By Salem Reporter
A west Salem cannabis shop’s walk-up window could be a new way Oregonians buy weed
Kortni Bettiol looks through the walk-up window at the west Salem location of Homegrown Oregon. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) The space is tight inside the west Salem location of Homegrown Oregon. With social distancing guidelines in place, only two customers at…
Now, Willamette musicians head to the studio to record a song born of collaboration
The musical piece “Birds in this Woman” involved (from left) singer Laura Aguero, poet Elizabeth Woody, composer Robert Nelson and Hector Aguero, a Willamette University associate professor. (Photo courtesy Hector Aguero) A music conductor and a singer from Salem, a…
State offers $500 to struggling Oregonians
Bath and Body Works in the Willamette Town Center was closed. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) [Salem Reporter is providing this information free as a community service. You can support dissemination by subscribing. ] If you’re struggling financially because of the pandemic, you…
Cities and counties complain about how federal Covid cash is carved up
The Oregon State Capitol canceled a Cherry Blossom Festival scheduled in March due to COVID-19. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) [ NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing this information free as a community service. You can support dissemination by subscribing. ] Local government officials…
BUSINESS ROUNDUP: Free online classes available. Restaurants reopen. Grants for Covid safety ideas. Unemployment applications in Spanish
Wild Pear in downtown Salem urges diners to get takeout during the COVID-19 pandemic (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) There’s a lot going on in business in Salem. To help keep you up to speed, the Salem Reporter is providing a semi-regular…
PHOTO: Naturally, in Salem
In a spray of water, a Mallard Duck gets a running start while taking off from the Willamette River near Riverfront Park (John Svendsen/Special to Salem Reporter)
AROUND OREGON: Another Oregon county is sent back to a step as virus spreads
Gov. Kate Brown (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) [ NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing this information free as a community service. You can support dissemination by subscribing. ] ONTARIO – The unrelenting spread of the coronavirus in Malheur County prompted Gov. Kate Brown…
For Konditorei, pandemic layers on challenges as business opens and closes
Gerry Frank’s Konditorei plans to open again on Monday, Aug. 17 – the pandemic willing. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) [ NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing this information free as a community service. You can support dissemination by subscribing. ] “I’m getting a…
PHOTOS: In a Capitol closed to the public, legislators whittle away at state budget
Rep. Bill Post, R-Keizer, left, and Rep. Brian Clem, D-Salem, wait to see the outcome of a vote on House Bill 4303 during a one-day special session at the Oregon State Capitol on Monday, August 10. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) For…
The history of mental health care in Salem on display, chronicling advances over the years
The Museum of Mental Health at the Oregon State Hospital includes a display of restraints once used to manage patients at the Salem institution. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) In centuries past, the stigma and ignorance surrounding mental illness contributed to the…