Tag SALEM COMMUNITY
Community holds vigil to mourn loss of local teen
Hundreds gathered at West Salem High School Tuesday night to mourn the loss of junior Serena Brenneman.
Salem chocolatier celebrates a year of its sweet vegan treats
Chomp! Chocolate was honored with an award from economic development group SEDCOR, and is celebrating its first anniversary this weekend.
Police, community seeking information on missing West Salem teen
Police and the community seeking a Salem teen has not been seen by his family since a football game at West Salem High School on Sept. 16.
The Reed Underground to showcase artists, comedians in historic opera house basement
The band New Old Stock prepares for a performance in the Reed Underground on Friday, July 15. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) Earlier this year, drywall concealed the brick walls that have held up Salem’s Reed Opera House for a century and a half. The old brick…
After months as refugees, Salem family to return home to Ukraine
The Johnson family and residents living at their homes for children and adults with disabilities in Ukraine. (Courtesy/Johnson Family) When Jed Johnson went home to Ukraine for the first time as a refugee, it dawned on him that it might be just safe enough to…
Teen brothers, streetwear store owners look to inspire non-traditional career paths
Braiden Heath, left, holds a $1,900 pair of “Lemonade” Air Force 1 sneakers on Tuesday, July 5. Braiden and his brother Nic Heath, right, opened their streetwear store NW Drip in Salem in July 2021. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) For two teens looking to sell streetwear…
Creekside Estates residents vote Wednesday on proposed fees to keep golf club open
Golfers at the Wellness Classic at Creekside Golf Club (Mary Louisa Van Natta/Special to Salem Reporter) Residents of Salem’s Creekside Estates may soon have to pay $90 a month to stop owners of a neighborhood golf club from closing it for development. Households in the…
Epilogue’s move to State Street will broaden its community activism
Jonathan Jones, co-owner of Epilogue Kitchen and Cocktails passes out coffee and free meals to community members during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event on Monday, Jan. 18. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) During the “magic hour” window of 5 to 7 p.m. at Salem’s Epilogue…
Salem’s fair trade shop celebrates 20 years as a market for artisans around the world
Desta Sirrine, assistant manager at One Fair World on Northeast Court Street in Salem. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) When Ann Niedereh and three other Salem women opened the fair trade shop now known as “One Fair World” in 2002, they didn’t exactly know what they were…