Portland’s ban on sleeping in public took effect last Nov. 1. Since then, the city’s Impact Reduction Program has swept over ...

Oregon Trail Card holders can find free or low-cost film, theater, and music events through. Read our top picks for this ...

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Editor’s note: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence. In May, Willamette Week reported the Old Town homeless village was closing. One of the original C3PO (Creating Conscious ...

On any given night, thousands of people sleep on the streets in Portland, Oregon. They seek shelter in tents, bushes and overpasses in a city that has struggled with one of the worst housing crises in ...

Portland faces record levels of gun violence and homicide. As of July 21, there have been 91 homicides in Portland in the past year, and from January through July 27 there were 688 shootings according ...

Opened in 2019, Third Eye Books is one of Portland’s only Black-owned bookstores. Credit: Photo by Julia DiGeronimo, graphic by Etta O'Donnell-King / Street Roots Tucked into a busy corner in ...

Self-governed homeless shelter, Right 2 Dream Too, says it can’t afford to continue without more help. Credit: Illustration by Etta O'Donnell-King/Street Roots Right 2 Dream Too, a resident-governed ...

The Kidz Outside Festival debuted in 2022 as a community-driven effort to revitalize the neglected George Park. The event has since grown into a community staple. This year’s event seeks to deepen the ...

Lawmakers and advocates have long debated the authority of the state Psychiatric Security Review Board. Critics now say the board’s extreme caution is colliding with Oregon’s strained mental health ...