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The city’s newest bookstore, B3: Beauty, Beverages and Books, is hosting a grand opening weekend starting Friday after launching several months ago.

Located in the Grant neighborhood, the store mixes a love of books with a salon and refreshments. Reporter Abbey McDonald wrote about the owner and her hopes for the store earlier this summer.

Several independent local authors will be signing books throughout the weekend, and there will be door prizes and live music. More information is available here.

Here’s some of today’s news. Head to our website anytime for the latest Salem news.

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Former leaders of the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce agreed to a version of a 2018 bill that allowed Cherriots to tax businesses without a public vote but are now…

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A new experimental theater based out of Salem’s Unitarian Universalist church will stage two shows by a young playwright this August. It’s part of an effort to bring more local…

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Community members celebrated a new Salem welcome sign during a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday, after a since-corrected spelling mistake sparked frustration in the community. 

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Land use groups say they’re fine dropping farm stand regulations and want to focus on other efforts like urban growth planning and the rezoning of agricultural land.

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