Checking downtown Salem’s progress
Help Main Street, not Wall Street. This has been the rallying cry for many for nearly two years as the economy tumbled and legislators fight for Wall Street reform. However, for more than a quarter century, the National Trust for …
From the oven to the blogosphere
Strawberry pancakes, homemade buttermilk biscuits, apple crisps and strawberry jam - now that’s amore. Those living near an outdoor window at Jacob Blankenship’s Salem home may catch the scent
MTV offers local artist unique experience
One Salem resident and painter of man and beast claims to be an introvert, at her best working out of the front room of her home. However, for two
Tea Party Bookshop gets new identity
Type “Tea Party Salem” into a Google search and one local business is listed at the top of page one. By most accounts a business with this type
In search of the best burger in NE Salem
When my crew of hearty eaters and I heard about Five Guys coming to Salem’s Lancaster Drive, we were wound up with joy and anticipation. Were the rumors
The job war wages on
A skilled chef, a small business owner and a law school graduate. While they may not share similar life experiences, each one shares the bonds not of unemployment, but
Chistopher Marley plays with bugs
Nearly all creatures and plants release chemicals that can drive others of the species to aggression ... or a sexual frenzy. Humans have sought to replicate the power
Zoozoo comes to the Elsinore
Those who have sat in a restaurant, exasperated because they can’t get the waiter's attention, could have it much worse, especially if they are an ant. Can’t get to
Salem’s Project Space opens on June 1
From an empty void comes rebirth. A glut of commercial space vacancies in downtown Salem has presented an open door for artists. On June 1, the Salem Art Association
Myths of the healthcare debate busted
The four horsemen of the apocalypse are wearing Obamacare t-shirts and setting up camp between doctors and patients across this great nation. Grandma may not be shovel-ready, but





















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