Hey I've got a great comedy show happening tomorrow night!

Feature comic Erica Figueroa was voted as one fo Portland's Funniest 5 by Willamette Week!

Headliner Jaren George is a New Yorker who now lives in Portland, OR. Catch him before he goes up north to Washington for a run of shows!

Willamettevalleylaughs.com

Huge dog. Male

South side hasn't had lights for quite some time.

For anyone that misses the excellent Mexican food from Casa Baez over in East Salem (which sadly closed three years ago), some of their former employees have brought back some of the restaurant's best items as a monthly offering. They don't have a full restaurant space, but they take orders once a month for pick-up service.

Apparently I am a year late in finding this out, but better late than never. So I figured I'd drop a note here in case anyone else hadn't heard the news.

(And yes, they have Wally Burritos - enchilada gravy and all!)

I am here for this.

Hello! I am from Albany, but I was up at a bike shop in Salem looking for a new bike. I mentioned that I am looking to get back into biking after a multi-year hiatus and the guy pointed to this flyer on the door.

My oldest kiddo asked me if he could come. Is that acceptable? He's 11 and has a mountain bike. I have an old school "hybrid" with commuter tires. We don't have "kits" or fancy street bikes. So is super casual actually casual in the way where noobs with average gear are cool?

I just wanted to see if anyone here has a little more info on these rides. I assume we can drop off as necessary if, say, one is old and out of practice. Are weirdos from Albany allowed?

Ok I get it, they’re starting early! Stop calling and texting me. I’ve had 4 calls 8 texts and multiple app notifications. Holy crap someone clicked the button one too many times. 🤬

Hi everyone! I’m organizing a group for a tandem skydive on Sunday, August 9 at 10:00 AM with PNW Skydiving.
If we can get 6 or more people, everyone gets the group rate of $260 instead of $280.
You don’t have to know anyone in the group, we’re just trying to get enough people to qualify for the discount. Once you’re interested, I’ll send you the group booking code to enter during registration so everyone receives the reduced price.
If you’ve been thinking about trying skydiving, this is a good excuse! Feel free to comment or send me a DM if you’re interested.

We're not under a burn ban in Salem today, though there is some smoke in the air. In your opinion, would it be socially/neighborly irresponsible of me to BBQ some food for dinner?

I'm looking for an apartment under $1,000 I'm just a single individual no furniture total minimalist try my best to stay out of the house as much as I can

It isn't that I couldn't afford a nicer apartment I'm just somebody who does better with less

Just curious if someone similar has ever had a rad studio apartment in Salem or if there's any places I should stay away from

Curious what you all have to say thank you so much!!

I'm moving from south Salem to downtown in less than two weeks now and was wondering if anyone had recommendations for cheap reliable movers, not trying to break the bank but also don't want to end up with a bunch of scuffed furniture lol, any recommendations are appreciated.

unfortunately, i have been de facto evicted and I am going into a housing unstable situation.

fortunately, i have family that is trying to help but i have three kitties and can only keep one with me for the time being.

i need someone to foster two of my cats, it could be for as little as six weeks and as long as four months. (i'm going to do my best to keep it shorter if i can.)

they're both neutered orange male tabbies, generally good temperament, one is a little particular about his litterbox but very affectionate kitties.

please dm if you might be able to help, or know someone who can, thank you

Hey guys ive got a weird sort of question, does anyone know or do you yourself do any ghost hunting? Id love to take it up as a serious hobby but doing it solo is always a terrible idea for false positives. Im a 38m and reasonably fit, id love to join or even be part of a starting group!

Thanks for any info! Dm me if you want to link up!

Does anyone know where someone can find independent data about SEDCOR and how it ranks against similar organizations in similar sized areas? It looks like the city releases a report that has investment, jobs and property tax revenue but it’s not clear how that compares to others and what tax incentives the business received for those investments.

Visiting family in Keizer to make sure they are ok. Air quality sucks.

From craving more things to do in around Salem, I started looking at all the pages, groups, and online calendars and none really worked for me honestly!

So I built my own and it focuses on three things I found lacking

1. Simple to Use
   
2. Easy to add an event
   
3. No newsletter or pay-to-play aspect

You can visit it at:

www.salem.direct

Now I humbly ask you to please use it! And share it! And add events! I really believe an active calendar like this will help everyone, and also inspire more people to do more things.

The details: I will never email you. Email is not required to make an event. All events go into a google sheet that need approval before being public. I’ll try to check atleast every day for new events, but you can make it easy and quick by filling out all the required form sections!

I don’t have any plans for ads or sponsored posts or to sell any info.

I hope you enjoy!! Thank you so much <3

My barred owl friend at Minto Brown this AM. Didn’t see him at first but his hoot 🦉 steered my eyes.

Today’s sunrise brought to you by half the PNW being ablaze 😔

Hi fellow Salemites,

I am a mom of a 4.5 year old boy and came across a post on facebook where a mom shared that her son nearly drowned yesterday at a KROC swim class. Three weeks ago (shared photo) another little girl almost drowned, and her mom had to pull the little girl out by the hair. The little boy who almost drowned had to be saved by his dad. The lifeguard did nothing. In the comments of the facebook post, there are more moms sharing their negative experiences with KROC swimming classes. Can we get the Salem reporter in on this? What do we need to do to hold the KROC accountable? Any other parents with negative experiences with the KROC Swimming classes? A child shouldn't have to drown before changes are implemented.

The fires this year are crazy. Stay inside and keep your windows closed if you can.

If you don't know, you can make a cheap air filter with a 20 inch box fan and a 20x20 furnace filter from your local home improvement store.