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 ...

Kirby Neumann-Rea/News-Register##Chamber of Commerce  Sip Sip Hooray  March 13 was the first in-person after hours hosted by McMinnville Chamber of Commerce in over a year. Pam Lum, left, of the host Lum s Buick GMC Cadillac shares a laugh with Chamber executive director Gioia Goodrum.

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 ...

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Diners, from left, Luelle Fritz, McCall Fairbank, Becky Fairbank and Jessica Bogh enjoy lunch at The Sage, which reopened to indoor dining on Monday. Manager Chris Gregory said the Third Street restaurant will continue offering takeout soups, sandwiches and salads, as well.

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 ...

Marcus Larson/News-RegisterMother Sauce food truck owner Andrew Jensen prepares fresh fusilli pasta shortly after opening for the day. The food truck is located on Davis Street between First and Second. The Mac High grad said he and his partner, Allie Bisset, are happy to be serving people in his hometown.

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 ...

Marcus Larson/News-Register ## Just southeast of Flâneur Wine’s outdoor tasting room, the winery’s new production facility is being built in a former warehouse. Flâneur will be making wines in Carlton by fall; its tasting room in the historic grain elevator has been open since 2019.

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 ...

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Janice Patrice Bleck and Martin Bleck, pictured here during a 2016 Winter Wednesday Supper Series event, recently sold Subterra - A Wine Cellar Restaurant to new owners and have retired to the Oregon coast. The Blecks operated the restaurant, along with a catering company, for more than a decade in Newberg.

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 ...

Marcus Larson/News-Register ## Downtown shopper Gwen Hullinger browses a selection of items for sale at Found Objects. With her lease ending, owner Hollyann Finch plans to temporarily move items into her other store, Accessory Appeal, while looking for another location.

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 ...

Marcus Larson/News-Register ## John Mead, founder of Vesuvian Forge, demos a new product, the Pompei Fire Table. Made of special low-carbon-emission concrete, the table can be used for outdoor dining at restaurants, homes and wineries.

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. ...

Marcus Larson/News-Register ## Jason John, chief operating officer, chats with receptionist Hannah Forster in the companies McMInnville office. Hagan Hamilton has been named one of Oregon s Top 100 employers more than a dozen times.

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 ...

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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 ...

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