Along the Street: Park & Main changing owners

Park & Main founders Dustin and Maryfrances Wyant are selling their restaurant in downtown Carlton to The Ground, which operates The Pub and Grounded Table in McMinnville, along with Stillwater Event ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Mike and Mandie Howard are happy to have opened their fourth pizza restaurant, this one in Lafayette and named for her, Mandie’s Classic Pizzeria. Mike, who started Mikey’s in McMinnville 15 years ago, calls his wife his biggest supporter.

Local pizza chain adds another slice with Mandie's in Lafayette

After 27 years in the pizza business, it is no wonder Mike Howard sees slices of savory pie everywhere he looks. When he and his wife, Mandie, were painting the century-old building to become the latest ...

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Wolves & People’s Christian DeBenedetti stands with a vintage power boat that’s been in the former Newberg auto shop for years. The boat will remain and become part of the new venue’s decor. It has the label YC2, meaning it is just the second marine license issued in the county.

Barrel Roll: Heater Allen Brewery reaps rewards, Wolves & People expands in Newberg

Local brewers recently took a couple of nice — to borrow basketball parlance — Euro steps. Heater Allen Brewery of McMinnville received medals at two international beer judging events in November. More ...

Along the Street: New El Torito market opening soon in Mac

Work continues on the new El Torito market on Highway 99W near the Baker Street Y. Manager Ricardo Lopez said he’s hoping the Mexican supermarket will open around Christmas, but that depends on completing ...

Along the Street: Changes coming to MacFresco

Still outside, but with different format, MacFresco, which started in 2020 as Dine Out(side) to help restaurants serve patrons during the Covid pandemic, will return in 2026 with some changes. There will ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Kathy Stoler said she “had” to reopen the Gem Creole Saloon because of customer demand. Fans were eager for the jambalaya, fried chicken, oysters, po’boys and other New Orleans-style food served at the Third Street restaurant.

Gem again serving New Orleans fare

Anne Rice would feel right at home in the newly reopened Gem Creole Saloon, with its deep purple walls, chandeliers, candles and dozens of round, square and rectangular mirrors. The late “Interview ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Brendan and Haley Byer aim to feed the community wholesome, nutritious food at Alea Bakery, which they opened this year in Mac Market. The couple came to McMinnville to cook and bake at the original Okta, but went out on their own after the restaurant closed. They offer breads, pastries and breakfast and lunch items.

Alea owners create pastries, breads and more to ‘nourish the community’

Freshly baked bread and crisp, flaky pastries scent the Mac Market building, where Alea Bakery attracts customers six days a week. Some come for a breakfast sandwich on a house-made English muffin, or ...

Along the Street: What's Going Up - Permit filed for Rite Aid building

-- A developer took out a building permit for a “natural grocers” in the former Rite Aid building at 448 N.E. Highway 99W, at 99W and Evans streets. The tenant improvement project on the 17,185-square-foot ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Ben Mackay of McMinnville High School, center, Chenoa Lopez of the Delphian School, left, and other students discuss the best way to handle a sudden crisis in their stand-up paddleboard manufacturing company. They confronted situations such as the loss of a key piece of equipment, new taxes and a recession.

All business: Students learn real-world skills with unique simulation game

Business was running smoothly at ULA SUP, a company that makes stand-up paddleboards. The Yew management team was working on keeping employees, ensuring supply chains were open and increasing production, ...

Along the Street: Holiday events need volunteers

Several holiday events still need volunteers to help, two of them this week. -- Volunteers are still needed to help with McMinnville’s annual Santa parade, which will be held at 4:30 p.m. Friday, ...

Business forum examines work culture

Attracting and retaining workers is about more than paying a competitive salary, business leaders agreed at the McMinnville Economic Development Partnership and McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce quarterly ...

Along the Street: Holidays underway in downtown Mac

With the Santa Parade less than two weeks away, the holiday season already is underway in downtown McMinnville. Collectively, the activities are called “Merry McMinnville.” Many businesses ...

Economic council brainstorms for business forum

McMinnville’s economic think-tank committee during its meeting Wednesday brainstormed ideas for a business summit between local owners. The McMinnville Economic Vitality Leadership Council gave ...

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Along the Street: Aguiar named manager of local Embold branches

Angel A. Aguiar Jr., has been named branch manager for Embold Credit Union’s Newberg and McMinnville locations. Aguiar has more than 30 years experience in financial services. He was previously ...

News-Register file photo##Frances Barnes, third from the left, in 1969 following a McMinnville Soroptimist Club banquet at Michelbook Country Club. Pictured are, left to right, Rose Marie Caughran, Matdean Kennedy, Barnes, Mary Koch, Gladys Bennett, Helen Green and Joanne Watts.

Former businesswoman, Sorptimist Frances Barnes dies

Longtime McMinnville businesswoman Frances Barnes died Wednesday, Oct. 29, in Greenville, Arizona, where she had lived in recent years. She was 89. She and her husband started Mac Auto Supplies in 1966. ...

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