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Hoopla bringing basketball action back to Salem
Jason Unruh was managing The Hoop, now the Capital Fieldhouse, back in 1999 with his father Charrol when Jim Kniffin approached them with an idea: a three-on-three basketball tournament. That tournament became Hoopla and is set to spill out over Salem streets this week with…
PHOTOS: Ironman athletes take Salem by storm
After finishing an early morning swim, athletes in the July 10 Ironman triathlon grabbed their bicycles and left Riverfront Park on a 56 mile bicycle ride. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Salem’s second Ironman triathlon drew an estimated 9,000 people to the city over the weekend, including…
PHOTOS: Ironman brings competitors, millions of dollars to Salem for Sunday event
An attendant casts a long shadow across the grass in Riverfront Park as he moves a bicycle into a large, secured corral for racing bicycles which will be used in Sunday’s Ironman. Each corral contains hundreds of bicycles. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) An estimated 2,500 competitors…
Color, music will again fill Bush’s Pasture Park as Art Fair returns
Customers browse at the 2019 Salem Art Fair (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Salem art lovers are in for more sun when the annual Salem Art Fair and Festival makes a long-awaited return this weekend. The 2022 event, sponsored by Salem Art Association, runs July 15-17 in…
South Pole drama “Terra Nova” lands at Pentacle
Actors in the dress rehearsal for the Pentacle Theatre’s production of “Terra Nova,” opening July 8 (Courtesy/Pentacle Theatre) Friday night the lights will go up at the Pentacle Theater for “Terra Nova,” a play that has brought Scott Ramp home. Written by Ted Tally of…
Teen brothers, streetwear store owners look to inspire non-traditional career paths
Braiden Heath, left, holds a $1,900 pair of “Lemonade” Air Force 1 sneakers on Tuesday, July 5. Braiden and his brother Nic Heath, right, opened their streetwear store NW Drip in Salem in July 2021. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) For two teens looking to sell streetwear…
Casa de la Cultura Tlanese stays on beat
Dancers Sharon Mendiola Albor, left, Jackie Pererez and Jessica Perez with Casa de Cultura Tlanese get ready to dance “La Bruja” at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) Casa de la Cultura Tlanese is a family affair. The nonprofit cultural center…
Marion County Fair 100% back for 2022
The carnival at the Marion County Fair in 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) When the Marion County Fair rolls into the Oregon State Fair and Expo Center next weekend, it will be without the restrictions and pared down version of events of last year, attributed to…
Creekside Estates residents vote Wednesday on proposed fees to keep golf club open
Golfers at the Wellness Classic at Creekside Golf Club (Mary Louisa Van Natta/Special to Salem Reporter) Residents of Salem’s Creekside Estates may soon have to pay $90 a month to stop owners of a neighborhood golf club from closing it for development. Households in the…