By Salem Reporter
Salem’s splash pad reopens Tuesday ahead of hot forecasts
Children play in the splash pad at Riverfront Park in Salem in 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Salem’s splash pads are set to open Tuesday ahead of a weekend that’s expected to reach temperatures in the low 90s. Splash fountains will…
Salem’s fair trade shop celebrates 20 years as a market for artisans around the world
Desta Sirrine, assistant manager at One Fair World on Northeast Court Street in Salem. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) When Ann Niedereh and three other Salem women opened the fair trade shop now known as “One Fair World” in 2002, they didn’t…
Cherriots names possible sites for future south Salem transit hub
Cherriots is renewing an effort to build a south Salem transit hub to serve the growing area without forcing riders to detour through downtown (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) A parcel of land along Southeast Commercial Street may be the future home…
Catch free performances Tuesday at Salem’s Make Music Day
The Boys Wilson perform in front of Noble Wave on June 21, 2021 during Make Music Day. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Salem’s streets and bars will be filled with music Tuesday as the annual Make Music Salem event returns to celebrate…
PHOTOS: Weekend event in Salem raises money to help kids
There were costumes aplenty for the annual superhero runs on Saturday, June 18, in Salem’s Riverfront Park. The event supported CASA of Marion County. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) They dressed as superheroes or just put on their running outfits…
Two candidates advance in city manager race
Salem city manager finalists Keith Stahley (left) and Eric Zimmerman (submitted photos) The choice of Salem’s next city manager is down to two candidates. The Salem City Council selected candidates Keith Stahley and Eric Zimmerman to advance for consideration, the…
For the first time, Juneteenth is a state holiday in Oregon
A sign at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany directs attendees to a Juneteenth event on Saturday, June 18. The annual celebration of the end of slavery is a state holiday in Oregon for the first time this year. (JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon…
Areas affected by 2020 Labor Day fires will get 625 affordable homes
A deer sculpture remains before a vinyl fence warped by heat and the remnants of a home in Gates in 2020. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Oregon counties devastated by the 2020 Labor Day fires will get 625 new affordable homes thanks…
Driving in Salem to get more challenging as road construction starts
A traffic camera captures the Center Street Bridge in downtown Salem Friday, June 17. Salemites may need to take detours on their commute starting Friday, June 24, as the city begins work on three construction projects. Center Street will be…
Elsinore mural is aging and fund drive aims for restoration
Jim Mattingly works on the Elsinore Theatre in 1984, completing artwork that is roughly six stories tall and is an iconic feature in downtown Salem. Mattingly died in 1986. (Ron Cooper/Friends of the Mattingly Mural) Theda Bara, who’s been hanging…