A woman walks through Northgate Park on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem’s oldest neighborhood association was at risk of fading away without enough members to keep it going in 2020. Then Bayard Mentrum and his wife, Kaethe, decided to step up. Bayard now chairs the Northgate Neighborhood[Read More…]
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Salem restaurant owner semifinalist for James Beard “Best Chef: Northwest” award
Jonathan Jones, co-owner of Epilogue Kitchen and Cocktails on Jan. 18, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) When the Instagram account for Salem’s Epilogue Kitchen and Cocktails got a congratulatory direct message on Feb. 23, owner Jonathan Jones didn’t know what it was for. Jones was soon stunned to learn he was[Read More…]
City park reservations point to a more exciting summer in Salem
People gathered in Riverfront Park to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Salem residents and event organizers are booking reservations at city parks at the highest rates since the pandemic began. Those include both commercial events and smaller gatherings such as wedding receptions, birthday[Read More…]
With tow yards full, Salem could see more abandoned RVs on its streets
A trailer with a towing warning on it in the Mega Foods parking lot on Devonshire Avenue on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) When Suzanne Reynolds recently saw an RV parked by South Salem High School, she thought, “I’m going to get 100 calls for this.” Reynolds is[Read More…]
Salem couple in Ukraine prepares to take in families as Russian troops mass near border
The Johnson family and residents living at their homes for children and adults with disabilities in Ukraine. (Courtesy/Johnson Family) Jed Johnson got a call from an employee of the U.S. State Department Friday around 9:45 p.m. asking him and his family to leave Ukraine. “They contacted us and asked, ‘Please[Read More…]
Coffee grounds get a second life at Chemeketa’s startup farm
Amanda Roberts, a Dutch Bros. barista and leader of the “Tulip Team,” drops off coffee grounds to compost at Chemeketa Community College’s agriculture complex on Feb. 10, 2022 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Amanda Roberts grinned as she dumped a hefty bag of coffee grounds onto a steaming pile of dirt. “That[Read More…]
Salem Art Department hosts tiny art show full of miniatures
Miniatures at the Salem Art Department’s Tiny Art Show. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) If you walk to the back of the Salem Art Department downtown, you’ll see a row of dollhouses. And if you look closely, you’ll see a tiny, tiny can of soup. It’s one of the pieces of art[Read More…]
Salem church hosts couple living in their RV to help them transition out of homelessness
Westminster Presbyterian Church in south Salem is hosting a couple that lives in their RV as part of the Safe Parking program. (Courtesy/ Ted Burney) When Ted Burney’s congregation decided to allow a couple living in their camper to stay in the Salem church’s parking lot, he felt it met[Read More…]
Street outreach team delivers medical care, social services at Salem homeless camps
Justin Davis, outreach nurse, listens to Rita Edward’s heart after she complained of chest pain at her camp in Wallace Marine Park on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) For four days, Scott Botel yelled for help. He laid in a tent at Cascades Gateway Park in Salem, where[Read More…]
Capital FC offers new soccer program for kids, young adults with disabilities
Capital FC soccer fields. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) JoAnna Fields wants all kids to be able to play soccer in Salem, no matter their ability. “My goal to give everybody an opportunity to play on the field,” she said. Fields is the program director for the new program at Capital Futbol[Read More…]
