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 is now part of the[Read More…]
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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 move back. He and his[Read More…]
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 to their classmates, word traveled[Read More…]
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 upscale south Salem neighborhood will[Read More…]
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 Kitchen and Cocktails, co-owner Jonathan[Read More…]
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 getting themselves into. None had[Read More…]
13th Street Nursery celebrates 100th anniversary on Sunday
Scott and Dianna King took over 13th Street Nursery in 2018, 98 years after it first opened. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Generations of Salem area residents have counted on a small nursery off Southeast 13th Street for quality plants and service. On Sunday, 13th Street Nursery will celebrate its 100th year[Read More…]
Salem teens invite visitors to “take what you need” from library
Sonja Somerville, the Salem Public Library’s teen librarian, restocks the “Take What You Need” wall in the library’s ground floor women’s bathroom on Tuesday, May 24 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) For parents of young children, being stuck in public without a clean diaper can be a big source of stress. Salem[Read More…]
“I didn’t expect the spirit to go out of people”: Salem nurse manager recalls Ukrainian relief trip
Marty Crittenden, a nurse manager at Willamette Vital Health, recently returned to Salem from Warsaw where she spent two weeks treating Ukrainian refugees. (Courtesy/Marty Crittenden) Marty Crittenden rarely saw her patients cry during the two weeks she spent in Warsaw providing medication and mental health support for Ukrainian refugees. The[Read More…]
Middle schoolers create art for micro shelter residents in months-long project
John Marshall, a pastor at Salem’s Church at the Park, said local middle school students have had a conversation over the past four months that he never heard in 12 years of Salem-Keizer public education. He said Howard Street Charter School has encouraged students to think critically about what it[Read More…]
