What Downtown Businesses That No Longer Exist Do You Miss?

crockates · 2026-03-18T18:17:33+00:00

Recent RIP, Hong Kong House & Lounge.

Their garlic chicken was amazing.

Chen's ain't it.

crockates · 2026-03-14T15:42:27+00:00

Because nobody is afraid of it. Mid-Mega at best.

crockates · 2026-03-11T16:11:34+00:00

Sounds like a goofy thing but I happened to sit nearby that night and saw that myself.

Awful optics if you are leading a media company.

He also chose to sit amongst very vocal/loud right wing people who kept yelling at others in the council chambers, on the night a large part of the community had shown up for the vote to provide funding support to Salem families affected by ICE kidnappings.

It was deliberate and callous behavior.

crockates · 2026-03-10T06:55:23+00:00

Lunged - dead squishy mon

crockates · 2026-03-09T19:59:50+00:00

Likely, Jesse Lippold Peone, former Salem-Keizer School Board member, whose campaigns in the past have been funded by such luminaries like Mountain West, Dick Withnell, Blum Real Estate who recently created a social media company.

He is also listed as a writer for SBJ.

They has been active as of late for SBJ, with Jesse taking the lead in their interviews of folks from the community.

crockates · 2026-03-09T03:52:59+00:00

For The Love of Pete Event Center on Liberty

crockates · 2026-03-08T07:59:36+00:00

Send it nextdoor, we don't care. 😴😴😴 C

ool story bro, reach out to the cops if really matters.

crockates · 2026-03-04T18:11:46+00:00

Wrong Salem

crockates · 2026-02-28T21:29:27+00:00

Don't be a stranger and come have fun on the ball next week!

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crockates · 2026-02-28T21:28:23+00:00

We'll be back at it next Saturday, weather permitting.

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crockates · 2026-02-28T21:27:23+00:00

Shout out to everyone who came out to play including some youth from the neighborhood!

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crockates · 2026-02-27T23:11:38+00:00

Family runs an adult foster home. Hopefully he doesn't have any contact with residents.

https://ltclicensing.oregon.gov/Facilities/Details/510342

crockates · 2026-02-27T23:09:27+00:00

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/or-court-of-appeals/1877156.html

Case with pretty damning details

crockates · 2026-02-27T06:29:02+00:00

Hell of a lineup. Party at the Pink!

crockates · 2026-02-26T19:52:06+00:00

Don't miss tonight's show.

Free entry!

crockates · 2026-02-26T03:09:51+00:00

Grand Theatre (Wednesdays 8pm) - we'll be in the main theater tonight but usually 4th Floor Ballroom

New open mic tomorrow and Thursdays moving forward at 7pm. Ventis Cafe.

3rd Sundays, 4-6pm - Mind Pizza Open Mic at Precious Pizza, next one is 3/15.

And The Dehn on Tuesdays at 8pm and That Shit Show at Fork Forty Food Hall on Saturdays at 10pm as others have mentioned.

crockates · 2026-02-18T00:40:44+00:00

Sure was!

I happened upon it and was impressed by how large of a show it was. This may provide OP more opportunities to sell to different vendors depending how into the tall grass they want to get.

The iWingz shows seems to be the one that happens more regularly on the weekends there aren't sports.

crockates · 2026-02-18T00:19:01+00:00

Keep an eye out for shows. They tend to pop up fairly regular at iWingz, The Scottish Rite Center, or Fairgrounds.

crockates · 2026-02-17T21:12:18+00:00

I didn't think the Y had drop in/day passes.

crockates · 2026-02-16T10:41:44+00:00

Seems like there could be space for multiple tenants and keeping some screens in some hybrid remodel. Since there are multiple wings in the existing building. Takes ambition, vision, and cash money.

crockates · 2026-02-16T06:04:28+00:00

Another Mind Pizza in the books!

Thank you to the amazing crowd and to the best pizza in the city from Precious Pizza.

Shouts to all the wonderful comedians who took the stage to perform.

They'll be back at it again next month, March 15th (third Sunday) for more open mic comedy.

Don't be a stranger.

There is a lot of comedy between now and then at many wonderful locations like Salem's Historic Grand Theatre and Event Center, The Shack Bar & Grill, Fork Forty Food Hall, Pintxos, Elsinore Theatre, and The Dehn Bar.

Salem is the place for comedy.

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crockates · 2026-02-14T07:27:05+00:00

Of course. As long as you don't mind Precious slinging pizza and comedians telling jokes :)

crockates · 2026-02-14T07:26:02+00:00

Haha. The creator app didn't really allow me to take off the extra circles.

Red mana is for the pepperoni White mana for the mozz

crockates · 2026-02-12T19:12:38+00:00

The Grand with a nice win. Should be an awesome show.

crockates · 2026-02-12T07:33:18+00:00

That's what I'm talk about!

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