Category Neighborhoods

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS: What’s happening in Salem in January
South Gateway holds its annual meeting Thursday, Jan. 11, plus neighborhoods have several opportunities to help with local parks and trash clean-up projects.

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS: Holiday parties, help at Center 50+ and more from around Salem
Salem's neighborhood associations bring you the latest on holiday celebrations, a partial graffiti mural in an alley on Madison Street and a problem property clean-up.

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS: What’s happening around Salem neighborhoods in November
Salem's neighborhood associations bring you the latest on a bike drive in Highland, the proposed Meyer Farm development and work to clean up syringes from the Willamette River.

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS: What’s happening around Salem in October
Salem's neighborhood associations bring you the latest about events and issues of concern. This month: a fence comes to life, Highland's Halloween contest and several chances to improve local parks.

Retired science teacher hopes to get Salem kids playing in nature
A new nature play group is starting up in October, with monthly sessions in Salem and Keizer for kids age 2-5.

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS: What’s happening around Salem in September
Salem's neighborhood associations bring you the latest about local parks, events and issues of concern. This month: a new street mural, a cleanup in Highland and how to get involved.

Patience pays off with early eagle chick sighting for Salem volunteers
A city monitoring program in its second year relies on 150 citizen scientists to gather data about two bald eagle nests in Salem’s busiest parks.

PHOTOS: First blooms of spring delight visitors at Gaiety Hollow
Spring may be a bit slow in arriving, but the flowering trees and the first brave bulbs were putting on a beautiful show for the attendees of the first Lord and Schryver open garden tour Saturday.

$40,000 in city grants awarded to 7 Salem parks
The funding will replace a walking path wrecked by a fallen tree, develop a mural, add seating and more.
