Along the street: Diners replace cars on Third today
With McMinnville’s Dine Out(side) starting, Third Street will close to vehicle traffic at 4 p.m. Friday, May 28, and remain closed through the Memorial Day weekend. About two dozen restaurants will ...
Along the street: Dine Out(Side) begins second season next week
Downtown restaurants will serve food and beverages at tables set up on Third Street during McMinnville’s Dine Out(side) program, which starts its second year Friday, May 28. Third Street will be ...
Along the Street: More restaurants reopen indoor dining
As more people are innoculated with the COVID-19 vaccine, Yamhill County restaurants are beginning to reopen their dining rooms. Most also continue to offer outdoor dining and takeout. In McMinnville, ...
Along the Street: Taxes due May 17
Many people breathed a sigh of relief when Tax Day was postponed in April. Now they need to take a deep breath and get to work on finishing their tax forms, because taxes are due Monday, May 17. Tax Day ...
Along the Street: Food truck owner: ‘It’s fun and freeing’
When Andrew Jensen enrolled in the first ProStart culinary program at McMinnville High School, it crossed his mind that he might someday be cooking in or running a local restaurant. Thirteen years ...
Along the Street: Flâneur turning old warehouse into winery
Flâneur Wines, which already has a destination tasting room in a century-old granary in Carlton, is remodeling an old warehouse building next door to become a wine production facility. The ...
Along the street: Owners of Subterra retire, close catering company
After more than 36 years in the food business, Janice Patrice Bleck and her husband, Martin Bleck, have sold their Newberg restaurant, Subterra, and closed their Rogue Gourmet Catering company. They ...
Along the Street: Pioneer grape grower dies
Oregon wine grape growing pioneer James “Jim” Maresh Sr. of Dundee died March 6. He was 94. Maresh planted four acres of Pinot and Riesling vines in 1970. According to Dick Erath, founder ...
Along the street: Found Objects moving from longtime spot
McMinnville gift shop Found Objects will soon be moving out of its location at 512 N.E. Third St., next to the Mack Theater. Owner Hollyann Finch said the store will be open daily until mid-March ...
Along the Street: Company unveils table for warmth, ambiance
A fire table to warm customers in outdoor dining facilities is the latest creation of Vesuvian Forge, an environmentally friendly concrete products company started in McMinnville in 2019. Founder John ...
Along the Street: Applied Physics expands to Hillsboro
McMinnville’s Applied Physics Technologies, Inc. has announced it will relocate its research and development team to Hillsboro. Seven staff members will make the move to a state-of-the-art research ...
Along the Street: Farmers Market offers prize for winning poster design
The McMinnville Downtown Association is seeking submissions of art for the 2021 Farmers Market poster. Designs will be used on the 11x17-inch poster for the market, which will run from noon to 6 p.m. ...
Along the Street: Hagan Hamilton named a Top 100 employer - again
Hagan Hamilton Insurance Solutions has been named one of the Top 100 Employers in the state by Oregon Business Magazine for the 12th time in a row. The McMinnville company also received the award several ...
Along the Street: Corporate tax due
Corporate tax due Estimated fourth-quarter payments under Oregon’s new Corporate Activity Tax are due by Feb. 1 for businesses expecting to owe $10,000 or more. The state Department of Revenue ...
Along the Street: Hallmark shop searching for new storefront
Customers of Kathleen’s Hallmark, a longtime McMinnville business, reacted with sympathy and outrage last week after learning the store had been given 30 days to vacate its location in the Town Center ...