:-) Clearing Mill Creek In 2008, city officials and volunteers made it a priority to clear invasive species and ivy around the State Lands Building. The project is now

It was time to start practicing what we preach. Longtime readers might notice changes in the February Salem Monthly, starting with it's physical size. The paper is now

:-) More progressive than we realized In 1989, it took eight weeks for a woman to get an appointment with the Marion County Health Department to receive a prescription

Last month, the venue formerly known as Roxxy's got a new name, RoXX, and new management. Facility manager Danny Moore took time out of his schedule to answer

:-P Lamers Judging by the comments on WillametteLive.com, there's a certain segment of the city population who would like nothing better than to "Keep Salem Lame," and not in

:-) A mayoral "race" Let's hear it for a mayoral race with actual choices. Three candidates, Chuck Bennett, Jordan Blake and Anna Peterson, will vie for the city's top

:-) Haters Hating on Salem is like picking apart government building architecture - too easy. The attitude makes it difficult to build something that rises above the fray and

:-) Suggested donations We know times are tough, and it's easy to walk into a "free" event and pretend the collection jars for charity at the entry gate aren't

Marci Mattoso knows firsthand what it means to be one of the working poor. To help support her family, the native Brazilian began working at the age of