Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Community
Oregon's Bounty fills the State Capitol with farm animals and square dancing Saturday, a Hispanic Heritage food fair and Venture Hall's first open mic night follow Tuesday, and harvest festivals round out the week of Oct. 1–7 in Salem.
Community
Oregon's Bounty fills the State Capitol with farm animals and square dancing Saturday, a Hispanic Heritage food fair and Venture Hall's first open mic night follow Tuesday, and harvest festivals round out the week of Oct. 1–7 in Salem.
Community
Oregon's Bounty fills the State Capitol with farm animals and square dancing Saturday, a Hispanic Heritage food fair and Venture Hall's first open mic night follow Tuesday, and harvest festivals round out the week of Oct. 1–7 in Salem.
Community
Valor Mentoring's free Keizer Rapids Summer Sounds concert series kicks off Saturday, July 18, with Portland band Glitterfox and runs every Saturday through Aug. 29 at the Keizer Rapids Park amphitheater in Keizer.
Community
Salem's week of July 16–22 brings the Outer Realms fantasy art market to Woodmansee Park, the Ironman 70.3 Oregon finish at Riverfront Park, and the opening of Hoopla XXVII basketball near the State Capitol, plus baseball, yoga, and live music.
Community
OSU Extension's free food safety and preservation helpline opened Monday, July 6, with volunteers from 14 Oregon counties — up from eight last year — and Marion County residents can call 800-354-7319 for canning help through Friday, October 9.
Community
Salem's Heat Watch Campaign is recruiting about 100 community volunteers to drive designated routes with temperature sensors, mapping the city's hottest neighborhoods to guide future cooling investments.
Community
The Marion County Fair opens Thursday, July 9, at the Oregon State Fairgrounds with $3 admission, anchoring a week that also features Pentacle Theatre's final run of "Rumors," Marion Berries baseball, a free movie at Riverfront Park, and a Salem Philharmonia Orchestra concert on the Capitol Mall.
Community
The Willamette Heritage Center's "Music at the Mill" series features a different local band every other Tuesday evening through summer 2026, with the next show on July 14 featuring THIS The Funk.
Community
Salem's July arts calendar opens with the downtown Art Walk on Friday, July 3, followed by new exhibits exploring motherhood, America's 250th anniversary, and Pacific Northwest craft at three local venues.
Community
Salem's 2022 Safety and Livability Bond is generating construction activity across multiple neighborhoods simultaneously, with park makeovers at McKay Park and Bailey Ridge Park, road rehabilitation on Commercial Street SE and Doaks Ferry Road NW, and a Civic Center retrofit that just got a $1.5 million budget addition.
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