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Angel Street, Pentacle Theatre's October production, shines a light on the reality of domestic violence

Angel Street, Pentacle Theatre's October production, shines a light on the reality of domestic violence

By Casey Chaffin, The West Side Newspaper From October 2-24, Pentacle Theatre will put on a showing of Angel Street, the play that originated the term gaslighting. The play, a thriller, traces the rise and fall of a turbulent relationship between a married couple, Mr. Manningham and his wife

Facing the Big One: How a Major Earthquake Could Shake West Salem Retrofit targets vulnerable Center Street Bridge before next quake hits

Facing the Big One: How a Major Earthquake Could Shake West Salem Retrofit targets vulnerable Center Street Bridge before next quake hits

By Dan Shryock, The West Side Newspaper The term is synonymous with a worst-case Pacific Northwest scenario: “Cascadia Subduction Zone.” It’s the Big One, the earthquake that experts say is due anytime, the event predicted to devastate the Oregon Coast and bring the mid-Willamette Valley to a

Plans to Build On Largest Plot of Underdeveloped Land in West Salem Take Shape

Plans to Build On Largest Plot of Underdeveloped Land in West Salem Take Shape

By Jennifer Halley, for the Westside Newspaper Plans to develop one of the largest plots of undeveloped land in West Salem into a multifamily housing unit were met with dissent at the August West Neighborhood Association meeting. Held on August 6 in the event space at Roth’s Fresh Markets

September: A Season to Reset

September: A Season to Reset

By Destree Thompson, For The West Side Newspaper September has a feeling to it. The air changes. Mornings feel a little cooler. Leaves on the trees hint at the colors to come. Around our community, school buses return, calendars fill, and familiar routines begin to take shape again. It'

Pride in the Park returns

Pride in the Park returns

By Jennifer Halley, for the Westside Paper Salem Pride in the Park will return for its 25th year at Salem Riverfront Park on September 19. The event, hosted by Salem Capital Pride, a nonprofit organization that seeks to provide opportunities for connection and growth for the LGBTQIA+ community in or

Walk 2 Safety raises awareness and funds for survivors of domestic violence

Walk 2 Safety raises awareness and funds for survivors of domestic violence

By Casey Chaffin, The West Side Newspaper On Saturday, October 3, the Center for Hope and Safety will host their Steps 2 Safety fundraiser, a 1K and 5K walk that raises money for the domestic violence nonprofit and the Marion County Domestic Violence Council. The walk’s route goes through

ODOT Plans Roundabout for Dangerous Highway 22 Intersection Work Follows Perrydale Road realignment, completion targeted for late 2027

ODOT Plans Roundabout for Dangerous Highway 22 Intersection Work Follows Perrydale Road realignment, completion targeted for late 2027

By Dan Shryock, The West Side Newspaper Highway 22, a popular route from Salem to the Oregon Coast, will be slowing down beginning in 2027, if only for a moment. A traffic roundabout will be built next year at the Kings Valley Highway junction three miles west of Rickreall, and