Some free events Portlanders can enjoy this summer include the Original Practice Shakespeare Festival and Kickstand Comedy in the Park. Credit: Mikayla Mesko / Street Roots Summer is in full swing.

Founded in 1999, Street Roots is a Portland-based nonprofit dedicated to creating income opportunities for individuals experiencing homelessness and poverty. As a member of the International Network ...

Portland, Oregon's award-winning weekly street newspaper - for those who can't afford Free Speech. 281 W Burnside Street Portland, OR 97209 M, W, TR, F: 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. and 12:15 pm – 2:00 p.m.

Street Roots is the publisher of the Rose City Resource Guide (RCRG), the most comprehensive, up-to-date print list of services for people experiencing homelessness and poverty in Clackamas, Multnomah ...

Drag Me Outside leads guided nature walks with an aim to bring together queer community and make hiking less intimidating. Credit: Andrew Jankowski/Etta O'Donnell-King / Street Roots Efemmera Gendera ...

Willie Redman is used to being the life of the party as drag queen DeJa Skye. Redman competed twice on “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” in 2021 and 2025. Redman’s appearance on the show was most memorable for ...

Supporters hold up a Cascade Aids Project banner at an event in Portland in 2002. CAP is the oldest community-based HIV-services provider in Oregon. Credit: Donna Pollach / Oregon Historical Society ...

The city program Cooling Portland is coming to an end. After five years of providing free air conditioners to low-income families, applications close June 30. The application form is available on the ...

As Street Roots’ resident queer little art gremlin, I am here to give you some suggestions to queer your media. I promise I am qualified (I am loud, opinionated and gay in a way so complex it comes ...

Debra Porta started as a volunteer in 2006 with Pride Northwest. Twenty years later, as its executive director, Porta has seen her fair share of Pride festivals. She tells Street Roots that the best ...

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Portland, Oregon's award-winning weekly street newspaper - for those who can't afford Free Speech. 281 W Burnside Street Portland, OR 97209 M, W, TR, F: 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. and 12:15 pm – 2:00 p.m.