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PHOTOS: Grape Stomp celebrates fall harvest at Willamette Valley Vineyards
Wine enthusiasts competed over the weekend to get the most juice by crushing wine grapes with their feet. The annual event draws a crowd, and plenty of costumes, to Willamette Valley Vineyards.
PHOTOS: Pride in the Park brings colorful celebration to Salem
Thousands of people from Salem and beyond gathered in Riverfront Park Saturday for Capital Pride's annual celebration.
Crowded, aging Riverfront Park playground will be upgraded in 2026
The city of Salem was just awarded a $770,000 grant from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department to help make much needed upgrades to the 26-year-old playground at Riverfront Park. The new playground concept which evokes local Salem and Oregon wildlife, includes new special equipment, and a realignment of the park pathway that currently cuts through the playground area.
Salem town hall to discuss ways to address homelessness
The Salem Human Rights Commission is hosting a town hall on Tuesday, Sept. 24, with city, Marion County and community providers sharing challenges and progress in addressing homelessness. They will answer written questions submitted by the community.
COLUMN: What did that bird just say?
Columnist and bird expert Harry Fuller explains how Salem's birds use sound to communicate.
Salem librarians report patrons trashing, hiding LGBTQ+ books in past year
Books in Oregon libraries saw a record number of challenges and censorship efforts this year, according to a report from the Oregon State Library. In multiple Salem libraries, books about LGBTQ+ people and people of color were hidden on far away shelves and thrown in the trash.
Salem events from Sept. 19-25: Pride in the Park, Kroc fair and rodeo events
Events in Salem this week include a free family fair at the Kroc Center, a grape stomping competition and the biggest Pride in the Park event yet.
Friends of Felines opens low-cost vet clinic to help keep cats, owners together
On Tuesday, a veterinary nonprofit opened its new low-cost wellness clinic for cats and kittens. Friends of Felines wants to preserve owners’ relationships with their pets by helping lower financial barriers to veterinary services.
United Way kickstarts expansion for senior affordable cottages
The new Cottages United community welcomed its first residents in June. United Way leaders hope to soon break ground on an expansion which would add 15 studios, more than doubling its capacity. Over 180 seniors are on the waitlist.