weeks By Amanda Waldroupe Contributing Writer As of late January, the settlement negotiations to a year-old class-ac ...
5 Feb 2010 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! The wait is over! The latest edition of Street Roots rolls off the press tomorrow morning for a very personalized delivery in your neighborhood by your local vendor. He’s not the only face you’ll recognize this weekend: The home team’s advan ...
4 Feb 2010 - Street Roots
BREAKING NEWS: Homeless campers release statement A group of around 20 individuals experiencing homelessness released a statement tonight about the protest in front of City Hall. "We are here tonight to show that this is the only campsite that is saf ...
28 Sep 2009 - Street Roots
Seattle's tent city to move to permanent location Nickelsville, the Seattle tent city that cropped up last year in protest of Mayor Greg Nickels' policies on homelessness, will move to a permanent location on June 5, according to its organizers. ...
1 Jun 2009 - Street Roots
Dignity Village today Dignity Village has battled through a turbulent past to arrive where it is today. Starting as a group of eight men and women who pitched five tents on public land nearly nine years ago, the village today is a far cry from a tent city ...
27 May 2009 - Street Roots