Category COMMUNITY
Reflections on the River, Walk-n-Wag slated for September
Salem has two returning events on the calendar at city parks in September, hosted by Willamette Vital Health.
Mental health, medical care now part of life at Simonka Place
An on-site clinic that opened in early August means guests at the region’s largest women’s shelter can get counseling and needed prescriptions where they’re staying.
PHOTOS: Animals and adventures at the Oregon State Fair
From barrel racing to lumberjacks, we've got a look at this year's state fair highlights. The fair runs through Labor Day in Salem.
New Highland mural celebrates sun
Volunteers painted a colorful street mural at the intersection of Northeast Columbia and Hazel streets over the weekend.
SALEM HISTORY: The legendary scones of the Oregon State Fair
As the state fair runs this week, Willamette Heritage Center curator Kylie Pine dug up archival photos of one of the fair's main food attractions in the 1950s.
LISTEN IN: Salem is dressing up neighborhoods with murals
Managing Editor Rachel Alexander talks planned street murals, pay raises for Salem educators, and a collection of historic Oregon travel photos from the 1930s.
PHOTOS: Bands take the stage for Salem’s first Capitol Jam
The day-long music festival Saturday drew a few hundreds people to Riverfront Park and served as an unofficial opening for the amphitheater stage.
Teen farmers serve up prescription vegetables to Salemites in need
An urban farm on the Chemeketa Community College campus gives high schoolers a summer of experience in agriculture, and supplies weekly boxes of fresh, organic produce to clients at local low-income clinics with diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure.
Broadway heads to Salem for one-day show
A Sunday evening performance at the Grand Theatre caps off a week of Salem students working with Broadway professionals.