By Salem Reporter
Artists wanted for Englewood Forest Festival
Englewood Park in northeast Salem. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Salem’s Northeast Neighborhood Association is bringing the Englewood Forest Festival back this summer – and seeking local artists to sell their wares. The annual summer event brings hundreds of people to Englewood…
SALEM ECONOMIC INDEX: Indicators show the Salem area economy is roaring back
A ‘now hiring sign outside of a Les Schwab Tires location on Lancaster Drive on Friday, May 28. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The median price of a house in Salem and Keizer continues to climb as fewer are sold. Despite…
Salem library announces July 6 reopening
The Salem Public Library at its Broadway location on Feb. 18, 2020. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) The Salem Public Library will reopen for browsing at its temporary location, 1400 Broadway St. N.E, on Tuesday, July 6 now that Oregon’s pandemic restrictions…
See fireworks Friday, Sunday at Volcanoes stadium
The fireworks on the Fourth of July in 2019. (Ron Cooper/Special to Salem Reporter) Riverfront Park may not have a dazzling fireworks display for the Fourth of July this year, but it doesn’t mean the Salem area will go without…
Salem’s vacant Nordstrom building will be replaced with apartments
The former Nordstrom building boarded up on June 29, 2021. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) A once-bustling retail hub in downtown Salem will soon be torn down. A developer working with the city of Salem is moving forward with plans to replace…
Emergency room visits for heat-related illness spike in Oregon
People cool off in the Willamette River at Wallace Marine Park on Saturday, June 26, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) About 250 Oregonians sought emergency room or urgent care for heat-related illnesses on Monday as the state recorded its highest-ever temperatures…
Oregon State Fair to return in August
The Oregon State Fair draws several hundred thousand visitors each year and this drone view in 2019 shows the colorful mix of rides and booths. Salem’s economy will lose millions from the cancellation of the 2020 fair. (Oregon State Fair…
Memory Café offers connections for people with dementia, caregivers
Melissa Potts sings favorite songs at the Memory Cafe (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) The Alzheimer’s Network of Oregon has reemerged with a renewed mission to connect people with Alzheimer’s or dementia and their families and caregivers together. On…
Thousands in Marion County without power Monday evening, PGE reports
About 3,400 households and businesses in Marion County were without power Monday evening during an historic heat wave. Portland General Electric reported multiple outages in ZIP codes 97302 and 97306, both in south Salem. The outages began just before 5…
At 117 degrees, Salem has its hottest day ever
Ice was sold out at a west Salem store Monday morning as Salem braced for record heat. City residents reported being unable to find ice during the third day in a row of triple-digit Salem temperatures. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Salem…