Barza seven nights a week serves food made by volunteers in the parking lot of homeless service provider the ARCHES Project.
COMMUNITY
City creates award to honor “The Potato Lady” of Salem
The Salem City Council voted Monday night to create a volunteer award in honor of homeless advocate Lisa Letney, who died in November. To her family, it was a moment of joy amid grief.
Former refugee provides support to Salem’s newest families
Sifa Kipanga and her family, who are from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, lived at a refugee camp in Tanzania for 17 years. She now uses her fluency in four languages to help families adjust to life in Oregon.
PHOTOS: A day of play for Salem canines
Photographer Ron Cooper captured a day at one of the city’s most popular parks for a few playful canines.
Deadline for Salem police, fire toy drives approaches
Salemites have until Monday to donate to toy drives run by the city’s police department, with a fire department drive ongoing until Monday, Dec. 19. Gifts for teens are especially needed.
Salem Peace Mosaic in hibernation as fundraising begins for its future home
The mosaic that once lined the walls of the YMCA survived the building’s demolition, and will eventually be located on an expansion planned for the Salem Riverfront Carousel. After a long delay, fundraising for the project will begin in 2023.
“En Voz Alta” showcases writing from the Spanish-speaking mid-valley
After nine months of workshops, 14 Latino writers and poets will present their work at the Salem Art Association on Saturday, Dec. 10.
Blanchet club brings cheer, crafts to Mt. Angel nursing home
The school’s Benedictine Club makes regular visits to residents at the Providence Benedictine Nursing Center, helping them journal, make art and visiting.
Ukulele master to return to Elsinore Theatre
World renowned musician Jake Shimabukuro’s Dec. 8 performance will feature an uplifting setlist of Christmas classics and songs from his most recent album.
Speaker to address community resilience for Salem education, business leaders
Clifton Taulbert, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated author for his works on growing up in the segregated Mississippi Delta, will speak Dec. 14 in a free event open to the public.