“History in Rubble” opens Friday at Willamette Heritage Center and highlights dozens of Salem’s lost historic buildings built between the 1850s and 1940s.

After a yearslong development effort, veterans experiencing homelessness will begin moving into new apartments at the historic Evergreen Church this month.

Thirty-five laid off teachers are returning to local schools after being laid off, then called back after summer retirements and resignations left dozens of jobs open across the district.

Events in parks is the theme for the next week in Salem, with a free movie screening, multiple community festivals, and some indoor shows and cinema to round things out.