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Alleycat, a tequila bar from Amadeus and Sweetsmith in, well, an alley Emily Teel, Salem Statesman Journal © ABIGAIL DOLLINS / STATESMAN JOURNAL Mother-daughter duo Diana Ramallo and Alena Stewart open a new bar, the Alleycat Bar, on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020 in downtown Salem, Oregon. The pair also own Amadeus and Sweetsmith. Weve all had a weird year, but Alleycat Bar has had perhaps the weirdest year of any Salem business. Pre-COVID-19, Amadeus and Sweetsmith Bakery owners ...

Weve all had a weird year, but Alleycat Bar has had perhaps the weirdest year of any Salem business. Pre-COVID-19, Amadeus and Sweetsmith Bakery owners Diana Ramallo and daughter Alena Stewart signed a lease on a Masonry Grill-adjacent space, across the Durbins Alley from the bakery. Demolition had begun for a custom buildout of their third business, an artsy, tequila-focused bar.   "We were into it," Stewart said, but then amidst coronavirus precautions the project paused. "Nothing happen...