PHOTOS: Salem opens the door to more business as pandemic rules ease

Josh Pritchfield pours a taster at Vagabond Brewing, 2195 Hyacinth St. N.E., on Friday, May 22. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

A new phase of life began in Salem on Friday, May 22, with the lifting of restrictions on restaurants, bars and personal service businesses such as gyms and salons.

For two months, the city lived under a state order that closed businesses or restrained their practices as Oregon confronted COVID-19. Gov. Kate Brown last week gave…