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Salem Art Fair avoids summer heat as it celebrates 75-year anniversary, adds new activities
Salem Art Fair returns to Bush’s Pasture Park this week, for its 75th anniversary, running Friday through Sunday. It adds local vineyards and a new drone light show.
Skybridge comes down at former Truitt Bros cannery
A bridge demolition over the weekend is the first visible step toward a transformative redevelopment planned to turn the former Truitt Bros. cannery into a vibrant riverfront complex.
At Xicha Fest, lowrider culture takes the spotlight
For the second year in a row, Xicha Brewing held a lowrider car show as part of its annual celebration of beer and culture.
PHOTOS: Grief and fond memories shared at Reflections on the River
Salemites gathered Thursday evening to remember loved ones who have died and light luminaria in their honor. About 4,600 luminaria lit up Riverfront Park for the event.
PHOTOS: West Salem High School celebrates incoming Titans
High schools across Salem on Tuesday brought out balloons, cheerleaders, student musicians and more to welcome freshmen to their new schools.
Salem events from Sept. 5-11: Boot Scoot & Brew, Xicha Fest
Salem events this week include a night of country music, dancing and delicious food, drag bingo night to support charities and the 15th anniversary of f/STOP Fitzgerald’s.
Salem Shark Tank event names two winning companies, promotes local entrepreneurs
A regional entrepreneurial event, modeled after the reality television show Shark Tank, brought businesses together for a pitching competition on Wednesday, Aug. 21. The two winners, Revino and Stiira, will use the award money to build equipment and strengthen their services.
What’s showing at Salem galleries, museums in September
Exhibits in Salem this month include landscapes from local wineries, a celebration of Indigenous artists in the Pacific Northwest and meditations on the self. It’s also the last month to visit Salem on the Edge downtown before it closes.
PHOTOS: Dog doppelgängers, costumes and limbo on display at WillaMutt Strut
Hundreds of dogs and their humans converged at Riverfront Park Saturday, Aug. 31 for the annual WillaMutt Strut to raise money for the Oregon Humane Society.