Oregon’s Ryan GosWING goes head to head today against Guano Reeves. Don’t let Guano win!

Vote here:
https://www.blm.gov/programs/wildlife/bat-week

More about the Bat Beauty contest:
https://www.oregonlive.com/trending/2026/10/meet-ryan-goswing-oregons-bat-beauty-contest-entrant-and-help-him-win.html

I am looking to do a sexy/creepy photoshoot of my partner. I need a location in woods locally where she can be topless and not worry about a family coming through so parks are not an option lol. Anyone know any spots that are wooded and private?

South Gateway Neighbors is hosting an information night on emergency preparedness and general safety. We'll be having Joe Hutchinson, Salem's emergency manager, give a presentation and answer your questions. This will be at 6 pm, October 28, at Baxter Hill Community Hall.

You don't need to live in South Gateway to attend! This information is important for everyone in Salem. We will try to have this on Zoom as well, though we encourage you to attend in person because we often have audio difficulties. As of now, we're planning to use our monthly meeting link, which can be found in our agenda, but this may be subject to change.

Parking at the hall is limited, so you will probably need to park in the church parking lot. We've had occasional confusion about which building is the right one due to some strangeness with the address number. The building says Baxter Hill Community Hall when viewed from the street. It is up some stairs from the church parking lot.

Anybody know any good buffets that are not Asian in or around Salem? We love the Asian buffets but I’m looking for something different

What's with all the RV's that keep stacking up in the back of the chefs store parking lot? Are they allowed to be there now or something? Could've sworn there was signs saying they'd get towed. The group just keeps getting bigger and bigger and they're almost all the way up to the front of the parking lot now. Right now they're blocking the drive path with one of their trucks. Full on perpendicular to the drive path and are just in the way with their big ass trailers. Lowkey annoying.

For those brave enough to cross the river, Thursday night will be the ideal start to the Halloween weekend.

Also, wondering what this year's "Joker" (overdone costume) will be. Nikki from Obsession? A yellow box labeled "Backrooms"? Susan Dell?

I don't know how much the DJ vote counts for, but I am biased in favor of originality.

really just trying to make an entire entertainment setup that doesn't rely on "Smart" tvs as much as possible.

I've been trying to look all over town for a medium to large set that is less than 300$

Other than FB marketplace would anyone know where to find these sets? I can't find a single one in goodwill

Dog agility

Hello community, I was wondering if there were any dog agility clubs or dog agility equipment in or around the city? I have a 10 month old puppy that needs to burn some energy and have a job. Thanks!

Get these and more tonight at the Easy Otter, 5-9PM!

What a ride! See Final Destination on the big screen Tuesday at 7PM at Salem Cinema. Tickets for this and all upcoming special events at salemcinema.com.

I made a post on here recently asking about where to find friends and saw that a lot of people here are also struggling with making friends. I thought it would be worth a shot seeing if anyone here would want to be my friend. I've tried making friends in person, but I haven't had much success.

I'm 21m and I live near salem. Some of my hobbies include hiking, going to the movies, video games, concerts, arts and crafts, and lots more. I'm mainly just looking for someone to hangout with regularly, and I'm open to trying just about anything together. If anyone else is struggling with this too, I hope to hear back from you❤️

Did it go out of business? No more sign and it looks like a bunch of the used cars are gone from the lot. I used to bring my car to Leroy there.

This cat came up to my partner and I during a walk in Wallace Marine Park, near the softball fields. It was left with the bag of food that you see pictured with it.

We will be taking her to the vet, cross posting to other social media sites for owners to claim her but if you know who she might belong to please feel free to PM me.

She appears to be a <6mo tortoiseshell cat and fixed. She was extremely friendly as well, so I assume was someone's pet beforehand.

It’s 8pm. It’s also two females like teenage females. Very weird. They had name badges that gave LDS vibes and there were bikes in the middle of our complex but what church sends two young girls out and about at 8 pm on a school night? Very wierd.

I want to watch game 4 at a bar tomorrow. I watched game 2 at Half Court, which was ok, but I don’t really like sports bars where there are a million TVs all showing different stuff. Does anyone know of a relatively mellow bar that will be showing the World Series and only the World Series?

Why is the train horn going off for so long? Are folks on the tracks?

It’s amazing to me how many drivers will try to straddle the entire speed bump by driving in the middle of the street. Feels like that kind of behavior is also unsafe and illegal… but maybe that’s just me.

Anyway, please stop doing that.

Not really a point to this post other than ranting. I live within walking distance of the senior center, in a private (NOT fancy or anything lol) community. I'm assuming these are Latter Day Saints riding around on bicycles. We have big private property/no trespassing/no soliciting signs right by the office and yet these people apparently can't read/think that doesn't include them. I've been stopped numerous times (by the same women, even after telling them no thanks lol) and told they would love to see me at service if I'm interested. You can visit people here but that doesn't give you free reign to walk around and pester people in a PRIVATE community. I'm not at all religious and it is pretty annoying when they automatically assume everyone would be interested. Do they have a quota or something? 🤔

From Salem's residential bartender wannabe comes a spine tingling, blood curdling cocktail menu that will make you question the adjectives he just used. Come on in to be thrilled and chilled but please don't spill.

Also, big thanks to anyone who came for Simpsons Night and you have my heart forever if you got a cocktail there.

Looking for a place to have fun on Halloween where I can feel safe dressing fem. Hoping for somewhere downtown or someplace to walk around, let me know about any fun, queer friendly Halloween events too!

Anyone go here regularly and know what rows are the best seats? Last time I went, the bottom of the screen was obscured by people's heads which was not ideal. I'm trying to get a better seat this time, Aud. 1 for reference. Would appreciate any help!

Here's the Secretary of State's drop box locator. Please remember to vote!

Some advice from trying to do it this weekend:

1. Reminder that the Marion County Clerk drop box is not open on the weekend
2. I ended up going to Marion County Health, google maps lead me to the west entrance, but it's actually on the other side. I didn't see it before but there is a sign pointing to it from Center St.

Sunday, when I got home from Keizer Station, I noticed a laptop on top of my car. If you lost your laptop please let me know.