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The Yard hosts ghouls and more in Halloween event
Nichole and Levi Liebelt dressed just right for the JFK Ghoulish Halloween Ball held in Salem on Saturday, Oct. 30. (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) The Yard held the JFK Ghoulish Halloween Ball Saturday night with a great night to celebrate with a costume…
Mild days, fall colors add vibrancy to Riverfront Park but rain on the way
Visitors to Salem’s Riverfront Park Saturday evening were rewarded with a double splash of color from the sunset and from the autumn colors on the ground. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) The National Weather Service is forecasting some chance of rain every day in the next week…
A place to buy a guitar since 1964, ABC Music Company closes
David Chassman, left, and son-in-law Dan Miles, right, posing in ABC Music Company, which closed earlier this month. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) After nearly 60 years in business, the remnants of ABC Music Company were gone in a single phone call. The music store has been…
Celebrity llama Caesar stars in new children’s book about finding community
Caesar nuzzles owner Larry McCool at a July 2019 event. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Bee Dugan had never met Marion County’s most famous llama when she began idly sketching him on a TriMet ride in 2019. Dugan, a music teacher from Portland, said she came across…
Where to celebrate Halloween in Salem
Libby Tuitt, 7, left, and Addie Casebeer, 6, walk in costume in the Fairmount Hill Neighborhood Parade on Oct. 31, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Goblins, ghouls and green monsters delight. There are several events to celebrate spooky season in Salem this weekend. Events listed below…
PHOTOS: Behind the scenes of “The Mousetrap” as live theater returns to Salem
The cast of “The Mousetrap” perform a matinee at the Pentacle Theatre on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. Cast members rehearsed in masks for weeks until they began a weekly testing regimen for COVID-19 two weeks before opening night. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem’s Pentacle Theatre returned…
Despite spending increase, survey finds Salem residents less satisfied with city street, sidewalk maintenance
Previous sidewalk damage on Pearl Street Northeast on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem residents’ satisfaction with the city’s maintenance of streets, sidewalks and bridges reached an all-time low since it began surveying residents in 2016. This year, fewer than half of residents…
After 20 years at the job, Salem’s volunteer coordinator retires
Tibby Larson at a public works event. (Courtesy/City of Salem) When Tibby Larson looks back at 20 years spent as Salem’s volunteer coordinator, Bush’s Pasture Park comes to mind. She said volunteers were able to turn a piece of overgrown land into a destination visit.…
PHOTOS: Dance and celebration mark Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Salem
Ulali Quenelle, 6, of Grand Ronde, dances during a performance for Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Riverfront Park on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Children perform a dance during a celebration for Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Riverfront Park on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. (Amanda…