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Salem couple puts extra wine to use for Ukraine aid
Patrick Bush holds a bottle of his Highsaw Cellar 2020 Pinot Noir (Courtesy/Jennifer Bush) After the 2020 wildfire season, Patrick and Jennifer Bush ended up with more wine than they could hope to drink. Patrick was working at a local winery as part of his…
PHOTOS: Salem celebrates the return of World Beat festival
Hula Halau ‘O Ke Alaua dancers at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) A dragon boat team from Tacoma at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) A grass dancer with Savannah Soltz and Family Native Dancers performs…
Epilogue’s move to State Street will broaden its community activism
Jonathan Jones, co-owner of Epilogue Kitchen and Cocktails passes out coffee and free meals to community members during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event on Monday, Jan. 18. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) During the “magic hour” window of 5 to 7 p.m. at Salem’s Epilogue…
PHOTOS: Stubborn bridge gives up Salem perch after a lot of tugging
A crane gently eases the skeletal frame of the Center Street skybridge onto the former site of the Nordstrom store on Saturday, June 25. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Those in downtown Salem got a slow-motion show on Saturday, June 25, as construction crews worked to remove…
Protest in downtown Salem marks response to Supreme Court decision
Demonstrators gathered outside the Capitol on Friday, June 24, to protest the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion. (Ron Cooper/Special to Salem Reporter) A rally and march unfolded in Salem as local residents on Friday, June 24, reacted to the…
PHOTOS: Salem celebrates solstice with music across town
Musicians perform in downtown Salem as part of Make Music Day on Tuesday, June 21 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Members of the Sprague High School orchestra perform in the Riverfront Park amphitheater for Make Music Day on Tuesday, June 21 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Oregon Symphony violinists…
World Beat invites Salem to dance with 2022 return
Nupurum Folk Dance showcased dances from the different states of India in brightly colored saris during the 2019 World Beat Festival. (Saphara Harrell/ Salem Reporter) At Salem’s last World Beat Festival in 2019, Kathleen Fish overheard a conversation where a Polish couple thanked a Mexican…
PHOTOS: Cherry City VegFest returns with vendors, talks and education
Halie Ybarra and sister Juliana Ybarra represent Green Acres Farm Sanctuary at the Cherry City VegFest on Saturday, June 18, at Pringle Park Community Hall in Salem. (LAURA TESLER/Special to Salem Reporter) The Cherry City VegFest drew vendors from around Oregon for the one-day event…
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 exactly know what they were…